For Immediate Release
June 11, 2014

Suffolk Student Athletes Lauded at Awards Ceremony

Suffolk County Community College student/athletes were honored on June 5 when more than three-dozen were recognized for their on-field skills as well as team spirit, sportsmanship, support of fellow athletes and academic achievement.

Suffolk’s Athletic Director Kevin Foley said that this year’s men’s national champion in the pole vault, Josiah Hoshyla had a perfect 4.0 grade point average and first team All-American and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)  Academic All-American, baseball player Travis George scored perfectly as well.

Foley said that Tori Thompson of the Women’s Track Team won three national championships this year while maintaining a 3.1 GPA.  Foley added that Suffolk placed a total of seven student athletes on the NJCAA Academic All-American Team – four of the students had a 3.8 GPA or better.

Individual team awards were distributed for team Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Coach’s Awards to individuals who were not only skilled in their respective sports, but also exhibited leadership qualities that go above and beyond.

Additionally, one athlete was singled out for a new prestigious award – The Gene Farry Award. The honor is named after former Suffolk Men’s Head Basketball Coach and Athletic Director Gene Farry and awarded to the student athlete who best embodies the qualities and characteristics of team spirit, leadership, commitment and excellence.

Galvin Biggs of Coram, a track team member and Coach’s Award recipient was presented with the high honor.

	MVP Award		Coach's Award
Baseball		Travis George Centerport		Dan D'Onofrio Medford
Men's Basketball		Chris Millender Coram		Armand Correa East Patchogue
Bowling		Kim Curreri Commack		Ramon Carcamo Copiague
Men's Cross Country		Austin McGlone Mastic		John Seskus Commack
Golf	Photo Not available	Andrew Owad Mastic	Photo Not available	Bryan Morin Port Jeff Station
Men's Lacrosse		Dominick Santangelo Holtsville		Sean Conway Center Moriches
Men's Soccer		Frankie Guzman Brentwood (right)		Andre Brown Central Islip (left)
Men's Tennis		Dan Klein Miller Place		Anthony Fazio Center Moriches
Men's Track & Field		Diamonte Corley Shirley		Galvin Biggs Coram
Women's Basketball		Larissa Ellermann Gutersloh, Germany		Rynese Smith Bellport
Women's Cross Country		Danielle Milo West Islip		Megan Lavery Islip
Dance		Sheila Christoffersen Shirley		Katrina Pfeifer Medford
Cheer		Josette Iacone West Babylon		Marissa O'Neill Kings Park
Softball		Morgan Johnston St. James		Linda Robrecht East Setauket
Women's Soccer		Amber Petrillo Sayville		Marlaina Sherman Miller Place
Women's Tennis	No Photo	Amanda Van Nostrand Islip		Caitlin Lawler Baiting Hollow
Women's Track & Field		Tori Thompson West Babylon		Kathleen Costello Patchogue
Volleyball		Brittney Olazagasti Selden		Katie Shannon Selden
Women's Lacrosse		Corinne Geiger South Setauket		Mary Vecchio Holtsville