GNAC Announces 2019-20 Academic All-Conference Team
June 26, 2020
WINTHROP, Mass. – A league-record 1,148 Great Northeast Athletic Conference student-athletes achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher this academic year, earning selection to the 2019-20 GNAC Academic All-Conference Team, it was announced on Friday morning.
In order to be eligible for academic all-conference, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and have reached/completed second-year academic status. This year's total is 118 more than the 2018-19 squad and the most-ever in the conference's history.
Saint Joseph's College of Maine led the way with 117 selections, followed by Lasell University with 115, Johnson & Wales University (RI) with 111, Regis College with 106, and Norwich University with 98.
This marks the third straight year more than 1,000 GNAC student-athletes have garnered selection, with nearly 5,000 total overall selections the past five years.
See below for a complete list of Lasell's 2019-20 honorees.
| Baseball (13) |
| Justin Banks JR Corona, Calif. |
| Matthew Bischof SO Sleepy Hollow. N.Y. |
| Brian Cipolla SR Cranston, R.I. |
| Patrick Colvin SR Lenox Dale, MA |
| Charlie W Danaher JR Guilford, CT |
| Sean Doris JR Lincoln, R.I. |
| Leonardo Frisella JR Tewksbury, MA |
| Zachary Handzel SR Palmer, MA |
| Mario Kiaunis JR West Haven, CT |
| Tyrek Robinson JR West Hartford, CT |
| Harrison Silva JR Lowell, MA |
| Joseph Sullivan SR Sandwitch, MA |
| Michael E. Tacinelli SR Seymour, CT |
| Men's Basketball (4) |
| Eric Day SO Norwalk, CT |
| Keith L Poitier JR Hartford, CT |
| Ryan Tillery SO Bowie, MD |
| Kevin Vanderhorst JR Lawrence, MA |
| Women's Basketball (9) |
| D'Asia Allen SR Providence R.I. |
| Taylor Churchill SR Fort Fairfield, Maine |
| Brooke Damboise FR Bolton, CT |
| Ali Fleischer SO Westwood, MA |
| Shakira Henriquez SO Lawrence, MA |
| Devyn Markland JR Derby, Conn. |
| Amanda Ortiz SR Newton, MA |
| Megan Paige Sears JR Westminster, MA |
| Peyton Young JR Douglas, MA |
| Men's Cross Country (4) |
| Matthew Holden SR Methuen, MA |
| Kyle Mullen SR West Newbury, MA |
| Kevin Wallin SR Billerica, MA |
| Geralson Withrow JR Mystic, CT |
| Women's Cross Country (7) |
| Amanda Hawkes JR Billerica, MA |
| Shakira Henriquez SO Lawrence, MA |
| Amanda Miller JR New Bedford, MA |
| Emma Murray SO Wethersfield, CT |
| Beverly Ortiz SR Waltham, MA |
| Emma Vierling SO Monmouth, Maine |
| Grace West SO Kennebunk, Maine |
| Field Hockey (12) |
| Jaqueline Cordeiro SO Peabody, MA |
| Kaitlyn Alicia Duarte SO Fairhaven, MA |
| Grace Duguay SR Watertown, MA |
| Rebecca Duke JR Ljamsville, MD |
| Melinda Esposito SR Sunderland, MA |
| Megan Horrigan JR Wakefield, MA |
| Grace Marc-Aurele SO Leicester, MA |
| Elizabeth Polimou JR Harvard, MA |
| Sofia Rodriguez SO Peabody, MA |
| Sarah Rudker SR Salem, CT |
| Chloe Shugrue SR Worcester, MA |
| Samantha Taylor SR Hanover, MA |
| Men's Lacrosse (7) |
| Matthew Barron SO Newington, CT |
