COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND
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ANNUAL REPORT
DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS
Inside cover photos: Sabrina Bragerton-Nasert, Women’s Tennis (Top), Jacqueline Cautela, Softball and Timothy Sweeney, Men’s Swimming and Diving (Left), Nicholas Delprete, Baseball (Right).
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
Our Mission
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Letter from Charles Gomes
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Top Ten Moments
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Academic Excellence
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Athletic Excellence
10 Dolphins in the Community 12 Annual Awards Banquet 13 Hall of Fame Class of 2016 14 Dolphin Fund 15 Corporate Sponsors 16 CSI Athletics Golf Outing
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Excellence
OUR MISSION
OUR MISSION The mission of the Sports & Recreation Center, including intercollegiate athletics, is consistent with that of the College of Staten Island. We are committed to providing quality athletic, intramural, and recreational services and programs to the college community which enhances the lives and development of the widely diverse population of the City of New York. We offer recreational and athletic opportunities to complement the academic pursuits of CSI’s students. We support student-athletes’ academic achievements and persistence to graduation through academic advising and counseling. This is consistent with our range of support services that are accessible to our students.
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LETTER FROM CHARLES GOMES
Our men’s cross-country team repeated as champions for the third year in a row and represented the conference at the NCAA Division III Men’s CrossCountry Regional Championship. After winning the program’s seventh championship and first since 2011, our women’s soccer team clinched their firstever berth to the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament. Our men’s swimming and diving team also claimed their third title in a row. In the spring, our baseball team won back-to-back championships and our softball team defended their conference crown, capturing their fourth consecutive championship, and won a game at the NCAA National Championship Regional.
CHARLES GOMES COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND | DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Dear Dolphins Fans, It was another banner year both on and off the playing fields for the College of Staten Island Athletics and I am truly proud to report that our student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom, in competition, and in the community. Most importantly, our student-athletes continue to receive recognition for their noteworthy academic performances. Sixty-one of our student-athletes were named to the CUNYAC All-Academic Team and two student-athletes, seniors Sabrina BragertonNasert (women’s tennis) and Gregory Manassa (baseball), received additional distinction as CUNYAC Honorable Mention Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Perhaps my proudest moment of the year came at the 30th Annual Michael Steuerman Scholar-Athlete Dinner. Senior Christina Tufano was named the CUNYAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, which is the highest academic honor that the conference can bestow on one of its student-athletes. As a psychology major and Dean’s List Scholar, Tufano earned a 3.841 GPA and was a role model for all student-athletes here at the College of Staten Island. On the playing fields, CSI Athletics finished second in the CUNYAC Commissioner’s Cup for the second consecutive year, which is awarded to the top overall athletics program based on championship standings for all sports. CSI Athletics secured three NCAA Division III Tournament berths and won five CUNYAC Tournament Championships and five CUNYAC Regular Season Championships.
I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the exceptional efforts of our Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). SAAC continues to strengthen our relationships within the community and our student-athletes embrace several opportunities to get involved throughout the academic year. Our student-athletes continue to lead by example and positively impact the Staten Island community. Funding challenges are a reality and the importance of growing our support is more significant now than ever. We re-launched the Dolphin Fund and recognition levels and benefits begin with an annual contribution of $100. Your gift allows our athletics department to maintain a growing operating budget and helps ensure that we have the necessary resources to compete at the highest level. I am proud to report that the Barnes & Noble College Booksellers CSI Athletics Golf Outing continues to grow and has raised $106,000 since its inception three years ago. As Director of Athletics, I am committed to helping the College of Staten Island become a top-tier athletics program and compete for CUNYAC Championships in our 14 varsity sports. Your generosity and dedication are paramount to our success. Together, we will continue to elevate the profile of CSI Athletics and provide our studentathletes with the best opportunities to reach their fullest potential. As always, thank you for your continued support of CSI Athletics and Go Dolphins!
