Nineteen Student Athletes Named To Winter/Spring All-NECC Academic Team

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ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Elms College placed 19 student athletes on the 2010-11 Winter/Spring All-New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Academic Team as announced by the league office on Tuesday.

To be eligible for this award, a student athlete must post a minimum grade point average of 3.40 on a scale of 4.00 and must be a sophomore or higher in class standings. Student athletes who competed in men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s tennis and men’s volleyball were eligible for the winter/spring All-NECC Academic Team.

The following Elms student athletes were named academic all-conference:

Baseball
Brendan Cordeiro, senior, accounting, Berkley, Mass.
Nicholas Cordeiro, senior, business, Berkley, Mass.
Stephen Fisher, sophomore, marketing, West Boylston, Mass.
Andrew Kravontka, junior, secondary education, Manchester, Conn.

Men's Basketball
Arsenio Avant, senior, education, Southwest, Fla.
David McDaniel, sophomore, sports management, Plainfield, N.J.
Carson Miller, sophomore, math/education, New Oxford, Pa.

Women's Basketball
Katie Condon, junior, education/English, Sandy Hook, Conn.
Maryanne Overmyer, junior, elementary education/math, Mattapoisett, Mass.

Softball
Sarah Buckley, sophomore, nursing, Wilbraham, Mass.
Jessica Cockshaw, sophomore, nursing, Palmer, Mass.
Kaylyn Conroy, junior, nursing, Pittsfield, Mass.
Marlene DiRaimo, junior, chemistry, Cranston, R.I.
Courtney Hampton, junior, chemistry, Westfield, Mass.
Jennifer Killion, junior, nursing, Cambridge, Mass.
Destinee Meeker, senior, elementary education, Bantam, Conn.
Leah Spring, sophomore, nursing, South Hadley, Mass.

Men's Volleyball
Yonalvy Acosta, junior, accounting, Holyoke, Mass.
Michael Martin, junior, secondary education/history, Enfield, Conn.