As I embark on my first year as Manhattan College’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, I am excited to move our varsity programs forward and improve our athletic facilities. While the future of our athletic program is bright, I would also like to highlight the many accomplishments from our student-athletes and staff members this past year. Academically, our student-athletes continue to shine with-in their fields of study. Nearly 69% achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and 17 of our varsity squads had a cumulative GPA of 3.05 or better. In addition, 170 students were also selected to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Academic Honor Roll. These impressive statistics, along with their hard work and effort in the classroom, make me proud to represent Manhattan College as its new Athletic Director. Not only did we excel in the classroom, but we also had an extremely strong 2015-2016 athletic season, highlighted by the Golf and Women’s Soccer teams that finished second at their respective MAAC Championships. Golf lost in a one-hole playoff as the Women’s Soccer squad fell short in the MAAC Championship game. The Softball team won 30 games for the first time since 1993 while the baseball team had a big finish to qualify for the MAAC Tournament. Volleyball, meanwhile, won 20 matches and reached the semifinals of the MAAC Championships for the third-straight season. We also added a brand-new intercollegiate sport in women’s rowing, which we expect to grow in member participation. Last season we had 11 MAAC Special Award winners! The Women’s Soccer squad led the way, taking home three of the five major league awards while Christian Santisteban earned MAAC Player of the Year honors and Fabian Pena MAAC Rookie of the Year accolades on the diamond. In the classroom, Elena Bowman (Softball) and Kristen Skonieczny (Women’s Soccer) each earned Academic All-American honors. This year, we look forward to not only replicating that success but also achieving more both on-and-off the field. While balancing the rigors of their academic programs along with their competitive athletic scheduling, our student-athletes also found themselves excelling within the community this past year. In the fall of 2015, Manhattan College Athletics finished second in the nation for the NCAA Division I Community Service Competition. In total our athlete’s dedicated 6,856 hours and fundraised over $8,000 for multiple community service initiatives. Their commitment to our community is a clear testimony that they embody our Lasallian Mission. I am also excited about the new employees who have joined us. We have 20 new administrators and coaches hired during last year and prior to September 2016. These professionals will enhance our department and develop an integrated approach to the overall well-being of our studentathletes who will enjoy a rewarding collegiate experience. We thank you for your continued support and I ask that you reach out to your teammates and other alumni to join the Jasper Club as we enter the 2016-2017 season. Our student-athletes are grateful for all that you do for them and their program. GO JASPERS!! Marianne R. Reilly Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
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NEW BEGINNINGS
Marianne Reilly Director of Athletics
Anthony Vecchione Deputy AD
Kathryn Mirance Assistant AD Financial Services
Heather Vulin Head Coach Women’s Basketball
Cristian Ramos Athletic Academic Advisor
Nicholas Williams GM of Jasper Sports Properties
Samantha Gigante Athletic Trainer
Shawn Finney Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball
Callan Taylor Graduate Assistant Women’s Basketball
Katie McConnell Head Coach Women’s Lacrosse
Evan Prybutok Assistant Coach Men’s Soccer
Kerri Gallagher Head Coach M&W Cross Country & Distance
Sahar Nusseibeh Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball
Brad Bolton Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer
Joe Murtha Head Coach M&W Swimming & Diving
Patrick Dolan Head Coach Strength & Conditioning
Dominique Bryant Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball
Alexandra Bassetti Assistant Coach Women’s Baskettball
Mike Olave Assistant Coach Strength & Conditioning
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COMMUNITY SERVICE • The Manhattan College Athletic Department had a landmark year in 2015-2016, volunteering a total of 6,856 hours • In the fall 2015 semester, the Jaspers ranked second nationally in community service • The women’s lacrosse team led the department with a total of 1,088 hours of community service, winning the inaugural SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee) Team Community Service Award • Senior Casey Silvestri, 15-16 SAAC President, was awarded the SAAC Award, as the individual standout for outstanding community service. • The Manhattan SAAC raised over $8,000 to benefit multiple charities
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
• 170 student-athletes named to the MAAC Honor Roll (3.2 GPA or higher), up from 151 the year before. • 17 of Manhattan’s intercollegiate teams earned a GPA of 3.05 or better for the school year, including 8-of-19 with a 3.2 or better. • Manhattan student-athletes earned a cumulative 3.2 GPA for the spring semester, up from 3.15 in the fall. • 44.1 percent of Jasper student-athletes earned Dean’s
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List (3.4 GPA or higher) accolades in the spring and 36.8 percent in the fall. • In the spring, 26 student-athletes earned perfect 4.0 GPAs for the semester (doubled from the fall). • Senior Kristen Skonieczny (Women’s Soccer) was a Second Team Academic All-American. • Senior Elena Bowman (Softball) was a Second Team Senior Class All-American.
