MAAC Announces 2008 Baseball All-Academic Team

5/21/2008 4:00:00 AM

MAAC Sports

Trenton, N.J. ? A total of 49 athletes comprise the 2008 MAAC Baseball All-Academic Team, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced today.

To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. Niagara University led all schools with 11 members named to the team. Siena College had seven student-athletes, while Manhattan College, Rider University and Saint Peter’s College each had six. Iona College added five members, and Canisius College and Fairfield University both rounded out the team with four athletes.

Name	School	Yr.	Major	GPA	Hometown
Ryan Asis	Canisius	Sr.	Physical Education/Health	3.38	Mississauga, Ontario
Ian Choy	Canisius	So.	Economics	3.38	Mississauga, Ontario
Alex MacKenzie	Canisius	Jr.	Physical Education	3.20	Keswick, Ontario
Perry Silverman	Canisius	So.	Communications	3.47	Del Ray Beach, Fla.
Peter Allen	Fairfield	Sr.	Accounting	3.39	Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Albie DeSimone	Fairfield	Sr.	Finance	3.34	Pelham, N.Y.
David Dudish	Fairfield	So.	Finance	3.26	Olney, Md.
Michael Springer	Fairfield	So.	English	3.25	Milford, Conn.
George Bassolino	Iona	Sr.	Finance	3.52	Ossining, N.Y.
William Dorsa	Iona	So.	Finance	3.23	Massapequa, N.Y.
John Kassebaum	Iona	So.	Criminal Justice	3.43	Valley Stream, N.Y.
Chris Leahy	Iona	So.	Undecided	3.88	Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
Shane Sveda	Iona	Sr.	Management	3.21	Nesconset, N.Y.
Thomas Costigan	Manhattan	So.	Engineering	3.62	Cold Spring, N.Y.
Michael Gazzola	Manhattan	So.	Finance	3.22	White Plains, N.Y.
Marc Giordano	Manhattan	Sr.	Engineering	3.75	Bardonia, N.Y.
Thomas Moran	Manhattan	So.	Managerial Science	3.76	Farmington, Conn.
Brian Pendergast	Manhattan	So.	Finance	3.33	Unionville, Conn.
Andrew Sutherland	Manhattan	So.	History	3.33	Huntington, N.Y.
Timothy Cozier	Niagara	So.	Marketing	3.28	Ajax, Ontario
Shane Eckels	Niagara	So.	Academic Exploration	3.72	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Clint Elkins	Niagara	Sr.	Sports Management	3.33	Kansas City, Mo.
Frank Kurnik	Niagara	Sr.	Sports Management	3.28	Reno, Nev.
Chris Leendertse	Niagara	Sr.	Marketing/Human Resources	3.84	Ancaster, Ontario
Bobby Lenhard	Niagara	So.	MBA-Finance	4.07	Rochester, N.Y.
Jessel Mangal	Niagara	Jr.	Accounting	3.31	Toronto, Ontario
Bill Rafferty	Niagara	So.	Accounting	3.79	Ogdensburg, N.Y.
Geoff Strong	Niagara	So.	Biology	3.52	Welland, Ontario
Jeff Szalkowski	Niagara	So.	Academic Exploration	3.27	Lockport, N.Y.
Mark Wilson	Niagara	Sr.	Management/Economics & Finance	4.01	Peterborough, Ontario
David Hayes	Rider	Sr.	Marketing	3.57	Sunrise, Fla.
Brian Herman	Rider	So.	Business Education	3.56	Levittown, Pa.
James Kennedy	Rider	Jr.	Accounting	3.68	Levittown, Pa.
Ryan Miller	Rider	So.	Business Administration	3.26	Montoursville, Pa.
William O’Connor	Rider	Sr.	Accounting/Finance	3.43	Cinnaminson, N.J.
Nick Wojnowski	Rider	So.	Management & Leadership	3.43	Baldwin, Md.
Dennis Alexander	Saint Peter’s	Sr.	Accounting	3.73	Hamilton, N.J.
Kevin Kallert	Saint Peter’s	Sr.	Accounting	3.68	Weehawken, N.J.
Dave Lewandowski	Saint Peter’s	Sr.	Accounting	3.62	Bayonne, N.J.
Kevin Madison	Saint Peter’s	Jr.	Business Management	3.60	Hasting on Hudson, N.Y.
Michael McGuire	Saint Peter’s	Jr.	Elementary Education	3.54	Farmington, Conn.
Matt McMahon	Saint Peter’s	Jr.	Biology	3.64	Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ryan Burke	Siena	So.	Undecided Business	3.26	Weston, Conn.
Jason DeFilippo	Siena	Jr.	Finance	3.47	Glochester, Mass.
William Hassett	Siena	Jr.	Finance	3.48	North Bellmore, N.Y.
Thomas Hopkins	Siena	Sr.	Economics	3.27	Plainview, N.Y.
Chris Klepps	Siena	Sr.	English	3.72	Bristol, Conn.
Al Williams	Siena	So.	Economics	3.87	Clifton Park, N.Y.
Jacob Willis	Siena	Sr.	Finance	3.53	Niantic, Conn.