42 Trailblazers named to MASCAC Spring All Academic Team
Westfield, MA — A total of 798 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league's Spring 2017 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
The team also includes student-athletes that competed in winter sports during the spring semester.
42 Trailblazers were honored by the conference covering six programs. The sports recognized are baseball, women's lacrosse, softball and also includes student-athletes that competed in winter sports during the spring semester.
Baseball and Women's Basketball led the way for MCLA with ten representatives on the honor roll. Softball was close behind with nine representatives on the roster.
"MASCAC student-athletes finding success in the classroom is a crucial part of our conference and the NCAA's philosophy," said Commissioner Baumann. "The student-athletes continue to excel at a high level in all aspects of their collegiate life whether in the classroom or on the field of play."
Here is a listing of Traiblazer student athletes:
Student-Athlete | Sport | Cl. | Major | Hometown/High School |
Andrew Casteel | Baseball | Jr. | Business Administration | Fairhaven, MA/Fairhaven |
Joseph DiMassimo | Baseball | So. | Business Administration | Dalton, MA/Wahconah Regional |
Nick DiSanti | Baseball | Jr. | Business Administration | Pittsfield, MA/Mt. Greylock Regional |
Benjamin Durland | Baseball | Fr. | Business Administration | Paxton, MA/Wachusett |
Brody Farnum | Baseball | Fr. | Biology | Bennington, VT/Mt. Anthony |
Ryan Meehan | Baseball | Fr. | Business Administration | Williamstown, MA/McCann Technical |
Robert New | Baseball | Fr. | Business Administration | Pittsfield, MA/Pittsfield |
Liam Nolan | Baseball | Jr. | Business Administration | Pittsfield, MA/Taconic |
Christian Seariac | Baseball | Fr. | Business Administration | Framingham, MA/Framingham |
Kevin Speach | Baseball | Fr. | Business Administration | Albany, NY/Shenendehowa |
Merle Darling | Men's Basketball | Jr. | English | Plainfield, VT/Twinfield Union |
Tyler McKay | Men's Basketball | So. | Business Administration | Clifton Park, NY/Catholic Central |
Dahndray Sistrunk | Men's Basketball | Fr. | Business Administration | Adams, MA/Hoosac Valley |
L'Rae Brundige | Women's Basketball | So. | Interdisciplinary Studies | Schaghticoke, NY/Hoosic Valley |
Ashley Clawson | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Biology | Tolland, CT/Tolland |
Samantha Gawron | Women's Basketball | So. | Sociology | South Hadley, MA/South Hadley |
Brayleigh Hanlon | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Business Administration | Wynantskill, NY/Troy |
Kayla Hotaling | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Psychology | Ravena, NY/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk |
Karina Mattera | Women's Basketball | So. | English | Johnston, RI/Johnston |
Svetlana Morrell | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Biology/Psychology | Stillwater, NY/Stillwater |
Courtney Pingelski | Women's Basketball | So. | Biology | Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville |
Mckenzie Robinson | Women's Basketball | So. | Interdisciplinary Studies | Adams, MA/Hoosac Valley |
Paige Vincent | Women's Basketball | Jr. | English | Hillsboro, NH/Hillsboro-Deering |
Zoe Elwell | Women's Lacrosse | So. | History | Guilderland, NY/Guilderland |
Kim Granito | Women's Lacrosse | Fr. | Undeclared | Glenmont, NY/Bethlehem Central |
Rachel Green | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Interdisciplinary Studies | Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls |
Svetlana Morrell | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Biology/Psychology | Stillwater, NY/Stillwater |
Samantha Schwantner | Women's Lacrosse | Fr. | Interdisciplinary Studies | South Hadley, MA/South Hadley |
Andrea Villars | Women's Lacrosse | Jr. | Psychology | Gaithersburg, MD/Watkins Mill |
Kara Adams | Softball | Fr. | Psychology | Walden, NY/Valley Central |
Francesca Belli | Softball | Jr. | Sociology | Watertown, MA/Watertown |
Kaitlyn Berghela | Softball | So. | Biology | Watervliet, NY/Shaker |
Chelsea Coleman | Softball | So. | Arts Management | Brookfield, CT/Brookfield |
Katelyn Henault | Softball | Sr. | Psychology | W. Warwick, RI/W. Warwick |
Nevada Nelsen | Softball | Fr. | Computer Science | Albany, NY/Colonie Central |
Erika Quackenbush | Softball | Fr. | Interdisciplinary Studies | Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls |
Alexandra Romano | Softball | Sr. | English | Peabody, MA/Peabody Veterans Memorial |
Ashley Wilson | Softball | Fr. | Psychology | Haverhill, MA/Whittier Technical |
Jared Freeman | Men's Tennis | Jr. | Sociology | Rotterdam, NY/Schalmont |
Robert Gair | Men's Tennis | So. | Business Administration | Stoughton, MA/Stoughton |
Jeffrey Mason | Men's Tennis | Sr. | Chemistry/Education | Chicopee, MA/Chicopee |
Robert Wabshinak | Men's Tennis | Sr. | Business Administration | Brewster, NY/Brewster |