SCCC Scholar Athletes honored at annual Breakfast of Champions
| 06 Apr 2016 | 12:47
Pictured from left to right, seated: Zachary Novak, men’s soccer player; Frank Vernacchio, head men’s and women’s soccer coach; SCCC President Jon Connolly, and his wife, Joan Connolly. Back row: John Kuntz, associate dean of athletics; and Todd Poltersdorf, director of admissions.
NEWTON — Sussex County Community College (SCCC) is proud to announce that 36 student athletes received honors on Wednesday, March 23, at the annual Breakfast of Champions.
To be invited to this luncheon, an athlete must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 during the season that he or she participated in their sport.
Honorees are able to invite and recognize a faculty member of their choosing who they feel inspired and motivated them in the classroom and on the playing field.
This year’s recipients are:
Men's soccer:
Erik Checkur
Alex Colcheedas
Sam Dunn
Tyler Giacobbe
Jake Gutowski
Jamie Leddy
Alex Mason
Matt McAvoy
Zack Novak
Matt Zupkay
Women’s soccer:
Olivia Bunge (also WBB)
Gillian Pellinger
Febey Pearce
Rachel Meredith (also WBB)
Jillian Pullis
Merrinda Hill (also WBB)
Skylar Clawson
Anna Powell (also WBB)
Daniela Pineda Bernal (also WBB)
Brittany Campanello
Baseball:
Dave DelSontro
Nick McWilliams
Brendan Gerity
Justin Smith
Jared Quintero
Men’s basketball:
Godfrey Freeman
Tyler Nichols
Dave Pluviose
Women’s basketball:
Miranda Hnyda
Kate Wamback
Alyxx Mangine
Softball:
Sarah Smith
Morgan Philhower
Nicole Rafferty
Kate McSweeney
Summer Taylor