Skyline Recognizes 57 Bears on Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll
NEW YORK — Skyline Conference Commissioner Linda Bruno has announced the Academic Honor Roll for the 2017 Winter and Spring sports seasons and St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) student-athletes comprised 57 of the 552 from across the league conferred with the distinction
The Bears tally was third highest among the league's 12 members and five affiliate members. For the 2016-17 academic year, 84 Bears student-athletes received Skyline Academic Honor Roll accolades—an increase of 27 percent from last year's total in SJC Brooklyn's inaugural season in the league.
"We are thrilled to see so many Bears on this list. In addition to a tremendous year athletically, to have so many receive such high levels of academic success, we could not be more proud of how our student-athletes represent SJC," commented Director of Athletics and Recreation James Lally. "Academics will always be our top priority as an institution and an athletic department, and seeing so many work hard and have success speaks volumes to the efforts of everyone involved in the collegiate experiences of our student-athletes."
The academic honor roll distinguishes student-athletes in the league who compiled a 3.3 grade point average or better while competing in the conference's 10 winter and spring sports— baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's tennis and men's volleyball.
"The balance our student-athletes continue to exhibit in the classroom and in competition speaks volumes to their character," said Bruno. "Their exploits reflect the Division III philosophy statement, and these young men and women exemplify what a student-athlete experience should be."
Five of the Bears recognized also received Skyline All-Conference honors and four were first-team selections—John Condon (Baseball, first team), Paige Csikortos (Softball, first team), Kristin Ferrigno (Softball, first team), Nicholas LoPrinzi (Baseball, first team), Victoria Mahoney (Softball, second team). Condon was also a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, the first by a Bears baseball student-athlete.
"Congratulations to all Bears for this honor and recognition on your successes," concluded Lally.
| Name | Class | Hometown/High School |
| Men's Basketball (6) | ||
| Richard DiPuma | Sr. | Seaford, N.Y./Seaford |
| Timmy Driscoll | So. | Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter's |
| Anthony Iglesias | Fr. | Staten Island, N.Y./CSI McCown |
| Kavan Meiner | Fr. | Staten Island, N.Y./Susan Wagner |
| Sean Salomons | So. | Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter's |
| Alec Willis | Jr. | Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea |
| Women's Basketball (8) | ||
| Alyssa Alioto | So. | Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic |
| Kristen Candelaria | Sr. | Jamaica, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy |
| Nina DiCioccio | So. | Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep |
| Kristin Ferrigno | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney |
| Victoria Porcasi | Jr. | Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey |
| Lauren Quesada | Fr. | Westbury, N.Y./St. Francis Prep |
| Caitlyn Staab | So. | Lynnbrook, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial |
| Samantha Simon | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney |
| Men's Swimming (3) | ||
| Mark Mlynarski | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./St. John's Prep |
| Matthew Ramirez | Sr. | Woodhaven, N.Y./Cathedral Prep |
| Matthew Smith | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy |
| Women's Swimming (9) | ||
| Victoria Benalcazar | Sr. | Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep |
| Rebecca Bollmann | Fr. | Broad Channel, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy |
| Kathryn Cosenza | Fr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney |
| Julia Dineen | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY/St. Saviour |
| Shannon Doherty | So. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Churchill |
| Jessica Gnad | Fr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Leon M. Goldstein |
| Chelsea Medina | Sr. | Staten Island, N.Y./St. John Villa |
| Brianna Minogue | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney |
| Valerie Rodriguez | Fr. | Woodhaven, N.Y./New Utrecht |
| Men's Volleyball (3) | ||
| Mark Mlynarski | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./St. John's Prep |
| McNeilsen Saint-Jean | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep |
| Keyshawn Wright | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./George Westinghouse |
| Men's Tennis (5) | ||
| Kevin Caicedo | Sr. | Jackson Heights, NY/Monsignor McClancy |
| Shivam Ghai | So. | Nairobi, Kenya/Interational School of Kenya |
| Matthew Smith | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy |
| Denise Trerotola | So. | Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Saviour |
| Vaso Vukosavovic | So. | Clifton, N.J./St. Andrews School |
| Baseball (14) | ||
| Mitch Brigando | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep |
| John Condon * | So. | Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside |
| Anthony Defillippo | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian |
| Kevin Linitz | Fr. | Flushing, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy |
| Nicholas LoPrinzi * | Sr. | Howard Beach, N.Y./St. Francis Prep |
| Thomas Pallatto | Jr. | Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside |
| Connor Pasetti | Sr. | Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside |
| Paul Pellegrino | Fr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood H.S. |
| Francis Rapp | Sr. | Baldwin, N.Y./Oceanside |
| Luke Rehn | So. | Sunman, Ind./Milan |
| Jonathan Schneider | So. | Staten Island, N.Y./Susan E. Wagner |
| Adam Schwartz | So. | Staten Island, N.Y./Susan E. Wagner |
| Andrew Watters | Fr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian |
| Kevin White | Sr. | Franklin Square, N.Y./Valley Stream North |
| * First Team All-Skyline Conference | ||
| Softball (12) | ||
| Theresa Armano | Jr. | Middle Village, N.Y./St. Francis Prep |
| Paige Csikortos * | Fr. | Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point |
| Madison Erhardt | Fr. | Baltimore, Md./Dulaney |
| Kristin Ferrigno * | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney |
| Gabriella Fielding | Fr. | Melville, N.Y./Half Hallow Hills |
| Megan Finnerty | Jr. | Whitestone, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy |
| Maria Gentile | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall |
| Victoria Mahoney ^ | So. | Allenwood, N.J./Saint John Vianney |
| Destiny Marino | Jr. | Howard Beach, N.Y./Christ the King |
| Nicole Quintana | So. | Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep |
| Samantha Rossi | Sr. | Bayside, N.Y./Mary Louis |
| Samantha Simon | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney |
| * First Team All-Skyline Conference ^ Second Team All-Skyline Conference |
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