MAAC Announces 2007 Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
MAAC Sports
EDISON, NJ A total of 47 athletes comprise the 2007 MAAC Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced today.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. Iona College led all schools with nine members named to the team. Manhattan College added seven student-athletes, while Niagara University and Saint Peter’s College both had five student-athletes. Canisius College, Fairfield University, Marist College, and Siena College all had four members apiece. Rider University added three players, and Loyola College rounded out the team with two athletes.
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Name
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School
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Yr.
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Major
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GPA
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Hometown
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Peter Leoni
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Canisius
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So.
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Accounting
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3.58
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Chili, N.Y.
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Lyndon Pompey
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Canisius
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Jr.
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Finance
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3.37
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Rousillac, Trinidad
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Matt Sprague
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Canisius
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So.
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Accounting
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3.40
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Spencerport, N.Y.
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Andy Weaver
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Canisius
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So.
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Management
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3.20
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Macedon, N.Y.
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Steve Desmond
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Fairfield
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Sr.
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Marketing
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3.36
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New Providence, N.J.
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Pat Kelly
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Fairfield
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Sr.
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Accounting
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3.55
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Yardley, Pa.
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Mike Lentine
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Fairfield
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Jr.
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Accounting
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3.30
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Penfield, N.Y.
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Christian Uy
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Fairfield
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So.
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Accounting
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3.20
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New Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Pasquale Abiuso
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Iona
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Sr.
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Chemistry
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3.29
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Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
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Mario Aceto
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Iona
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So.
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Finance
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3.60
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Crandton, R.I.
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Nils Binstock
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Iona
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So.
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English
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3.35
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Toronto, Ontario
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Ariel Castellanos
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Iona
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Sr.
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Finance
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3.37
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Woodside, N.Y.
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Tonna Egbuchanum
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Iona
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So.
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Undecided
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3.94
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Thorpe, England
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Michael Ferenci
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Iona
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Sr.
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Finance
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3.46
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Yonkers, N.Y.
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Aleksander Haxhari
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Iona
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So.
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Undecided
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3.31
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Bronx, N.Y.
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Taurean Manders
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Iona
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Jr.
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Psychology
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3.36
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Hamilton, Bermuda
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Ryan Wiley
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Iona
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So.
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Undecided
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3.50
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Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Anthony Amato
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Loyola
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Jr.
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Business
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3.21
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Totowa, N.J.
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Greg Howard
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Loyola
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So.
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Journalism
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3.33
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Bowie, Md.
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Daniel Carr
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Manhattan
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Sr.
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Business
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3.74
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East Greenbush, N.Y.
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John Ciano
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Manhattan
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Jr.
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Physical Education
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3.33
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Syosset, N.Y.
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John Dellipriscoli
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Manhattan
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Jr.
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Economics
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3.68
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Montpelier, Vt.
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Adam Kiley
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Manhattan
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Sr.
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Sociology
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3.46
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Eastleigh, England
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Kyle Lauchmen
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Manhattan
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Jr.
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Civil Engineering
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3.59
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Easthampton, Mass.
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Paul Rolston
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Manhattan
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So.
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Mechanical Engineering
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3.45
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New City, N.Y.
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Alex Sylvan
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Manhattan
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So.
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Business
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3.70
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Massapequa, N.Y.
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Shareif Ali
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Marist
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Sr.
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Business/Finance
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3.24
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Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
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Marcelo del Rio
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Marist
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Jr.
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Criminal Justice
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3.44
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Glendale, N.Y.
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Christopher Nacca
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Marist
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Jr.
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Biochemical Science
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3.83
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Rochester, N.Y.
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Tyler Vinal
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Marist
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So.
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English
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3.29
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Wethersfield, Conn.
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Eric Brodfuehrer
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Niagara
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Jr.
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Management
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3.21
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Tonawanda, N.Y.
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John Fiutowski
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Niagara
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So.
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Marketing
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3.74
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Ottawa, Ontario
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Andrew Goetz
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Niagara
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Jr.
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Communications
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3.20
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Amherset, N.Y.
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William Gustafson
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Niagara
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Jr.
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Business
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3.66
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Rochester, N.Y.
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Zach Scholla
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Niagara
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Jr.
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Accounting
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3.52
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Angelica, N.Y.
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Jesse Forsythe
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Rider
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Jr.
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Political Science
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3.63
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Costa Mesa, Calif.
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Anthony Parillo
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Rider
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Jr.
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Global Business
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3.65
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South River, N.J.
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Lee Tomasso
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Rider
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Sr.
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Accounting
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3.78
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Westfield, N.J.
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Zabit Ahmati
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Saint Peter’s
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So.
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International Business
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3.29
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Palisades Park, N.J.
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Davide DePierro
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Saint Peter’s
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Jr.
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English
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4.00
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Jersey City, N.J.
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Rumen Kerekov
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Saint Peter’s
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So.
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Mathematics
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3.69
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Udi Naim
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Saint Peter’s
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So.
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International Business
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3.33
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Kefar Yona, Israel
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Asaf Sheleg
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Saint Peter’s
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So.
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International Business
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3.25
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Kibbutz, Maabarot, Israel
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Kyle Christiansen
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Siena
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Sr.
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History
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3.46
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Troy, N.Y.
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Steve Cortes
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Siena
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Jr.
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Finance
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3.27
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North Babylon, N.Y.
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Zachary Gosse
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Siena
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Jr.
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Political Science
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3.41
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Oakdale, N.Y.
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Brian Woodfield
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Siena
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Jr.
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Finance
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3.72
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Clifton Park, N.Y.
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