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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (June 21, 2024) – A total of 101 Golden Bears from nine sponsored Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) sports have earned a spot on the CCC's All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office this afternoon. The 101 Golden Bears are the most who have received honors since Western New England (WNE) entered the CCC.
To qualify for the biannual Academic All-Conference team, a student-athlete must have participated in an active sport sponsored by the CCC during the winter and/or spring seasons. The student-athlete must also be at least sophomore status athletically and academically, with one academic year in residence at Western New England. The student-athlete must hold a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale and have been an active member of a roster of a sport sponsored by the CCC. Graduate transfers, regardless of their enrollment at Western New England, are eligible for the award. First-year students, freshmen, and undergraduate transfers in their first semester at their current institution are not eligible.
The 101 total Golden Bears rank second among the 11 institutions that received honors. Endicott College led the way with 140 recipients. Western New England sees 101 total student-athletes recognized. Nichols College (94), Roger Williams University (92), Curry College (88), Wentworth Institute of Technology (86), University of New England (85), Suffolk University (75), University of Hartford (65), Gordon College (60), and Salve Regina University (32) round out the 918 total student-athletes honored by the conference.
Of the nine sports represented by both the CCC and WNE, men's ice hockey represented the most student-athletes for the Golden Bears with 18. Baseball (14), men's lacrosse (13), women's lacrosse (13), softball (13), women's ice hockey (13), women's basketball (12), men's basketball (6), and men's tennis (4) were all represented by Western New England student-athletes.
The 101 Golden Bears who were named to the CCC Academic All-Conference teams are listed below.
Baseball (14):
PJ Albarella – Junior – Finance – Midland Park, N.J.
Gabe Baber – Sophomore – Criminal Justice – Middletown, Conn.
Demitri Boulas – Junior – Marketing – North Reading, Mass.
Aaron Cole – Senior - Finance – Forestdale, Mass.
Zach Drewry – Sophomore – History – Prospect, Conn.
Sean Jamieson – Graduate Student – Business Administration – New Fairfield, Conn.
Lucas Kamoen – Sophomore – Criminal Justice – Killingworth, Conn.
Jared Kuryan – Senior – General Business – Madison, Conn.
Ryan Montini – Sophomore – Finance – Prospect, Conn.
EJ Quint – Sophomore – Finance – Cheshire, Conn.
Kohtaro Shimada – Senior – Sport Management – Woburn, Mass.
Alex Slezak – Junior – Finance – Cedar Grove, N.J.
David Vignapiano – Senior – Psychology – Marlboro, N.J.
Kaede Wood – Sophomore – Mechanical Engineering – Somers, Conn.
Men's Basketball (6):
Brian Geitner – Senior – Sport Management – Tolland, Conn.
Jake Harrison – Junior – Finance – South Boston, Mass.
Nate Kasper – Sophomore – Accounting – Hopkinton, Mass.
Ryan Michaels – Junior – Mathematical Sciences – Fulton, N.Y.
Tim Restall – Senior –Management & Leadership – Tolland, Conn.
Evan Stewart – Sophomore – Criminal Justice – Amherst, Mass.
Men's Ice Hockey (18):
Anthony Aureliano – Graduate Student - 3+2 BS in Neuroscience / Pharmaceutical Sciences – Old Brookeville, N.Y.
Josh Bliss – Senior – Criminal Justice – Saratoga, N.Y.
Benito Calvanese – Sophomore – Biology – Springfield, Mass.
Zack Conboy – Sophomore – Finance – New Fairfield, Conn.
Nolan Dawson – Junior – Accounting – Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
Daniel Demchuk – Sophomore – Finance – Calgary, Alberta
Matt Dougherty – Senior – Biomedical Engineering – Media, Pa.
Dalton Garcia – Sophomore – Computer Science – San Jose, Calif.
Billy Hefferle – Senior – Mechanical Engineering – Flanders, N.J.
Kyle Knight – Senior – Information Technology – Mantua, N.J.
Jake Mendeszoon – Senior – Computer Science – Methuen, Mass.
Logan Palmer – Sophomore – Sport Management – West Winfield, N.Y.
Brayden Patricia – Junior – Criminal Justice – Stewartsville, N.J.
Lukas Radina – Senior – General Business – Horadovice, Czechia
Owen Schmidt – Sophomore – Mechanical Engineering – Palmyra, Pa.
Everest Schneider – Sophomore – Finance – San Antonio, Texas
Justin Sullivan – Junior – Business Analytics – Quincy, Mass.
Peter White – Senior – Sport Management – Haddon Heights, N.J.
Men's Lacrosse (13):
Connor Callahan – Sophomore – Accounting – Gorham, Maine
Chris Catuosco – Sophomore – Accounting – Commack, N.Y.
Joseph Contino – Senior – Finance – Port Washington, N.Y.
Thomas DeMaio – Sophomore – Management & Leadership – Westwood, Mass.
