Rensselaer Athletics Highlights
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| A total of 1,368 donors contributed $345,551 to Let’s Go Red! in FY17, figures that were up from 763 and $191,599, respectively, from previous fiscal year (FY16) Seventeen men’s hockey student-athletes named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team Jamie Jackson ’16 named head golf coach Eight men’s hockey student-athletes invited to participate in National Hockey League (NHL) Development Camps with seven different organizations Bryan Vines named interim head women’s ice hockey coach Student-athlete Will Reilly (Toronto, ON / Nainamo Clippers) chosen in seventh round of NHL Entry Draft (217th overall) by Pittsburgh Penguins, the Stanley Cup Champions Senior Sam Keller (Newtown, PA / Council Rock North), senior Michael Pesanello (Mahwah, NJ / Mahwah), junior Matt Vitagliano (Clear Brook, VA / James Wood) named to CoSIDA National Academic All-America Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field Second Team; Vitgaliano was Third Team in 2016 Senior Maddie Dery (Mahopac, NY / Mahopac) named to CoSIDA National Academic All-America Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field First Team; Junior Jaime Lord (Stony Point, NY / North Rockland) chosen to Third Team; Dery was also First Team in 2016, while Lord also Third Team in 2016 Associate Athletics Director Kevin Beattie presented Irving T. Marsh Award by Eastern College Athletic Conference-Sports Information Directors Association (ECAC-SIDA) based on “exhibited excellence in the field of sports information” Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) named Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by Liberty League; Senior Michael Pesanello (Mahwah, NJ / Mahwah) named Field Athlete of the Year; Junior Terrence Lawrence (Highland, NY / Highland) named Rookie of the Year Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coaching Staff chosen as Coaching Staff of the Year by Liberty League Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coaching Staff chosen as Coaching Staff of the Year by Liberty League Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field teams finish eighth in annual USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award standings; Believed to be highest ever ranking for Engineers Junior swimmer Shanny Lin (El Paso, TX / El Paso) named to CoSIDA National Academic All-America Women’s At-Large First Team; Lin was Third Team in 2016 Men’s basketball presented 2016-17 Schoenfeld Sportsmanship Award by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association (CBOA); Given to college or university, which in judgment of CBOA membership, best exemplifies "the highest degree of sportsmanship, character, and ethics among their players, coaches and spectators." Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) is runner-up in 5000 meters at NCAA Championship Meet to earn National All-America Senior Maddie Dery (Mahopac, NY / Mahopac) competes in 3000 meter steeplechase NCAA Championship Meet in Geneva, Ohio; Lord advanced to the finals and finished 11th Sophomore Grant O’Connor (West Hartford, CT / Hall) is third in 10000 meters at NCAA Championship Meet to earn National All-America Senior Stephanie Caudle (Gainesville, FL / Gainesville) named to NFCA All-America Third Team in utility position; Caudle was Second Team in 2016 Senior Breanainn McNeally (Severna Park, MD / Archbishop Spaulding) named USILA Men’s Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention; McNeally was Honorable Mention in 2016 Seniors David Gibbs (Stony Brook, NY / Ward Melville) and Breanainn McNeally (Severna Park, MD / Archbishop Spaulding) selected to play in USILA Senior Game Junior Devan Puhl (Frederick, MD / Linganore) named to CoSIDA National Academic All-America Softball First Team; Puhl was First Team in 2016 A total of 187 (of 21) teams had term GPAs of 3.0 or better, with the women being led by swimming & diving (3.65) and the men by cross country (3.37) Seniors Breanainn McNeally (Severna Park, MD / Archbishop Spaulding) of lacrosse presented Livingston W. Houston Citizenship Award as the “first citizen of the college” Senior Maddie Dery (Mahopac, NY / Mahopac) of cross country and track & field awarded Leopold L. Balleisen Prize, presented to senior student-athlete who stands highest academically in senior class Sachi Vines, Director of Marketing & Promotions, presented a Dedication and Devotion award at Senior Class Awards Celebration Softball (27-14) concludes season in NCAA Tournament Regional Final, the farthest in post-season the program has ever advanced. Senior Stephanie Caudle (Gainesville, FL / Gainesville) named Liberty League Player of the Year in softball; Caudle was Player of the Year in 2016 Amber Maisonet named Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year in softball A total of 86 student-athletes named to Liberty League Spring All-Academic Team Softball wins Liberty League Tournament on home field (rain shortened) and automatic berth into NCAA Tournament; First automatic bid in school history and third overall Men’s Outdoor Track & Field wins New York State Championship Meet Coaching staff named New York State Meet Staff of the Meet Senior Aaron Schauger (Grand Island, NY / Grand Island) finishes in three-way tie for first place at four-round Liberty League Championship Meet with 302; Schauger beaten in playoff The Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2017 of Jay Bernardo '07 (football), Bryan Richardson '96 (hockey), Felicia Tsai 07 (track & field), Stephanie