Eight Named to NECC Academic All-Conference Team
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - A total of 88 student-athletes,
including eight from Mitchell College, were named to
the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Academic
All-Conference Team for the winter/spring 2011-12
semester.
Representing the Mariners were junior Rocco Devona (men's
tennis), sophomore Michael Grofsick (baseball), senior Shannen
Pelletier (softball), junior Tiffany Person
(softball), junior Tyler Shultis (baseball), senior Andrew
Small (men's tennis), junior Rebecca Tabak (women's
basketball) and senior Marissa Thomas (softball). Devona,
Person, Small and Tabak all earned the honor for the second time in
their careers, while Pelletier and Thomas were three-time
selections for their sport.
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.).