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CACC All-Academic 2024 Spring

General Michael Vesci, Director of Athletic Communications

34 Student-Athletes Named to the CACC All-Academic Team from Spring Sports

WATERBURY, Conn. -- During the last two days, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference released the list of those student-athletes who qualified for the CACC All-Academic Team across Men's/Women's Outdoor Track and Field, Men's/Women's Lacrosse, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf, Baseball, and Softball. With Post Athletics competing in six of those eight sports within the CACC this spring, the Eagles saw 34 student-athletes qualify for the list as announced by the league office. 

The criteria in order to qualify for the All-Academic Team were as follows:
  • Student-athlete must be at least a sophomore athletically and academically
  • A student-athlete must be in their second year at their current institution
  • Cumulative GPAs may not be rounded up to 3.50
  • Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale). Cumulative GPAs may now include semester grades from the current season 
  • A first-year graduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as both an undergraduate and a grad student
  • A second-year graduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) in their graduate studies program
On the field, student-athletes must have competed in at least two-thirds (67%) of their team's games/matches or started in at least half (50%) of a team's games/matches. Liberos, although not counted in stats as a starter, may be counted as such for nominating purposes.

The following student-athletes across the spring sports, which the list encompasses, qualified: 

Women's Tennis:
So. Julie Merlin (Business) – 4.00 GPA
 
Men's Golf:
Gr. Joe Ensign (Marketing) 3.59 GPA (Two-Time Honoree)
Jr. Nathan Leonard (Psychology) – 3.69 GPA (Two-Time Honoree)
Jr. Flo Schimek (Business) – 3.97 GPA
Jr. Braden Shea (Business) – 3.58 GPA (Two-Time Honoree)
  
Softball:
Jr. Devin Barnett (Marketing) – 3.93 GPA (Two-Time Honoree)
So. Alexandra Bisceglia (Early Childhood Education) – 3.76 GPA
Jr. Allysa Calabrese (Communications) – 3.89 GPA (Two-Time Honoree)
So. Isabella Oliver (Business) – 3.74 GPA
Gr. Nyla Sapia (Education) – 3.92/3.65 GPA
So. Hannah Searles (Business) – 3.95 GPA
 
Women's Lacrosse: 
So. Devyn Amundson (Criminal Justice) – 3.90 GPA
Sr. Anna D'Angelo (Business) – 3.72 GPA (Two-Time Honoree)
Gr. Alyssa Hebb (Business) –  3.93/4.00 GPA
So. Caryss Kehl (Biology) – 3.97 GPA
So. Ruby Mitchell (Business) – 3.58 GPA
Sr. Maddy Noonan (Business) – 3.99 GPA
Sr. Rylee Patfield (Business) – 3.86 GPA
 
Men's Lacrosse: 
So. Will Brien (Finance) – 3.51 GPA
Sr. Leighton Cooke (Sports Management) – 3.91 GPA (Three-Time Honoree)
Sr. Ryan Denike (Business) – 3.93 GPA (Three-Time Honoree)
So. John Karas (Business) – 3.61 GPA
Jr. Luke Karas (Business) – 3.88 GPA
So. Gavin Lee (Accounting) – 3.68 GPA
So. Zane Parenteau (Finance) – 3.89 GPA
So. Aiden Waller (Business) – 3.99 GPA
 
Baseball:
Jr. Jesse Alfalla (Business) – 3.88 GPA
Sr. Manny Contreras (Sports Management) – 3.79 GPA
Gr. Evan Cornwell (Psychology) – 3.79 GPA
Gr. Andrew Hartman (Business) – 3.88 GPA
So. Logan Pulitano (Marketing) – 3.70 GPA
Jr. Sebastian Velasquez (Business) – 3.61 GPA
So. Rene Vega III (Business) – 3.76 GPA
Jr. Dalton Wright (Biology) – 3.77 GPA (Two-Time Honoree)

The entire list of student-athletes honored by the CACC can be found on each respective list at the top of the story. 
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Players Mentioned

Julie Merlin

Julie Merlin

5' 6"
Sophomore
Nathan Leonard

Nathan Leonard

5' 11"
Senior
Flo Schimek

Flo Schimek

6' 2"
Junior
Braden Shea

Braden Shea

5' 8"
Junior
Jesse Alfalla

#32 Jesse Alfalla

2B/SS
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Manny Contreras

#12 Manny Contreras

C
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Evan Cornwell

#15 Evan Cornwell

SS
5' 9"
Graduate Student
S/R
Andrew Hartman

#16 Andrew Hartman

OF
6' 4"
Graduate Student
L/R
Logan Pulitano

#27 Logan Pulitano

RHP
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
Rene Vega III

#88 Rene Vega III

INF
5' 7"
Sophomore
S/R
Sebastian Velasquez

#23 Sebastian Velasquez

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Dalton Wright

#9 Dalton Wright

RHP
5' 10"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Julie Merlin

Julie Merlin

5' 6"
Sophomore
Nathan Leonard

Nathan Leonard

5' 11"
Senior
Flo Schimek

Flo Schimek

6' 2"
Junior
Braden Shea

Braden Shea

5' 8"
Junior
Jesse Alfalla

#32 Jesse Alfalla

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
2B/SS
Manny Contreras

#12 Manny Contreras

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
C
Evan Cornwell

#15 Evan Cornwell

5' 9"
Graduate Student
S/R
SS
Andrew Hartman

#16 Andrew Hartman

6' 4"
Graduate Student
L/R
OF
Logan Pulitano

#27 Logan Pulitano

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Rene Vega III

#88 Rene Vega III

5' 7"
Sophomore
S/R
INF
Sebastian Velasquez

#23 Sebastian Velasquez

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Dalton Wright

#9 Dalton Wright

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
RHP