Gwynedd Valley, Pa. – (5/23/2024) – "What a spectacular spring season we had. We saw all of our teams make postseason play, we dedicated two amazing new facilities, and hosted the Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Track and Field Championships," said Gwynedd Mercy University Director of Athletics
Keith Mondillo. "I am also pleased to report that our student-athletes continued to impress in the classroom as we congratulate the 130 student-athletes who earned recognition on the Gwynedd Mercy University Athletics Academic Elite." He continued, "Overall, our student-athlete body produced 41 4.0's and combined for a 3.30 departmental GPA. I want to thank our coaches, staff, and advisors for all the work they do to keep our student-athletes on task!"
Established in the fall of 2021, the Gwynedd Mercy University Academic Elite award honors student-athletes who earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the given semester. For the 2024 spring semester, the Griffins combined to earn a 3.30 GPA with 41 student-athletes posting individual 4.0's and 130 student-athletes garnering recognition as Gwynedd Mercy University Academic Elite.
The top male team GPA was recorded by the men's soccer team, who combined for a 3.39 GPA. Meanwhile, the top female team GPA was the women's lacrosse team who combined for a GPA of 3.67. With 17 members earning recognition, the baseball team placed the most student-athletes on the Athletic Academic Elite. 14 of the University's 17 intercollegiate athletic programs achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better this fall.
The complete list of the Spring 2024 Gwynedd Mercy University Academic Elite is provided below.
Spring 2024
Gwynedd Mercy University
Athletics Academic Elite
Baseball (17, 3.35 GPA)
Thomas Angelucci
Mateo Arteaga
Anthony Barbosa
Tim DiRusso
Quin Dye
Frank Ebling
Ethan Ferraro
Dom Gerasimowicz
Drew Haines
Edward Hoffman
Michael Inglisa
Dalton McDonald
Chris Nodeland
Nick Price
Ryan Schultz
Ricky Templeton
Mike Zayas-Bazan
Men's Basketball (3, 2.92)
Manny Clark
Kyle Maska
Mazen Sayed
Women's Basketball (5, 3.16)
Ava Casale
Alexis Eagan
Leah Harrington
Sydney Kesselman
Natalie O'Neill
Cheerleading (4)
Ava Augustine
Czariah Castelo
Aja Foster
Samantha Brennan
Men's Cross Country (2)
Sebastian DeSimone
Branden Soubik
Women's Cross Country (6, 3.64)
Alicia Bennett
Mikayla Brennan
Caroline Cleary
Alysia Collins
Keely Greene
Vanessa Vavrova
Field Hockey (5, 3.39)
Cheyenne Avellino
Laura Filchner
Olivia Headley
Abby LePage
Taylor Reynolds
Men's Lacrosse (12, 3.17)
Jim Bickel
Ryan Daley
Josh Devine
Nick Flamma
Jack Freeland
Sam Koehler
Shane Langefeld
Jared Manbeck
Grady Mumm
Pat O'Neill
Gunnar Seaman
Jake Tedeschi
Women's Lacrosse (11, 3.67)
Lindsay Anderson
Cheyenne Avellino
Caroline Cleary
Alysia Collins
Grace Cooney
Ava DeMarco
Brianna Godwin
Rebecca Gordon
Teagan O'Neill
Gianna Papa
Kristin Varilla
Men's Soccer (11, 3.39)
Antonio Catanzariti
C.J. Clyde
Javier Hidalgo
Braedon Kehan
Evan Kirby
Hagan Meyer
Luke O'Donnell
Josh Rossell
Deven Salvatore
John Wagner
Thomas Watkins
Women's Soccer (12, 3.33)
Miranda Abrams
Jordyn Basile
Bethany Beinlich
Elena DiPrinzio
Demmi Fox
Natalie Gablein
Rebecca Gordon
Kaitlyn Lavin
Kayla Lelionis
Hailey Pinto
Ksenia Semenovykh
Ireland Smith
Softball (12, 3.50)
Jocelyn Baumeister
Kaylee Colantano
Ashley Focht
Ashley Haggerty
Maya Hellyer
Camryn Kinney
Carly Maw
Ally McDaid
Shannon McLaughlin
Emily Murphy
Avery Schwartz
Hannah Smith
Men's Indoor Track & Field (2, 2.83)
Sebastian DeSimone
Branden Soubik
Women's Indoor Track & Field (9, 3.23)
Mikayla Brennan
Jenna Clarency
Caroline Cleary
Elena DiPrinzio
Keely Greene
Meghan LoStracco
Brigid McCluskey
Kelsey McFarland
Maddie Stancil
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2, 2.74)
Sebastian DeSimone
Branden Soubik
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (8, 3.48)
Mikayla Brennan
Jenna Clarency
Keely Greene
Meghan LoStracco
Brigid McCluskey
Kelsey McFarland
Natalie O'Neill
Maddie Stancil
Women's Volleyball (9, 3.46)
Ashley Brown
Kate Etter
Ayanna Gaston
Danika Lewis
Amanda Lopez
Charlotte Pugh
Julia Rabe
Maddie Stancil
Sara Wojciechowski
4.0 GPA's are listed in bold.