Thirteen Buccaneers Earn Spots On 2009-10 New England Football Conference All-Academic Team

Buzzards Bay, Mass. --  Thirteen members of the Massachusetts Maritime football team have been honored for their work in the classroom with selection to the 2009-10 New England Football Conference All-Academic Team that was announced by Roger Crosley, Director of Media Relations for the NEFC.

A total of 254 student-athletes from the conference's 16 member institutions are represented on this year's squad, as in order to qualify for All-Academic honors a player must have completed three semesters at the same institution with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better based on a 4.00 scale.

"We take great pride at the Academy in the balanced accomplishments of our student-athletes both on the field of play and in the classroom," Massachusetts Maritime Director of Athletics Bob Corradi said of his group.  "I want to congratulate each of these young men on this tremendous honor."

The following student-athletes represented Head Coach Jeremy Cameron's Buccaneers on the 2009-10 New England Football Conference All-Academic Team:

Name                           Cl         Pos      Major                                       Hometown/High School

Mike Dangoia                Sr         DB       Emergency Management           Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham

William Hafferty             Sr         OL        Marine Engineering                    Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich

Joseph St. Pierre          Sr         RB        Marine Engineering                    Beverly, Mass./North Shore Tech

Matt Wiszowaty             Sr         DB       Marine Engineering                    Clearwater, Fla./Countryside

Jarad Horey                  Jr         K/P       Marine Engineering                    Ledyard, Conn./Ledyard

Samuel Jackson            Jr         OL        Emergency Management           Wrentham, Mass./King Philip

Maxwell Whitney            Jr         OL        Marine Engineering                    Middletown, R.I./Middletown

Mike Bois                     So        LB        Intl. Maritime Business               Lakeville, Mass./Apponequet

Christian Kremler           So        LB        Marine Engineering                    Fernadina Beach, Fla./Fernadina Beach

Joshua Roberts             So        DL        Marine Engineering                    Springfield, Mass./Cathedral

Lenny Simmons                        So        OL        Marine Engineering                    New Bedford, Mass./Bishop Stang

Charles Sykes               So        DB       Marine Engineering                    Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth

James Tenaglia             So        OL        Facilities Envir. Engineering       Marstons Mills, Mass./Bishop Stang

Massachusetts Maritime is a proud member of the New England Football Conference, the largest NCAA Division III football playing conference in the nation.  The New England Football Conference is comprised of 16 member institutions from five states that compete in two divisions throughout the regular season and meet in the nation's only true conference championship game each November.  For more information on the New England Football Conference, log-on to www.newenglandfootballconference.com.