ROCHESTER, NY - The Empire 8 Conference announced its President's List for the 2023 Spring semester on Thursday. A total of 134 Utica University student-athletes were recognized for their excellence in the classroom this past semester with President's List distinction, one of the most prestigious honors that the Empire 8 recognizes. 
 
Recipients of this honor must earn a 3.75 grade-point average or higher during the semester, while participating in an NCAA-sponsored sport. In addition, the student-athlete must display positive conduct on and off campus and be enrolled full-time at the member institution. The conference states, "Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the Empire 8 Conference."


 

First Name	Last Name	Year	Sport(s)	Major
Dahlia	Aguilera	Freshman	Women's Volleyball	Liberal Arts
Abby	Ainsworth	Senior	Women's Golf	Criminal Intelligence Analysis
Dan	Amady	Senior	Football	Health & Physical Education
Jada	Anthony	Freshman	Women's Volleyball	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Makayla	Arnold	Freshman	Field Hockey	Physical Therapy
Ben	Arthur	Senior	Football	Criminal Justice/Homeland Security
Omar	Bailey	Freshman	Football	Physical Education
Cody	Baker-Green	Junior	Men's Soccer	Physical Therapy
Tess	Barrett	Freshman	Women's Hockey	Biology
Joe	Battista	Graduate	Baseball	Doctor of Physical Therapy
Gavin	Baxter	Sophomore	Men's Soccer	Sports Management
Lance	Berger	Freshman	Baseball	Physical Therapy
Aana	Blaszka	Junior	Women's Lacrosse	Psychology
Jack	Bono	Senior	Baseball	Physical & Health Education
Jeremiah	Boyko	Freshman	Football	Exercise & Wellness Studies
Jakob	Breault	Junior	Men's Hockey	Business Administration
Megan	Brinck	Freshman	Women's Track & Field	Psychology
Ethan	Broadbent	Freshman	Men's Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Damian	Bruce	Senior	Men's Tennis	Sport Business
Haley	Burchhardt	Freshman	Women's Basketball	Undeclared
Analise	Burdo	Sophomore	Women's Soccer	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Noella	Burlette	Sophomore	Women's Soccer/Women's Track & Field	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Alexa	Carlon	Junior	Women's Hockey	Criminal Psychology
Charlie	Carlone	Sophomore	Men's Basketball	Cybersecurity
Chris	Carroll	Freshman	Men's Hockey	Business Management
Kelsey	Carter	Junior	Women's Basketball	Criminal Justice
Tyler	Catalfamo	Senior	Baseball	Physical & Health Education
Noah	Chapman	Freshman	Football	Physical Therapy
Holly	Cifonelli	Sophomore	Women's Track & Field/Women's Cross Country	Psychology-Child Life
Andrew	Clark	Junior	Men's Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Michael	Collins	Freshman	Men's Track & Field	Health & Physical Education
Armin	Corbic	Freshman	Men's Track & Field	Health Science/Physical Therapy
Riley	Cosimeno	Freshman	Field Hockey	Health Science/Physical Therapy
Lyla	Cushman	Sophomore	Field Hockey	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Haley	Dekin	Graduate	Women's Tennis	Occupational Therapy
Jade	Dening	Sophomore	Women's Track & Field/Women's Cross Country	Health Sciences
Gabrielle	DeSanctis	Senior	Women's Track & Field	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Nora	Devitt	Sophomore	Women's Track & Field	Fraud & Financial Crime Investigation
