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For Immediate Release
June 5, 2015


Student Athletes Are Scholarly Champs, Named Academic All Americans

Thirteen Suffolk County Community College student-athletes have been named Academic All Americans by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

Seven of the students were named “superior” for maintaining a grade point average of between 3.8 and 3.99. Six students are “exemplary” for maintaining a grade point average of 3.6 to 3.79.

“All of us at the College take great satisfaction in the accomplishments of these students as they are recognized for their commitment to learning and their passion for competition," said Suffolk County Community College President Dr. Shaun L. McKay.

The students are:

Name

Academic Award

Sport

Hometown

Courtney Bocchieri

Superior

Volleyball

Bay Shore

Matt Carusillo

Superior

Cross Country

West Islip

Jennifer Cibelli

Exemplary

Soccer

West Islip

Larissa Ellerman

Superior

Women’s Basketball

Sayville

Nick Hennessy

Exemplary

Golf

Stony Brook

Josiah Hoshyla

Exemplary

Track and Field

Hampton Bays

Billie Longo

Superior

Women’s Softball

Bay Shore

Veronica Marino

Exemplary

Women’s Basketball

Lake Grove

Gabrielle Mason

Superior

Track and Field

Westhampton Beach

Mary Kate O’Connell

Superior

Women’s Basketball

Patchogue

Lena Sorrentino

Superior

Women’s Bowling

East Islip

Patrick Stepnoski

Exemplary

Baseball

Southold

Frank Valentino

Exemplary

Baseball

West Islip