July 11, 2008

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University had 152 student-athletes recognized by the America East Conference when it announced its 2007-2008 Winter/Spring Honor Roll. Stony Brook's 152 honorees, all of whom earned at least a 3.0 GPA to qualify, were the fifth-highest among conference member schools. In addition, the Seawolves placed 54 student-athletes on the Commissioner's Honor Roll, which required a GPA of 3.5.

Leading the way for Stony Brook were the men's lacrosse and women's swimming & diving teams, which each placed 22 student-athletes on the honor roll. Not far behind was the men's swimming & diving team, placing 21 student-athletes and the women's track & field team, which had 20 honorees.

The spring semester was an exceptional one for Stony Brook both academically and athletically. The Seawolves baseball and softball teams both advanced to the NCAA tournament, senior Dana Hastie (Wellington, New Zealand) made Stony Brook's first appearance in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and both the tennis and men's lacrosse teams advanced to America East postseason play.

Academically, softball captain and senior Sara Cerrone (Floral Park, N.Y.) became the first student-athlete in Stony Brook history to be named Valedictorian. During the commencement ceremony, Cerrone was also honored when she was hooded by the school of Arts and Sciences and Dana Hastie delivered the Student Speech to the graduating class of 2008, which is also a first for a Stony Brook student-athlete.

The Seawolves had four student-athletes graduate with both summa cum laude and magna cum laude honors and two with cum laude. Overall, 65 student-athletes were recognized during the spring commencement ceremonies.

James Astea (Men's Lacrosse) - History

Kelly Bahnsen (Women's Soccer) - Health Science

Mitchell Beauford (Men's Basketball) - Multidisciplinary Studies

Daniel Berluti (Football) - Health Science

Elizabeth Carlson (Women's Track & Field) - English

Diana Caroleo (Women's Lacrosse) - History

Sara Cerrone (Softball) - Biology

Adam Ciklic (Men's Soccer) - Sociology

Robert Dantone (Men's Track & Field) - Business Management

Cheri Davis (Women's Basketball) - Health Science

Matthew Descovich (Men's Swimming & Diving) - History

Kaitlyn Deutsch (Volleyball) - Business Management

Rhys Duch (Men's Lacrosse) - Health Science

Kristen Dupuis (Women's Lacrosse) - Sociology

Jonathon Eldor (Men's Swimming & Diving) - Electrical Engineering

Tiffany Fasullo (Women's Soccer) - Psychology

Dana Ferraro (Women's Basketball) - Health Science

Gadiel Figueroa (Men's Soccer) - Sociology

Melvin Genao (Men's Track & Field) - Psychology

Nyisha Green-Washington (Women's Swimming & Diving) - Health Science

Assad Hafiz (Football) - Multidisciplinary Studies

Amy Hallion (Women's Lacrosse) - Health Science

Dana Hastie (Women's Track & Field) - Multidisciplinary Studies

Bryan Johansmeyer (Men's Lacrosse) - Psychology

Jonathan Kalkau (Baseball) - Multidisciplinary Studies

Alexander Kissel (Men's Swimming & Diving) - Psychology

Krista Klicpera (Women's Swimming & Diving) - Biology

Thomas Koehler (Baseball) - History

William Konczynin (Men's Lacrosse) - Political Science

Sean LeFloch (Men's Lacrosse) - Biology

Lawrence Lovell (Football) - Business Management

Ricky Lucas (Men's Basketball) - Health Science

Kevin McCarthy (Men's Track & Field) - Biochemistry

Kristin Mishrell (Women's Soccer) - Health Science

Tamer Mohamed (Men's Soccer) - Health Science

Elizabeth Montreuil (Women's Lacrosse) - Business Management

Mubaarak Muhammad (Men's Track & Field) - History

Gary Novakowski (Baseball) - Multidisciplinary Studies

Amy Oleksiej (Volleyball) - History

Milo Otis (Men's Soccer) - Sociology

Lina Pachon (Women's Swimming & Diving) - Linguistics

Daniel Piastuck (Men's Swimming & Diving) - Economics

Christopher Roertgen (Men's Track & Field) - History

Daniel Salazar (Men's Soccer) - Psychology

Kerry Salzano (Women's Track & Field) - Anthropology

Mark Saraceni (Football) - Health Science

Steven Schroeder (Men's Lacrosse) - History

Krista Shilts (Women' Soccer) - Psychology

Christopher Sipp (Baseball) - Multidisciplinary Studies

Richard Skoblicki (Men's Soccer) - Political Science

Alexei Smirnov (Men's Swimming & Diving) - Biomedical Engineering

Brooke Souder (Women's Lacrosse) - Health Science

Jenna Spenard (Women's Lacrosse) - Health Science

Frank Stagnitta (Men's Soccer) - Business Management

Morgan Sweany (Volleyball) - Psychology

Aria Tanzi (Women's Soccer) - Biology

Courtney Teague (Women's Swimming & Diving) - Health Science

Michal Trojanowski (Men's Lacrosse) - Health Science

Zach Tyerman (Men's Track & Field) - Biochemistry

Victoria Vovsha (Women's Tennis) - Biology

Andrew Werney (Men's Lacrosse) - History

Ashley Westphal (Softball) - Art History & Criticism

Sanduni Wijeratne (Women's Tennis) - Political Science

Taylor Zaneri (Women's Track & Field) - Anthropology

Michal Zylinski (Men's Basketball) - Psychology