Anthony Gamba – Graduate Student – Construction Management – Oyster Bay, N.Y.
Anthony Gesino – Sophomore – Biomedical Engineering – East Lyme, Conn.
Andrew Huta – Senior – Civil Engineering – Delmar, N.Y.
Kai McDonald – Sophomore – Health Sciences – Dracut, Mass.
Liam Miller – Senior – Civil Engineering – Goshen, N.Y.
Quinn Mulcahy – Senior – Accounting – Longmeadow, Mass.
John Oliver – Senior – Finance – East Longmeadow, Mass.
Devin Richard – Sophomore – Actuarial Science – Palmyra, Pa.
James Wrynn – Senior – Sport Management – Guilford, Conn.
Men's Tennis (3 +1 dual sport athlete):
Nick Bayer – Junior – Business Analytics – Bedford, N.H.
Brandon Greger – Junior – Finance – Bristol, Conn.
Thomas Roche – Sophomore – Pharmacy – East Greenbush, N.Y.
Everest Schneider – Sophomore – Finance – San Antonio, Texas
Softball (13):
Abby Apkarian – Senior – Criminal Justice – Niskayuna, N.Y.
Kim Baumann – Junior – Marketing – Enfield, Conn.
Ava Blanchard – Junior – Psychology – New Hartford, Conn.
Kailey Carrano – Graduate Student – Organizational Leadership – West Haven, Conn.
Alex Ferriouolo – Junior – Elementary Education & Psychology – North Haven, Conn.
Emilia Garcia – Senior – Psychology – Fair Lawn, N.J.
Gracie Hemstock – Junior – Criminal Justice – Cheshire, Conn.
Taylor Keegan – Senior - Sport Management – Bristol, Conn.
Madison Mason – Senior – Computer Science – Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
Jill McDonald – Sophomore – Health Studies / OTD – Fairhaven, Mass.
Evelyn Picone – Sophomore – Criminal Justice – Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Alyssa Poisson – Junior – Psychology – Chelmsford, Mass.
Lizzie Weston – Senior – Business Analytics – Ridgewood, N.J.
Women's Basketball (12):
Perry Blasetti – Sophomore – Psychology – Hingham, Mass.
Lindsey Carey – Graduate Student – Civil Engineering – Greenfield, N.H.
Shaina Cooney – Junior – Health Sciences – Montgomery, N.Y.
Colleen Furlong – Senior – Business Analytics – Londonderry, N.H.
Abby Garaban – Graduate Student – Organizational Leaderahip – Maplewood, N.J.
Caitlyn Hunt – Junior – General Business – Wallingford, Conn.
Emma Kahn – Junior – Business Analytics – Thomaston, Conn.
Tara Laugeni – Graduate Student – Business Administration – Woodbridge, Conn.
Abby Marasco – Junior – Criminal Justice – Hooksett, N.H.
Emma Novajasky – Junior – Sport Management – Farmington, Conn.
Erin Reen – Sophomore – Criminal Justice – Norwood, Mass.
Paige Winter – Sophomore – Business Analytics – Essex, Vt.
Women's Ice Hockey (13):
Emma Birmingham – Junior - Political Science – Enfield, Conn.
Brie Dube – Junior – Health Studies / OTD – Lewiston, Maine
Zoe Galanoudis – Sophomore – Marketing – Massapequa, N.Y.
Abby Hay – Senior – Neuroscience – Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Kayla Ireland – Sophomore – Criminal Justice – Huntington Station, N.Y.
Rieley Jessie-Gerelli – Senior – Criminal Justice – Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y.
Erin McGlynn – Senior – Economics – Las Vegas, Nev.
Emma McGuane – Senior – English & Secondary Education – Castleton-On-Hudson, N.Y.
Alyssa Murphy – Senior – General Business – Plymouth, Mass.
Alexa Paoli – Senior – Civil Engineering – Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Natalie Parker – Senior – Health Sciences – Slingerlands, N.Y.
Julia Roman – Senior – Psychology – Oswego, N.Y.
Maddy Tucker – Senior – Sport Management – Clarkston, Mich.
Women's Lacrosse (9 +2 dual sport athletes)
Emmy Burns – Senior – Accounting – Billerica, Mass.
Lina Eves – Sophomore – Pharmacy – Longmeadow, Mass.
Ally Ferraro – Senior – Health Studies / OTD – Hamden, Conn.
Riley Franzo – Senior – Biomedical Engineering – Canyon Lake, Calif.
Faith Graveline – Senior – Pharmaceutical Business – North Attleboro, Mass.
Ella Henry – Sophomore – Psychology – Wilbraham, Mass.
Keegan McMahon – Junior – Criminal Justice – Rocky Hill, Conn.
Alexa Paoli – Senior – Civil Engineering – Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Julia Roman – Senior – Psychology – Oswego, N.Y.
Megan Spedaliere – Junior – Psychology – Ossining, N.Y.
Julia Weinert – Sophomore – Law and Society – Bethlehem, N.Y.
