Sage student-athletes and teams honored for academic excellence by Empire 8
SAGE PLACES 36 ON 2018 EMPIRE 8 PRESIDENTS' LIST; NINE SAGE TEAMS ALSO HONORED
Empire 8 Honors 2018 Spring Academic Achievements; Conference recognizes 816 student-athletes and 122 teams
Rochester, NY--The Empire 8 Athletic Conference announced its President's List for the Spring 2018 semester, and over 800 student-athletes from the league's nine full-time members and 14 affiliate institutions were recognized for their contributions on the field and their excellence in the classroom.
Recipients of this honor must earn a 3.75 grade point average or higher while participating in a conference-sponsored sport. In addition, the student-athlete must display positive conduct on and off campus and be enrolled full-time at the member institution. The conference states, "Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the Empire 8."
The Empire 8 recognized 816 student-athletes with the President's List distinction.
Additionally, 122 teams were acknowledged as an Empire 8 All-Academic Team for registering a team grade point average of 3.2 or higher for the spring semester. The 122 teams is the third highest total behind the 126 teams in the Fall of 2017 and the 123 from the Spring 2017.
The nine full-time conference members sponsored a record number of 3,462 student-athletes who combined for an Empire 8 wide spring semester grade point average of 3.223. The 3.223 gpa is the second highest in the history of the honor, falling .01 hundredth behind the spring 2017 mark of 3.23.
Sage had 36 student-athletes honored with placement on the 2018 Empire 8 Presidents' List, while nine teams were also honored with the 2018 Empire 8 All-Academic Team award.
2018 Empire 8 All-Academic Teams
The Sage Colleges Women's Track 3.21
The Sage Colleges Women's Volleyball 3.27
The Sage Colleges Softball 3.29
The Sage Colleges Women's Tennis 3.29
The Sage Colleges Women's Lacrosse 3.3
The Sage Colleges Women's Cross Country 3.43
The Sage Colleges Women's Soccer 3.55
The Sage Colleges Women's Basketball 3.62
The Sage Colleges Men's Cross Country 3.738
2018 Empire 8 Presidents' List
THE SAGE COLLEGES
Name Class Sport(s) Major
Ellen Abbott Senior Women's Lacrosse Nursing
Zaheer Ahmad Senior Men's Tennis Psychology
Zachary Bishop Senior Men's Track and Field Computer Information Systems
Kaitlyn Bowman Junior Women's Basketball Occupational Therapy
Kenneth Brahms Freshman Men's Soccer Criminal Justice
Brittany Brooks Sophomore Softball Applied Biology
Alberto Cannistraci Sophomore Men's Soccer Law & Society
Louis Cox Sophomore Men's Soccer Law & Society
Heather Dilcher Freshman Track &Field/Cross Country Health Sciences
Ryan Fairweather Junior Men's Soccer Business
Reagan Fesette Freshman Women's Soccer Academic Exploration
Giovanna Fichera Sophomore Women's Soccer Occupational Therapy
Casey Fitzpatrick Senior Men's Tennis/Men's Volleyball Business
Megan Flynn Sophomore Women's Basketball Business
Alexandra Franco Freshman Women's Lacrosse Physical Therapy
Nicole Groll Sophomore Women's Volleyball Health Sciences
Sagan Leggett Junior Track & Field/Cross Country Biology
Daniel Mackey Freshman Men's Tennis/Men's Volleyball Physical Therapy
Angelina Miller Freshman Women's Soccer Business Administration
Samantha Montague Sophomore Women's Tennis Biochemistry
Alyssa Nellis Senior Basketball/Volleyball Physical Education
Victoria Opalka Junior Women's Track & Field Nutrition
Emily Parslow Junior Women's Basketball Physical Education
Keeley Paull Junior Women's Soccer Health Sciences
Kathryn Rimawi Graduate Softball Occupational Therapy
Kevin Saar Senior Men's Soccer Business
Melissa Schneiderman Senior Women's Volleyball Health Sciences
Alexa Silk Senior Softball Nursing
Kristen Silk Sophomore Women's Soccer/Softball Physical Therapy
Danielle Stannard Sophomore Women's Basketball Business
Katlyn Tavarres Freshman Women's Basketball Occupational Therapy
Joanna Tavolaro Sophomore Track & Field/Cross Country Pre-Med
Samantha Trimblett Junior Women's Soccer Graphic Design
Alison Trudo Freshman Women's Tennis Psychology
Skylar Van Alstyne Sophomore Women's Volleyball Biology
Maegan Villa Senior Women's Soccer Nursing
