BUFFALO, NY – 12 Saint Peter's men's and women's swimming & diving student-athletes have been named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Academic teams, announced by the league today.
Of the 12 swimmers, nine came from the men's team while the women's team had three earn the honor. The men's swimmers include
Brian Bates,
Arthur Bertrand,
Daniel Betts,
Andrew Galarza,
Dino Jajcanin,
Oleksiy Polishchuk,
Andrew Valentino,
Joshua Varrie, and
Jonathan Veintimilla. The women's swimmers are
Alexandria Thomas,
Brianni Thomas, and
Mandy Williams.
A total of 184 student-athletes were named to the 2019 MAAC Swimming & Diving All-Academic Teams. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
Brian Bates So. Communications
Arthur Bertrand Sr. Accounting
Daniel Betts Sr. Business
Andrew Galarza So. Biology
Dino Jajcanin So. Biology
Oleksiy Polishchuk So. Finance
Alexandria Thomas Jr. International Business and Trade
Brianni Thomas Sr. Business
Andrew Valentino Jr. Biology
Joshua Varrie So. International Business and Trade
Jonathan Veintimilla So. Health and Physical Education
Mandy Williams So. Biology
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.