Vanek '06 (softball) and Mike Griffin (basketball coach) inducted in ceremony at Hilton Garden Inn Baseball debuts new artificial turf field at Robison Field Senior Breanainn McNeally (Severna Park, MD / Archbishop Spaulding) sets school men’s lacrosse records for career games (64) and career goals (179) Senior Stephanie Caudle (Gainesville, FL / Gainesville) throws perfect game in 4-0 win at RIT Women’s Outdoor Track & Field wins Liberty League Championship Meet; RPI won 2016 Meet Men’s Outdoor Track & Field wins Liberty League Championship Meet, its ninth consecutive title Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) named Liberty League Championship Meet Track Performer of the Meet for second consecutive season; Senior Michael Pesanello (Mahwah, NJ / Mahwah) named Field Performer of the Meet; Junior Terrence Lawrence (Highland, NY / Highland) named Rookie of the Meet Dave Smith named head men’s hockey coach Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) named Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year by Liberty League; Senior Michael Pesanello (Mahwah, NJ / Mahwah) named Field Athlete of the Year Men’s Indoor Track & Field Coaching Staff chosen as Coaching Staff of the Year by Liberty League Sophomore Shanny Lin (El Paso, TX / El Paso) finished second in nation in 200 butterfly at NCAA Championship Meet to earn National All-America; Lin was fourth in 2016; She also competed in two other events in 2017 Juniors Danielle Sauve (Walpole, MA / Walpole) and Jessica Sauve (Walpole, MA / Walpole) swam in NCAA Championship Meet, competing in three events; This was Danielle’s third appearance, but first for Jessica; Freshman Jessica Kugelman (Tappan, NY / Tappan Zee) dove at NCAA Championship Meet Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) finishes fourth in 3000 meters at NCAA Championship Meet to earn National All-America Men’s distance medley relay team of senior Colin Smith (Bethesda, MD / Sidwell Friends), sophomore Jason Hall (Victor, NY / Victor), freshman Noah Falasco (King of Prussia, PA / Upper Merion Area) and senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) are National Champions and National All-America after winning at NCAA Championship Meet in time of 9:56.42; Squad is first relay team in school history – any sport – to win NCAA title Sophomore Grant O’Connor (West Hartford, CT / Hall) is 13th in 5000 meters at NCAA Championship Meet in Naperville, Illinois Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) selected as USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year John Lynch chosen as USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year A total of 24 student-athletes named to Liberty League Winter All-Academic Team Men’s Indoor Track & Field wins New York State Meet Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) named New York State Championship Meet Track Performer of the Meet; Junior Terrence Lawrence (Highland, NY / Highland) named Rookie of the Meet Both the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams finish second in New York State Meets for second consecutive seasons Men’s Indoor Track & Field wins Liberty League Championship Meet Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) named Liberty League Championship Meet Track Performer of the Meet; Senior Michael Pesanello (Mahwah, NJ / Mahwah) named Field Performer of the Meet; Junior Terrence Lawrence (Highland, NY / Highland) named Rookie of the Meet Seniors Matt Hall (Sudbury, MA / Lincoln Sudbury) and Breanainn McNeally (Severna Park, MD / Archbishop Spaulding) selected Division III Preseason All-America Honorable Mention by Face-Off Yearbook Adam Oates '85 is one of the top 100 players to ever play in the NHL, according to panel of distinguished members of hockey community - including executives, media members and NHL alumni; Revealed at NHL100 as league celebrates 100th year as part of All-Star Weekend Laura Horwood scores goal that earned national recognition when it was the No. 7 play on ESPN's Top 10 Plays of the Night; Goal was as espnW's No. 1 Play of the Week on its Top 10 countdown Announcement that men's hockey to join three other schools in annual Northern Irish Connections Friendship Four Tournament to be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 24-25, 2017 A total of 17 (of 21) teams had term GPAs of 3.0 or better, with the women being led by swimming & diving (3.43) and the men by cross country (3.29) Sergio Merino named head strength & conditioning coach Erik Burgdoerfer ’10 makes NHL debut with Buffalo Sabres after six seasons in minor leagues Men’s swimming & diving wins Liberty League Championship Meet; Second consecutive Men’s Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff chosen as Coaching Staff of the Year by Liberty League Junior Jessica Sauve (Walpole, MA / Walpole) named Liberty League Championship Swimmer of the Meet; RPI finishes second Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) named Liberty League Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year John Lynch named Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year in men’s cross country Junior Jaime Lord (Stony Point, NY / North Rockland) named Liberty League Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year John Lynch named Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year in women’s cross country Football (6-5) defeats Maritime, 38-6, in ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl Championship in Philadelphia, Pa.; Junior running back Mike Tivinis (Middleton, MA / Masconomet) named Most Valuable Player Sophomore