• Both Manhattan Swimming & Diving teams achieved CSCAA Scholar All-America status for both semesters. • Women’s Basketball, Golf and Softball received NCAA APR Public recognition for their
success in the classroom.
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HALL OF FAME Karen Chevolleau ’92
(women’s track and field)
Christer Hagberg ’98 (men’s track and field)
Stephen Herishen ’95 Karen Chevolleau
Christer Hagberg
Stephen Herishen
(wrestling)
Siobhan Kilkenny ’03 (women’s basketball)
Joseph Maguire ’74
(men’s swimming and diving)
Martin Redmond ’87
(men’s cross country/track and field)
Siobhan Kilkenny
Joseph Maguire
Martin Redmond
Luka Van Cauteren ’04 (volleyball)
Russ Williams ’92 (men’s basketball)
1982 football team 2002 volleyball team Luka Van Cauteren
Russ Williams
JACK POWERS jersey retirement • Jack Powers ’58 became the first former Manhattan College Student-Athlete to have his number retired at halftime of the Jaspers’ game against Iona on Friday, February 26, 2016. • Powers had his number 34 raised to the rafters in front of a large contingent of friends, family and former teammates. • He played three years for the Jaspers, leading them to the NCAA tournament twice – including defeating nationally ranked West Virginia and Jerry West in the 1958 NCAA Tournament – and the NIT once while concluding his collegiate career with 1,139 points.
• Following his playing career, Powers returned to coach the men’s basketball team before later serving as the school’s Athletic Director. Most recently, Powers served as the Executive Director of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) for over 20 years. • A member of the Manhattan College Hall of Fame, he also has garnered inclusion in the ECAC, Catholic High School Athletic Association, Brooklyn’s Old Timer and the Mamaroneck High School Hall of Fames.
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Ailiann Pompey, Wade Van Niekerk (400 Meter Gold Medalist)
Matt Centrowitz, Kerri Gallagher, Matt Centrowitz Jr., John Lovett
Matt Centrowitz, Kerri Gallagher, Mary Gallagher
Joe Ryan, Winston George
Joe Ryan with the Guyana team
Paddy McGrath, Aliann Pompey, Julienne Ryan, Joe Ryan
The Manhattan College Track & Field program had strong ties to a number of Olympians who took part in the recentlycompleted Rio Games. Sydney McLaughlin, who ran the 400 meter hurdles for the United States, is the daughter of Manhattan College graduates Willie ’85 and Mary McLaughlin ’83, and American 1500-meter gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz’s father, Matt, is also a former Jasper. Manhattan was also represented in Rio by coaches Joe Ryan ’81 and Patrick “Paddy” McGrath ’95. McLaughlin qualified for the semifinals of the 400 meter hurdles in her first Olympics. She recorded a time of 56.32 seconds in the
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first round before posting a 56.22-second clocking in the semifinals to finish 17th overall in the event. Centrowitz, meanwhile, registered a time of 3:50.00 to become the first American man since 1908 to win a gold medal in the 1500. His father, Matt, a 1976 Olympian, began his collegiate career at Manhattan before transferring to Oregon. Matt Centrowitz, Sr., is currently the head coach at American, as well as the personal coach of Manhattan Head Cross Country, Distance and MidDistance Coach Kerri Gallagher, who was previously a member of his coaching staff with the Eagles.
Ryan, the Jaspers’ Associate Head Coach for Sprints & Hurdles, was the head coach of Guyana’s track & field team in Rio. It was his second time serving in that role, having previously been Guyana’s head coach at the 2008 Beijing Games. Guyanese triple jumper Troy Doris finished seventh in the event with a leap of 16.90 meters (55 feet, 5½ inches). Ryan maintained a blog during the Olympics, and he also contributed photos and videos throughout his time in Rio. McGrath, a 2000 Olympian and two-time All-American at Manhattan, is the personal coach of Rudy Winkler, the U.S. champion in the hammer throw. Winkler placed 18th
overall in the hammer throw at his first Olympics, getting out to a distance of 71.89 m (235’10). Both McGrath and Willie McLaughlin are members of the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame, while Ryan is the President of the Hall of Fame committee. Another Manhattan Athletic Hall of Famer, four-time Olympian Aliann Pompey ’00 also traveled to Brazil as a member of the Guyanese delegation.
