America East Conference proudly announces the All-Academic teams for swimming and diving. Men’s and women’s swimming & diving student-athletes have been honored for their achievements athletically and academically. The awards were announced on Thursday (February 22).
The 2007 Most Outstanding Male Swimmer, David Holmes (Doncaster, England), and Coaches’ Award winner, Brian Koizim (White Plains, N.Y.), of Binghamton highlight the 2007 America East Men’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team. Joining Holmes and Koizim are teammates Scott Autcher (Wernersville, Pa.), Brian Koralewski (Floral Park, N.Y.), Sean Lorenz (Norwich, N.Y), Trevor Stone (Windsor, N.Y) and Brenno Varando (St. Petersburg, Fla.). Boston U.’s Jason Lands (Mt. Clair, N.J.), Maine’s Nathan Richard (Vergennes, Vt.), UMBC’s Tim Conway (Brick, N.J.), Milos Djukic (Novi Sod, Serbia & Montenegro), Adam Eiban (Pittsburg, Pa.), Ryan Karrer (Linwood, N.J.) and Joseph Semetelli (Framingham, Mass.) and Stony Brook’s Alex Kissel (Amityville, N.Y.) and Ruslan Safarov (Brooklyn, N.Y.) comprise the team.
The America East Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team is highlighted by the 2007 Most Outstanding Swimmer and Diver Kary Goodman (S.Windham, Maine) of New Hampshire and Ashley Hougton (Frederick, Md.) of UMBC, respectively. Also on the All-Academic Team is Lidijia Breznikar (Kotlje, Slovenia), Marina Morie (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Christina Ruggiero (Wilmington, Del.) of Boston U., Jessie Ellis-Alcaide (Harpswell, Maine), Colleen Miller (Missoula, Mont.) and Tal Shpaizer (Shoham, Israel) of Maine, Christina Cantwell (Sinking Spring, Pa.), Carly Fitzpatrick (Delran, N.J.), Katherine Spohnholz (Anchorage, Alaska) and Danielle Surkovich (Ellicott City, Md.) of UMBC and Shana Dege (Lockport, N.Y.), Deanna Petchonka (Ridgefield, Conn.) and Christine Tartaglia (Brewster, N.Y.) of New Hampshire.
Each All-Academic Team has been selected based on the student-athlete’s academic and athletic accomplishments. Academic achievement for consideration requires student-athletes to have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 entering the season. Athletic accomplishment standards vary between team sports and individual sports. For swimming & diving, student-athletes are required to be a top-three finisher at the conference championship meet. Team size for individual sports is determined by the number of all-conference honorees who possess the minimum academic requirement. Freshman are not eligable for the All-Academic Team.
Men’s Swimming & Diving
David Holmes, Sr., 3.02, Binghamton, Doncaster, England
Brian Koizim, Sr., 3.88, Binghamton, White Plains, N.Y.
Brian Koralewski, So., 3.01, Binghamton, Floral Park, N.Y.
Sean Lorenz, So., 3.24, Binghamton, Norwich, N.Y.
Trevor Stone, Sr., 3.45, Binghamton, Windsor, N.Y.
Brenno Varanda, So., 3.34, Binghamton, St. Petersburg, Fla.
James Lands, Sr., 3.19, Boston U., Mt. Clair, N.J.
Nathan Richard, So., 3.75, Maine, Vergennes, Vt.
Scott Autcher,Jr. , 3.47, UMBC,Wernersville, Pa.
Tim Conway, Sr., 3.54, UMBC, Brick, N.J.
Milos Djukic, So., 3.57, UMBC, Novi Sod, Serbia & Montenegro
Adam Eiban, Jr., 3.30, UMBC, Pittsburg, Pa.
Ryan Karrer, Sr., 3.24, UMBC, Linwood, N.J.
Joseph Semetelli, Jr., 3.11, UMBC, Framingham, Mass.
Alex Kissel, Jr., 3.09, Stony Brook, Amityville, N.Y.
Ruslan Safarov, Sr., 3.45, Stony Brook, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Women’s Swimming & Diving
Lidija Breznikar, Sr., 3.78, Boston U., Kotlje, Slovenia
Marina Morie, Sr., 3.66, Boston U., Honolulu, Hawaii
Christina Ruggiero, So., 3.35, Boston U., Wilmington, Del.
Jessie Ellis-Alcaide, Jr., 3.22, Maine, Harpswell, Maine
Colleen Miller, So., 3.31, Maine, Missoula, Mont.
Tal Shpaizer, Sr., 3.95, Maine, Shoham, Israel
Christina Cantwell, So., 3.35, UMBC, Sinking Spring, Pa.
Carly Fitzpatrick, Jr., 3.16, UMBC, Delran, N.J.
Ashley Houghton, Sr., 3.24, UMBC, Frederick, Md.
Katherine Spohnholz, Sr., 3.26, UMBC, Anchorage, Alaska
Danielle Surkovich, So., 3.41, UMBC, Ellicott City, Md.
Shana Dege, Jr., 3.02, New Hampshire, Lockport, N.Y.
Kary Goodman, Jr., 3.18, New Hampshire, S.Windham, Maine
Deanna Petchonka, Jr., 3.38, New Hampshire, Ridgefield, Conn.
Christine Tartaglia, Jr., 3.31, New Hampshire, Brewster, N.Y.