Alyson Chiaramonte led St. Joseph's College to a 26-9 recordSt. Joseph’s College of Brooklyn’s Alyson Chiaramonte, a rising senior, was named the 2010-2011 Association of Division III Independents (AD3I) Female Student-Athlete of the Year for the second straight season.
The former three-time Advance All-Star pitcher from Moore Catholic HS, was selected this past season’s AD3I Pitcher of the Year and last year was the Player of the Year.
The Great Kills resident led St. Joseph’s to a 26-9 record by going 17-3 in the circle and tossing two no-hitters. She compiled a 1.11 ERA with 154 strikeouts and just 12 walks, and was ranked in the Top 3 in many of the AD3I’s major pitching categories.
She also garnered one Player of the Week nod during the 2011 season and was the Student-Athlete of the Month for March.
Chiaramonte paced her team at the plate as well. She had a team-leading .475 batting average with a .646 slugging percentage and a .527 on-base percentage.
She also produced 47 hits, 37 RBI, two home runs, three triples, a pair of doubles and eight stolen bases.
Chiaramonte holds career records in nearly all the major pitching categories. She is the all-time leader in wins (47-13 career record), ERA (1.32), opponent’s batting average (.193), strikeouts (467), appearances (65) and innings pitched (361.2). She is also third in batting vverage (.426) and fourth in slugging (.558).
Chiaramonte was afforded AD3I first team All-Independent honors, in addition to United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) First Team All-American and Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference (HVWAC) All-Conference Team honors. She has earned a spot on each team in all three years of her career.
Chiaramonte is the only St. Joseph’s College student-athlete to be named AD3I Student-Athlete of the Year.
The Association of Division III Independents consists of 13 Division III independent institutions and sponsors nine sports.