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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.
