The St. Thomas Aquinas College Department of Athletics would like to recognize and congratulate all of our student-athletes who were selected to participate in the college's annual Honors Convocation ceremony, which was to take place on Tuesday, April 7th. Unfortunately, due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions on mass gatherings, the formal festivitives were unable to be held on campus.
The following Spartan Student-Athletes have either been elected into the various honors societies of their disciplines, received special academic awards, and/or were named members of the Distinguished Dean's List, made up of students who have been on the Dean's List for three consecutive semesters.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING AWARD IN HONOR OF RACHEL CARSON (For the highest GPA in English/Creative Writing):
Colleen Amber Stevens (Women's Soccer)
Biology Major
ALPHA CHI (established in 1973):
A coeducational society whose purpose is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students, the society honors those who achieve such distinction.
Kellyann Averill (Women's Basketball)
Childhood Education
Suzanne Renee Clarke (Field Hockey)
Accounting
International Business
Jessie Hohenstein (Field Hockey)
Childhood Education
History
Christina Maretzo (Women's Soccer/Track & Field)
Sociology
Meghan McCarren (Field Hockey)
Childhood Education
Social Science
Tara Quinlivan (Cheerleading/Dance Team)
Childhood Education
Science and Technology/STEM
Federico Scaglioni (Men's Soccer)
Finance
Paige L. Toothaker (Softball)
Psychology
Biology & Criminal Justice
Sarah Williams (Softball)
Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Math Concentration
ALPHA MU ALPHA (established in 2015):
Since its inception in 1937, the American Marketing Association (AMA) has remained committed to the advancement of excellence in the field of Marketing. It was this commitment, which fostered the establishment of Alpha Mu Alpha in the spring of 1981. The national honorary is designed to recognize outstanding scholastic achievement in Marketing among qualified undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.
Taylor Hickey (Field Hockey)
Marketing
Public Relations
ALPHA PHI SIGMA (established in 2007):
The national criminal justice honor society is dedicated to the recognition of scholarly achievement in the field of criminal justice.
Louis Griffith (Men's Basketball)
Criminal Justice
Amber Lubaszka (Women's Triathlon Assistant Coach)
MPA Criminal Justice
Jacquelyn Murphy (Women's Soccer)
Criminal Justice
Caitlin Speranza (Women's Soccer)
Criminal Justice
CHI ALPHA SIGMA (established in 2007):
A coeducational society established to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among student-athletes.
Gianna M. Avallone (Women's Bowling)
Business Management
Alanna Barnes (Track & Field)
Sport Management
Business Administration & Therapeutic Recreation
Sylvie Bischof (Women's Triathlon/Track & Field)
Biology
Suzanne Renee Clarke (Field Hockey)
Accounting
International Business
Kayla Cobelli (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Psychology
Human Resource Management
Elizabeth Collins (Women's Bowling)
Biology
Adrianna Dilal (Softball)
Criminal Justice
Fiona Donohue (Women's Soccer)
Childhood & Special Education
Concentration in English
Tim Fleerkamp (Men's Tennis)
Finance
Management
Casey Hannon (Women's Lacrosse)
Criminal Justice
Psychology
Abagaile Kimbrell (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Natural Science (Physics)
Education & Biology
Meghan McCarren (Field Hockey)
Childhood Education
Social Science
Niamh McKevitt (Women's Soccer/Women's Bowling)
History
Economics
Jonathan Meaney (Baseball)
Sport Management
Mekenzi Moreau (Women's Soccer)
Mathematics
Adolescence Education
Gabriella Mott (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Childhood Education
Reyan Mustafoski (Baseball)
Sport Management
Maya O’Brien (Women's Tennis)
Childhood Education & Special Education
English Education
Anna Ristova (Women's Tennis)
Finance
Arielle Rodriguez (Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse)
Childhood Education & Special Education
Math Concentration
Cassandra Rohr (Women's Tennis/Women's Bowling)
Graphic Design
Aidan Russell (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Psychology
Morgan Santora (Softball)
Natural Science (Physics) & Mathematics
Computer Science
Federico Scaglioni (Men's Soccer)
Finance
Sofia Shutko (Women's Tennis)
History
Rachel Spagnola (Track & Field)
Childhood & Special Education
Science & Technology
Caitlin Speranza (Women's Soccer)
Criminal Justice
Spanish & Forensic Psychology
Paige L. Toothaker (Softball)
Psychology
Biology & Criminal Justice
Sarah Williams (Softball)
Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Math Concentration
DELTA MU DELTA (established in 1986):
A coeducational society that promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among business administration graduate and undergraduate students and to honor those achieving such distinction.
