PITMAN, N.J. – William Paterson field hockey senior midfielder Nicole Andes (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) and football junior linebacker Charles Faulkner (Carteret, N.J./Carteret) garnered spots on the 2017-18 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) All-Academic First Team, leading a list of 57 WP honorees.

Junior volleyball/softball student-athlete Christine Griffith (Upper Saddle River, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional) and baseball senior pitcher Bryan Kopko (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) were second-team selections, while 53 other Pioneers received honorable-mention laurels.
 
Andes was the winner of WP's Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, given to the graduating senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA. A Dean's List student every semester at WP while starting 55 of 59 career games and scoring two goals, she was named to the 2015-16 and 2016-17 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions. Andes was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society, and was a member of the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Squads. She graduated summa cum laude in January with a double major in psychology and criminology and criminal justice.
 
A second-team all-NJAC pick after the 2017 season and an honorable-mention all-league selection in 2016, Faulkner owns 251 total tackles (92 solo, 13.5 TFL, 2.0 sack) while forcing three fumbles during his three seasons on the gridiron. A psychology major, he was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, is a five-time Dean's List student (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018) and was named to the 2016-17 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mention.
 
A two-sport standout, Griffith has averaged 1.55 kills and 3.02 digs per set while competing in 80 career volleyball matches. On the softball diamond, she is a two-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association all-region (2018 second team, 2017 first team) and first-team all-NJAC (2017-18) honoree, hitting .388 (85-219) with 15 doubles, 15 triples, 10 home runs, 73 RBI and 56 runs scored in 96 games played over three seasons. Griffith was one of the 50 players named to the 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Player of the Year preseason watch list, and she was named to this season's Google Cloud/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District First Team. Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, Griffith is a six-time Dean's List student (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018) and a member of the 2016-17 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mention as a double major in philosophy and psychology.
 
Kopko made 57 of his 60 career appearances out of the bullpen, registering a 3.53 earned-run average, 7-9 record, nine saves and 43 strikeouts during 102.0 innings pitched. Named to the 2015 New Jersey Colligate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Division II/III All-State Second Team and NJCBA All-State Rookie Team, he was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma and was a member of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions. Kopko was a Dean's List student five times (Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018) and graduated magna cum laude in May with a bachelor's degree in finance.

To be eligible for the squad, a student-athlete must be a sophomore, junior or senior who has competed in a conference-sponsored sport while achieving a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20. First and second-team selections were made by each of the league's 10 full-member institutions.
 
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2017-18 NJAC All-Academic Team
First Team
Nicole
Andes
William Paterson
SR
Hackettstown, NJ
Field Hockey
Psychology/Criminology and Criminal Justice

Charles
Faulkner
William Paterson
JR
Carteret, NJ
Football
Psychology

Second Team
Christine
Griffith
William Paterson
JR
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Women's Volleyball/Softball
Philosophy/Psychology

Bryan
Kopko
William Paterson
SR
Colonia, NJ
Baseball
Finance

Honorable Mention
Marisa
Adelman
William Paterson
SO
Branchburg, NJ
Women's Soccer
Accounting

Vanessa
Archibold
William Paterson
SO
Saddle Brook, NJ
Softball
Sociology

William
Barrett
William Paterson
JR
Pompton Lakes, NJ
Swimming & Diving
Physical Education

Corrine
Bowe
William Paterson
FR
Rockaway, NJ
Women's Soccer
Athletic Training

Kristen
Bowe
William Paterson
SO
Rockaway, NJ
Women's Soccer
Exercise Science

Michele
Boyle
William Paterson
SO
Pompton Plains, NJ
Women's Tennis
Financial Planning

Anna
Boyton
William Paterson
SO
Sewell, NJ
Swimming & Diving
Nursing

Kerianne
Brown
William Paterson
SO
Stroudsburg, PA
Field Hockey
Athletic Training

Barbara
Colizza
William Paterson
SO
Hawthorne, NJ
Women's Volleyball
Liberal Studies/Elementary Education

Ashley
Cozzi
William Paterson
SO
Middletown, NJ
Women's Soccer
Psychology/Early Childhood Education

Jack
DeFouw
William Paterson
SO
Scotch Plains, NJ
Baseball
Accounting/Finance

Katelyn
Diva
William Paterson
SR
North Haledon, NJ
Swimming & Diving
Management

Vin
Dorio
William Paterson
SO
Lyndhurst, NJ
Baseball
Economics/Criminology and Criminal Justice

