Men's Hockey | 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. 

2009-10 RIT All-Academic Honorees:
$ - #Brent Alexin (West Seneca, NY)#
^ - #Mark Cornacchia (Unionville, Ontario)#
^ - #Jared DeMichiel (Avon, CT)#
^ - #Trevor Eckenswiller (Lions Head, Ontario)#
@ - #Andrew Favot (King City, Ontario)#
^ - #Chris Haltigin (Oakville, Ontario)#
^ - #Mike Janda (Glen Ellyn, IL)#
^ - #Scott Knowles (Riverside, Ontario)#
@ - #Stevan Matic (Burnaby, British Columbia)#
$ - #Alan Mazur (Burnaby, British Columbia)#
#Taylor McReynolds (Sherwood Park, Alberta)#
@ - #Sean Murphy (Owatonna, MN)#
$ - #Dan Ringwald (Oakville, Ontario)#
@ - #Jan Ropponen (Espoo, Finland)#
^ - #Daniel Spivak (Thornhill, Ontario)#
#Chris Saracino (St. Louis, MO/Green Bay Gamblers)#
#Jeff Smith (Spokane, WA/Tri-City Storm)#
#Chris Tanev (Toronto, Ontario)#

^ - Two-time honoree
@ - Three-time honoree
$ - Four-time honoree