General 1/24/2017 1:25:00 PM Mike Miranto, Associate A.D. For Communications

79 Student-Athletes Named To Fall 2016 Dean's List

AMHERST, N.Y. - Dr. Michael Brogan, vice president for academic affairs and dean of Daemen College, recently announced the students who have achieved Dean's List status at the college for the Fall 2016 semester. Among the honorees were 79 student-athletes, representing 42 percent of Daemen's student-athlete body.

The Dean's List at Daemen College is comprised of matriculated undergraduate students who attain a grade point average of 3.30 in any one semester, provided the student has been enrolled for twelve credit hours of course work, nine of which must be in course work which utilizes the letter grade scale. Dean's List students receive a Dean's List Certificate which recognizes their superior scholarship and are named in a national register of Dean's Lists.

In a separate announcement earlier this month regarding the overall academic performance of Daemen's nearly 200 student-athletes, director of athletics Bridget Niland stated, "We have set the goal of building an athletics program that helps our student-athletes become the very best versions of themselves in the classroom and on their chosen field of competition. Our student-athletes continue to show that they bring more to the table than just athletic prowess. The ability to balance their academic workload with the commitment they've made to their coaches and teammates is a skill which transcends being a student-athlete, and one that will be applied in their post-college lives as the future leaders of our communities."

The number of student-athlete honorees is up from 65 at the conclusion of the Spring 2016 semester. All student-athletes who achieved Dean's List status last semester will be recognized at halftime of the women's basketball game vs. the University of Bridgeport on Thursday, February 2. Below is a list of the 79 student-athletes who made Dean's List for the Fall 2016 semester...