Gianna M. Avallone (Women's Bowling)
Management
Alanna Barnes (Track & Field)
Sport Management Studies
Therapeutic Recreation
Business Administration
Suzanne Renee Clarke (Field Hockey)
Accounting
International Business
Kayla Cobelli (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Psychology
Human Resource Management
Andreu Ferragut Lluch (Women's & Men's Tennis Assistant Coach)
MBA Management
Tim Fleerkamp (Men's Tennis)
Finance
Aljaz Mak (Men's Soccer)
Hospitality Management
Business Administration
Federico Scaglioni (Men's Soccer)
Finance
Carter Taylor (Ice Hockey/Men's Lacrosse)
Sport Management Studies
Paul Voigt (Men's Tennis)
Finance
KAPPA DELTA PI (established in 1987):
An international honor society in education designed to promote excellence and to recognize outstanding contributions to education on the graduate and undergraduate level.
Samantha Biss (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Childhood and Special Education
Jessie Hohenstein (Field Hockey)
Childhood Education
History
Leanna Iobbi (Women's Lacrosse)
Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Meghan McCarren (Field Hockey)
Childhood Education
Social Science
Gabriella Mott (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Childhood Education
Maya O’Brien (Women's Tennis)
Childhood and Special Education
Tara Quinlivan (Cheerleading/Dance Team)
Childhood Education
Science and Technology/STEM
Thomas Sharp (Men's Lacrosse)
Master of Science in Teaching
Sarah Williams (Softball)
Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Math Concentration
PI GAMMA MU (established in 1987):
An international society encouraging excellence in social sciences among undergraduate and graduate student.
Adrianna Dilal (Softball)
Criminal Justice
Christina Maretzo (Women's Soccer/Track & Field)
Sociology
Aidan Russell (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Psychology
PSI CHI (established in 1998):
An international society encouraging excellence in psychology among undergraduate and graduate students.
Elise Oliande (Softball)
Psychology
Paige L. Toothaker (Softball)
Psychology
Biology & Criminal Justice
Mary Elizabeth Dristle (Women's Triathlon/Track & Field)
Biology, Psychology
Thomas Solimando (Men's Lacrosse)
Criminal Justice
SIGMA TAU DELTA (established in 2003)
An international honor society founded to confer distinction for high achievement in English language and literature, promote interest in literature and the English language, and to foster the discipline in all aspects, including creative and critical writing.
Sharon Manzano Avilez (Cheerleading)
Teacher Education
English Concentration
Maya O’Brien (Women's Tennis)
Teacher Education
English Concentration
SIGMA ZETA (established in 2012)
Sigma Zeta is a national undergraduate honor society that encourages and fosters scholarly activity and recognizes academic scholarship in the natural sciences, biology, forensic science, computer sciences, and mathematics.
Abagaile Kimbrell (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Natural Science (Physics)
Education & Biology
Morgan Santora (Softball)
Natural Science (Physics) and Mathematics
Breanna Williams (Cheerleading)
Biology
DISTINGUISHED DEAN’S LIST
The following full-time students have been named to the Dean’s List in each of the last three semesters.
Gianna M. Avallone (Women's Bowling)
Kellyann Averill (Women's Basketball)
Alanna Barnes (Track & Field)
Suzanne Renee Clarke (Field Hockey)
Kayla Cobelli (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Elizabeth Collins (Women's Bowling)
Adrianna Dilal (Softball)
Fiona Donohue (Women's Soccer)
Cristi Gonzalez (Women's Bowling)
Emily Hazelton (Spartan Sports Network Announcer)
Robert Hazelton (Baseball)
Jessie Hohenstein (Field Hockey)
Andrew Jemison (Baseball)
Abagaile Kimbrell (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Christina Maretzo (Women's Soccer/Track & Field)
Amy Mauro (Dance Team)
Meghan McCarren (Field Hockey)
Niamh McKevitt (Women's Soccer/Women's Bowling)
Jonathan Meaney (Baseball)
Mekenzi Moreau (Women's Soccer)
Gabriella Mott (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Jacquelyn Murphy (Women's Soccer)
Tyiana Nunez (Women's Triathlon/Women's Track & Field)
Tara Quinlivan (Cheerleading/Dance Team)
Anna Ristova (Women's Tennis)
Cassandra Rohr (Women's Tennis/Women's Bowling)
Aiden Russell (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Zachary Rzewnicki (Men's Basketball/Esports)
Federico Scaglioni (Men's Soccer)
Sarah Scerbak (Women's Basketball)
Ashley Schmitt (Cheerleading/Dance Team)
Lotte Strijbos (Field Hockey)
Luke Taplin (Men's Tennis)
Carter Taylor (Ice Hockey/Men's Lacrosse)
Briannah Thorne (Field Hockey)
Paige L. Toothaker (Softball)
Paul Voigt (Men's Tennis)
Marcel Volz (Men's Tennis)
Sarah Williams (Softball)
Valerie Winalski (Softball)
Official 2020 Honors Convocation Program
The entire St. Thomas Aquinas College Athletic Department Administrative Staff, along with our Head and Assistant Coaches, would like to once again congratulate all of our student-athletes for their hard-work and dedication to their academic studies in addition to the sport(s) they participate in. Job well done, one and all!