155 student-athletes receive Honor Roll recognition

Center Valley, Pa. - A record 155 student-athletes, including 2009 Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year Travis Nissley of Bucknell, were named to the Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll on Friday.

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In addition to earning the Scholar-Athlete award in November, Nissley is one of three student-athletes to finish with a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall semester. He earned the mark for the second time in his first five semesters at Bucknell as a mechanical engineering major. Also earning 4.0 GPAs were Nissley’s teammate, junior management major Jason Vollmar, and Fordham freshman Craig Staub.

There were 20 student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll list that also appeared on the All-Patriot League team, including 2009 Offensive Player of the Year Dominic Randolph of Holy Cross.

The mark of 155 honorees eclipses the previous high of 133 on the Football Academic Honor Roll last season. Bucknell led all schools with 31 honorees, followed closely by Georgetown with 30. Holy Cross totaled 26 student-athletes on the list, while Fordham had 23 and Lafayette and Lehigh each garnered 20.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the fall semester and participate in one of the Patriot League’s seven fall championship sports.

2009 Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll
Name Class Major GPA Hometown/High School

BUCKNELL (31)
Josh Andersen Sr. International Relations 3.41 Pleasant View, Utah/Weber
Tim Bolte So. Undeclared 3.75 Towson, Md./Loyola Blakefield
Ryan Boyer So. Undeclared 3.41 Millersburg, Pa./Millersburg Area
Paul Brazinski Jr. Classics 3.78 Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge
Jamal Briggs Jr. Economics 3.50 Maplewood, N.J./Columbia
Mike Cardinute So. Management 3.33 Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter Christian
Damian Chatman Sr. Management 3.58 Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron
Trevor Dombeck Sr. International Relations 3.33 Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands
Brigham Farrand Sr. Economics 3.50 Green Pond, N.J./Morris Knolls
Josh Gornto Sr. Geology 3.66 Durham, N.C./Jordan
Ryan Gutowski Fr. Undeclared 3.33 Owings Mills, Md./Calvert Hall
Greg Jones Sr. History 3.91 Springfield, Va./Lee
A.J. Kizekai Sr. Sociology 3.25 Pawtucket, R.I./Blair Academy
Stefen Laukien Fr. Undeclared 3.25 Lincoln, Mass./The Rivers School
Josh Lee Sr. Political Science 3.33 Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury
Luke Massaro Jr. Accounting 3.41 Port Matilda, Pa./State College
Brandon Morris Fr. Undeclared 3.58 Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley
Samuel Oyekoya Fr. Undeclared 3.25 Lanham, Md./Gonzaga
James Phelan Sr. Management 3.50 Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore
Sandeep Prasad Sr. Management 3.75 Butler, Pa./Vincentian Academy
Justin Pulgrano Sr. Management 3.83 Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Northern Highlands
Sam Nana-Sinkam Sr. Management 3.91 Lititz, Pa./Manheim Township
Travis Nissley Jr. Mechanical Engineering 4.00 Mount Joy, Pa./Manheim Central
Brandon Simmons Sr. Economics 3.75 Bedford Heights, Ohio/Bedford City
Ryan Smith Jr. Management 3.58 Mt. Airy, Md./Urbana
Troy Steinhilber Fr. Undeclared 3.66 Rochester, N.Y./Pitttsford-Sutherland
Marcello Trigg Sr. Economics 3.75 Tampa, Fla./Robinson
Jason Vollmar Jr. Management 4.00 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn
John von Paris Jr. Accounting 3.83 Upper Falls, Md./John Carroll
Colton Weaver Fr. Undeclared 3.75 Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson
Casey Williams Sr. Economics 3.75 Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area

COLGATE (5)
Evan Goldszak Fr. Undeclared 3.25 Naples, Fla./Barron Collier
Ryan Gross Sr. Geography 3.67 Barnegat, N.J./Southern Regional
Norman Hunsucker Jr. Theater 3.25 Buford, Ga./Buford
Patrick Simonds Sr. Sociology/Anthropology 3.25 Sidney, N.Y./Sidney
Gregory Sullivan Jr. History 3.33 Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury HS