Name	Hometown	Team(s)	Major
Carrie Akin	Akron, N.Y.	Track & Field	Physician Assistant
Cristina Apostol	Bucharest, Romania	Volleyball	Sport Management
Meghan Ballou	Eden, N.Y.	Volleyball	Physician Assistant
Zach Barnes	Jamestown, N.Y.	Cross Country	Physical Therapy
Lizzie Battaglia	Orchard Park, N.Y.	Soccer	Physician Assistant
Alex Borges	Erie, Pa.	Basketball	Biology
Rose Carboni	Endicott, N.Y.	Soccer	Health Promotion
Sam Carro	Canandaigua, N.Y.	Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Ashley Cheff	Niagara Falls, N.Y.	Cross Country / Track & Field / Triathlon	Public Health
Lindsay Ciaramella	St. George, Ont.	Soccer	Business Administration
Alicia Contreras	Arcadia, Calif.	Volleyball	Sport Management
Amber Custodi	Ransomville, N.Y.	Track & Field / Triathlon	Physical Therapy
Tiffany Cycon	Lancaster, N.Y.	Track & Field	Marketing
Giambattista Davis	Buffalo, N.Y.	Basketball	Mathematics
Brittany Denton	Oakfield, N.Y.	Cross Country / Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Jesse DeWaters	Lockport, N.Y.	Basketball	Nursing
Mackenzie Donahue	East Aurora, N.Y.	Cross Country / Track & Field	Health Promotion
Kelly DuVall	Addison, N.Y.	Soccer	Accounting
Amber Drzymala	West Seneca, N.Y.	Volleyball	Business Administration
Ashley Drzymala	West Seneca, N.Y.	Volleyball	Business Administration
Colin Edwards	Burlington, Ont.	Soccer	Accounting
Erin Egan	Williamsville, N.Y.	Basketball	Physical Therapy
Connor Essenburg	North Tonawanda, N.Y.	Soccer	Physician Assistant
Mitch Feneziani	West Seneca, N.Y.	Golf	Business Administration
Kaitlin Ford	Livonia, N.Y.	Track & Field	Social Work
Natalie Galus	Hamburg, N.Y.	Basketball	Business Administration
Nichole Geiger	Orchard Park, N.Y.	Triathlon	Physical Therapy
Katie Good	Hamburg, N.Y.	Bowling	Childhood Education
Taylor Haude	Rochester, N.Y.	Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Taylor Heinold	Hamburg, N.Y.	Basketball	Business Administration
Bri Hill	LeRoy, N.Y.	Soccer	Physical Therapy
Shaylah Iverson	Canandaigua, N.Y.	Tennis	Nursing
Alysha Jackson Simmonds		Track & Field	Forensic Science
Niko Jemmison	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Track & Field	Accounting
Alexis Koral	Williamsville, N.Y.	Soccer	Business Administration
Ashley Krol	Depew, N.Y.	Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Jesse Lalka	Tonawanda, N.Y.	Basketball	Global Business
John LeMar	North Tonawanda, N.Y.	Tennis	Accounting
Shania LiVecchi	West Seneca, N.Y.	Cross Country	Physical Therapy
Gregory Lowe	East Aurora, N.Y.	Cross Country	Physical Therapy
Sydney MacInnis	Superior, Colo.	Volleyball	Marketing
Skyler Matthews	Naples, N.Y.	Soccer	Physical Therapy
Leah May	Palmyra, N.Y.	Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Leah McDonell	North Tonawanda, N.Y.	Basketball	Accounting
Sydney McDonough	Alfred Station, N.Y.	Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Ellen Merchant	Jamestown, N.Y.	Soccer	Physical Therapy
Hannah Miller	Seneca Falls, N.Y.	Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Kaitlyn O'Hara	Clarence Center, N.Y.	Bowling	Childhood Education
Rachel Pawlak	North Tonawanda, N.Y.	Basketball	Sport Management
Alexis Perdue	Lindenhurst, N.Y.	Basketball	Biochemistry
Pauley Pitcher II	Baldwinsville, N.Y.	Golf	Accounting
Logan Podrebarac	Burlington, Ont.	Soccer	Marketing
Emily Radford	Holley, N.Y.	Cross Country / Track & Field	Nursing
Jeff Redband	Batavia, N.Y.	Basketball	Business Administration
Alex Reid	Lockport, N.Y.	Soccer / Track & Field	Accounting
Gretchen Ringler	North Tonawanda, N.Y.	Tennis	Social Work
MacKenzie Robbins	Rome, N.Y.	Tennis	Physical Therapy
Katherine Robinson	Pasadena, Calif.	Cross Country / Track & Field	Marketing
Alexis Ruggiero	Lancaster, N.Y.	Soccer	Nursing
Kamran Salehi	Toronto, Ont.	Soccer	Business Administration
Courtney Scanlan	Ellicottville, N.Y.	Volleyball	Business Administration
Hayle Scanlan	Indianapolis, Ind.	Tennis / Bowling	Biochemistry
James Schaab-Rozbicki	Amherst, N.Y.	Tennis	Forensic Science
Jonny Schmidt	Clarence Center, N.Y.	Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Andrew Sischo	Guilderland, N.Y.	Basketball	Sport Management
Matt Skrypka	Webster, N.Y.	Tennis	Athletic Training
Austin Stephany	Watkins Glen, N.Y.	Soccer	Business Administration
Andrew Strobele	Akron, N.Y.	Track & Field	Human Resource Management
Lauren Testa	North Tonawanda, N.Y.	Soccer	Marketing
Amy Trabert	Amherst, N.Y.	Cross Country / Track & Field	Social Work
Kyle Tracy	Cicero, N.Y.	Soccer	Marketing
Morgan Urbanek	Webster, N.Y.	Cross Country / Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Matt VanDeMortel	Geneva, N.Y.	Cross Country / Track & Field	Physician Assistant
Chad Van Every	Lakewood, N.Y.	Golf	Sport Management
Mark Veitengruber	Rockford, Mich.	Tennis	Accounting
Jackie Wescott	Glen Ellyn, Ill.	Soccer	Physician Assistant
Kyle White	Oshawa, Ont.	Soccer	Accounting
Max Winterburn	Harrogate, England	Golf	International Business
Rebekah Zee	East Aurora, N.Y.	Cross Country / Track & Field	Biology

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Players Mentioned

#3 Alicia Contreras: DS; 5' 3"; Senior

#13 Amber Drzymala: OH; 5' 9"; Senior

#10 Ashley Drzymala: OH; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#8 Sydney MacInnis: S; 5' 11"; Freshman

#7 Courtney Scanlan: OH; 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore

#2 Meghan Ballou: OH; 6' 0"; Freshman

#15 Cristina Apostol: MB; 6' 2"; Freshman

Zach Barnes: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

Gregory Lowe: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Shania LiVecchi: 5' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#3 Alicia Contreras
: 5' 3"; Senior
: DS

#13 Amber Drzymala
: 5' 9"; Senior
: OH

#10 Ashley Drzymala
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: OH

#8 Sydney MacInnis
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: S

#7 Courtney Scanlan
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore
: OH

#2 Meghan Ballou
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: OH

#15 Cristina Apostol
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: MB

Zach Barnes
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

Gregory Lowe
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Shania LiVecchi
: 5' 3"; Freshman