POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football program placed a school record 57 student-athletes on the Pioneer Football League (PFL) Academic Honor Roll, which was released on Friday.
This marks the third consecutive season the program has broken its previous record high for honorees. For the 2017 season, 54 Red Foxes named to the Honor Roll, as compared to 52 for the 2016 campaign.
The PFL Academic Honor Roll was established in 2001 by the league's athletic directors and coaches as a way to recognize the league's outstanding student-athletes. The honor roll consists of student-athletes who participated in football at member institutions during the fall semester and posted a 3.0 grade-point average or higher during the semester while enrolled full-time in accordance with NCAA rules.
Below is a listing of the 57 Red Foxes who were honored, with their majors. Minors are listed in brackets where applicable.
Aaron Acosta, Fr., Liberal Arts Undecided
Chris Arnold, R-So., Communication: Public Relations
Mike Arrington, Fr., Liberal Arts Undecided
Wesley Beans, R-Sr, Psychology
Connor Breit, R-Fr., Business Administration: Finance
Kevin Burke, R-Fr., Communication
Luke Butera, R-So., Business Administration: Finance
Drew Callahan, Fr., Criminal Justice
Chris Carolei, R-So., Business Administration: Marketing & Finance
Noah Carroll, R-Fr., Communication
Hunter Cobb, Fr., Liberal Arts Undecided
Drew Daniel, R-Jr., Criminal Justice
Austin Day, R-Fr., Communication: Sports Communication
Grant Dixon, R-So., Business Administration: Finance/Economics
Kevin Doran, R-So., Business Administration: Finance [Economics]
Kyle Fleitman, R-Fr., Business Administration: Marketing
Nick Foglia, Fr., Business Administration: Marketing
Sean Gaffney, R-Fr., Business Administration: Finance
Halil Gecaj, Fr., Business Administration: Finance
Luke Gioffre, R-Fr., Business Administration: Marketing
Joe Giordano, R-Fr., Communication
Thomas Giordano, R-So., Communication: Public Relations
Mark Gordon, So., Communication: Public Relations
Jack Griffith, R-So., Communication: Sports Communication & Journalism
Jacob Hallenbeck, R-So., Psychology
Kyle Hamrick, R-Jr., Communication: Sports Communication
Max Heinrich, Fr., Business Administration: Human Resources
Ben Johnson, Fr., Business Administration [Information Systems]
Jayden Johnson, Fr., Liberal Arts Undecided
Colten Katcher, R-Fr., Liberal Arts Undecided
Andrew McElroy, R-Jr., Business Administration: International Relations [Criminal Justice]
Julian McGarvey, Fr., Liberal Arts Undecided
Matt McKnelly, R-So., Business Administration: Finance
Wyatt McMahon, R-Fr., Business Administration: Marketing
Cade McNaughton, R-So., Business Administration: International Relations
Dwayne Menders, Fr., Communication: Sports Communication
Colin Moran, R-So., Business Administration: Finance [Accounting]
Corey Mullaly, R-Fr., Computer Science: Software Development
Anthony Olivencia, R-Jr., Criminal Justice
Paul Olivett, Fr., Liberal Arts Undecided
Stanley Perry, R-So., Business Administration: Marketing
John Pierce, R-So., Environmental Science: Policy
Christian Pritzlaff, Fr., Business Administration
Anthony Purge, R-So., Communication: Sports Communication [Interactive Media]
John Roscigno, R-So., Business Administration: Finance [Computer Science]
Mike Sanchez, R-Jr., Communication: Advertising
Lawrence Santana, Fr., Liberal Arts Undecided
Scott Scherzer, Fr., Business Administration: Finance
David Shannon III, So., Business Administration: Finance
Ben Stoy, R-Fr., Business Administration: Finance [Criminal Justice]
Luke Strnad, R-Fr., Psychology/Special Education
Jake Taparausky, R-Jr., Business Administration: Marketing
Seth Thompson, Jr., Biomedical Sciences [Psychology]
Matt Thomson, R-So., Political Science
Sam Thomson, Fr., Psychology/Special Education
Ryan Webb, R-So., Business Administration: Finance
Dan Wittekind, Jr., Communication: Public Relations
The Marist football team went 5-3 in PFL play last season, its 10
th as a member of the league. The Red Foxes open the 2019 season on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Georgetown, and plays the first of its six home games next season against Stetson on Saturday, Sept. 14.