FORDHAM (23)
Brandon Anderson So. Business Admin. 3.25 The Colony, Texas/Jesuit College Prep
Elliot Alston Fr. Business Admin. 3.34 Phoenix, Ariz./Bourgade Catholic
James Avedesian Fr. Business Admin. 3.25 State College, Pa./State College
Ryan Bradley Sr. Business Admin. 3.33 Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep
Brandon Brown Sr. Business Admin. 3.25 Glen Head, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Frank Curry Sr. History 3.44 Falls Church, Va./Bishop Ireton
Cameron Dean So. Business Admin. 3.33 Gulf Stream, Fla./Saint Andrew School
Ahmed Haruna Jr. Business Admin. 3.50 Grand Prairie, Texas/S. Grand Prairie
Jamal Haruna Jr. Business Admin. 3.44 Grand Prairie, Texas/S. Grand Prairie
Connor Hartigan So. Finance 3.44 Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah
John Hohlt Fr. Business Admin. 3.25 Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit
Cahill Hooker So. Business Admin. 3.53 Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch
Brendan Melanophy Fr. Business Admin. 3.53 Danbury, Conn./Danbury
David Mendez Sr. Business Admin. 3.33 Haverford, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep
Andrew Milmore Fr. Undecided 3.33 Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde
Clarke Munson Jr. Business Admin. 3.79 White Post, Va./Clarke County
Patrick Murray Fr. Undeclared 3.48 Mahwah, N.J./Don Bosco Prep
Khary Powell Fr. Business Admin. 3.40 Lawrenceville, Ga./Central Gwinnett
Gerard Rizzo Jr. Business Admin. 3.27 Paramus, N.J./Bergen Catholic
Craig Staub Fr. Undeclared 4.00 Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Andrew Tyshovnytsky Sr. Business Admin. 3.40 Wayne, Pa./Conestoga
Chris Vingo So. Business Admin. 3.73 Ardsely, N.Y./Ardsely
Nicholas Womack So. Visual Arts 3.27 Maple Heights, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel

GEORGETOWN (30)
Zach Barbiasz Sr. Government 3.25 Ware, Mass./Ware
Chris Bisanzo So. Undeclared 3.27 Riverside, Conn./Greenwich
Fino Caliguire Fr. Undeclared 3.20 Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour
Brooks Caston Sr. Government 3.33 Dallas, Texas/JJ Pearce
Rick Cosgrove Sr. Finance 3.53 Chalfont, Pa./La Salle College
Scott Darby So. Undeclared 3.42 Tewksbury, Mass./St. John’s Prep
Ian Gaston Fr. Undeclared 3.42 Perrysburg, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit
Drew Herma So. Undclared 3.67 Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central
Ed Hesselgren So. Undeclared 3.40 San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius
Richard Hussey Sr. Government 3.33 North Arlington, N.J./St. Peter’s
Brian Josephs Sr. Management 3.27 Elmhurst, Ill./York Community
Jeremiah Kayal So. Undeclared 3.20 Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills
ShaBazz Kelton Jr. Business Admin. 3.27 New Brunswick, N.J./New Brunswick
Matt Kinnan Sr. Accounting 3.84 Syracuse, N.Y./CBA
Robert Lane Sr. Marketing 3.33 Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley
Wilburn Logan So. Undeclared 3.42 Kingston, R.I./North Kingston
Andrew Maliska Fr. Undeclared 3.27 Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto
Dan Matheny Sr. Management 3.42 Fairfax, Va./Paul VI
Mike McIntyre So. Undeclared 3.47 Portage, Mich./Portage Northern
Kyle Miller So. Undeclared 3.41 Plano, Texas/Dallas Jesuit
Kelvin Moses Sr. Sociology 3.40 Nashua, N.H./Lawrence Academy
Jared Myers Sr. Finance 3.33 Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin
Gyasi Parrish Jr. Undeclared 3.40 Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton
Patrick O’Donnell Jr. Sociology 3.29 Media, Pa./Penncrest
Chudi Obianwu Sr. Physics 3.35 Southampton, N.J./Bishop Eustace
Rick Rattay So. Government 3.47 Maumer, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit
Geoffrey Schnorr Jr. Healthcare Management
Policy 3.63 Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham
Dan Semler Jr. Undeclared 3.33 Annandale, Va./W.T. Woodson
Tucker Stafford So. Undeclared 3.25 Riverside, Conn./Greenwich
Michael Tucker Fr. Undeclared 3.44 Las Cruces, N.M./Onate

