LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL (Apr. 27, 2026) – A total of 61 student-athletes were named to the 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Golf All-Academic Team, announced by the league office 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.
Sacred Heart University led all MAAC institutions with a league-high 10 All-Academic Team selections. Iona University and Merrimack College followed with seven athletes each on the team. The sextet of Canisius University, Fairfield University, Manhattan University, Niagara University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University each named five honorees to the squad. Closing out the All-Academic Team were Rider University (4) and Mount St. Mary’s University (3).
| First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Year |
Major |
| Conor |
Balen |
Canisius |
Sr. |
Computer science |
| Chase |
Burgess |
Canisius |
So. |
Chemistry |
| Jacob |
Dantonio |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Alex |
Schickling |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Computer science |
| Mikey |
Takacs |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Tadgh |
Burke |
Fairfield |
So. |
Finance |
| Rasmus |
Ditzinger |
Fairfield |
So. |
Management |
| Ben |
Madden |
Fairfield |
So. |
Finance |
| Anthony |
Naples |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Joey |
Vandergeest |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Zach |
Baldwin |
Iona |
Sr. |
Marketing |
| Sahir |
Balyan |
Iona |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Connor |
Henderson |
Iona |
Gr. |
Business MBA |
| Shang-Yu |
Lin |
Iona |
So. |
Economics |
| Sean |
Richards |
Iona |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Ryan |
Slevcove |
Iona |
So. |
Finance |
| Freddie |
Tucker |
Iona |
So. |
Finance |
| Louis |
Vandeputte |
Manhattan |
So. |
UND |
| Cabell |
Faulkner |
Manhattan |
So. |
Finance |
| Patrik |
Vinter |
Manhattan |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Walter |
Carley |
Manhattan |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Dimitri |
Mihelakos |
Manhattan |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| Anthony |
Novack |
Merrimack |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| Jeffrey |
Robinson |
Merrimack |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| Saketh |
Hegde |
Merrimack |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Brendan |
Zinck |
Merrimack |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Nate |
Crowley |
Merrimack |
So. |
Undeclared Business |
| Quinn |
Lapinski |
Merrimack |
So. |
Finance |
| Sean |
Roddy |
Merrimack |
So. |
Finance |
| Shane |
Cole |
Mount St. Mary's |
So. |
Accounting/Finance |
| Fisher |
Coleman-Sayer |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Economics/Political Science |
| Tyler |
Kimble |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Ben |
Hebert |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Carlos |
Hernandez |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Computer Information Systems |
| Alfredo |
Migliorini |
Niagara |
So. |
Marketing |
| Velton |
Perry |
Niagara |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Andres |
Rodriguez |
Niagara |
So. |
Business Management |
| Andrew |
Bilson |
Rider |
So. |
Finance |
| Jacob |
Delaney |
Rider |
So. |
Finance |
| Zachary |
Fisher |
Rider |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Ryan |
Jones |
Rider |
So. |
Finance |
| Miles |
Buddenhagen |
Sacred Heart |
So. |
Finance |
| Jack |
Delaney |
Sacred Heart |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Leo |
Dixon |
Sacred Heart |
So. |
Management |
| Yu Chan |
Ji Lim |
Sacred Heart |
So. |
Finance |
| Pablo |
Lacayo |
Sacred Heart |
Sr. |
Business Economics |
| Luciano |
Moratinos Jr. |
Sacred Heart |
So. |
Finance |
| Michael |
Rothberg |
Sacred Heart |
Gr. |
Business Analytics and Applied AI |
| Sho |
Suzuki |
Sacred Heart |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Alexander |
Turlik |
Sacred Heart |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Robert |
Zyskowski III |
Sacred Heart |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
| Jack |
Hennelly |
Saint Peter's |
So. |
Finance |
| Evangelos |
Koutsopetras |
Saint Peter's |
Gr. |
Health and Physical Education |
| Shiv |
Manhas |
Saint Peter's |
Sr. |
Business |
| Brennen |
McCabe |
Saint Peter's |
So. |
Exercise Science |
| Jeffery |
Yong |
Saint Peter's |
Jr. |
Data Science |
| Michael |
Broeker |
Siena |
So. |
Business |
| Gavin |
Crowley |
Siena |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Austin |
Giroux |
Siena |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Connor |
Kiel |
Siena |
So. |
Finance |
| Michael |
McConie |
Siena |
Jr. |
Accounting |
2026 will mark the first time in league history the men’s and women’s championships are held separately.
The 2026 MAAC Men's Golf Championship takes place April 28-30, 2026 and returns to Disney's Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, for the 15th consecutive season dating back to 2011 and the 24th time overall since 2000. For all information regarding the 2026 MAAC Men’s Golf Championship, please visit
maacsports.com/mgolf.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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