WESTFIELD, Mass. — A total of 1,245 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league's Fall/Winter 2021 All-Academic that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
 
Student-athletes who compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the MASCAC institutions during the course of the Fall and Winter 2021 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. 

Western Connecticut State University's football program, an affiliate of the MASCAC, placed 44 student-athletes on this year's coveted team.
 
Bridgewater State University placed the most student-athletes on the Fall/Winter 2021 MASCAC All-Academic with 230 total, while Westfield State University is second with 183. Worcester State University is close behind in third with 167, Fitchburg State had the fourth most with 144 while Massachusetts Maritime rounded out the top five with 118 on this year's team.
 
"Congratulations to the all the MASCAC student-athletes who were named to the 2021 MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic team," Commissioner Baumann said. "The success of our student-athletes in the classroom is an important piece of the experience at the Division III level and I am proud of the 1,245 honorees on this 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. Dean and Elms left in 2021 and New England College was added in men's golf.
 
The Fall/Winter 2021 MASCAC All-Academic, which is broken down by member institution, follows:
 

WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
Student-Athlete	Cl.	Major	Hometown/High School
Joshua Alverez	Sr.	Health Promotion Studies	New York, N.Y./Tottenville
Peter Bencivengo	Sr.	Business Administration	Meriden, CT/Xavier
Chad Blaszky	Jr.	Management	Selden, N.Y./Newfield
David Boatswain	Jr.	Business Administration	Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay
Elijah Brooks	Sr.	Management	Southbury, CT/Pomperaug
Azaam Castellano	Jr.	Cybersecurity	New Fairfield, CT/New Fairfield
Ethan Ceriano	Jr.	Health Promotion Studies	Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue
Joe Cioffi	Jr.	History	Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Putnam Valley
Brandon Ciullo	So.	Management	South Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville
Andrew Colletti	Jr.	Finance	Selden, N.Y./Centereach
Riley DeMeo	Jr.	Elementary Education	Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey
Michael Dicostanzo	Jr.	Management	Wilton, CT/Wilton
Al Dockery	Sr.	Finance	Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham
Anthony Ermelino	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Centereach, N.Y./St. John The Baptist
Matt Forti	Jr.	Justice and Law Administration	Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman
Kevin Franceschini	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Bronx, N.Y./Iona Prep.
Jason Friia	Jr.	Health Promotion Studies	Port Jefferson, N.Y./Comsewogue
Anthony Gallo	Sr.	Elementary Education	Poughquag, N.Y./Arlington
Nicholas Gambino	Jr.	Secondary Education	Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North
Miguel Gonzalez	So.	Accounting	Windsor Locks, CT/Windsor Locks
Meki Howell-Browne	Jr.	Management	Mount Vernon, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman
Kieran Kelly	Jr.	Management	Middle Village, N.Y./St. Francis Prep.
Elias Koukoulis	Jr.	Psychology	Bellmore, N.Y./W.C. Mepham
Caden Kramer	Fr.	Digital Interactive Media Arts	Flanders, N.J./Mount Olive
Donovan LaBlanc	Sr.	Health Education	Port Jervis, N.Y./Minisink Valley
Stephen Macri	Jr.	Justice and Law Administration	Norwalk, CT/Norwalk
Kyle Martin	Sr.	Management	Cromwell, CT/Cromwell
Michael Matich	Jr.	Justice and Law Administration	Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial
Donovan Miller	Fr.	Health Education	Sandy Hook, CT/Norwalk
Keondre Miller	So.	Chemistry	Newark, N.J./Technology
Dalton Modehn	So.	Management	Haddam, CT/Haddam-Killingworth
Travis O'Neill	Sr.	Justice and Law Administration	Middletown, N.Y./Middletown
Kenneth Okoroafor	Fr.	Justice and Law Administration	Trumbull, CT/Trumbull
Luke Pappalardo	Sr.	Psychology	Newington, CT/Newington
Roy Penn-Cosentino	Sr.	Management	Liberty, N.Y./Liberty
Troy Pomykala	Jr.	Management	New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt
Sean Pragano	So.	Secondary Education	Wallingford, CT/Lyman Hall
Brandon Rigdon	So.	Marketing	New Milford, CT/New Milford
Alphonse Russo	So.	Health Education	Manalapan, N.J./Curtis
Raymond Sanchez	Sr.	Professional Writing	Mamaroneck, N.Y./Harrison
Logan Sherwood	Fr.	Business Administration	Middletown, N.Y./Valley Central
Corey Tehe	So.	Health Promotion Studies	Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By The Sea
Anthony Weidtman	So.	Health Promotion Studies	Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown East
Kevin Wood	So.	Finance	Bethel, CT