MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The United East conference office announced its 2021-22 Scholar-Athlete honorees, selecting 46 from SUNY Morrisville for the prestigious academic honor.
 
A total 709 student-athletes league wide were selected, representing conference wide sports in soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, golf and softball.
 
To qualify for the accolade, student-athletes must be in good standing with the institution and maintain an academic year grade point average of a 3.40 or greater, while participating in a league sponsored sport.
 
"Once again, I'm incredibly pleased with the academic accomplishments of our student-athletes," said Matt Grawrock, SUNY Morrisville Director of Athletics.
 
"Together our United East student-athletes have demonstrated their commitment to success on and off the fields of competition, evident by several intercollegiate programs averaging over a 3.0 cumulative grade point average across the academic year.
 
"We continue to work hard to provide our student-athletes the best overall experience possible, and the acknowledgement of this academic honor by the league office shows our ongoing dedication as a department to their overall success at SUNY Morrisville."
 
The following earned the accolade for the 2021-22 academic year, with multi-year recipients indicated with an asterisk (*) alongside their name:
 
*Veronika Alinskas (Westford, Mass.), cross country
*Jade Atherton (Greenwood, N.Y.), softball
Laura Bedell (New Hartford, N.Y.), women's soccer
*Mitch Bliss (Canandaigua, N.Y.), men's lacrosse
Garrett Boyonoski (Sault Ste. Maria, Ont.), men's soccer
*Soren Bredeson (Eagle, Colo.), men's lacrosse
Ryan Creenan (Colonia, N.J.), men's lacrosse
*Anastasia Edwards (Morris, N.Y.), women's basketball
James Farmer-Valente (Mississaugua, Ont.), men's cross country
*Kyle Farrell (Holtsville, N.Y.), men's lacrosse
*Kristen Florio (Wellsboro, Pa.), women's volleyball
*Emily Frazier (Berlin, Vt.), women's soccer
Jack Gardiner (Florida, N.Y.), men's soccer
*Karrigan Gregory (Auburn, N.Y.), women's cross country and lacrosse
*Brookelyn Hanley (Manchester, N.Y.), softball
Nathan Honour (Cortland, N.Y.), men's lacrosse
*Kendra Johnston (St. Albert, Alta.), women's lacrosse
*Peyton Jones (Friendsville, Pa.), men's cross country
*Brenna Keller (Marathon, N.Y.), women's soccer
Kennedy Kirkby (Prescott, Ont.), softball
Gerald Klubek (Eden, N.Y.), men's lacrosse
Ku Ku (New Hartford, N.Y.), women's volleyball
*Dylan LaPlace (Chester, Conn.), men's lacrosse
*Laura Lorraine (Hamilton, N.Y.), women's lacrosse
Sarah Lutz (Parker, Colo.), women's lacrosse
Alana McDonald (Potsdam, N.Y.), women's cross country and lacrosse
Josely Medina (Florida, N.Y.), women's basketball
*Marina Megson (Lebanon, Conn.), women's volleyball
*Meaghan Miller (West Irondequoit, N.Y.), women's soccer
*Siobhan Moore (Leyden, Mass.), women's volleyball
Giovanny Oliver-Oquendo (Liverpool, N.Y.), men's basketball
Alana Palameta (Windsor, Ont.), women's lacrosse
Gwyneth Pritchard (Saskatoon, Sask.), women's cross country and lacrosse
*Rebecca Randall (Prattsburgh, N.Y.), women's cross country
Nikko Recchio (Waterville, N.Y.), men's cross country
Keeley Riley (Dexter, N.Y.), women's lacrosse
*Anna Salamino (Liverpool, N.Y.), women's volleyball
*Maria Santilli (Bristol, Conn.), softball
Amaya Small (Hicksville, N.Y.), women's soccer
*Daniel Sparkowski (East Meadow, N.Y.), men's soccer
Ashley Tette (Rochester, N.Y.), women's soccer
*Michael Theobald (Lake Luzerne, N.Y.), men's cross country
Madison Tomkins (Windsor, Ont.), women's cross country
Caleb Turner (Seneca Falls, N.Y.), men's cross country
Abbygail Vandewalker (Johnstown, N.Y.), women's basketball
Sierra Voeller (Penticton, BC), women's lacrosse
 
SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
 
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2022 issue and was among the top 10 performers for social mobility, and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2022 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu.