Westfield, MA — A total of 1,238 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league's Fall/Winter 2020 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.  Western Connecticut State University, a MASCAC affiliate for football, placed 54 student athletes on this year's coveted team.
 
Student-athletes who compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the MASCAC institutions during the course of the Fall and Winter 2020 athletic season and have achieved a 3.20 cumulative or semester-based grade point average during the semester are eligible for selection to the Fall/Winter All-Academic Team. 
 
Full MASCAC members Bridgewater State University placed the most student-athletes on the Fall/Winter 2020 MASCAC All-Academic Team with 208 total, while Westfield State University is second with 186. Worcester State University is close behind in third with 175, Massachusetts Maritime is fourth with 127 while Fitchburg State University is fifth with 115 on this year's team.
 
"Congratulations to the 1,238 student-athletes who were named to the 2020 MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic team," Commissioner Baumann said. "This has been a tremendously challenging time for our student-athletes. I am so proud that they not only persevered and continued their academic success in the classroom but the team increased over the number from last year's team."
 
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation's oldest Division III men's and women's playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University.  Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men's ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as a football affiliate member in 2013. Dean College, Eastern Nazarene College, Elms College, Mitchell College and Springfield College joined as men's golf affiliates.

Below is the list of football student athletes from Western Connecticut State University that qualified for honors this past fall.
 

Student-Athlete	Cl.	Major	Hometown/High School
Jashua Alvarez	Jr.	Health Promotion Studies	Staten Island, N.Y.
Jonathan Bachmann	So.	Business Administration	Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Michael Benzinger	Fr.	Exploratory Studies	Yorktown Height, N.Y.
Anthony Bradshaw	Fr.	Business Administration	Westbury, N.Y.
Elijah Brooks	Sr.	Management	Southbury, CT
Zoilo Carmona	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Bronx, N.Y.
Azaam Castellano	So.	Exploratory Studies	New Fairfield, CT
Michael Castellano	Fr.	Finance	East Haven, CT
Jemeson Charlestin	Jr.	Health Promotion Studies	Stamford, CT
Andrew Colletti	So.	Finance	Selden, N.Y.
Ora Curry	So.	Business Administration	Torrington, CT
Riley De Meo	So.	Pre-Interdisciplinary Studies	Franklin Square, N.Y.
Michael Dicostanzo	So.	Management	Wilton, CT
Messiah Diggs	Jr.	Justice and Law Administration	Rahway, N.J.
Al Dockery	Sr.	Finance	Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
George Doherty	So.	Business Administration	Farmingdale, N.Y.
Matthew Forti	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Bronx, N.Y.
Kevin Franceschini	Fr.	Justice and Law Administration	Bronx, N.Y.
Jason Friia	So.	Health Promotion Studies	Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Anthony Gallo	Jr.	Pre-Interdisciplinary Studies	Poughquag, N.Y.
Nicholas Gambino	So.	Secondary Education	Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
Matthew Gilmour	Fr.	Health Promotion Studies	New Milford, N.J.
Joe Goldschmidt	Fr.	Biology	New Milford, N.J.
Meki Howell-Browne	So.	Management	Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Stephen Johnson	So.	Communication	Liberty, N.Y.
Kieran Kelly	So.	Management	Middle Village, N.Y.
Elias Koukoulis	So.	Psychology	Bellmore, N.Y.
Donovan LeBlanc	Jr.	Health Education	Port Jervis, N.Y.
Tyler Loth	Fr.	Finance	Bethel, CT
Sean Macgillivray	So.	Health Promotion Studies	Manahawkin, N.Y.
Stephen Macri	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Norwalk, CT
Kyle Martin	Jr.	Management	Cromwell, CT
Michael Matich	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Floral Park, N.Y.
Steven McDonald	Fr.	Accounting	Riverhead, N.Y.
Keondre Miller	Fr.	Computer Science	Newark, N.J.
Dalton Modehn	Fr.	Management	Haddam, CT
Kevin Molina-Medina	So.	Psychology	Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Sean Neely	Fr.	Justice and Law Administration	Monroe, N.Y.
Thomas Norton	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Wallkill, N.Y.
Travis O'Neill	Jr.	Justice and Law Administration	Middletown, N.Y.
Luke Pappalardo	Jr.	Psychology	Newington, CT
Troy Pomykala	So.	Management	New Egypt, N.J.
Sean Pragano,	Fr.	Secondary Education	Wallingford, CT
Vincent Quintana	Fr.	Justice and Law Administration	Monroe, CT
Ambrose Richards	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Wall Township, N.J.
Alphonse Russo	Fr.	Health Education	Staten Island, N.Y.
Raymond Sanchez	Jr.	Professional Writing	Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Ibrahim Sannoh	Fr.	Management	Manville, N.Y.
Andrew Schimanski	Sr.	Honors Interdisciplinary Studies	Torrington, CT
Ayden Sinceno	So.	Management	Liberty, N.Y.
Corey Tehe	Fr.	Health Promotion Studies	Staten Island, N.Y.
Jaicob Tejeda	Fr.	Justice and Law Administration	Valley Stream, N.Y.
Alek Tolboe	Fr.	Secondary Education	Seymour, CT
Anthony Weidtman	Fr.	Health Promotion Studies	Nesconset, N.Y.