Emmanuel
Garcia
William Paterson
SO
Ridgewood, NJ
Swimming & Diving
Music

Julianna
Ginefra
William Paterson
SR
Springfield, NJ
Women's Volleyball
Art

Nicole
Goitiandia
William Paterson
SO
South Plainfield, NJ
Field Hockey
Psychology/Sociology

Gillian
Grahame
William Paterson
SO
West Milford, NJ
Field Hockey
Athletic Training

Adelle
Hickman
William Paterson
SR
Jackson, NJ
Softball
Psychology

Anthony
Hoagland
William Paterson
GR
Dumont, NJ
Baseball
Marketing/MBA

Terrence
Hopkins
William Paterson
SO
Landing, NJ
Swimming & Diving
Chemistry/Secondary Education

Kaworu
Ishikawa
William Paterson
SO
Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Women's Tennis
Mathematics/Secondary Education

Mariah
Jenkins
William Paterson
SO
Brooklyn, NY
Swimming & Diving
Sociology/Criminology and Criminal Justice

Alexis
Land
William Paterson
SO
Monroe, NJ
Field Hockey
Psychology/Criminology and Criminal Justice

Ashley
Lawler
William Paterson
SO
Linwood, NJ
Swimming & Diving
Nursing

Amanda
Lembo
William Paterson
JR
North Haledon, NJ
Women's Volleyball
English/Elementary Education

Joey
Lettera
William Paterson
SO
Robbinsville, NJ
Men's Soccer
Management

Vincent
Lingat
William Paterson
SO
Toms River, NJ
Men's Basketball
Art

Andee
Lupica
William Paterson
SO
Maywood, NJ
Softball
Physical Education

Eleni
Lutas
William Paterson
SR
Pompton Plains, NJ
Softball
Exercise Science

Lauren
McHugh
William Paterson
SR
Cinnaminson, NJ
Women's Soccer
Anthropology/Elementary Education

Carly
Miceli
William Paterson
SO
South Plainfield, NJ
Field Hockey
Psychology

Lorraine
Moffitt
William Paterson
SO
Paramus, NJ
Women's Soccer
Psychology/Criminology and Criminal Justice

Kara
Molnar
William Paterson
SR
Jackson, NJ
Softball
Athletic Training

Corey
Morris
William Paterson
SR
Linden, NJ
Football
Criminology and Criminal Justice

Casey
Murphy
William Paterson
JR
Hardyston, NJ
Swimming & Diving
English

Lilly
Navarra
William Paterson
SR
Marlton, NJ
Women's Soccer
Psychology

Adrianna
Oliveira
William Paterson
SR
Union, NJ
Women's Soccer
Sociology

Zac
Polzer
William Paterson
SO
North Haledon, NJ
Baseball
Accounting/Finance

Kyle
Quigley
William Paterson
SO
Columbus, NJ
Men's Soccer
Financial Planning

Lexi
Reale
William Paterson
SO
Smithtown, NY
Softball
Criminology and Criminal Justice

Quinn
Reynolds
William Paterson
JR
Delran, NJ
Swimming & Diving
Mathematics/Elementary Education

Celine
Samaniego
William Paterson
SR
Maywood, NJ
Women's Soccer
Nursing

Erin
Sassaman
William Paterson
JR
Belvidere, NJ
Field Hockey
Sociology/Early Childhood Education

Jimmy
Sharkey
William Paterson
SO
Hamilton, NJ
Swimming & Diving
English

Jorge
Solodkin
William Paterson
SR
Short Hills, NJ
Baseball
Physical Education

Kordian
Starczyk
William Paterson
SR
Bergenfield, NJ
Swimming & Diving
History/Anthropology

Shannon
Super
William Paterson
SO
Oaklyn, NJ
Field Hockey
Financial Planning

Anthony
Taboadela
William Paterson
SR
Rockaway, NJ
Swimming & Diving
Physical Education

Ryan
Tighe
William Paterson
SO
Wayne, NJ
Softball
Physical Education

Alyson
Toman
William Paterson
SO
Secaucus, NJ
Women's Volleyball
Sociology/Criminology and Criminal Justice

Dan
Tomzick
William Paterson
JR
Stockholm, NJ
Football
Sports Management

James
Waldron
William Paterson
SR
Edison, NJ
Football
Criminology and Criminal Justice

Tori
Woetzel
William Paterson
SR
Wyckoff, NJ
Women's Basketball
Communication