WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation honored the accomplishments of its 61 senior intercollegiate student-athletes, 10 senior student athletic trainers and 10 club sports seniors at its annual Senior Intercollegiate Athletics and Club Sports Awards Reception May 2 in the Sports and Recreation Center.
 
In addition to celebrating each of the seniors, the Pioneers bestowed several individual awards during the event. Senior Dan Carter (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield) was named the recipient of the Roland Watts Memorial Award, given to a student-athlete who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and effort in his or her sport. Carter has persevered through injuries to play in 148 baseball games during his five seasons in Wayne, hitting .366 with 196 hits, 37 doubles, seven triples, 17 home runs, 123 RBI, 121 runs scored and a .556 slugging percentage at the plate, plus seven saves during 21 career appearances on the mound. One of the leaders of the Pioneer baseball program and a catalyst for the program's recent resurgence, he was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society, was a six-time Dean's List student, and was named to the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 Academic All-New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Honorable Mentions. He graduates magna cum laude this month with a bachelor's degree in history.
 

Field hockey and tennis student-athlete Alicia Mitchell (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills) was named the winner of the Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, given to the graduating senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA. Mitchell was a four-year member of the field hockey team, tallying nine goals and five assists in 35 games, and she competed as a member of the tennis team this spring. A Chi Alpha Sigma inductee and Dean's List student every semester, she was named a 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholar of Distinction, was selected to the 2020-21 Academic All-NJAC First Team and the 2019-20 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mention, and was a 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad. She graduates summa cum laude this month with a bachelor's degree in athletic training.
 
Nicholas King of the ice hockey team was the club sports' recipient of the Senior Scholar-Athlete Award. A defenseman who played in 30 games the last two seasons, he graduated summa cum laude in January with a bachelor's in sport management.
 
Anna Nunziato (Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo) was named the winner of the Pioneer Spirit Award, given to the senior student-athlete who exhibits unparalleled pride and enthusiasm for the Orange and Black. A four-year softball player, she competed in 82 games and logged a .318 average, 61 hits, 14 doubles, three triples, two homers, 24 RBI and 34 runs scored. A member of the tennis team during the fall of 2019, she also briefly joined the 2021-22 women's basketball team when the Pioneers were bitten by the injury bug this winter. A Chi Alpha Sigma inductee and a 2019 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete, she has been a Dean's List student every semester and was named to the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions. She graduates summa cum laude this month with a bachelor's degree in finance.
 
In addition, 50 senior student-athlete and senior student athletic trainers were acknowledged as recipients of the Academic Excellence Award for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
 
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*indicates Academic Excellence Award
 
Athletic Training
Greta Botbyl*
Rogreka Clayton (Passaic, N.J./Passaic)
Jenna Daily*
Justin Giurintano
Sara Haller (Cupertino, Calif./Monta Vista)*
Gianna Jacobelli*
Sarai Mejia San Roman*
Alicia Mitchell (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills)*
Stephen Morton*
Brianna Parsons*
 
Field Hockey
Hope Addlesberger (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson)*
Kristin Freas-Papa (Westville, N.J./Gateway Regional)*
Megan Hoopes (Westmont, N.J./Haddon Twp.)*
Alicia Mitchell (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills)*
Kelsie Murphy (West Milford, N.J./West Milford)*
Haley Olsen (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield)*
Victoria Perlroth (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley)*
Abigail Viola (Monroe Twp., N.J./Monroe Twp.)*
 

Football
Siraj Abdul-Malik (Hillside, N.J./Hillside)
Joe Cacho (Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth)
William Frese (Waldwick, N.J./Waldwick)*
Sean Maldonato (Haskell, N.J./Lakeland Regional)*
Marcel Mason (Plainfield, N.J./Piscataway)*
Matt Monteverde (Dumont, N.J./Dumont)*
Jared Salgado (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills)*
Richie Squeo (Keansburg, N.J./Keansburg)*
 
Men's Soccer
Ryan Goggins (Hazlet, N.J./Raritan)
Chris Laccetti (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls)*
Martin Menendez (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional)*
Anthony Nole (Clifton, N.J./Clifton)
Jacob Von Giebel (Lambertville, N.J./South Hunterdon)
 
Women's Soccer
Isabel Fernandez (Kearny, N.J./Kearny)*
Erica Hickey (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue)*
Shari Kafetzis (Haddon Twp., N.J./Haddon Twp.)
Daniella LoBue (Clifton, N.J./Clifton)*
Taylor Mastropasqua (East Windsor, N.J./Hightstown)*
Kayla Miller (Hawthorne, N.J./Hawthorne)*
Samantha Persaud (North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick)
Megan Ponce (Clifton, N.J./Paramus Catholic)*
 
Volleyball
Dakota Apicella (Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick)*
Kyla Sebello (Jersey City, N.J./Dickinson)
Kristin Volavka (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley)*
 
Men's Swimming and Diving
Thomas Haughey (Folsom, Pa./Ridley)*
Valentine Perez (Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West)
William Pike (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley)
 

Women's Swimming and Diving
Taylor Friedman (South Amboy, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial)*
Sara Haller (Cupertino, Calif./Monta Vista)*
Megan Hoopes (Westmont, N.J./Haddon Twp.)*
Leah Santonastaso (Newton, N.J./Kittatinny Regional)*
 
Men's Basketball
Domenic Mignone (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford)
Brian Monaghan (Florham Park, N.J./Morristown-Beard)*
Nick Rodriguez (Redding, Calif./Shasta)*
 
Women's Basketball
Brianna Brooks (Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook)
Sierra Strong (Howell, N.J./Freehold Boro)
 
Golf
Yash Dave (West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro H.S. South)*
Ryan Goggins (Hazlet, N.J./Raritan)
Jack Maloney (Sparta, N.J./Sparta)*
 
Tennis
Erica Hickey (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue)*
Taylor Mastropasqua (East Windsor, N.J./Hightstown)*
Kayla Miller (Hawthorne, N.J./Hawthorne)*
Alicia Mitchell (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills)*
Ashley Sawyer (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills)*
Abigail Viola (Monroe Twp., N.J./Monroe Twp.)*
 
Baseball
Dan Carter (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield)*
Justin Grippo (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah)
Dylan Habeeb (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills)
Matt Lawler (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional)*
Chris Liriano (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield)*
Colin Lombardo (Edison, N.J./Edison)*
Jordan Manne (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah)*
Vinnie Martin (Lodi, N.J./Bergen Catholic)
Jason Rivera (Clifton, N.J./Clifton)*
Carson Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)*
Riley Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)*
Steve Yelin (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional)
 

Softball
Caitlin Monahan (Bloomingdale, N.J./Butler)*
Lauren Naveo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont)*
Anna Nunziato (Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo)*
 
Ice Hockey
Thomas Bauer
Alex Cavaluzzo
Michael King
Nicholas King
Adam Marvin
Braden Ploehn
 
Bowling
Anthony Everts
Dylan Kowaleski
Tiler Levesque
Hunter Machin