New Haven, Conn. - Holy Family University had 15 student-athletes named to the 2012 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Fall All-Academic team as announced by the conference office. A total of 170 student-athletes from the 14 conference institutions have earned a spot on the team this year.
In order to be named to the CACC All-Academic team, recipients must have participated in a CACC Championship sport in the fall. They must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have been a student-athlete at their current institution for at least two semesters and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher through the fall semester.
A total of 31 student-athletes earned All-Academic honors for the third time, including four from Holy Family. Those student-athletes include, seniors
Melissa Benson (Rockledge, Pa./Little Flower) (women's soccer),
Kathryn Helkowski (Levittown, Pa./Conwell Egan) (women's soccer),
Katie Maguire (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Huberts) (women's soccer) and
Patrick Monteith (Philadelphia, Pa/LaSalle) (men's cross country).
In addition 61 student-athletes are receiving All-Academic accolades for the second time as Holy Family featured ten student-athletes with repeat appearances. Those student-athletes include, junior
Sarah Ambach (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) (women's volleyball), senior
Mackenzie Bickes (Orchard Lake, Mich./Mercy) (women's volleyball), junior
Erin Blaney (Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower) (women's soccer), junior
Steicy Castro (London, England/Norwood) (women's tennis), junior
Rachel Dillinger (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) (women's soccer), junior
Chelsea Keegan (Bucyrus, Ohio/Colonel Crawford) (women's volleyball), senior
Christina Mastroeni (Belleville, N.J./Mount Saint Dominic Academy) (women's volleyball), junior
Maja Pantelic (Palic, Serbia/) (women's tennis), senior
Megan Tole (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) (women's soccer) and senior
Juliana Victoria (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Nuevo Mundo) (women's tennis).
Furthermore, Holy Family sophomore
Samantha McCusker (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) was among 77 student-athletes earning all-academic honors for the first time in their careers.
For a complete list of the 2012 Fall CACC All-Academic recipients, visit the official website of the CACC at www.caccathletics.org (.)
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2012 CACC Fall All-Academic Team - Holy Family
Men's Cross Country
Patrick Monteith (Philadelphia, Pa/LaSalle) (Accounting - 3.71)
Women's Soccer
Melissa Benson (Rockledge, Pa./Little Flower) (Accounting - 3.58)
Erin Blaney (Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower) (Criminal Justice - 3.52)
Rachel Dillinger (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) (Psychobiology - 3.85)
Kathryn Helkowski (Levittown, Pa./Conwell Egan) (Psychobiology - 3.57)
Katie Maguire (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Huberts) (Elementary/Special Education (3.88)
Samantha McCusker (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) (Nursing - 3.51)
Megan Tole (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) (Criminal Justice - 3.68)
Women's Tennis
Steicy Castro (London, England/Norwood) (Management Marketing & Int'l Business - 3.67)
Maja Pantelic (Palic, Serbia/) (Accounting & Finance - 3.96)
Juliana Victoria (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Nuevo Mundo) (Management & Marketing - 3.58)
Women's Volleyball
Sarah Ambach (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) (Management Marketing - 3.96)
Mackenzie Bickes (Orchard Lake, Mich./Mercy) (Elementary Education - 3.62)
Chelsea Keegan (Bucyrus, Ohio/Colonel Crawford) (Biology - 3.63)
Christina Mastroeni (Belleville, N.J./Mount Saint Dominic Academy) (Communications - 3.51)
