07.14.2010
Men's Hockey
Eighteen men's hockey standouts earn AHA All-Academic Team honors
HAVERHILL, MA -- Eighteen RIT men's hockey players earned 2009-10 Atlantic Hockey Association All-Academic team honors on Wednesday. Out of the 18 players selected, 14 are repeat honorees, including four three-time selections, and four who earned the honor for the fourth straight year.
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Joe Venniro - Director of Sports Information
7/14/2010 3:28:01 PM
HAVERHILL, MA -- Eighteen RIT men's hockey players earned 2009-10 Atlantic Hockey Association All-Academic team honors on Wednesday. Out of the 18 players selected, 14 are repeat honorees, including four three-time selections, and four who earned the honor for the fourth straight year.
For a seventh straight year a new standard has been set in the classroom for the student-athletes of Atlantic Hockey as 140 have earned a spot on the All-Academic Team. The 140 student-athletes eclipses the mark of 135 that were honored after the 2008-09 season. In the seventh year of existence, 16 players earned their fourth appearance on the All-Academic squad. In addition, 24 are appearing for the third time, while 38 are being honored for the second time.
To qualify for the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team an individual must post a 3.0 grade point average or higher in all of the academic periods during which his team was actively competing. The men's hockey team posted a team GPA of 3.21 which was third highest amongst all men's intercollegiate athletic teams at RIT.
2010 RIT All-Academic Honorees:
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Brent Alexin (West Seneca, NY)
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Mark Cornacchia (Unionville, Ontario)
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Jared DeMichiel (Avon, CT)
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Trevor Eckenswiller (Lions Head, Ontario)
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Andrew Favot (King City, Ontario)
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Chris Haltigin (Oakville, Ontario)
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Mike Janda (Glen Ellyn, IL)
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Scott Knowles (Riverside, Ontario)
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Stevan Matic (Burnaby, British Columbia)
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Alan Mazur (Burnaby, British Columbia)
Taylor McReynolds (Sherwood Park, Alberta)
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Sean Murphy (Owatonna, MN)
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Dan Ringwald (Oakville, Ontario)
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Jan Ropponen (Espoo, Finland)
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Daniel Spivak (Thornhill, Ontario)
Chris Saracino (St. Louis, MO)
Jeff Smith (Spokane, WA)
Chris Tanev (Toronto, Ontario)
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