50-Plus Student-Athletes Earn Placement on Wells College Dean’s List
AURORA, N.Y. – Fifty-one student-athletes representing 13 of Wells College's 15 NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic programs earned placement on the school's Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester, Director of Athletics Mike Lindberg announced.
Lindberg delivered a note to each recipient on behalf of the Wells College Athletics Department stating in part, "Let me say how proud we are of you and your accomplishment. You are an example of excellence for all our student athletes to emulate."
To earn placement on the list, students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.50 or greater for at least 12 hours of coursework in a given semester.
The group comprises geographically from 10 states that span from California to Maine.
The Wells College women's soccer program placed a semester-high 13 student-athletes on the Dean's List. More than a dozen multiple-sport student-athletes also qualified for the honor with sophomore Jennifer McCumber (Albany, N.Y.) and frehman Lydia Thomas (Lydia Thomas (Colton, N.Y.) as the lone three-sport student-athletes to qualify.
The Wells College field hockey team had the highest percentage of players on the list with nearly 88 percent. Last season's filed hockey team was ranked in the top-five nationally in its sport from nearly 150 NCAA Division III schools.
The North Eastern Athletic Association's annual scholar-athlete list is announced during the summer months.
A complete alphabetical list of fall honorees by sport with their hometowns and majors:
BASEBALL
Luke Eitner (Soph./N. Lehigh, Pa./Environmental Science)
Joseph Horne (Soph./Hicksville, N.Y./Psychology)
Joseph Matala (Soph./Schenectady, N.Y./Business)
Max Odum (Fr./Lowman, N.Y./Health Science)
Zachary Odum (Fr./Lowman, N.Y./Health Science)
Derek Shea (Sr./West Kingston, R.I./Environmental Science)
Kevin Spaeth (Sr./Haddon Heights, N.J./Childhood Education)
FIELD HOCKEY
Grace Kahl (Fr./Burlington, Vt./Childhood Education)
Clara Lima (Fr./Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y./Psychology)
Nikki Michaud (Jr./New Gloucester, Me./Health Science)
Danielle Radivoy (Jr./Otisville, N.Y./Health Science)
Brookel Sabella (Fr./Bangor, Pa./Theatre)
Sadie Sheffler (Soph./Waynesboro, Pa./Biology)
Lauren Spiegel (Fr./Ballston Lake, N.Y./Health Science)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Benjamin McMonagle (Soph./Rome, N.Y./Business)
Jordan Perna (Fr./Broadalbin, N.Y./Exploratory)
MEN'S LACROSSE
Jeronimo Camou (Fr./Greenwich, Ct./Exploratory)
Justin Dude (Jr./Hilton, N.Y./Business)
MEN'S SOCCER
Justin Butler (Jr./Johnson City, N.Y./Mathematics)
Ryan Nugent (Soph./West Creek, N.J./Economics)
James Stover (Jr./Bethlehem, Pa./Sustainability)
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Jackson Lieber (Soph./Getzville, N.Y./Childhood Education)
SOFTBALL
Olivia Maish (Soph./Palmdale, Calif./Health Science)
Hayley Martin (Soph./Laurens, N.Y./Business)
Jennifer McCumber (Soph./Albany, N.Y./Business)
Brittney Meade (Sr./King Ferry, N.Y./Business)
Victoria Miller (Jr./Buffalo, N.Y./Health Science)
Serina Sheradin (Fr./Fayettville, N.Y./Mathematics)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Jordan Jacobs (Sr./Tannersville, N.Y./Health Science)
Mackenzie Kunkle (Soph./Selkirk, N.Y./Psychology)
Jennifer McCumber (Soph./Albany, N.Y./Business)
Lydia Thomas (Fr./Colton, N.Y./Biology)
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Abigail Frey (Jr./Syracuse, N.Y./Political Science)
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Anna Bernatavitz (Fr./Elmira, N.Y./Exploratory)
Clara Lima (Fr./Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y./Psychology)
Mackenzie Powers (Jr./Syracuse, N.Y./Psychology)
Danielle Radivoy (Jr./Otisville, N.Y./Health Science)
Poonyashila Rizal (Fr./Harrisburg, Pa./Exploratory)
Lauren Spiegel (Fr./Ballston Lake, N.Y./Health Science)
Lydia Thomas (Fr./Colton, N.Y./Biology)
Madelyn Walikis (Sr./Baldwinsville, N.Y./Physics)
Mollie Walts (Sr./Cortland, N.Y./Health Science)
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Anna Bernatavitz (Fr./Elmira, N.Y./Exploratory)
Abigail Carroll (Jr./Oneida, N.Y./History)
Alexis Huff (Jr./Baldwinsville, N.Y./Health Science)
Jordan Jacobs (Sr./Tannersville, N.Y./Health Science)
Mackenzie Kunkle (Soph./Selkirk, N.Y./Psychology)
Hayley Martin (Soph./Laurens, N.Y./Business)
Jennifer McCumber (Soph./Albany, N.Y./Business)
Katelyn Norris (Soph./Fayetteville, N.C./Health Science)
Callia Ortega (Jr./Denton, Tx./Health Science)
Mackenzie Powers (Jr./Syracuse, N.Y./Psychology)
Abigail Smith (Soph./Palatine Bridge, N.Y./Biology)
Lydia Thomas (Fr./Colton, N.Y./Biology)
Maeghan Westmiller (Sr./Auburn, N.Y./Childhood Education)
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Jessica Boeheim (Jr./Cheektowaga, N.Y./Creative Writing)
Nicole D'Aurizio (Jr./Wolcott, N.Y./Environmental Science)
Alexis Huff (Jr./Baldwinsville, N.Y./Health Science)
Hailey Onofre (Soph./Waverly, N.Y./Health Science)
Julia Nash (Soph./Syracuse, N.Y./Women's and Gender Studies)
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Isabella Ciancio (Fr./Clinton, N.Y./Health Science)
Kayla Filiatrault (Fr./Lacona, N.Y./Health Science)
Leah Gregory (Soph./Afton, N.Y./Childhood Education)
Haley Van Luven (Soph./Weedsport, N.Y./Business)
