Women's Swimming & Diving | 3/21/2017 3:51:00 PM
ROCHESTER, NY – Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 222 winter sport student-athletes have qualified for the league's 2016-17 All-Academic Teams in their respective sports. A total of 32 RIT student-athletes earned All-Academic honors for the winter season.
The winter championship sports include men's and women's basketball, men's squash, and men's and women's swimming and diving. To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic team a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30.
"Academic success is a great point of pride for our Liberty League institutions and student-athletes," said King. "Even as we raised our standard this year, our student-athletes continue to demonstrate that it is possible to not only excel academically, but to achieve athletically at the highest level in Division III. I congratulate and salute them on their outstanding achievements."
Below are the RIT student-athletes honored.
Women's Basketball (8)
Julia Bender (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas), Sr., New Media Design, Webster, N.Y.
Taylor Burns (Rochester, NY/Greece Odyssey), Sr., Accounting, Rochester, N.Y.
Sydney Frank (Haverford, PA/Friends' Central), Jr., Packaging Science, Haverford, Pa.
Abby Judd (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland), Jr., Packaging Science, Pittsford, N.Y.
Whitney Kent (Hinsdale, NY/Cuba-Rushford), Jr., Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Hinsdale, N.Y.
Cori Okada (Fullerton, CA/Troy), So., Electrical Exploration, Fullerton, Calif.
Ashlynn Palmitesso (Fulton, NY/G. Ray Bodley), Sr., Biomedical Engineering, Fulton, N.Y.
Jessica Shields (Lyons, NY/Newark), So., Physician Assistant, Lyons, N.Y.
Men's Swimming and Diving (13)
Alex Dieroff (Syracuse, NY/Jamesville-Dewitt), So., Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse, N.Y.
Ryan Facchine (Fairview, PA/Fairview), Jr., Chemical Engineering, Fairview, Pa.
Spencer Hall (Plattsburgh, NY/Plattsburgh), Jr., Engineering Exploration, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Ben Hamilton (Addison, NY/Addison), Jr., Environmental Science, Addison, N.Y.
Austin Hayes (Aurora, OH/Aurora), Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Aurora, Ohio
Shawn Nevers (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial), So., Engineering Exploration, Jackson, N.J.
John O'Gorman (Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth), Sr., Chemical Engineering, Yarmouth, Maine
Andrew Rearson (Dresher, PA/Upper Dublin), So., Mechanical Engineering, Dresher, Pa.
Derek Rothrock (Ashburn, VA/Briar Woods), So., Biomedical Engineering, Ashburn, Va.
Will Seifried, So., Chemical Engineering, Springfield, Pa.
John Stelmack (Toccoa, GA/Stephens County), Jr., Biomedical Engineering, Toccoa, Ga.
Chase Van Duyne (Auburn, NY/Auburn), So., Computer Security, Auburn, N.Y.
Foster West (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas), Jr., Chemistry, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
Women's Swimming and Diving (11)
Amy Adams (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy), So., Film and Animation, Erie, Pa.
Maria Echavarria (Bogota, Colombia/Colegio Neuva Granda), Jr., Industrial Engineering, Bogota, Columbia
Sarah Evans (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna), So., Physician Assistant, Niskayuna, N.Y.
Patsy Hayes (San Jose, CA/Abraham Lincoln), Sr., Chemical Engineering, San Jose, Calif.
Rachel Kobel (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen), Sr., Environmental Sustainability/Health and Safety, Bergen, N.Y.
Grace Morales (South Riding, VA/Freedom), Jr., Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience, South Riding, Va.
Megan O' Connor, Sr., Computational Mathematics, Spring City, Pa.
Shannon Ryan (Round Rock, TX/Stony Point), Sr., New Media Design, Round Rock, Texas
Genevieve Senecal (Westfield, MA/Westfield), Sr., Computer Engineering, Westfield, Mass.
Alaiya Tuntemeke (Livonia, NY/Livonia), Sr., Electrical Engineering, Livonia, N.Y.
Sedera Zbranak (Austin, TX/Lake Travis), So., Media Arts and Technology, Austin, Texas