Selma	Dizdarevic	Junior	Women's Tennis	English
Delaney	Dunham	Senior	Women's Lacrosse	CIA/Cybersecurity
Robert	Dunn	Junior	Football	Cybersecurity
Thomas	Dunn	Sophomore	Men's Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Victoria	Elefante	Freshman	Women's Tennis	English/French
Kelsey	Elliott	Freshman	Women's Hockey	Sociology/Anthropology
Noah	Erickson	Freshman	Men's Lacrosse	Criminal Justice
Maddie	Esposito	Junior	Women's Hockey	Cybersecurity
Caitlyn	Esposito	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball	Criminal Justice
Connor	Fedorek	Senior	Men's Hockey	Business Management
Lindsay	Fleshman	Freshman	Women's Soccer	Physical Therapy
Sarah	Florian	Freshman	Women's Track & Field	Nursing
Caiden	Frey	Junior	Men's Lacrosse	Criminal Justice
Landen	Frey	Freshman	Men's Lacrosse	Criminal Justice
Krissy	Geraci	Junior	Women's Basketball	Occupational Therapy
Kayla	Giovingo	Freshman	Women's Soccer	Nursing
Evan	Gohringer	Junior	Football	Finance
Everett	Gregg	Freshman	Football	Construction Management
Andy	Hadasz	Junior	Men's Track & Field/Men's Cross Country	Physical Education
Zach	Hoage	Senior	Football	Criminal Justice
Blake	Holmes	Junior	Men's Golf/ Men's Hockey	Sports Management
Fred	Holmes	Senior	Men's Soccer	Construction Management
Darius	Hopkins	Graduate	Men's Basketball	Healthcare Administration
Andres	Jaime-Mendez	Freshman	Men's Soccer	Sports Management/Journalism
Shannon	Jedreicich	Senior	Field Hockey	Psychology-Child Life
Tobias	Jeralds	Freshman	Men's Track & Field	Business Management
Darius	Johnson	Junior	Football	Criminal Justice
Lauren	Jones	Freshman	Women's Volleyball	Business
Jacinta	Kaminski	Graduate	Women's Soccer	Physical Therapy
Priya	Katwala	Junior	Women's Track & Field/Women's Cross Country	Health Sciences/Aging Studies
Jenna	Keeman	Senior	Women's Soccer	Health Studies/Physical Therapy/Healthcare Ethics
Mikayla	Kelley	Junior	Women's Soccer	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Ty	King	Sophomore	Baseball	Cybersecurity/Computer Science
Lila	King	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball	Physical Therapy
Samantha	Kogut	Freshman	Women's Soccer	Health Sciences
Sara	Kuiken	Senior	Women's Swim & Dive/Water Polo	Occupational Therapy/Healthcare Management
Rylee	Lamphere	Freshman	Women's Soccer	Health Sciences
Bryan	Landsberger	Sophomore	Men's Hockey	Psychology/Creative Writing
McKenna	LaPorte	Senior	Women's Volleyball	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Buster	Larrson	Senior	Men's Hockey	Finance
Paige	Levine	Freshman	Women's Swim & Dive/Water Polo	Occupational Therapy
Jacob	Lexner	Freshman	Football	Cybersecurity
Ella	Lindheimer	Freshman	Women's Lacrosse	Business Management
Ella	Luczak	Freshman	Women's Tennis	Math
Ellen	Lyga	Senior	Women's Tennis	History/Adolescent Education
Izzy	Maldonado	Sophomore	Football	Fraud & Financial Crime Investigation
Justin	Mason	Freshman	Baseball	Business Management
Callie	McLaughlin	Sophomore	Women's Hockey	Health Studies-Physical Therapy
Michael	McNeil	Junior	Men's Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Laura	Meade	Graduate	Women's Track & Field	Business
Kaela	Mochak	Junior	Women's Soccer	Chemistry/Criminal Justice
Hailey	Modlin	Junior	Women's Hockey	Health Studies-Physical Therapy
Dennis	Mujanovic	Junior	Men's Tennis	Psychology
