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St. Francis College Athletics St. Francis College, a member of the Northeast Conference and NCAA Division I, sponsors 19 varsity teams. Men compete in basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track, and water polo. Women compete in basketball, bowling, cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track, water polo, and volleyball. St. Francis College teams have competed in such famous facilities as Madison Square Garden, the National
Tennis Center (annual home of the U.S. Open) and Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. Over the past several years, the men’s and women’s basketball teams have been featured in games televised regionally. The St. Francis athletic program has affiliations with the Northeast Conference (NEC), the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
2009-2010 Highlights Senior Alexandra Stein was named to the National Tenpins Coaches Association All-America Honorable Mention squad as well as All-NEC First Team selection while freshman Marissa Gargiulo was named to the All-Northeast Conference Rookie Team.
Men’s Cross Country squad had three Top 10 finishes with freshman Paul Gilhuley setting a new record with a time of 25:52. The women’s cross country team’s best performance came in the Fairfield Invite as they finished 6th.
The team ranked # 12 in the National Tenpins Coaches Association Poll.
The Men’s Track and Field team was phenomenal this past season. Paul and Joseph Gilhuley each qualified for Junior Nationals in the Steeplechase and 1500meters, respectively.
Earned first tournament title in program history. Raised over $6,000 for breast cancer research. Seniors Semso Nikocevic, Javier Gonzalez and Anthony Matos of the men’s soccer team were named to the NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team, respectively. Nikocevic and Matos gained First Team All-Northeast Conference honors while junior John Sallhag and Gonzalez were named to the conference’s second team selections. Finished the regular season in 2nd place with a semi-finals appearance in the Northeast Conference Tournament for the first time in nearly ten years. Men’s Water Polo finished the season with a record of 12-6 and ranked # 19 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Poll. Earned a 3.20 GPA in the fall semester and team cumulative GPA of 3.40. Junior Liliana Rodriguez of the women’s volleyball team recorded her 1,000 career dig on October 9th while also leading the Northeast Conference in that category. Junior Andrea Dolnay of the women’s water polo team was named to the MAAC All-Preseason Team as well as a MAAC First Team All-Conference pick.
Alexandra Stein
Semso Nikocevic
Fellow freshman Aboshioma Obemeata set the St. Francis College triple jump record. Senior Dean Brown won the Northeast Conference Indoor High Jump Championship and claimed the Northeast Conference Men’s Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year. On the women’s side, sophomore Dominique Burrus was crowned the 2009 Northeast Conference Long Jump champion at the Northeast Conference Indoor Championships. In the world of aquatics, the Men’s Swimming and Diving team defeated Manhattan College in the season opener while senior Sonya Jaggernauth set a new pool record at Mount St. Mary’s. The Men’s Golf team defeated Wagner in a head-to-head match on April while the women’s team picked up their first win, also against Wagner, on October 2nd. Juniors Emily Wisener and Teresa Dillilo finished 1 & 2 at the Hofstra Triangle Match. Wisener is the first Terrier to medal for the program. The Men’s tennis team picked up three key Northeast Conference victories this season, one against St. Francis (PA) and twice against Wagner. The Women’s tennis team went 1-1 at the Northeast Conference Championships, defeating Wagner 4-0.
Liliana Rodriguez
Dean Brown
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