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TOP TEN MOMENTS
TOP TEN MOME N T S [2015 - 2016]
TUFANO SNAGS CUNYAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR May 17, 2016 Queens College - Queens, NY
BASEBALL SECURES BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIP May 8, 2016 CSI Baseball Complex
MONSTER COMEBACK BEHIND SCHETTINO HIGHLIGHTS MEN’S BASKETBALL WIN OVER COLBY November 20, 2015 Harrington Auditorium - Worcester, MA
CROSS-COUNTRY WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE CUNYAC TITLE October 25, 2015 Van Cortlandt Park - Bronx, NY
MEN’S SWIMMING RUNS AWAY WITH THIRDSTRAIGHT TITLE February 7, 2016 Lehman College - Bronx, NY
DACUNTO’S BUZZER-BEATER LIFTS MEN’S BASKETBALL OVER STEVENS December 5, 2015 CSI Sports & Recreation Center
BASEBALL SCORES AMAZING COMEBACK OVER BARUCH IN CUNYAC TOURNAMENT May 7, 2016 CSI Baseball Complex
SOFTBALL RIPS THROUGH CUNYAC TOURNAMENT FOR 4-PEAT May 8, 2016 CSI Softball Complex
SOFTBALL LAUNCHES NCAA COMEBACK WIN OVER NEUMANN May 14, 2016 The College of New Jersey - Ewing, NJ
OMEN’S SOCCER GETS GOLDEN GOAL W CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER
November 7, 2015 Brooklyn College - Brooklyn, NY
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
TWO CSI STUDENTATHLETES WIN CUNYAC HONORABLE MENTION SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR SABRINA BRAGERTON-NASERT WOMEN’S TENNIS
DOLPHINS ACADEMICS BY THE NUMBERS
2.75 Cumulative GPA
CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: STATEN ISLAND, NY HIGH SCHOOL: NOTRE DAME ACADEMY ACADEMIC MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY ACADEMIC GPA: 3.417
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Student-athletes completed academic year with 3.0 GPA or higher
GREGORY MANASSA BASEBALL
CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: STATEN ISLAND, NY HIGH SCHOOL: TOTTENVILLE ACADEMIC MAJOR: ACCOUNTING ACADEMIC GPA: 3.573
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Student-athletes named to CUNYAC All-Academic Team
CHRISTINA TUFANO WINS CUNYAC SCHOLARATHLETE OF THE YEAR CHRISTINA TUFANO SOFTBALL
CHRISTINA’S FAVORITES CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: STATEN ISLAND, NY HIGH SCHOOL: ST. JOESPH BY THE SEA ACADEMIC MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY ACADEMIC GPA: 3.841
COLOR: PURPLE FOOD: PIZZA MOVIE: ACE VENTURA/BATMAN ACTOR: CHRISTIAN BALE TV SHOW: MODERN FAMILY, LAW & ORDER, SOUTH PARK MUSIC: QUEEN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD VACATION SPOT: FLORIDA ATHLETE: DAVID WRIGHT PRO TEAM: NY YANKEES, NJ DEVILS, NY JETS HOBBIES: VOLLEYBALL, SOFTBALL
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ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE
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MEN’S SOCCER MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS BASEBALL
SOFTBALL
MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY
MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY
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WOMEN’S SOCCER MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING BASEBALL SOFTBALL
POSTSEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY WOMEN’S SOCCER SOFTBALL
DIVISION III TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
2nd
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
BASEBALL
PLACE FINISH COMMISSIONER’S CUP SOFTBALL
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ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP Victoria Wong
WOMEN’S TENNIS
SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR Brittany Minondo
COACH OF THE YEAR Michael Ackalitis PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Timothy Sweeney ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Nicholas Defonte FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Jonathan Gorinshteyn Adil El Haddad Ayman El Haddad Christopher Pinto Timothy Sweeney Derek Villa
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP Matthew Day
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sabrina Bragerton-Nasert
NABC ALL-AMERICAN Will Fonseca
SPORTSMANSHIP PLAYER OF THE YEAR Michelle Kushnir
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Will Fonseca
FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Sabrina Bragerton-Nasert Madiha Mulla Nozima Toshpulatova
FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Dakota Dawkins Samantha Escobedo Naomi Gaggi Caitlin McLoughlin Kelly Walsh Ewa Wojciechowska
FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Will Fonseca SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR Frank Schettino
WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP Kaitlyn Russo
FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Matthrew Day Liam McMunn Kenneth Morella Samuel Obisanya Andrew Scharf
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP Jacob Szumanski
SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR Jennifer Cosenza Stephanie Rivera
MEN’S BASKETBALL
SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR Emmanuel Agboola Vasyl Fedortsi Marcin Klim Ilir Papraniku
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Nichole Vierno FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Christina Pasaturo SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR Samantha Flecker
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Christina Tufano
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nicholas Delprete
PITCHER OF THE YEAR Nicolette Trapani
FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Christian Capellan Glenn Glennerster George Kantzian Thomas Musso SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR Phillip Ciprello Joseph Palmeri Frank Sconzo
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP Rebecca Vidal
COACH OF THE YEAR Stella Porto
COACH OF THE YEAR Michael Mauro
BASEBALL
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Brayan Evo
COACH OF THE YEAR Robert Russo
SOFTBALL
FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Danielle Alexandrini Kristy Colangelo Krysta Percaccio Danielle Smith Samantha Wysokowski
MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY
DEFENDER OF THE YEAR Ruben Diaz
WOMEN’S SOCCER
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Lauren Smith
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
MEN’S SOCCER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
COACH OF THE YEAR John Tardy
FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR Jacqueline Cautela Kristy Colangelo Kristen Meagher Christina Tufano Vanessa Joia SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR Antoinette Galbo Chyanne Gilliam
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IN THE COMMUNITY
DOLPHINS IN THE COMMUNITY
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VICTORIA WONG PRESIDENT JUNIOR, SLS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
VICTORIA BARRY VICE PRESIDENT SENIOR, BUS. MANAGEMENT WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY
NICHOLAS DELPRETE SECRETARY SENIOR, SLS BASEBALL
SAMANTHA WYSOKOWSKI TREASURER SENIOR, PSYCHOLOGY WOMEN’S SOCCER
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AWARDS BANQUET
TOP HONORS FOR CAUTELA AND SWEENEY AT ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
JACQUELINE CAUTELA
SOFTBALL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
TIMOTHY SWEENEY
MEN’S SWIMMING MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
CHRISTINA TUFANO
CHRISTOPHER PINTO
SAMANTHA WYSOKOWSKI
MEN’S SOCCER
SOFTBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
WOMEN’S SOCCER SPORTS MEDICINE AWARD
MEN’S SWIMMING & MEN’S TENNIS BILL CALI/JOHN SCRIVANI SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
G.L.O.V.E. AWARD
HALL OF FAME
JASON ANARUMO BASEBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE
CHRISTINA D’ARPA SOFTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE
JAMES DONLAN MEN’S SOCCER COACH
TARA GAGLIARDO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE
KEN LAM
MEN’S BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE
DAVID PAUL MEN’S BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE
HALL OF FAME Class of 2016 T
he distinguished honorees of the CSI Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016 are: Jason Anarumo - Men’s Baseball Player (1994-97) Christina D’Arpa - Women’s Softball Player (2004-07) James Donlan - Men’s Soccer Coach (1964-95)
Tara Gagliardo - Women’s Basketball Player (1996-00) Ken Lam - Men’s Basketball Player (1968-70) David Paul - Men’s Basketball Player (1998-02)
