NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has placed 26 student-athletes on the 2012-13 Little East Conference Fall All-Academic Team.
The team includes student-athletes who competed on teams during the fall season, and were sophomores or better with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or better. The team included student-athletes in the fall sports sponsored by the LEC: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis, and volleyball.
"Our students continue to exemplify the philosophy of NCAA Division III athletics," said UMass Dartmouth Director of Athletics Ian Day. "They continue to prove that you can be winners in the classroom as well as in the uniform."
FALL 2012-13 LITTLE EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM-UMASS DARTMOUTH
Men's Cross Country
Scott Bernazzani, Sophomore (Visual Media & Digital Media) –Abington, MA/Cardinal Spellman HS
Eric Karstunen, Sophomore (Marketing) –Pembroke, MA/ Pembroke HS
Zach Switaj, Junior (Mechanical Engineering) –Tamworth, NH/ Kennett Regional HS
Women's Cross Country
Carolyn Cornell, Sophomore (Arts & Science) – Abington, MA/Cardinal Spellman HS
Meghan Cutler, Junior (Nursing) –Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS
Caitlin Dorr, Junior (Visual Design/Graphics) –Foxboro, MA/Foxboro HS
Renee Laurencelle, Sophomore (Nursing) –Tyngsboro, MA/Tyngsboro HS
Samantha Roderigues, Sophomore (Computer Science) –Somerset, MA/Somerset HS
Katie Sheehan, Sophomore (Nursing) –Scituate, MA/Scituate HS
Field Hockey
Victoria Dolce, Junior (Nursing) –Jamestown, RI/North Kingstown HS
Heather Fatcheric, Sophomore (History) –Princeton, MA/Wachusett Regional HS
Michaela Johnston, Senior (Nursing) –Mansfield, MA/Mansfield HS
Tiffany Richard, Junior (Marketing) –Fitchburg, MA/Fitchburg HS
Men's Soccer
Brady Paradis, Senior (Electrical Engineering) –Tiverton, RI/Providence Country Day
Women's Soccer
Amy Carchedi, Senior (Criminal Justice)-Quincy, MA/North Quincy HS
Krista Chauvin, Junior (Crime & Justice Studies) –Seekonk, MA/Seekonk HS
Vanessa DeMelo, Senior (Arts & Sciences) –Fall River, MA/Durfee HS
Maura Gonsalves, Sophomore (Nursing)-Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS
Kathleen Landers, Junior (English & Writing) –Danvers, MA/Danvers HS
Michelle Miller, Junior (History)-Westford, MA/Westford Academy
Jillian Van Ness, Senior (Crime & Justice Studies) –Agawam, MA/Agawam HS
Women's Tennis
Casey Auman, Junior (Biology) –North Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS
Nicole Pelletier, Junior (Mechanical Engineering) –Swansea, MA/Case HS
Alex Post, Junior (Nursing) –Plymouth, MA/Plymouth North HS
Hannah Schulze, Sophomore (Marketing) –Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford HS
Volleyball
Caitlin Bien, Sophomore (Chemistry) –Millbury, MA/Millbury HS
UMASS DARTMOUTH ATHLETICS