Westfield, MA — A total of 1,218 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league's Fall/Winter 2022 All-Academic that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.  The Western Connecticut State University football program placed 51 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 2022 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. 
 
Worcester State University placed the most student-athletes on the Fall/Winter 2022 MASCAC All-Academic with 190 total, while Bridgewater State University is second with 180. Westfield State University is close behind in third with 176, Fitchburg State had the fourth most with 124 while Framingham State rounded out the top five with 108 on this year's team.
 
"On behalf of the MASCAC, I want to congratulate all the MASCAC student-athletes who were named to the 2022 MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic team," Commissioner Baumann said. "Academic success is a paramount piece of the student-athlete experience in the MASCAC and the success of our student-athletes in the classroom as seen by the names on this list is a testament to their hard work."
 
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. Castleton University will join the MASCAC as a football affiliate in 2024.
 
The Fall/Winter 2022 MASCAC All-Academic Team - Western Connecticut
 

Student-Athlete	Cl.	Major	Hometown/High
Patrick Adams	So.	History	Port Jefferson. NY/Comsewogue
Jordan Agosto	Fr.	Justice and Law Administration	Danbury, CT/Danbury
Daniel Barry	Jr.	Justice and Law Administration	Danbury, CT/Wolcott
David Boatswain	Sr.	Management Information Systems	Brooklyn, NY/Sheepshead Bay
Daniel Chalghin	So.	Finance	Stratford, CT/Bunnell
Andrew Colletti	Sr.	Finance	Selden, NY/Centereach
Riley De Meo	Sr.	Elementary Education IDM	Franklin Square, NY/H. Frank Carey
Charles Demartino	Fr.	Exploratory Studies	Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's Boys
Devin Demetres	Sr.	Finance	Lake Grove, NY/Centereach
Michael Dicostanzo	Sr.	Management	Wilton, CT/Wilton
George Doherty	Sr.	Marketing	Farmingville, NY/Sachem East
Matthew Forti	Sr.	Justice and Law Administration	Bronx, NY/Cardinal Spellman
Nicholas Gambino	Sr.	Secon Ed 7-12; His w/Soc Studies	Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North
Michael Gargano	Fr.	Justice and Law Administration	Brooklyn, NY/Xaverian
Amir Gharbi	Fr.	Political Science	Holbrook, NY/Sachem East
Aidan Hanley-Piri	Fr.	Health Education (PreK-12)	Bronx, NY/Cardinal Spellman
John-Paul Hernandez	Fr.	Marketing	Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas
Stephen Johnson	Sr.	Communication	Liberty, NY/Liberty
Gavin Jones-Phillips	Jr.	Justice and Law Administration	North Plainfield, NJ/North Plainfield
Kieran Kelly	Sr.	Management	New Hyde Park, NY/St. Francis Prep
Elias Koukoulis	Sr.	Psychology	North Bellmore, NY/WC Mepham
Brian Lombardo	So.	Psychology	Shirley, NY/William Floyd
Stephen Macri	Sr.	Justice and Law Administration	Norwalk, CT/Norwalk
Michael Matich	Sr.	Justice and Law Administration	Floral Park, NY/Floral Park Memorial
Donovan Miller	So.	Health Education (PreK-12)	Sandy Hook, CT/Norwalk
Dalton Modehn	Jr.	Management	Haddam, CT/Haddam-Killingworth
Caleb Nimo-Sefah	Fr.	Accounting	Seymour, CT/Seymour
Travis O'Neill	Sr.	Justice and Law Administration	Middletown, NY/Middletown
Kenneth Okoroafor	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Trumbull, CT/Trumbull
Marcus Osieczkowski	So.	Management	Albertson, NY/Herricks
Luke Pappalardo	Sr.	Psychology	Newington, CT/Newington
Mason Phuong	So.	Justice and Law Administration	Danbury, CT/Danbury
Troy Pomykala	Sr.	Management	New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt
Alexis Reyes	So.	Exploratory Studies-Undeclared	Stratford, CT/Bunnell
Dominic Rienzi	Fr.	Business Administration	Brewster, NY/Brewster
Brandon Rigdon	Jr.	Marketing	New Milford, CT/New Milford
Zach Soriano	Jr.	Health Education (PreK-12)	Middle Island, NY/Longwood
Joshua Soter	Fr.	Biology	Middletown, NY/Middletown
Jacob St. Louis	Fr.	Exploratory Studies	Newtown, CT/Newtown
Owen Stark	So.	Applied & Comp. Mathematics	Long Beach, NY/Long Beach
Kirk Stevenson	So.	Digital Interactive Media Arts	Coram, NY/Newfield
Corey Tehe	Sr.	Health Promotion Studies	Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph By The Sea
Nicholas Troy	Jr.	Economics	Merrick, NY/Ward Melville
Nosa Uzamere	Sr.	Management	Hempstead, NY/Hempstead
Ryan Van Dyke	So.	Secon Ed; His w/Social Studies	Winsted, CT/The Gilbert School
Alex Vita	Fr.	Business Administration	Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern
Elijah Washington	Fr.	Pre-Nursing	Coram, NY/Longwood
Anthony Weidtman	Jr.	Health Promotion Studies	Nesconset, NY/Smithtown East
Dylan Wilson	Fr.	Psychology	Bridgeport, CT/Bullard Havens
Jaedon Wolfe	Jr.	Exploratory Studies	Waterbury, CT/Crosby
Kevin Wood	Sr.	Finance	Bethel, CT/Bethel