Posted: Jul 15, 2013

37 Student-Athletes Earn NEAC Scholar-Athlete Recognition

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – Thirty-seven student-athletes from Wells College were named North Eastern Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes for the 2012-13 academic year, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. The Express set a school record with 37 students to the exclusive list – last year, 20 student-athletes from Wells were tabbed by the conference.

In order to be selected to the list, a student-athlete must have achieved a combined grade point average of 3.40 or higher for the fall and spring semesters and must have been in good standing on his or her team. Amongst the NEAC sport offerings at Wells, at least one student-athlete from each team was selected to the list. In addition, five student-athletes who play multiple sports at Wells were named to the list.

A complete list of award recipients reads as follows.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
-   Erich Kaempffe (North Rose, N.Y.) - Individualized Major

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
-   Paul Hernon (New Hartford, N.Y.) – Literature
-   Andrew Judson (Court Gambrills, Md.) - Biology

MEN’S LACROSSE
-   Daniel Munsell (Doylestown, Pa.) - Environmental Studies
-   Fahad Rahmat (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) – Literature
-   Daniel Schilling (Huntington, N.Y.) - Psychology

MEN’S SOCCER
-   Wyatt Buerkle (Cincinnatus, N.Y.) – Undeclared
-   Tyler Morris (Maryland, N.Y.) – Undeclared
-   Alex Torea (Aurora, N.Y.) - Art History

MEN’S SWIMMING
-   Thomas Dougherty (Greenwich, Conn.) – Physics
-   Tyler Fischetti (Weedsport, N.Y.) – History
-   Patrick Munroe (Williamsville, N.Y.) - Undeclared

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
-   John Farruggia (Mt. Markham, N.Y.) – Undeclared
-   Paul Hernon (New Hartford, N.Y.) - Literature

SOFTBALL
-   Lorelei Meier (Caledonia, N.Y.) – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
-   Paige Stone (Madison, N.Y.) – Psychology
-   Marie Valliere (Chicopee, Mass.) – Undeclared
-   Kendrick Wilson (Collins, N.Y.) - Undeclared

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
-   Kristen Ryan (Syracuse, N.Y.) - Sociology/Anthropology
-   Cassie Smythe (Eden, N.Y.) - Individualized Major
-   Paige Stone (Madison, N.Y.) - Psychology

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
-   Sarah Deschenes (Keene, N.H.) - International Studies
-   Veronica Frisenda (Patterson, Calif.) - Theatre/Dance
-   Brienne Goodson (Deansboro, N.Y.) – History
-   Lindsey Guzewicz (Auburn, N.Y.) - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
-   Emily Middlebrook (Newark, N.Y.) – History
-   Marie Valliere (Chicopee, Mass.) – Undeclared

WOMEN’S LACROSSE
-   Madeline Bass (Lemon Grove, Calif.) – Sociology
-   Andrea Gould (Fulton, N.Y.) - Psychology

WOMEN’S SOCCER
-   Shannon Blanford (Fayetteville, N.Y.) – Biology
-   Paige Stone (Madison, N.Y.) – Psychology

WOMEN’S SWIMMING
-   Nina Daniels (Pittsford, N.Y.) – Undeclared
-   Molly Heslin (Coxsackie, N.Y.) – Sociology

WOMEN’S TENNIS
-   Caitlyn Copfer (Clinton, N.Y.) – Literature
-   Taryn Heath (Homer, N.Y.) – Undeclared
-   Emma Martin (Concord, N.H.) – Literature
-   Kelly Pietruch (Whitesboro, N.Y.) – Psychology
-   Kevisha Hunt (Germantown, Md.) – Undeclared

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
-   Caitlyn Copfer (Clinton, N.Y.) – Literature
-   Katie Curtin (Cassville, N.Y.) – Undeclared
-   Taryn Heath (Homer, N.Y.) – Undeclared
-   Nicole Loeven (Pawling, N.Y.) - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
-   Leilani Yasutake (Germantown, N.Y.) - Undeclared

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