| David Burke SO Cohasset, MA |
| Josif Giogas JR Burlington, MA |
| Jordan Hines SO Essex Junction, VT |
| Ryan Janovic SR East Lyne, CT |
| Maxwell Litchfield SO Barrington N.H. |
| Steven Phelps SO Stamford, CT |
| Women's Lacrosse (9) |
| Sydney Brady SO Westfield, MA |
| Natalia Cullen FR Pawcatuck, CT |
| Leticia Farias SO Marlborough, MA |
| Sophie M Fistori SO Dartmouth, MA |
| Erin Kriger SO Burlington MA |
| Kaeli Leddy SR South Portland, Maine |
| Chloe Shugrue SR Worcester, MA |
| Courtney J Sobolewski SO Derry, N.H. |
| Devin Zambruno SO Plymouth, MA |
| Men's Soccer (6) |
| Andrew Flores-McKenna SR Rockville Centre, N.Y. |
| Zackary Laware SO Wilbraham, MA |
| Adrian Maldonado SO Rosenberg, Texas |
| Simon Nigro JR Simsbury, CT |
| Kevin Pitt JR Bayshore, N.Y. |
| Takuya Tsuji JR Japan |
| Women's Soccer (14) |
| Olivia Austin SR Burlington, MA |
| Kyla Bragg SR Sanford, Maine |
| Madison Burke SO Pelham, N.H. |
| Kaylee Contreras SO Pawtucket, R.I. |
| Sarah Grace Cullen SR Marblehead, MA |
| Sophia DiPlacido JR Hudson, MA |
| Ailaina Keely SO Biddeford, Maine |
| Narissa Libby JR Gorham, Maine |
| Shannon Pruzinsky SO Beacon Falls, CT |
| Caitlin Rotonnelli SR Meredith, N.H. |
| Angela Sanzari SO North Haven, CT |
| Serena Speight SO Biddeford, Maine |
| Melissa Vasquez SR Pawtucket, R.I. |
| Hayden Wheeler SR Hubbardston, MA |
| Softball (11) |
| Allison Borowsky JR Dalton, MA |
| Hannah Doherty JR Hampton, N.H. |
| Brianna Gendreau SO Warren, R.I. |
| Nicolette Genkos JR Worcester, MA |
| Arianna Nicole Genovese SR Rocky Hill, CT |
| Hailey Haskins JR Franklin, N.H. |
| Bethany Hector JR Jaffrey, N.H. |
| Sarah Kline SR Vermon, CT |
| Esther Plouffe SR No. Scituate, R.L. |
| Kelsey Scannevin SO Harpswell, Maine |
| Victoria Spellman SR Rocky Hill, CT |
| Women's Track & Field (12) |
| Hannah Besaw JR Shrewsbury, MA |
| Allie Clancy SR Beverly, MA |
| Olivia Diogo SO Peabody, MA |
| Emily Hong SO Southborough, MA |
| Nhuelle Le SR Clinton, CT |
| Alahna Mild SO Bar Harbor, Maine |
| Amanda Miller JR New Bedford, MA |
| Emma Murray SO Wethersfield, CT |
| Elise Stanbury SO Warren Hills, N.J. |
| Itzel Torres SO Milford, MA |
| Emma Vierling SO Waltham, MA |
| Grace West SO Kennebunk, Maine |
| Men's Track and Field (7) |
| Benjamin Biello JR North Dighton, MA |
| Nicholas Defaranos SR East Haven, CT |
| James Falzone SO Waltham, MA |
| Matthew Holden SR Methuen, MA |
| Kyle Mullen SR West Newburry, MA |
| Kevin Wallin SR Billerica, MA |
| Geralson Withrow JR Mystic, Ct. |
| Men's Volleyball (5) |
| Dillon DeSouza JR Enfield, CT |
| Brandon Hapgood SO Wilbraham, MA |
| Scott Sterenberg SR Oceanside, N.Y. |
| Kevin Vanderhorst JR Lawrence, MA |
| Aaron Waitekus JR Norwood, MA |
| Women's Volleyball (6) |
| Kelly Cappitella SR East Haddam, CT |
| Danielle Coughlin SO Cromwell, CT |
| Juliana Denning SO Lathrop, Calif. |
| Jessica Langan SO Burnt Hills, N.Y. |
| Corina Lombardi SO York, Maine |
| Katherine Schneider JR Covina, Calif. |