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RICH WILLIAMS
RASHAWN STORES
MEN’S BASKETBALL
While the Manhattan Men’s Basketball team fell short of a third-straight title, the Jaspers still managed to turn in a noteworthy campaign. Led by head coach Steve Masiello, Manhattan defeated MAAC regular season champion Monmouth as well as A-10 member George Mason. Masiello also became just the fifth coach in school history to record at least 90 wins before registering his program-record ninth MAAC Tournament victory against Marist. Leading the charge for the Jaspers in 20152016 was the senior duo of Shane Richards and RaShawn Stores. Richards earned First Team All-MAAC honors, averaging a teamleading 17.2 points per game while hitting for at least 20 points on 11 occasions. Richards also
was among the league leaders in free throw percentage (.859-2nd) and three-pointers per game (2.5-6th). He also became the fifth player in MAAC history to convert on at least 300 three pointers and finished eighth in school history with 1,472 points. Stores was named to the 2016 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team after leading a Manhattan squad that ranked 13th nationally with 15.8 turnovers forced per game and 36th with 7.7 steals each time out. Individually, he was second in the MAAC with a 41.9 percent conversion rate from deep while also placing among the league leaders in assist/turnover ratio (1.8-5th), steals (1.4 spg-7th) and assists (3.0 apg-10th) while finishing ninth in school history with 314 assists. Both Richards and
Stores were also a part of 71 wins while helping lead the Jaspers to a pair of MAAC Championships and three trips to the finals. Also making a huge jump was junior Rich Williams, who averaged 14.8 points and a team-best 6.0 rebounds each time out while improving his scoring and rebounding from a year ago. He took his game to another level at the MAAC Tournament, averaging a teamleading 21.0 points per game while shooting 62.5 percent from the floor. Classmate Tyler Wilson also capped his season on a high note, scoring a season-high 14 points to go along with four assists and four steals against Siena at the MAAC tourney. Wilson, who also had a pair of 10-assist performances this season, finished second in the league with 5.2 assists per game
while also ranking third in assist/turnover ratio (2.0) and fifth in steals (1.5/game). Sophomores Zane Waterman and Calvin Crawford also posted breakout campaigns. Waterman ranked among the league leaders in scoring (11.0 ppg-27th), rebounding (6.0 rpg-12th) and field goal percentage (.492-8th). Crawford, meanwhile, averaged 10.8 points per game and scored 20 points in a 7871 win over Monmouth en route to accruing MAAC Player of the Week accolades. The Jaspers were represented on MAAC All-Academic Team by sophomore Samson Usilo and return nine letterwinners in 20162017.
SHANE RICHARDS
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The Manhattan Women’s Basketball team posted 15 victories in 2015-2016,, improving its win total by 12 from a year ago. The Jaspers also notched their most victories in MAAC play since 2011-2012, finishing with 11 en route to finishing in a tie for fourth place. Following the season Heather Vulin was introduced as the program’s eighth head coach in school history. Sophomore Amani Tatum made an immediate impact during her first season and was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year after finishing eighth nationally with a school-record 101 steals. Tatum’s thievery was on display in a win over Saint Peter’s as the New York City native finished with 11 steals, which were one shy of the program and conference record. She also ranked fifth nationally with a conference-best 3.3 steals per game and led Manhattan with 11.9 points per contest and was selected to the All-MAAC Second Team. Fellow sophomore Kayla Grimme set a school record with 69 blocks, and, as a team, the Jaspers established a program mark with 140 rejections. Grimme nearly had a triple-double in an 85-78 win
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All-MAAC Second Team over Fairleigh Dickinson, finishing with 11 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks. She finished second in the league with 2.2 blocks per game and was the Jaspers’ leading rebounder, averaging 7.8 boards per contest. After starting MAAC play with a victory over Niagara, Manhattan picked up a 52-42 road win over defending conference champion Quinnipiac before defeating perennial MAAC power Marist for the first time since 2003 by a 65-59 count while collecting the 500th win in program history. The Jaspers also defeated eventual MAAC Champion Iona 63-56 at Draddy Gymnasium before besting Saint Peter’s in a contest that was broadcast on ESPN3. Entering the MAAC Tournament as the No. 6 seed, Manhattan posted a 60-43 victory over Saint Peter’s in the first round. However, the season came to an end two days later with a 70-58 quarterfinal loss to Marist. Senior Shayna Ericksen ended her career in ninth place on Manhattan’s all-time rebounding chart with 641 career boards. Three Jaspers were recognized for their work in the classroom with selections to the MAAC AllAcademic Team. Seniors Jacqui Thompson and Blake Underhill were honored along with junior Maeve Parahus.
