DECEMBER 6, 2006
60 KING'S STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO MAC FALL
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
WILKES-BARRE -- A total of 60 King's College fall
sports student-athletes have been named to the Middle Atlantic
Conference All-Academic Team.
To be nominated for selection, students must be at
least a sophomore in class standing and maintain a minimum 3.20
grade-point average.
King's led the way in the MAC with 60 selections, while Elizabethtown College
and Susquehanna had 58 each, followed by Messiah (56).
Scranton was fifth with 53, Moravian was sixth with 52 and Juniata was
seventh with 51, followed by FDU-Florham (46), Albright (44), Wilkes
(41), Widener (40), Lebanon Valley ( 29), Lycoming (27), Drew (26),
Delaware Valley (19) and DeSales (18).
The King's football team had 13 players selected,
including Ryan Arcangeli, Gary Bailey, Josh Conklin, Craig Haywood, Tim
Lust, Matt McGovern, Andrew Michalik, George Montras, Bernie Mullen, Dan
OšRourke, Jeff Searfass, Joe Tassoni, and Mike Verbitski
Eleven players from the Lady Monarch soccer squad
were chosen, including Kate Bossert, Annie Drimones, Liz Martin, Lisa
McMillan, Catherine Scerra, Cindy Smallwood, Blake Stock, Lori Stuart,
Christine Uhl, Kaitlin Wilcox, and Mary Malloy.
The field hockey team had 10 players represented,
including Alicia Barrios, Melissa Gates, Grace King, Kari Leach, Katie
McCormick, Sarah McGrady, Sarah Rizzo, Lindsay Sabo, Rianda Steck, and
Debbie Wychock.
Nine cross country runners were named, including
Derek Call, Maria DeMuro, Julie Dural, Ed Kopec, David Krupski, Kate
Musto, Justin Winters, Alison Taroli, and Kelley Weidwald.
The Monarch soccer team had nine players
selected, including Nate Buckwalter, Mike Buckwash, Brandon Heller, John McNichol,
Jordan Miller, Jim McMichael, Mark Nessle, Eric Schmeider, and Brandon
Stanchock.
Six King's women's tennis players made the squad,
including Sarah Guza, Kristen Hunter, Brittany Kujat, Amanda Marchica,
Brittany Turnbaugh, and Elizabeth Walpole.
Nadya Alboschy and Erin Dugan were also selected from the women's
volleyball team.
A year ago, 114 King's student-athletes were named
to the MAC Fall, Winter, and Spring all-Academic teams with a record 65
coming during the 2005 Fall Sports campaign.
