Jun 1, 2009
Nine Buccaneers Earn Spots On 2008-09 New England Football Conference All-Academic Team
Buzzards Bay, Mass. -- Nine members of the Massachusetts Maritime football team have been recognized for their work in the classroom by earning spots on the 2008-09 New England Football Conference All-Academic Team.
To qualify for selection to the squad, a student-athlete must have completed three semesters of matriculation while maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale.
The following members of Head Coach Jeremy Cameron's Buccaneer squad were named to this year's NEFC All-Academic Team:
Name Cl Pos Hometown/High School Major
Kyle Audette Sr LB Mattapoisett, Mass./Dartmouth International Maritime Business
Jeff Bossart Sr OL Quincy, Mass./Archbishop Williams Emergency Management
Mike Dangoia Jr DB Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Emergency Management
William Hafferty Jr OL Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich Marine Engineering
Jarad Horey So K Ledyard, Conn./Ledyard Marine Engineering
Joe Loughry Sr LB New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock Marine Transportation
Timothy Murphy Jr WR Weymouth, Mass./Archbishop Williams Emergency Management
Maxwell Whitney So OL Middletown, R.I./Middletown Marine Engineering
Andrew Wilkins Sr DL Longmeadow, Mass./Science & Technology Facilities Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Maritime opens the 2009 gridiron campaign on Thursday, September 3rd by hosting New York Maritime in the Third Annual Chowder Bowl contest at Commander Ellis Field beginning at 7:00 p.m. EDT.