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CROSS COUNTRY
LISA FAJARDO
The Manhattan Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams continued to show improvement in 2015. Following the season, the Jaspers named Kerri Gallagher as the new Head Coach of both the men’s and women’s programs. Senior Shane Beyer was named MAAC Men’s Runner of the Week after leading Manhattan at the season-opening Brother Jasper Invitational and junior Tom Diliberto ended the season by finishing 14th in the University Division at the IC4A Championships. Other top contributors included freshmen Amir Khaghani, Nick Matson and Christian McLaughlin. On the women’s side, the 12-member freshman class paced the Jaspers all season. Either Lisa Fajardo or Keeley Hogan was Manhattan’s top finisher at every meet, while another newcomer, graduate transfer Lorraine Brancale was also consistently among the top performers on the team. At the Metropolitan Championships, the men’s and women’s teams both placed fourth overall. It was the best finish for the men’s squad since 2004 while the women had their best showing since 2007. Manhattan then took sixth (men) and seventh (women) at the MAAC Championships, their highest placements in four years. That improvement continued at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships before the Jaspers successfully concluded the season at the ECAC/IC4A Championships. The men’s squad took eighth in the team standings and while the women were 10th. Manhattan also found success in the classroom as five men and four women were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
ROWING
New to the fold this season among the Manahttan Department of Intercollegiate Athletics was the Women’s Rowing team. Under the direction of head coach Jim Foley the 24 women on the roster have made history as the first intercollegiate studentathletes in a sport that has one of the deepest traditions at Manhattan College. The Jaspers competed for the first time at the Head of the Charles and participated in 10 events in their inaugural season. Manhattan also competed in the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta and the MAAC Championships and were led by Team MVP Lorraine Piccorelli.
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GOLF
In its first season under head coach Frank Darby, the Manhattan Men’s Golf team enjoyed one of the best campaigns in program history. The Jaspers finished second at the MAAC Championships, their best-ever showing, with sophomore Ryan Lynch grabbing second place individually. Entering the MAAC Championships as the No. 7 seed, Manhattan was in first place by one stroke after the first day. Junior Jon Keyes was the individual leader after shooting an opening-round 70 before Lynch moved into second place on day two, as the Jaspers extended their lead in the team standings to four strokes. Manhattan and Siena ended the third round deadlocked at 890, meaning the MAAC title would be determined in a playoff, which the Saints won by two strokes.
Despite the heartbreaking loss, the second-place team finish represented the best showing in program history at the MAAC Championships, besting the previous high of third place in 1985. Lynch, meanwhile, captured second place in the individual standings with a three-day score of 217. After beginning the fall season with tournaments at Rutgers and Columbia, Manhattan placed third at the Jasper Invitational. The Jaspers then posted the best score of any team on the second day of competition at the Lehigh Invitational while sophomore Johnny Schob tied for fifth. Two days later at the Glen Oaks Shootout, sophomore Charles Seward finished fifth. Manhattan began the spring portion of its schedule in Arizona and also participated in the Wildcat
Invitational at Villanova before posting an impressive eighth-place showing at the Lafayette Invitational. Lynch was Manhattan’s top finisher in the tournament, placing 23rd overall. The Jaspers then took fourth as a team at the spring Glen Oaks Shootout, with Lynch and Keyes tying for fifth. Four members of the squad were selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team. Seniors James Edgeworth, Michael Giannico and Ross Ketner were honored along with Seward. In addition, Manhattan received the NCAA APR Public Recognition Award for the third consecutive year. This award is presented to those programs that rank among the top-10 nationally in the multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their given sport.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE The Manhattan Women’s Lacrosse team recorded four wins on the year, including a thrilling 12-11 overtime decision in the home opener against UMass Lowell. The Jaspers notched another one-goal victory, 9-8, at Central Connecticut and followed up that triumph by knocking off New Hampshire 13-11. Two Manhattan student-athletes were recognized by the MAAC for their play in the season-opening 14-9 victory at Army West Point. Senior Megan Yarusso scored four goals in the game and was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Week while freshman goalie Nikki Prestiano made
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nine saves in her first collegiate win to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors. Emma Kaishian was selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team after an outstanding freshman campaign. She started 16 games on defense and ranked fourth in the league with 2.43 ground balls per game. In addition to leading the team with 39 ground balls, Kaishian finished second on the squad with 14 caused turnovers. Senior Stefanie Ranagan also had a stellar campaign. She led the Jaspers with 32 goals and 75 draw controls while her 4.41 draw controls each time out were the most in the MAAC.
