WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation acknowledged its 127 students who maintained a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average while completing a minimum of three semesters at WP.

The Pioneers recognized 96 intercollegiate athletics student-athletes and 31 members of club sports at a ceremony March 30. WP also inducted its 10th class into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society for juniors and seniors who have a minimum 3.4 GPA (minimum 60 credits earned and three semesters attended at WP). Sixteen new inductees joined 34 returning Pioneers as Chi Alpha Sigma members.

Additionally, the William Paterson softball team received the Pioneer Academic Excellence Award for having the highest combined team GPA for the Spring 2022 and Fall 2022 semesters. 
 
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2023 William Paterson Student-Athlete Academic Honorees
The student-athletes listed below possess at least a 3.0 GPA and have attended William Paterson for a minimum of three semesters
* previously inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma
# new Chi Alpha Sigma inductee
 
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
BASEBALL
Chris Alberti (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake)#
David Backo (Wallington, N.J./Wallington)*
Dan Carter (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield)*
Dan Castaneda (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield)#
Steven DiGirolamo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont)*
Jake Fallers (Wilmington, Del./Archmere Academy)#
Elliott Hayward (Marlton, N.J./Old Bridge)
Matt Lawler (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional)*
Colin Lombardo (Edison, N.J./Edison)*
Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)#
Ian Metzger (Verona, N.J./Verona)
Pat Pantoliano (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus)
Ruven Pino (Fairview, N.J./Bergen Catholic)
Tom Radigan (Verona, N.J./Verona)
Patrick Ryan (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls)
Carson Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)*
Riley Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)*
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Naasir Gifted (Irvington, N.J./Science Park)
Michael Gilmore (Teaneck, N.J./Pine Forge Academy)
Kevin McNicholas (Blairstown, N.J./Kittitany)
Patrick Monahan (Bloomingdale, N.J./Butler)
Cody Ripato (Tollesboro, Ky./Augusta)*
Caesar Silvestro (Ridgewood, N.J,/Pascack Hills)
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Jade Martinez (Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park)
Allison McBride (Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland Regional)#
Mackenzie O'Brien (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville)
Victoria Palladino (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North)
Yakira Rosa (Dumont, N.J./Dumont)*
Esmeralda Ruiz (Kearny, N.J./Kearny)
Brianna Smith (Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley)*
 
FIELD HOCKEY
Jillian Bigos (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South)*
Kourtney Hartzel (York, Pa./West York Area)
Megan Hoopes (Westmont, N.J./Haddon Twp.)*
 
FOOTBALL
Nick Bianco (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove)
Devyn Blount (Neptune, N.J./Long Branch)*
Matt Clarke (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch)
Thor Connelly (National Park, N.J./Gateway Regional)#
Ariel Higuera (Union City, N.J./Union City)
James Koegler (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills)*
Ethan Mayes (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough)
Raul Rivera (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch)
Yubir Rojas-Herrera (Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional)
Dequan Stubbs (East Orange, N.J./Barringer)*
Samod Wingo (North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick)
Jack Wisniewski (Wilmington, Del./Conrad School of Science)
 
GOLF
Vincent Limone (Little Ferry, N.J./Ridgefield Park)#
Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)#
Antonio Martiniello (Paramus, N.J./Don Bosco Prep)*
Christopher McCann (Highland Lakes, N.J./Vernon Twp.)#
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Roger Bermejo (Passaic, N.J./Passaic County Technical Institute)
Johnny Gadaleta (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough)
Alfredo Gonzalez (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough)
Kyle Hanlon (Charleston, S.C./James Island Carter)*
Thomas Hatch (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon)*
Connor Hayden (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson)*
Diego Navas (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway)
Daniel Scavino (South Plainfield, N.J./Piscataway Technical)
Owen Stahl (Succasunna, N.J./Seton Hall Prep)#
Daniel Youn (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus)
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Lindsey Ash (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Atlantic Christian)
Haylee Baker (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck)*
Sabrina Bishara (Port Jervis, N.Y./Port Jervis)*
Brianna De La Cruz (Clifton, N.J./Clifton)
Julia Fiorito (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North)
Lauren Hutchison (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield)
Hailey Krajewski (Clifton, N.J./DePaul Catholic)#
Gianna Labiento (Lynbrook, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy)*
Callista Long (Washington Twp., N.J./Westwood Regional)*
Isabel Medina (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield)*
Hailey Nelson (Elmer, N.J./A.P. Schalick)
Madelynn Spink (Bellmawr, N.J./Audubon)#
Giovanna Stull (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany)
Alexa Teixeira (Kearny, N.J./Kearny)
Diana Zuta (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes)
Elisa Zuta (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes)#
 
SOFTBALL
Lindsey Acker (Wenonah, N.J./Deptford)#
Jillian Bigos (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South)*
Gabriella Brancaccio (Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick)
Kylie Bythrow (Deptford, N.J./Deptford)
Grace Gaskill (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert)#
Lauren Hutchison (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield)
Carly McDaniel (Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton)*
Jaelynn Miller (Oxford, N.J./Warren Hills)
Caitlin Monahan (Bloomingdale, N.J./Butler)*
Anna Nunziato (Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo)*
Kilee Oertel (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg)*
Michaela Raguseo (Woodland Park, N.J./Passaic Valley)*
Haley Weinberger (Williamstown, N.J./Hammonton)#
 
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Shane Apito (Lake Hiawatha, N.J./Parsippany)
Andrew Colligan (Andover, N.J./Sussex County Tech)
Anthony Newman (Lake Hiawatha, N.J./Parsippany)#
 
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Stephany Bolanos (Perth Amboy, N.J./Academy for Allied Health & Biomedical Sciences)*
Nicole Kahwaty (Lakke Hopatcong, N.J./Morris County Tech)*
Hailey Krajewski (Clifton, N.J./DePaul Catholic)#
Carly McDaniel (Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton)*
Emily Murphy (Stockholm, N.J./Wallkill Valley Regional)*
 
TENNIS
Ariana Alonso (Caldwell, N.J./Mount Saint Dominic)
Abigail Malandro (Beach Haven, N.J./Southern Regional)*
Carly McDaniel (Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton)*
Emily Murphy (Stockholm, N.J./Wallkill Valley Regional)*
Anna Nunziato (Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo)*
Kilee Oertel (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg)*
Victoria Palladino (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North)
 
VOLLEYBALL
Kathleen Burrough (North Burlington, N.J./North Burlington)*
Ciara Feliz (Bogota, N.J./Bogota)
Beatriz Soares (Harrison, N.J./County Prep)
 
CLUB SPORTS
BOWLING
Jimmy Falcon
Ethan Matthews
Ryley McKiernan
Bradlee Pase
Jack Scanlon
Jason Wichnovitz
 
CHEERLEADING
Tara Dixon
Eliana Enright
 
DANCE
Valery Arango
 
ICE HOCKEY
George Boyle
Thomas Boyle
Nicholas Bucci (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway)
Alex Cavaluzzo
John Foley
Michael King
Nicholas King
Hunter Koch
Jason Lastra
Adam Marvin
Eaman McMillion
Cole Mulholland
Ryan Murphy (Enfield, Conn./Enfield)
Michael Nicholas
John Pallis
Taylor Quimby
Zachary Thompson
 
RUGBY
Jaden Fortuna
Matthew Glaser
Justin Meador
Michael Piraino
Peter Usher