Cristina	Negron	Freshman	Women's Basketball	Psychology & Criminal Justice
Cameron	Osborne	Sophomore	Baseball	Physical & Health Education
Brandon	Pender	Freshman	Men's Soccer	Physical Therapy
Gian	Piranio	Sophomore	Baseball	Physical Therapy
Alyssa	Pisano	Junior	Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse	Physical Education
Nick	Platia	Junior	Football	Cybersecurity
Olivia	Prevett	Freshman	Women's Volleyball	Physical Therapy
Emma	Puleri	Freshman	Women's Basketball	Physical Therapy
Madison	Ranalli	Junior	Field Hockey	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Kyla	Reed	Freshman	Women's Track & Field/Women's Cross Country	Health Science/Occupational Therapy
Rory	Richard	Sophomore	Women's Soccer	Business
Gavin	Richardson	Freshman	Men's Soccer	Biology
Jaclyn	Roberts	Freshman	Women's Tennis	Health Science/Physical Therapy
Abigail	Sacks	Sophomore	Softball	Criminal Justice/Cybersecurity
Hunter	Sanford	Sophomore	Football/Men's Tennis	Physics
Georgiana	Santullo	Graduate	Women's Hockey	Psychology-Child Life
Steve	Sclafani	Junior	Baseball	Physical Therapy
Brian	Scoville	Junior	Men's Hockey	Cybersecurity
Kira	Seaman	Graduate	Women's Swim & Dive/Water Polo	Inclusive Education
Kimberly	Serio	Junior	Women's Swim & Dive/Water Polo	Health Science/Physical Therapy
Holly	Silva	Senior	Women's Hockey	Cybersecurity
McKenzie	Simmons	Freshman	Women's Basketball	Dietetics & Nutrition
Cassandra	Simmons	Sophomore	Women's Track & Field	Health Studies/Physical Therapy
Erica	Sloan	Senior	Women's Hockey	Public Relations and Marketing
John	Son	Senior	Baseball	Business Management/Marketing & Finance
Meghan	Sonnacchio	Sophomore	Women's Track & Field/Women's Cross Country	Nursing
Jackson	Sorbello	Graduate	Men's Swim & Dive	Physical Therapy
Hannah	Stack	Junior	Women's Basketball	Biology/Chemistry/Healthcare Ethics
Ella	Stanton	Freshman	Women's Lacrosse	Nursing
Jason	Story	Junior	Baseball	Sports Management
Grace	Stuhlman	Sophomore	Women's Lacrosse	Health Sciences/Physical Therapy
Joshua	Talbot	Freshman	Men's Track & Field	Physical Therapy
Carson	Tessitore	Freshman	Football	Physical Therapy
Nicholas	Theimer	Freshman	Men's Soccer	Physical Therapy
Jimmie	Warren	Senior	Football	Health Science/Healthcare Management
Kelly	Waryncia	Graduate	Women's Swim & Dive/Water Polo	Adolescent Education
Skyler	Whorf	Junior	Women's Track & Field/Women's Cross Country	Cybersecurity
Ian	Winchell	Junior	Men's Soccer	Cybersecurity/Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Kylee	Wojciechowski	Junior	Field Hockey	Health Studies/Occupational Therapy
Matt	Wood	Sophomore	Men's Hockey	Accounting
Foti	Xidias	Junior	Men's Soccer	Health Science/Physical Therapy
Samantha	Young	Freshman	Field Hockey	Health Science/Physical Therapy
Dante	Zapata	Senior	Men's Hockey	Business Economics and Finance

 
In addition, 14 teams earned Empire 8 Conference All-Academic Team honors for registering a team grade point average of 3.2 or higher for the spring semester.
 

Team	GPA
Women's Basketball	3.27
Women's Cross Country	3.29
Field Hockey	3.43
Women's Golf	3.29
Men's Ice Hockey	3.31
Women's Ice Hockey	3.57
Women's Soccer	3.38
Men's Swimming and Diving	3.39
Women's Swimming and Diving	3.47
Men's Tennis	3.48
Women's Tennis	3.49
Women's Volleyball	3.45
Water Polo	3.47
Men's Golf	3.43