WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation acknowledged its 110 students who maintained a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average while completing a minimum of three semesters at WP.

The Pioneers recognized 91 intercollegiate athletics student-athletes, two students who are members of both intercollegiate and club teams, and 17 members of club sports at an event held March 28 on campus.
 
WP also inducted its 11th class into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national intercollegiate student-athlete honor society for juniors and seniors who have a minimum 3.400 GPA (minimum 60 credits earned, one season of participation executed and three semesters attended at WP). Twenty-nine new inductees joined 24 returning Pioneers as Chi Alpha Sigma members.
 
Additionally, women's basketball junior Jade Martinez (Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park) addressed her fellow students about her experience as a Pioneer.
 
WP softball was the winner of the award for the highest team GPA for the combined Spring 2023 and Fall 2023 semesters.

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2024 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
Noah Cabassa (Pomona, N.Y./North Rockland)         
Dan Castaneda (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield)*
Matthew DiGirolamo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont)#
Christian Hay (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional)#
Austin Jack (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.)  
Matt Lemieux (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.)#
Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)*
Ian Metzger (Verona, N.J./Verona)
Mike Novak (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp.)#
Pat Pantoliano (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus)#
Ruven Pino (Fairview, N.J./Bergen Catholic)#
Will Pitt (Bloomingburg, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep)#
Tom Radigan (Verona, N.J./Verona)#
Darmany Rivas (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield)       
Tyler Ruban (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Twp.)
Dylan Santos (Nutley, N.J./Nutley)           
Neel Telidevara (Dayton, N.J./South Brunswick)      
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kevin McNicholas (Blairstown, N.J./Kittitany)#
Patrick Monahan (Bloomingdale, N.J./Butler)   
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Erin Clark (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley)     
Luna Kirby (Leola, Pa./Linden Hall School for Girls)   
Jade Martinez (Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park)        
Mackenzie O'Brien (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville)#
Victoria Palladino (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North)#
Esmeralda Ruiz (Kearny, N.J./Kearny)      
Brianna Smith (Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley)*
Patricia Walsh (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North)        
Renee Wells (Leonardo, N.J./Middletown South)
 
FOOTBALL
Otitochukwu Adigwe (East Orange, N.J./Midwood)       
Nick Bianco (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) 
Devyn Blount (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch)*
Thor Connelly (National Park, N.J./Gateway Regional)*
James Koegler (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills)*
Teddy Lockhart (Sewell, N.J./Woodbury)      
Ryan Marshall (Andover, N.J./Sussex Tech)#
James Nevels (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy)          
Mike Osafo (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge)#
Michael Piraino (Westwood, N.J./Westwood Regional)     
Eric Reinacher        
Yubir Rojas-Herrera (Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional)         
Thomas Sherwood (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah)
 
GOLF
Lorenzo Assante (Montville, N.J./Montville Twp.)#
Nicholas Bucci (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway)#
Gavin Deeken (Waldwick, N.J./Waldwick)         
Vincent Limone (Little Ferry, N.J./Ridgefield Park)*
Jake Lutz (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional)*
Anthony Slekis (Fairfield, N.J./West Essex)       
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Roger Bermejo (Passaic, N.J./Passaic County Technical Institute)       
Kyle Hanlon (Charleston, S.C./James Island Carter)*
Thomas Hatch (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon)*
Diego Navas (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway)
Owen Stahl (Succasunna, N.J./Seton Hall Prep)*
Daniel Youn (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus)#
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Erin Clark (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley)     
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)*
Abby Lonergan (Fairfield, N.J./West Essex)#
Sarah Mantilla (Fair Lawn, N.J./Fair Lawn)        
Hailey Nelson (Elmer, N.J./A.P. Schalick)#
Madelynn Spink (Bellmawr, N.J./Audubon)*
Giovanna Stull (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany)#
Alexa Teixeira (Kearny/Kearny)         
Emma Timochko (Waldwick, N.J./Waldwick)   
Diana Zuta (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes)#
Elisa Zuta (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes)*
 
SOFTBALL
Lindsey Acker (Wenonah, N.J./Deptford)*
Kylie Anthony (Methuen, Mass./Methuen)         
Hailey Backo (Wallington, N.J./Wallington)           
Jillian Bigos (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South)*
Kylie Bythrow (Deptford, N.J./Deptford)#
Grace Gaskill (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert)*
Lilah Guthy (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg)  
Lauren Hutchison (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield)#
Caitlin Monahan (Bloomingdale, N.J./Butler)*
Michaela Raguseo (Woodland Park, N.J./Passaic Valley)*
Mikayla Reimer (Jersey City, N.J./Dr. Ronald E. McNair)#
Haley Weinberger (Williamstown, N.J./Hammonton)*
 
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Shane Apito (Lake Hiawatha, N.J./Parsippany)#
Nicky Byrd (Purchase, N.Y./Harrison)   
Andrew Colligan (Andover, N.J./Sussex County Tech)    
Anthony Newman (Lake Hiawatha, N.J./Parsippany)*
Jason Peralta (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack)          
Peter Usher (Boonton, N.J./Mountain Lakes) 
 
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Melody Espin (Colonia, N.J./Colonia)
Nicole Kahwaty (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Morris County Tech)*
Hailey Krajewski (Clifton, N.J./DePaul Catholic)*
Samantha Pricken (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley)#
 
TENNIS
Lindsey Acker (Wenonah, N.J./Deptford)*
Kourtney Hartzel (York, Pa./West York Area)   
Luna Kirby (Leola, Pa./Linden Hall School for Girls)   
Abigail Malandro (Beach Haven, N.J./Southern Regional)*
Alexa Teixeira (Kearny/Kearny)         
Sara Thomas (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp.)#
Haley Weinberger (Williamstown, N.J./Hammonton)*
 
VOLLEYBALL
Ciara Feliz (Bogota, N.J./Bogota)    
Abigail Hayth (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional)          
Paola Molina (Hatillo, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Felipe)#
Beatriz Soares (Harrison, N.J./County Prep)#
 
CLUB SPORTS
BOWLING
Ethan Matthews
Mariano Mitchell
Nicholas Nolan
Bradlee Pase
Jason Wichnovitz
 
ICE HOCKEY
Bryan Arredondo
Thomas Boyle
Kevin Brennan
Nicholas Bucci (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway)
Hunter Koch
Jason Lastra
Adam Marvin
Cole Mulholland
Taylor Quimby
Matthew Smith
Vincent Stoffel
Thomas Swartwout
Zach Thompson
 
RUGBY
Peter Usher (Boonton, N.J./Mountain Lakes)