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61 NYU Student-Athletes Garner UAA Fall All-Academic Honors

10/26/06

Sixty-one New York University student-athletes earned 2006 University Athletic Association (UAA) Fall All-Academic recognition, the UAA announced Thursday.

The Violets' men's cross county saw 20 runners earn Fall All-Academic honors, followed closely by 17 men's soccer players. Ten women's soccer players were cited, while nine women's cross country runners and five women's volleyball players garnered academic accolades.

Representing the men's cross country team were: Hany Abdallah; Joseph Berardi; Jean Blardony; Michael Dulong; Justin Gauthier; Nicholas Haycock; Mark Hess; Robert Joynt; Bernier Lauredan, Jr.; Brian McAuley; James McDevitt; Geoff McGrane; Ross McGraw; Nile Nahar-Brown; Daniel Nelson; Michael Peroutka; Jon Phillips; Colin Ryan; Maciej Szelazek, and Ryan Williams.

The 17 men's soccer recipients were: Adam Dhanens; Bryan Chao; Stephen Fragaszy; Devin Freeman-Roche; Michael Goldberg; Robert Keller; Branden Neal; Nick Palmer; Zyad Qamer; Matthew Ramirez; Max Sachar; Michael Simon; Jon Simos; Jeritt Thayer; Matthew Tier; Antonio Trillo, and Chris Wright.

Women's soccer honorees included: Katie Barnes; Laura Buckley; Whitney Dipollina; Michele Gore; Sasha Klupchak; Jillian Konarski; Danielle Patterson; Sarah Pillemer; Alyssa Simon, and Jennifer Tavares.

The nine women's cross country runners were: Whitney Easton; Nicole Eastzer; Amanda Ghanie; Sarah Herships; Florence Lee; Danielle Levoit; Katherine Maguire; Annette Mullaney, and Daniella Orton.

The five volleyball players who earned recognition were: Natasha Boysaw; Stacy Goto; Caitlin Grundman; Christiana Molina, and Lauren Smitelli.

Overall, 490 student-athletes from UAA's eight institutions who completed one full year of college study and carried a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.200 were honored. The 490 student-athletes represent approximately 60 percent of the total eligible UAA student-athletes.

The UAA Presidents Council established a program of All-Academic Recognition in April 1998. Qualifying student-athletes are recognized at the completion of the fall, winter, and spring seasons each year. The honor is intended to recognize the high level of academic achievement demonstrated by student-athletes who effectively balance their significant commitment of time, effort, and energy in athletic endeavor with their highly challenging academic responsibilities.

Biennial studies completed by the Association over the last ten years have consistently shown that the cumulative grade point averages of athletic teams have been statistically equal to or greater than the campus population GPA. In the most recent study, covering the 2004-05 academic year, 52 percent of all women’s teams and 44 percent of all men’s teams across the UAA had average cumulative GPA’s equal to or higher than the overall average for their respective campuses. Of the 64 women’s teams and 70 men’s teams included in the study, 54 women’s teams (84 percent) and 43 men’s teams (61 percent) met or exceeded the 3.20 GPA standard for nominating individuals for Academic All-America® recognition.

Individuals and teams throughout the UAA have been consistently recognized for their academic and athletic achievements. During the 2005-06 academic year, 18 student-athletes from UAA institutions were recognized as Academic All-Americans, 86 received All-America honors in team or individual sports, and six were individual national champions or national players of the year. In addition, eight student-athletes were among the select group of seniors across the country named NCAA Postgraduate Scholars, and one was honored as a Rhodes Scholar. In 2005-06 NCAA championship competition, 14 UAA teams finished in the top ten in their national championships, while another eight finished in the top twenty.