Thirty-Seven Buffalo State Student-Athletes Earn SUNYAC Academic Honors
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its Commissioner's List and All-Academic Team for the Fall 2007 semester, and 37 Buffalo State student-athletes have been recognized for their work in the classroom, including 18 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.; Nate Culver (Chemung) - Cross Country/Art Ed.; Darryl Davis (Lancaster) - Football/Health & Wellness; Scott Forster (East Otto) – Football/Criminal Justice; Steve Fox (Oswego) - Soccer/Media Productions; Tom Fusillo (Whitesboro) - Soccer/Computer Info. Systems; Margaret Hughes (Elmira) – Cross Country/Health & Wellness; Paige Kaiser (Grand Island) - Volleyball/Public Communication; Tom LaPann (Glens Falls) – Football/Art Ed.; Katie Lyons (Williamsville) - Soccer/Social Work; Emily McKinnon (Kenmore) - Soccer/Dietetics; Ray Mock (Miller Place) - Cross Country/Math; Maddie Morosey (N. Collins) - Soccer/Health & Wellness; Kristy Tartaglia (Liverpool) – Soccer/Art Ed.; Vicki Wagner (Elmira) - Soccer/Criminal Justice; Zack Wood (Tonawanda) - Soccer/Ex. Ed.; Jen Vacanti (Niagara Falls) – Cross Country/Design.
The following student-athlete qualified for only the Commissioner's List: Katelyn Grew (Lackawanna) - Volleyball/Undecided.
The following student-athletes qualified for just the SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Bryan Buchanan (Cicero) - Cross Country/Tech Ed.; Ryan Carnevale (Johnson City) - Soccer/Criminal Justice; Eugenia Episcopo (Marietta) - Cross Country/Design; Kyle Fenner (N. Syracuse) - Cross Country/Political Science; Matityahu Geller (Centerport) - Football/History; Aaron Gollegly (Boston) - Soccer/Secondary Ed.; Meghan Jarrell (Hamburg) - Soccer/Health & Wellness; Caralyn Lopez (Oriskany) - Soccer/Speech Path.; Jenn McGowan (Batavia) - Volleyball/Hospitality; Don Myers (Buffalo) - Football/Criminal Justice); Steve Olewnick (N. Tonawanda) - Football/Business; Matt Pacana (N. Tonawanda) - Football/Computer Info. Systems; Ashley Ray (Grand Island) - Volleyball/Business; Kelly Reuter (E. Aurora) - Soccer/Psychology; Joe Russell (N. Tonawanda) - Football/Communication; Maria Schaffstall (Elma) - Volleyball/Math; Bill Travis (Hamburg) - Football/Criminal Justice; Rob Vaccarelli (Congers) – Football/History; and Kristy Warner (Farmersville) - Cross Country/Undecided.
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.; Nate Culver (Chemung) - Cross Country/Art Ed.; Darryl Davis (Lancaster) - Football/Health & Wellness; Scott Forster (East Otto) – Football/Criminal Justice; Steve Fox (Oswego) - Soccer/Media Productions; Tom Fusillo (Whitesboro) - Soccer/Computer Info. Systems; Margaret Hughes (Elmira) – Cross Country/Health & Wellness; Paige Kaiser (Grand Island) - Volleyball/Public Communication; Tom LaPann (Glens Falls) – Football/Art Ed.; Katie Lyons (Williamsville) - Soccer/Social Work; Emily McKinnon (Kenmore) - Soccer/Dietetics; Ray Mock (Miller Place) - Cross Country/Math; Maddie Morosey (N. Collins) - Soccer/Health & Wellness; Kristy Tartaglia (Liverpool) – Soccer/Art Ed.; Vicki Wagner (Elmira) - Soccer/Criminal Justice; Zack Wood (Tonawanda) - Soccer/Ex. Ed.; Jen Vacanti (Niagara Falls) – Cross Country/Design.
The following student-athlete qualified for only the Commissioner's List: Katelyn Grew (Lackawanna) - Volleyball/Undecided.
The following student-athletes qualified for just the SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Bryan Buchanan (Cicero) - Cross Country/Tech Ed.; Ryan Carnevale (Johnson City) - Soccer/Criminal Justice; Eugenia Episcopo (Marietta) - Cross Country/Design; Kyle Fenner (N. Syracuse) - Cross Country/Political Science; Matityahu Geller (Centerport) - Football/History; Aaron Gollegly (Boston) - Soccer/Secondary Ed.; Meghan Jarrell (Hamburg) - Soccer/Health & Wellness; Caralyn Lopez (Oriskany) - Soccer/Speech Path.; Jenn McGowan (Batavia) - Volleyball/Hospitality; Don Myers (Buffalo) - Football/Criminal Justice); Steve Olewnick (N. Tonawanda) - Football/Business; Matt Pacana (N. Tonawanda) - Football/Computer Info. Systems; Ashley Ray (Grand Island) - Volleyball/Business; Kelly Reuter (E. Aurora) - Soccer/Psychology; Joe Russell (N. Tonawanda) - Football/Communication; Maria Schaffstall (Elma) - Volleyball/Math; Bill Travis (Hamburg) - Football/Criminal Justice; Rob Vaccarelli (Congers) – Football/History; and Kristy Warner (Farmersville) - Cross Country/Undecided.
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