Grant O’Connor (West Hartford, CT / Hall) earns National All-America in men's cross country after finishing 25th at the NCAA Championship in the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships at Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky.; RPI finished a school-record 13th overall Junior Jaime Lord (Stony Point, NY / North Rockland) finished 19th overall to repeat as National All-America; RPI finished 18th in the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships at Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky. Junior Steven Collins (Flemington, NJ / Hunterdon Central Regional) named to CoSIDA National Academic All-America Men’s Soccer First Team Football wins Dutchman Shoes Trophy for school-record fourth straight year, defeating Union, 21-12 Freshman goalkeeper Joey Lyons (Harwood, MD / Southern) named Liberty League Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Year School-record seven named All-Liberty League in women’s soccer Senior forward Devon Baughen (Sarasota, FL / Pine View) named Liberty League Men’s Soccer Player of the Year; Baughen was first player in Liberty League history to record at least one point in every conference game in a season Freshman men’s tennis student-athlete Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez (Wesley Chapel, FL / Wiregrass Ranch) named ECAC Division III Rookie of the Month for October A total of 70 student-athletes named to Liberty League Fall All-Academic Team Women’s soccer advances to Liberty League Championship Game for first time in school history Women’s cross country wins Liberty League Championship for second straight season Men’s cross country wins Liberty League Championship; Senior Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) wins individual championship Freshman goalkeeper Joey Lyons (Harwood, MD / Southern) sets women’s soccer shutout record Freshmen Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez (Wesley Chapel, FL / Wiregrass Ranch) and Zack Ebenfeld (Pembroke Pines, FL / American Heritage) win Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Doubles Tournament to become first two in school history to win an ITA Regional and first National All-Americans in program history Katie Bishop named Athletics Compliance Specialist Junior Shanny Lin (El Paso, TX / El Paso) named Pre-Season National All-America by CollegeSwimming.com The year-end athletic department awards for the 2015-16 were presented to Taylor Ten Eyck ‘16 (softball) and Jamie Jackson ‘16 (golf) as Richard S. Lyon Career Athletes of the Year; Ben Fazio ’17 (cross country, track & field) and Shanny Lin ’18 (swimming) as the Athletes of the Year; and Lovisa Selander ’19 (ice hockey) and Brendan McNerney ’19 (baseball) as Freshmen of the Year John Lynch and Shannon O’Brien named co-recipients of Marvin Anderson Award SUMMARY: 91 All-Liberty League 8 Liberty League Year-End Performers Baughen, Caudle, Fazio (3), Lord, Pesanello (2) 2 Liberty League Rookies of the Year Lawrence, Lyons 7 Liberty League Coaches of the Year Lynch (2), Maisonet, O’Brien, Tory (3) 7 Liberty League Team Champions Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, Softball, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Men’s Indoor Track & Field, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 3 Liberty League Team Runner-Ups Women’s Soccer, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Indoor Track & Field 2 Liberty League Tournament Participants Softball, Men’s Tennis 3 NCAA Tournament Teams Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, Softball 12 NCAA Individual Participants Dery, Falasco, Fazio (2), Hall, G. O’Connor (2), Kugelman, Lin, J. Sauve, D. Sauve, Smith 14 National All-America Castillo-Sanchez, Caudle, Ebenfeld, Falasco, Fazio (3), Hall, Lin, Lord, McNeally, G. O’Connor (2), Smith 2 All-Star Game Participants Gibbs, McNeally 183 All-Academic 70 Liberty League Fall 24 Liberty League Winter 70 Liberty League Spring 19 ECAC Hockey (does not include women) 8 CoSIDA National Academic All-America Collins, Dery, Keller, Lin, Lord, Pesanello, Puhl, Vitagliano Spring Academics 580 Student-Athletes with 3.20 average and 3.15 cum GPA 209 Women with 3.37 average GPA and 3.26 cum GPA 371 Men with 3.11 average GPA and 3.08 cum GPA 18 of 21 teams with 3.0+ term GPA Swimming & diving (3.65) and Track & field (3.45) led women Cross country (3.37) and Lacrosse (3.28) led men 18 of 21 teams with 3.0+ cum GPA Swimming & diving (3.48) and Track & field (3.38) & Soccer (3.38) led women Track & field (3.26) and cross Country (3.26) both led men Fall Academics 608 Student-Athletes with 3.13 average and 3.12 cum GPA 220 Women with 3.24 average GPA and 3.22 cum GPA 388 Men with 3.07 average GPA and 3.06 cum GPA 17 of 21 teams with 3.0+ term GPA Swimming & diving (3.43) and Soccer (3.39) led women Cross country (3.29) and Track & field (3.26) led men 16 of 21 teams with 3.0+ cum GPA Swimming & diving (3.41) and Track & field (3.34) led women Soccer (3.26) and Track & field (3.25) led men July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 (last updated August 8, 2017) Directory: sidearm.sites -> rpiathletics.com -> documents sidearm.sites -> Clark Atlanta University Department of Athletics Student-Athlete Compliance and Rules Education Review sidearm.sites -> Draft not for release sidearm.sites -> For Release: Thursday, June 1 – 12 noon et sidearm.sites -> Football bowl association schedule date Game Teams Time [ET]/TV sidearm.sites -> 2017 Cairn Highlanders Men’s Soccer No. Name Cl. 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