Natural point guard Tara Gagliardo was the centerpiece to the Dolphins women’s hoops program from 1996-00, starring under then coaches Eugene Marshall, Jr. and Marguerite Moran. She remains the school’s all-time leader in assists (537) and steals (333) and left the program as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,310 points, since broken. Gagliardo stands 10th all-time in rebounds at the College and 5th all-time in career threepointers, winning championships in 1997 and in 2000, her freshman and senior seasons. She was the CUNYAC Tournament MVP in 2000, averaging a team-best 13.4 points per game while setting the school record with 178 assists, good for 6.4 per contest. On the men’s side, David Paul was just as disruptive on the interior for Head Coach Tony Petosa’s sides from 1998-02. Like Gagliardo, Paul collected CUNYAC titles his freshman and senior seniors, ending his career with a banner year, averaging 19.2 points en route to a Most Valuable Player honor from the conference, an achievement he also won following the 2000-01 season. By the time his career was complete, Paul was the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,684 points, since broken, but the dominating forward still stands 5th all-time at the College in that department while placing third all-time in blocks and 15th all-time in rebounds. The success of the CSI men’s basketball squads were ushered in by dominating teams from Staten Island Community College, coached by current Hall of Famers Ira Sweet and Evan Pickman. A major force behind two of those seasons was the stellar play of Ken Lam from 1968-70. Lam’s unprecedented run featured an astounding 1,124 career points alongside 861 rebounds, good for 26.1 points and an even 20.0 rebounds per contest, numbers that never again were duplicated at the College. He left SICC as the school’s all-time leading scorer and was a Junior College All-American in 1969 and 1970. Lam would leave the Dolphins’ two-year program to star for both NYU and St. Francis College. Doing the same on the baseball diamond was power-hitting star Jason Anarumo, who anchored the Dolphins through four seasons that culminated with a CUNYAC Championship in 1997 alongside 26 wins, good for second all-time to that point. Anarumo batted a stellar .419 over 177 career games, belting out a record 28 homeruns over the stretch. He finished his career in the top five in eight offensive career categories including RBI, runs scored, doubles and triples. His 14 homeruns and 57 RBI in 1997 remain CSI single season records, a year that culminated with CUNYAC Tournament MVP honors. Just as potent at the dish and doubling in the circle was softball standout Christina D’Arpa. The hard-throwing righty sported a career 36-18 record in the circle with a microscopic 1.85 career ERA, still standing as a school record. She also stands third all-time at the College in wins and strikeouts while sporting a career batting average of a hefty .450 with a school best 19 triples to go with 168 hits and 116 RBI, both third all-time. D’Arpa collected three CUNYAC Championships, winning CUNYAC Player of the Year in 2004, 2005, and 2007, taking Tournament MVP in 2005 and 2007. Her 1.52 ERA and eight homeruns in 2007 remain school records within a single season. Rounding out the distinguished list of honorees is long-tenured soccer skipper James Donlan who pioneered the Dolphins program on the pitch for three separate tours spanning almost four decades. His first tour of service was from 1964-74 at SICC, a stint that included a four-year stretch that included two NJCAA Regional Championships and a 54-6-4 record. He also coached the men’s golf team within that time at SICC. The College suspended the soccer program for two seasons as SICC merged with Richmond College to create the four-year varsity program, and when play resumed Donlan led the program for its opening two years in 1977-78, leading the team from five games under to three games over .500 in just two seasons. After departing from the program, Donlan returned from 1982-85 and from 1994-96, both times taking over the program following disastrous seasons and resurrecting the team to prosperity. He ended his career with a CUNYAC Championship and CUNYAC Coach of the Year honors in 1996, and remains the SICC and CSI all-time wins leader in men’s soccer. Donlan also served as an assistant coach to women’s basketball before his eventual retirement in the late 90’s. The six honorees will be inaugurated collectively in October. They were chosen among dozens of potential hopefuls, all nominated by the CSI and outside community. A total of 12 members make up the Hall of Fame committee at the College, representing a cross-section of administrators, coaches, students, media and at-large members of the Staten Island community.
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