The North Eastern Athletic Conference announced its Scholar-Athlete selections from across its 14 full-time and six associate institution membership, honoring 48 from Morrisville State with the academic accolade for the 2016-17 academic year.
“I want to express my appreciation to all those individuals who have contributed to the academic success demonstrated by our student athletes, including the student-athletes themselves,” said Greg Carroll, Director of Athletics.
“Each year we challenge them to achieve more, succeed more, and contribute more; and they continue to respond positively.”
To be named a scholar-athlete, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.40 or higher for the fall and spring semesters combined while participating in a NEAC sponsored sport.
“Our coaches have committed themselves to recruiting student-athletes serious about academic success, and then they have been holding each team member accountable,” Carroll stated. “Not only have they been up front from the beginning of the recruiting process about academic expectations, they have been following through which is truly challenging. We have also had great support from the faculty and academic support staff.”
“It really is a team effort and we are fortunate to be part of a campus so committed to overall student success.”
The following student-athletes received scholar-athlete recognition:
| Student-Athlete | Sport(s) | Hometown | Major |
| Jessica Adam | Women’s Soccer | Avoca, N.Y. | Massage Therapy |
| Jordan Anderson * | Women’s Basketball/ Lacrosse | West Edmeston, N.Y. | Human Performance & Health Promotion |
| Zoe Bender | Women’s Cross Country | Chittenango, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Eric Berglund | Men’s Soccer | Elmira, N.Y. | Applied Psychology |
| Bradley Biggs | Men’s Lacrosse | Tully, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Andrew Blue | Men’s Cross Country | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Wood Products Technology |
| Brendan Boles | Men’s Lacrosse | Goshen, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Owen Braun | Men’s Cross Country | Fulton, N.Y. | Automotive Technology |
| Jessica Chandler * | Volleyball | Morrisville, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Nicole Chiappetta | Softball | Trumball, Conn. | Equine Science |
| Paula Conklin | Women’s Soccer/ Softball | Oswego, N.Y. | Applied Psychology |
| Maura Conlon * | Women’s Cross Country | Marcy, N.Y. | Human Performance & Health Promotion |
| Mason Craine * | Men’s Cross Country | Red Creek, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Christopher DeJean | Men’s Basketball | Canarsie, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Justin Depue * | Men’s Cross Country | Homer, N.Y. | Animal Science – Dairy |
| Nicholas Devito | Golf | Averill Park, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Byron Evans * | Men’s Cross Country | Cazenovia, N.Y. | Automotive Management |
| Isaiah Evans | Men’s Cross Country | Cazenovia, N.Y. | Accounting |
| Charnell Francis | Women’s Cross Country | New York, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Cody Gaines * | Men’s Soccer | Hoosick Falls, N.Y. | Technology Management |
| Holly Gamlen * | Field Hockey / Softball | Cazenovia, N.Y. | Human Performance & Health Promotion |
| Kallie George * | Women’s Soccer / Lacrosse | Tully, N.Y. | Equine Science |
| Nicholas Geswaldo | Men’s Lacrosse | Lafayette, N.Y. | Horticulture |
| Corey Grace | Men’s Lacrosse | Penn Yan, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Christina Grippin | Volleyball | Berne, N.Y. | Ag Business Development |
| Janet Hanehan | Women’s Soccer / Lacrosse | Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | Animal Science – Dairy |
| Ryan Houghtalen | Men’s Soccer | Syracuse, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Mickael Keilan | Men’s Soccer | Berlin, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Lauren Kellum * | Field Hockey | Eaton, N.Y. | Resort and Recreation Management |
| Haley Kilmartin * | Women’s Basketball | Fort Plain, N.Y. | Human Performance & Health Promotion |
| Amanda Labe | Softball | Friedensburg, Pa. | Equine Science & Management |
| Emily Laurin * | Women’s Soccer | Munnsville, N.Y. | Equine Science & Management |
| Justin Loverme * | Men’s Soccer | Jamestown, N.Y. | Applications Software |
| Angela Marriott * | Women’s Soccer | Peekskill, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
| Caelen Marsh | Volleyball | Kingston, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Autumn Mitchell | Field Hockey | Canastota, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Dane Moore | Golf | Cadillac, Mich. | Health Related Studies |
| Emilee Niejadlik | Volleyball | Hamburg, N.Y. | Environmental & Natural Resources Conservation |
| Jesse Pflaumer * | Golf | Elba, N.Y. | Agricultural Engineering |
| Leila Richmond | Field Hockey | Eden, N.Y. | Animal Science – Dairy |
| Benjamin Seale * | Men’s Cross Country | Chittenango, N.Y. | Residential Construction |
| Daniel Sherlock * | Men’s Lacrosse | Tully, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Brianna Sorriento | Women’s Soccer | Wynantskill, N.Y. | Equine Science & Management |
| Lindsey Sunderlage | Volleyball | Kingston, Ill. | Equine Science |
| Marie Temara | Women’s Cross Country | Camillus, N.Y. | Technology Management |
| Raylene Wade * | Women’s Cross Country | Red Creek, N.Y. | Human Performance & Health Promotion |
| Samantha Wolf | Volleyball | Liverpool, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Marissa Woodard * | Women’s Basketball | Unadilla, N.Y. | Criminal Justice |
Student-athletes marked with an asterisk have earned Scholar-Athlete recognition in previous academic calendar years.