Ten Mariners Named NECC Academic All-Conference
[Complete NECC Release]
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - A total of 89 student-athletes, including
10 from Mitchell College, have been named to the New
England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Academic All-Conference
Team for the winter/spring 2010-11 semester, it was
announced on Tuesday by Commissioner Del
Malloy.
Representing the Mariners were senior Jen Bordonaro (softball),
sophomore Rocco Devona (men's tennis), senior Kailee Hyde (women's
basketball), senior Alix O'Neil (women's basketball, softball),
senior Allison Peck (women's basketball), junior Shannen
Pelletier (softball), sophomore Tiffany Person (softball), senior
Brittany Smyth (women's basketball), sophomore Rebecca Tabak
(women's basketball) and junior Marissa Thomas
(softball),
To be eligible for NECC Academic All-Conference, a
student-athlete must post a minimum grade point average of 3.40 on
a scale of 4.00 and must be a sophomore or higher in class
standings. Student-athletes who competed in men’s and
women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s tennis
and men’s volleyball were eligible for winter/spring
NECC Academic All-Conference honors.
The NECC began its inaugural year in 2008-09 with nine full-time
members including Bay Path College (Longmeadow, Mass.), Becker
College (Leicester, Mass.), Daniel Webster College (Nashua, N.H.),
Elms College (Chicopee, Mass.), Lesley University (Cambridge,
Mass.), Mitchell College (New London, Conn.), Newbury College
(Brookline, Mass.), Southern Vermont College (Bennington, Vt.) and
Wheelock College (Boston, Mass.).