HOLY CROSS (26)
Dakota Allosso Jr. History/Political Science 3.23 Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox
Reed Apfelbaum Fr. Undeclared 3.20 Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Claire
Mike Argillander Jr. Political Science 3.54 Detroit, Mich./Renaissance
Luke Chmielinski Jr. Economics 3.35 Walpole, Mass./Xaverian Brothers
Andrew Cialino Sr. Economics 3.33 Medford, N.J./Shawnee
Llazar Cuko So. Undeclared 3.20 Danvers, Mass./Beverly
Rob Dornfried Jr. History 3.43 Berlin, Conn./Northwest Catholic
Chandler Fenner So. Undeclared 3.43 Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox
Matt Ferrel Jr. Political Science 3.47 San Francisco, Calif./Sacred Heart
Kevin Gallagher Fr. Undeclared 3.40 Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional
Josh Hauser Fr. Undeclared 3.53 Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch
Cav Koch So. Undeclared 3.50 Ausin, Texas/Dallas Jesuit Prep
Joe Kosich Sr. Economics 3.68 Southampton, Pa./Archbishop Wood
Sean Lamkin Jr. Economics 3.54 Jenks, Okla./Jenks
Quentin Liggings Sr. History 3.40 Minneapolis, Minn./De La Salle
Nicholas MacDonald Sr. History 3.43 Lackawanna, N.Y./St. Francis
Mike McCabe Jr. Classics 3.70 Waterown, Conn./Taft
Marcus Morgan Jr. Economics/Accounting 3.35 Aurora, Colo./Grandview
Paul Nielson Sr. Economics 3.33 Center Line, Mich./De La Salle
Ricky Otis So. Economics/Accounting 3.33 Cleves, Ohio/Elder
Rob Petrosino Sr. Studio Art 3.28 Bogota, N.J./Bergen Catholic
Dominic Randolph Sr. Economics/Accounting 3.30 Amelia, Ohio/St. Xavier
Chris Smith Sr. Economics/Accounting 3.70 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis
Brandt Tierney Sr. Classics 3.68 Sagamore Beach, Mass./Bishop Stang
Perry Townsend Jr. Economics 3.51 Frankford, Del./Indian River
Mike Wright So. Undeclared 3.93 Quincy, Mass./Boston College

LAFAYETTE (20)
Chris Cosgrove Sr. Biology 3.92 Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk
Rob Curley Sr. History 3.23 Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross
Ian Dell Sr. Neuroscience 3.25 Hummelstown, N.J./Lower Dauphin
Nate Dixon Jr. Government & Law 3.22 Pennsburg, Pa./Quakertown
Ben Eaton So. Economics & Business 3.46 Baltimore, Md./Mercersburg Academy
Doug Gerowski Jr. Economics & Business 3.42 New Hyde Park, N.Y./Chaminade
Ryan Hart-Predmore Sr. Economics & Business 3.67 Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit
Lewis Irving Jr. Engineering 3.67 River Ridge, La./Isidore Newman
Eric Jones Fr. Government & Law 3.23 Lauderhill, Fla./Plantation
Carl Knowles So. Anthropology & Sociology 3.29 Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles
Mark Leggiero Sr. Engineering 3.50 Bohemia, N.Y./Connetequot
Jason Marshalek Fr. Civil Engineering 3.50 Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville
Evan McGovern So. Art 3.27 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
Evan Nardone Sr. Economics & Business/
Government & Law 3.90 Beaver, Pa./Beaver
Nick Nardone Jr. Economics & Business 3.75 Ellwood City, Pa./Lincoln
Ryan O’Neil So. Economics & Business 3.53 White Plains, N.Y./Iona Prep
Zach Protin Fr. Economics & Business 3.25 Wanaque, N.J./Lakeland
Kyle Simmons So. Economics & Business 3.50 Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum
Sam Stuart Fr. Neuroscience 3.40 Wichita, Kan./Kapuan-Mount Carmel
Roy Wotring Sr. Economics & Commerce 3.46 Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon

LEHIGH (20)
Femi Ajewole Sr. Civil Engineering 3.45 Baltimore, Md./Woodlawn
Bryce Arruda So. Business 3.72 Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield
Zach Barket Fr. Business 3.91 Schuylkill Haven, Pa./Schuylkill
BJ Benning Sr. Psychology 3.32 Elicot City, Md./River Hill
Billy Boyko Fr. Engineering 3.41 Northampton, Pa./Northampton
Heath Brickner Sr. Materials Science and Eng. 3.63 Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
Steven Brown Sr. Mechanical Engineering 3.73 Alana, Ga./Wesleyan
Jay Campbell Jr. Mechanical Engineering 3.21 Wimington, Del./Wilmington Charter
Sijad Chagani Fr. Arts and Sciences 3.34 Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka
Guyvensky Dormevil Fr. Engineering 3.20 Fairfield, Conn./Norwalk, Conn,
Frank Giacalone Sr. Materials Science and Eng. 3.65 Princeton, N.J./Princeton
Michael Groome So. Business 3.28 Bryam, N.J./Lenape Valley Regional
Ben Harden Sr. Accounting 3.40 Weserville, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales
Al Pierce Sr. Architecture 3.83 Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown High
Will Rackley Jr. Product Design 3.28 Riverdale, Ga./Riverdale
Tom Randazza Jr. Information and Systems and Eng. 3.89 Gibsonia, Pa./Pine Richland
Tanner Rivas So. Business 3.86 Lexington, N.C./Central Davidson
Brien Ruyak Sr. Finance/Accounting 3.67 Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty
Rober Tulcin Jr. Accounting 3.24 Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale
Will Velekei Fr. Business 3.50 Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom

By Patriot League Communications