Buffalo State Places 43 on SUNYAC All-Academic Team; 17 on Commissioner's List
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its Commissioner's List and All-Academic Team for the Fall 2006 semester, and 43 Buffalo State student-athletes have been recognized for their work in the classroom, including 17 on the Commissioner's List.
To qualify for the All-Academic Team, a student must be a varsity athlete for the entire season and must have earned at least a 3.3 grade point average for the Fall semester. To be eligible for the Commissioner's List, a student must be a varsity athlete for the entire season and must have maintained a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average for at least three semesters.
The following Buffalo State student-athletes appeared on both the All-Academic Team and the Commissioner's List: Jonathan Amidon (Cheektowaga) – Football/Secondary Ed.; Keri Bumgardner (Babylon) – Volleyball/Elementary Ed.; Scott Forster (East Otto) – Football/Criminal Justice; Clint Holcomb (Victory) – Soccer/Applied Economics; Justin Huebbers (Rochester) – Football/Secondary Ed.; Margaret Hughes (Elmira) – Cross Country/Health & Wellness; Nick Jakubowski (Lancaster) – Football/Criminal Justice; Matt Ketchum (Churchville) – Soccer/Childhood Ed.; Tom LaPann (Glens Falls) – Football/Art Ed.; Matthew Martins (Cortland) – Football/Secondary Ed.; Russ Nixon (Niagara Falls) – Football/Exceptional Ed.; Dan Schlotterbeck (West Seneca) – Football/Secondary Ed.; Matt Tarasek (Buffalo) – Football/Chemistry; Kristy Tartaglia (Liverpool) – Soccer/Art Ed. and Jen Vacanti (Niagara Falls) – Cross Country/Design.
The following student-athletes qualified for only the Commissioner's List: Alysia Cottom (Rochester) – Volleyball/Secondary Ed.; Maddie Morosey (North Collins) – Soccer/Health & Wellness.
The following student-athletes qualified for the SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Peter Anthony (Marietta) – Soccer/Political Science; Justin Bagnoli (Albany) – Football/Health & Wellness; Jen Bernard (Hyde Park) – Cross Country/Art Ed.; Daniel Berger (Cherry Hill, NJ) Football/Undeclared; Deirdre Blanke (Niskayuna) – Cross Country/Public Communication; Keriann Claussen (Santa Rosa, CA) – Soccer/Speech Language; Tom Cocker (Lakewood) – Football/Criminal Justice; Darryl Davis (Lancaster) – Football/Health & Wellness; Doug DeCook (Newark) – Soccer/Secondary Ed.; Josh Demars (Fulton) – Cross Country/Health & Wellness; Matt Deudne (Congers) – Football/Hospitality Admin.; Toya Edwards (Brooklyn) – Cross Country/Undeclared; Steve Fox (Oswego) – Soccer/Communication; Tom Fusillo (Whitesboro) – Soccer/Computer Information Sys.; Emily Galiulo (Utica) – Soccer/Hospitality Admin.; Katelyn Grew (Lackwawanna) – Volleyball/Undeclared; Laura Lobaugh (Buffalo) – Volleyball/Undeclared; Katie Lyons (Williamsville) – Soccer/Social Work; Manny Mendoza (Brentwood) – Football/Criminal Justice; Ray Mock (Miller Place) – Cross Country/Engineering; Vincenzo Piraino (Williamsville) – Soccer/Psychology; Jules Rhodes (New York) – Football/Undeclared; Shilah Richardson (Auburn) – Cross Country/Business Admin.; Courtney Saenz (Houston, TX) – Volleyball/Forensic Chemistry; Andrew Tarasek (Buffalo) – Football/Mechanical Eng.; Rob Vaccarelli (Congers) – Football/History; Jeff Weise (Geneva) – Football/Hospitality Admin.; and Randall Yu (Hamlin) – Football/Childhood Ed.
To qualify for the All-Academic Team, a student must be a varsity athlete for the entire season and must have earned at least a 3.3 grade point average for the Fall semester. To be eligible for the Commissioner's List, a student must be a varsity athlete for the entire season and must have maintained a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average for at least three semesters.
The following Buffalo State student-athletes appeared on both the All-Academic Team and the Commissioner's List: Jonathan Amidon (Cheektowaga) – Football/Secondary Ed.; Keri Bumgardner (Babylon) – Volleyball/Elementary Ed.; Scott Forster (East Otto) – Football/Criminal Justice; Clint Holcomb (Victory) – Soccer/Applied Economics; Justin Huebbers (Rochester) – Football/Secondary Ed.; Margaret Hughes (Elmira) – Cross Country/Health & Wellness; Nick Jakubowski (Lancaster) – Football/Criminal Justice; Matt Ketchum (Churchville) – Soccer/Childhood Ed.; Tom LaPann (Glens Falls) – Football/Art Ed.; Matthew Martins (Cortland) – Football/Secondary Ed.; Russ Nixon (Niagara Falls) – Football/Exceptional Ed.; Dan Schlotterbeck (West Seneca) – Football/Secondary Ed.; Matt Tarasek (Buffalo) – Football/Chemistry; Kristy Tartaglia (Liverpool) – Soccer/Art Ed. and Jen Vacanti (Niagara Falls) – Cross Country/Design.
The following student-athletes qualified for only the Commissioner's List: Alysia Cottom (Rochester) – Volleyball/Secondary Ed.; Maddie Morosey (North Collins) – Soccer/Health & Wellness.
The following student-athletes qualified for the SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Peter Anthony (Marietta) – Soccer/Political Science; Justin Bagnoli (Albany) – Football/Health & Wellness; Jen Bernard (Hyde Park) – Cross Country/Art Ed.; Daniel Berger (Cherry Hill, NJ) Football/Undeclared; Deirdre Blanke (Niskayuna) – Cross Country/Public Communication; Keriann Claussen (Santa Rosa, CA) – Soccer/Speech Language; Tom Cocker (Lakewood) – Football/Criminal Justice; Darryl Davis (Lancaster) – Football/Health & Wellness; Doug DeCook (Newark) – Soccer/Secondary Ed.; Josh Demars (Fulton) – Cross Country/Health & Wellness; Matt Deudne (Congers) – Football/Hospitality Admin.; Toya Edwards (Brooklyn) – Cross Country/Undeclared; Steve Fox (Oswego) – Soccer/Communication; Tom Fusillo (Whitesboro) – Soccer/Computer Information Sys.; Emily Galiulo (Utica) – Soccer/Hospitality Admin.; Katelyn Grew (Lackwawanna) – Volleyball/Undeclared; Laura Lobaugh (Buffalo) – Volleyball/Undeclared; Katie Lyons (Williamsville) – Soccer/Social Work; Manny Mendoza (Brentwood) – Football/Criminal Justice; Ray Mock (Miller Place) – Cross Country/Engineering; Vincenzo Piraino (Williamsville) – Soccer/Psychology; Jules Rhodes (New York) – Football/Undeclared; Shilah Richardson (Auburn) – Cross Country/Business Admin.; Courtney Saenz (Houston, TX) – Volleyball/Forensic Chemistry; Andrew Tarasek (Buffalo) – Football/Mechanical Eng.; Rob Vaccarelli (Congers) – Football/History; Jeff Weise (Geneva) – Football/Hospitality Admin.; and Randall Yu (Hamlin) – Football/Childhood Ed.
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