Baseball led the way in the fall with 10 of its 30 players named to the Dean's List.

NCAA Division III Week Academic Salute: 49 Student-Athletes Achieved Dean’s List Honors in Fall 2019

April 18, 2020

By: Contact: Ira Thor | @irapthor (201/200-3301) or Jim Turvey

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | During NCAA Division III Week 2020, the New Jersey City University department of athletics salutes the academic success of its student-athletes who excelled in the classroom during the Fall 2019 semester. Overall 49 student-athletes achieved Dean's List honors during the fall semester, earning a grade point average of 3.50 or better. The 49 Dean's List recipients is the most in one semester in program history.

Additionally, eight student-athletes earned a perfect 4.00 GPA during the fall 2019 semester, including three seniors—Kayla Clarke (East Rutherford, NJ/Becton Regional) of women's bowling, Bill Feehan (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro) of the baseball team and Ben Harder (South River, NJ/South River) of men's indoor/outdoor track and field. Also earning 4.00 GPAs in the fall were Orlando Alcantara of men's soccer, three-sport freshman Xarial Chandler (East Orange, NJ/University) of women's volleyball and women's indoor/outdoor track and field, Dan McLaughlin (Clifton, NJ/Clifton) from baseball, Genesis Torres (Colonia, NJ/Colonia) of women's soccer and Lamya Young (Audubon, NJ/Audubon) of women's cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field.

Baseball had more than 20 percent of the Dean's List recipients with 10 student-athletes selected among the 30 total players on the roster. Women's cross country/track and field led the women's programs with seven student-athletes earning a 3.50 or better GPA. Men's cross country/track and field had six selections, followed by men's golf, men's soccer, women's soccer and women's volleyball with four each. Women's bowling had the best percentage with three of its five active players—60 percent—achieving Dean's List in the fall.

In NCAA Division III athletics, the classroom is the primary setting for preparing student-athletes. Competing in collegiate athletics is the second part of the student-athlete experience. Combined with leadership opportunities, community outreach initiatives, campus life and the ability to work, Division III understands that academics are more than just GPAs, test scores and majors; it is a comprehensive learning experience that develops successful leaders and professionals.

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FALL 2019 GOTHIC KNIGHT DEAN'S LIST RECIPIENTS
SPORT	Name
Men's Soccer	Orlando Alcantara
Softball	Dulce Almonte
Softball	Katherine Ayala (Jersey City, NJ/University Academy Charter)
Men's Volleyball	James Bajor (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne)
Baseball	Chris Bergalowski (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne)
Women's Soccer	Kayla Breaud (Eatontown, NJ/Monmouth Regional)
Men's Soccer	Joe Burgos (Hackensack, NJ/St. Benedict's Prep)
Women's Volleyball/Indoor Track and Field	Xarial Chandler (East Orange, NJ/University)
Men's Cross Country/Indoor Track and Field	Ali Chaudhry (Jersey City, NJ/Ferris)
Women's Bowling	Kayla Clarke (East Rutherford, NJ/Becton Regional)
Men's Basketball	Michael Clement (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Township)
Women's Soccer	Tiffany Colon
Baseball	Leo Colon (Carteret, NJ/St. Anthony (Jersey City))
Men's Volleyball	Brandon DaSilva (Kearny, NJ/Kearny)
Men's Cross Country/Indoor Track and Field	Matthew Davis (Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson)
Women's Basketball	Samantha DiPopolo (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington)
Men's Golf	Jack Dunn (Bogota, N.J./Saint Joseph Regional (Montvale))
Baseball	Bill Feehan (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro)
Men's Golf	Daniel Gaul (Howell, N.J./Manalapan)
Softball	Victoria Gonzales (Union City, NJ/Union City)
Women's Cross Country/Indoor Track and Field	April Gutierrez (Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson)
Men's Basketball	Jeff Haddock, Jr.
Men's Indoor Track and Field	DeVon Handy (Newark, NJ/GED)
Men's Indoor Track and Field	Ben Harder (South River, NJ/South River)
Men's Soccer	Jefferson Hilaire (Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson)
Women's Cross Country/Indoor Track and Field	Giovania Jones (Newark, NJ/Columbia)
Men's Golf	Brandon Kuhl (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne)
Women's Volleyball	Madeline Lopez (Elizabeth, NJ/Hudson Catholic)
Baseball	Michael Marrero (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield)
Women's Bowling	Kelly McKenna (Watchung, NJ/Watchung Hills Regional)
Baseball	Dan McLaughlin (Clifton, NJ/Clifton)
Women's Bowling	Valerie Moore (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge)
Women's Basketball	Mya Neal (East Orange, NJ/Newark Tech)
Women's Cross Country/Indoor Track and Field	Maera Ochieng-Onyango (Montclair, NJ/Montclair)
Women's Volleyball	Jaleesa Olson (Jersey City, NJ/County Prep via Dickinson)
Women's Indoor Track and Field	Tiffany Ortiz (Jersey City, NJ/University Academy Charter)
Baseball	John Pudder (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan)
Men's Cross Country/Indoor Track and Field	Jose Recinos (Union City, NJ/Union City)
Men's Cross Country/Indoor Track and Field	Kalel Redd (Somerset, NJ/Franklin)
Baseball	Brandon Rivera (Aberdeen, NJ/Matawan Regional)
Men's Soccer	Peter Rosenthal (Montclair, NJ/Montclair)
Men's Basketball	DiMaggio Roviro
Women's Soccer/Indoor Track and Field	Grace Sabaya (Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson)
Women's Volleyball	Bella Sunahara (Parker, CO/Legend)
Baseball/Men's Golf	Paul Tannucilli (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge)
Women's Soccer	Genesis Torres (Colonia, NJ/Colonia)
Baseball	Jimmy Vizzoni (Hamilton, NJ/Trenton Catholic)
Baseball	Ricky Voss (Eatontown, NJ/Monmouth Regional)
Women's Cross Country/Indoor Track and Field	Lamya Young (Audubon, NJ/Audubon)

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