BOSTON, Mass. – Twenty student-athletes have been selected to the men and women’s 2015 America East Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Teams. Among the honorees are nine All-Conference performers, four repeat selections, and three unanimous selections.
On the men’s side, Martin Kallur was the unanimous selection. The junior earned the Elite 18 award winner for Indoor Track & Field, and was also an undisputed to that All-Academic team. In addition, Kallur was is a 2015 All-Conference performer, and repeat selection from last year’s outdoor All-Academic team.
Joining the junior forgenier as repeat honoreers are Wilson Adams of Maine, Eric Schuler of UMBC, John Prizzi of New Hampshire, and Eric Speakman of Stony Brook. Adams has now been voted onto the team for three consecutive years, and while Prizzi has worked to earn the honor two years in a row, this is Speakman’s first appearance on the list since 2012.
Prizzi and Speakman were also All-Conference performers like Kallur. A fellow All-Conference competitor on the 2015 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team is Hassan Omar, the two-time event champion at this year’s conference championship.
The remaining members on this year’s male All-Academic team include Hartford’s Jonathan Choiniere, Maine’s Scott Merrill, UMBC’s Jon Luckin, and Vermont’s Dylan Sounder.
There are no repeat selections on the women’s All-Academic Team, but there is a pair of unanimous, All-Conference selections; Laura Rose Donegan and Anne Twombly of the University of New Hampshire.
Fellow All-Conference selections include Molly Pezzullo of Albany, Jaclyn Masters of Maine, and Paulette Fogle of UMBC.
The remaining women to be voted onto the 2015 America East Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic team are Mary Adeyeye and Valentina Talevi of Albany, Samantha Crisafulli of Hartford, Shannon O’Neil of Maine, and Sophia Cologer of UMBC.
2015 America East Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team Selections
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Jonathan Choiniere |
Hartford |
Senior |
Jewitt City, Conn. |
3.95 |
Health Sciences |
| $Wilson Adams |
Maine |
Senior |
Barrington, R.I. |
3.49 |
Bio Engineering |
| Scott Merrill |
Maine |
Senior |
Scarborough, Maine |
3.77 |
Biology/Pre-Med in Honors College |
| Jon Luckin |
UMBC |
Sophomore |
Parkton, Md. |
4.00 |
Physics |
| #Hassan Omar |
UMBC |
Junior |
Frederick, Md. |
3.52 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| $Eric Schuler |
UMBC |
Senior |
Columbia, Md. |
3.97 |
Computer Science |
| $#John Prizzi |
New Hampshire |
Senior |
Wyckoff, N.J. |
3.66 |
Oceanography |
| $#Eric Speakman |
Stony Brook |
Senior |
Napier, New Zealand |
3.90 |
Business Administration/Economics (Double Major) |
| *$#Martin Kallur |
Vermont |
Junior |
Falun, Sweden |
4.00 |
Political Science/Italian Studies (Double Major) |
| Dylan Souder |
Vermont |
Senior |
Lincoln University, Pa. |
3.69 |
Biochemistry |
2015 America East Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team Selections
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Mary Adeyeye |
Albany |
Sophomore |
Mohegan Lake, N.Y. |
3.88 |
Chemistry, Physics/Biology (Double Minor) |
| #Molly Pezzullo |
Albany |
Senior |
Saratoga Spring, N.Y. |
3.71 |
Public Health, Business (Minor) |
| Valentina Talevi |
Albany |
Junior |
Ancona, Italy |
3.94 |
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (Double Major) |
| Samantha Crisafulli |
Hartford |
Senior |
Clifton, N.Y. |
3.58 |
Health Sciences/Physical Therapy (Double Major) |
| #Jaclyn Masters |
Maine |
Junior |
Auburn, Maine |
3.66 |
Nursing |
|
Shannon O'Neil
|
Maine |
Junior |
Milan, N.H. |
3.99 |
Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| *#Laura Rose Donegan |
New Hampshire |
Junior |
Melbourne, Australia |
4.00 |
Political Science |
| *#Anne Twombly |
New Hampshire |
Senior |
Exeter, N.H. |
3.82 |
Fine Arts |
| Sophia Cologer |
UMBC |
Sophomore |
Annapolis, Md. |
3.93 |
Biochemistry |
| #Paulette Fogle |
UMBC |
Senior |
Washington, D.C. |
3.55 |
Psychology |
* = Unanimous Selection
$ = Repeat Selection
# = All-Conference Performer
The All-Academic team was selected using CoSIDA’s Academic All-America program as a model. Student-athletes worthy of consideration were nominated by member sports information directors and voted on by a committee of SIDs, academic advisors and faculty representatives from all nine-member institutions.
All-Academic squads for team sports are based on the number of athletes that participate in a contest at one time or are typically made up of 10 student-athletes for individual sports, with the exception being in the event of ties. To be nominated for the distinction, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve for their team and participate in at least 50 percent of their team’s games or competitions. In the classroom, student-athletes must have a 3.30 GPA and have completed at least one calendar year at their institution. Freshmen are not eligible for consideration.