Courtesy of Morrisville State College Athletic Dept.
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its Scholar-Athlete selections from across its 14 full-time and six associate institution membership, honoring 49 from Morrisville State with the academic accolade for the 2015-16 academic year.
“I want to express my appreciation to all those individuals who have contributed to the academic success demonstrated by our student athletes, including the athletes themselves,” said Greg Carroll, Director of Athletics.
“Each year we challenge them to achieve more, succeed more, and contribute more; and they continue to respond positively.”
To be named a scholar-athlete, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.40 or higher for the fall and spring semesters combined while participating in a NEAC sponsored sport.
Morrisville State had a record setting year, besting last year’s high number (36) of scholar-athletes for a total 49 in 2015-16 since becoming a conference member in 2009. Across the year, those earning scholar-athlete honors for the Mustangs averaged a 3.664 GPA.
“Our coaches have committed themselves to recruiting athletes serious about academic success and then they have been holding each team member accountable,” Carroll stated. “Not only have they been up front from the beginning of the recruiting process about academic expectations, they have been following through which is truly challenging. We have also had great support from the faculty and academic support staff.”
“It really is a team effort and we are fortunate to be part of a campus so committed to overall student success.”
The following student-athletes at Morrisville State received scholar-athlete recognition:
| Student-Athlete | Sport(s) | Hometown | Major |
| Mohamed Ali | Cross Country | Utica, N.Y. | Automotive Technology |
| Jordan Anderson * | Basketball/Lacrosse | West Edmeston, N.Y. | Human Performance & Health Promotion |
| Paige Biviano * | Cross Country | Cazenovia, N.Y. | Journalism and Communication for Online Media |
| Kelly Brennan | Soccer | Sauquoit, N.Y. | Animal Science- Dairy |
| Jessica Chandler * | Volleyball | Morrisville, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Marc-Antoine Chaput | Golf | Mascouche, Quebec | Business Administration |
| Sarah Childs * | Volleyball | Newark, N.Y. | Early Childhood Education |
| Maura Conlon * | Cross Country | Marcy, N.Y. | Human Performance & Health Promotion |
| Storm Cook | Basketball | Norwich, N.Y. | Accounting |
| Kennedy Cox | Basketball/Lacrosse | Blythe, Calif. | Agricultural Business Development |
| Zackary Cozzarin * | Soccer | Trumansburg, N.Y. | Animal Science – Dairy |
| Mason Craine * | Cross Country | Red Creek, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Johna Cusworth | Soccer | Mohawk, N.Y. | Humanities and Social Science |
| Justin Depue | Cross Country | Homer, N.Y. | Dairy Management |
| Holly Gamlen * | Field Hockey/Softball | Cazenovia, N.Y. | Health Related Studies |
| Kallie George * | Soccer/Lacrosse | Tully, N.Y. | Equine Science and Management |
| Emily Goldstein | Field Hockey | Sauquoit, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Mickey Halstrom * | Soccer | Willet, N.Y. | Health Related Studies |
| Helena Hanes | Volleyball | St. Mary’s, Pa. | Wood Products Technology |
| Laura Harmon * | Cross Country | Millford, N.Y. | Nursing |
| Bradley Hefner | Golf | Billings, Mt. | Humanities and Social Science |
| Joe Hulbert * | Basketball | Duanesburg, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Lauren Kellum | Field Hockey | Eaton, N.Y. | Travel & Tourism |
| Haley Kilmartin * | Basketball | Fort Plain, N.Y. | Human Performance & Health Promotion |
| Brendan Kozak | Cross Country | Farmersville, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Jon Lauer | Golf | Camillus, N.Y. | Renewable Energy |
| Emily Laurin | Soccer | Munnsville, N.Y. | Equine Science and Management |
| Courtney Lavere | Volleyball | Oswego, N.Y. | Applied Psychology |
| Sarah Linn | Volleyball | Portville, N.Y. | Equine Science and Management |
| Justin Loverme | Soccer | Jamestown, N.Y. | End User Support |
| Jennifer Macking | Cross Country | Rochester, N.Y. | Equine Science |
| Angela Marriott * | Soccer/Lacrosse | Peekskill, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Brianna Martin | Softball | Apopka, Fla. | Adolescent Education |
| Layne Martin * | Golf | Findlay, Ohio | Nursing |
| Michael Millis * | Lacrosse | Seneca Falls, N.Y. | Automotive Technology |
| Kylie Murphy * | Volleyball | Nichols, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Sara Murphy | Soccer | Oriskany, N.Y. | Nursing |
| Anthony Ostuni | Cross Country | Liverpool, N.Y. | Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management |
| Alan Peckham * | Soccer | Webster, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Logan Peters | Lacrosse | Yorktown Heights, N.Y. | Renewable Energy |
| Jesse Pflaumer | Golf | Elba, N.Y. | Agricultural Engineering |
| Benjamin Seale | Cross Country | Chittenango, N.Y. | Residential Construction |
| Daniel Sherlock | Lacrosse | Tully, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Victoria Squires | Volleyball/Basketball | Prattsburgh, N.Y. | Tech Management: Resort and Recreation Management |
| Katherine St. Pierre | Soccer | Erieville, N.Y. | Massage Therapy |
| Greg Stallone | Soccer | Hicksville, N.Y. | Automotive Technology |
| CJ Underwood | Lacrosse | McDonough, N.Y. | Network Administration |
| Marissa Woodard | Basketball | Unadilla, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Ben Zilka | Soccer | Wantagh, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
Student-athletes marked with an asterisk have earned Scholar-Athlete recognition in previous academic calendar years.
Morrisville State College’s curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2016 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about Morrisville State College, visit www.morrisville.edu.