Ranagan graduated as Manhattan’s all-time leader in draw controls (248). Additionally, Ranagan and Yarusso each capped their careers with over 100 points while fellow seniors Kaitlyn Cunningham and Claire Roediger each surpassed the 50-goal mark for their careers. Following the season, Katie McConnell was tabbed as the next head coach of the program. The Jaspers also enjoyed a successful year in the classroom, as well. Eight members of the squad were selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
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ALEX SHACKLEY
ABRAHAM BARTOAH All-MAAC First Team
The Manhattan Men’s Soccer team, led by head coach Jorden Scott, posted four victories before taking MAAC Regular Season Champion Monmouth to the wire at the 2015 MAAC Championships. The Jaspers earned their first win of the season, defeating conference foe Fairfield, 1-0 before earning their second victory in thrilling fashion against Niagara. Senior co-captain Alex Shackley converted on a penalty shot in the 102nd minute of play. Manhattan’s final regular season victory of the season came on Senior Day, when the squad upended Marist, 3-1. Shackley scored twice in the match while senior Brandon Alvarado also recorded his first collegiate goal, an insurance marker in
the 60th minute, to put the game out of reach. At the MAAC Tournament, the Jaspers bested Saint Peter’s in opening round action as Shackley scored the lone goal of the match with one second remaining to propel Manhattan to a quarterfinal match-up with topseeded Monmouth. After an hardfought 90 minutes, a late free kick goal proved to be the difference, as Manhattan dropped a hard-fought 2-1 decision. Shackley ended his final campaign as the team leader in goals (5) and points (10) while senior defender Abraham Bartoah was named to the First Team AllMAAC for his outstanding play both up top and along the Jaspers’ back line. Seven Manhattan studentathletes were also named to the MAAC All-Academic team for their outstanding achievement in the classroom.
WOMEN’S SOCCER The Manhattan Women’s Soccer team turned in arguably the finest season in school history, culminating in the program’s first-ever appearance in the MAAC Championship Game. Led by the senior quartet of Colleen Kavanagh, Taylor Salkowsky, Kristen Skonieczny and Emily Ude, the Jaspers ripped off 11 victories en route to finishing second in the league with a school-record 21 points. At the MAAC Tourney, Manhattan defeated Rider 3-1 in the semifinals thanks to a career-high 15 saves from Skonieczny, while junior Lizzy Carlson scored two goals. In the Championship Game, Siena ended the Jaspers’ sterling season with a 5-2 victory. Despite the loss, the season was an unprecedented success, as Manhattan received three of the five major MAAC Awards. Brendan Lawler took home Coach of the Year honors while Skonieczny earned MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year plaudits and junior Jenny Bitzer was tabbed as the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, junior Erica Modena and freshman Nicole Copping were named to the All-MAAC First Team.
Skonieczny set single-season school-records in wins (10), shutouts (9) and GAA (0.70) while ranking eighth nationally with a MAACleading .875 save percentage and later earned CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team Honors. She also rewrote the career record book, finishing with a program-best 24 wins and 17 shutouts to go along with a 1.02 GAA that is the lowest in school history. Bitzer’s play on defense paced a Jasper unit that ranked 14th nationally with a .579 shutout percentage and yielded a MAAC-best 11 shutouts. Offensively, Modena was second in the MAAC and 28th nationally with 13 goals as her scoring haul is the most by a Manhattan student-athlete since Laurie Spera notched 14 goals as a freshman in 1998. Copping, meanwhile, ranked fourth in the circuit with six assists to go along with two goals. The Jaspers were also well-represented on the MAAC All-Academic Team, with nine student-athletes being recognized for their work in the classroom.
SWIMMING & DIVING
It was a successful 2015-16 campaign for both the Manhattan Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving teams. The women went 7-6 in dual meets for their first winning record in seven years, while the men’s squad finished with a 5-4 record. Both teams achieved their highest placement at the ECAC Winter Championships in program history with the men taking third and the women placing fourth, before each squad finished eighth at the MAAC Championships. Leading the way for the men’s team at the MAAC meet Championships was senior Lance Neuendorf. He placed ninth in the 200 Backstroke after winning the ‘B’ final with a time of 1:51.43. Sophomore Brandon Shields set a school record in the 500 Free, finishing
in 4:41.04. At the ECAC Championships, junior Dylan Cooney finished second in 1-meter diving at the ECAC Championships. He scored 356.80 points for his 11 dives to break the program record for the third time this season. The women’s squad finished the MAAC Championships with a school-record 165 points. Sophomore Alexandra Hutzler set a school record in the 100 Breast (1:07.56) and freshman Kathryn Voitik established a record in the 1650 Free (17:58.93). She broke the mark that had been set by fellow freshman Abie DiLiso a few weeks earlier at the ECAC Championships. DiLisio’s 1000-yard split of 11:05.19 during that race was also was a school record. Earlier in the season, Voitik swam the
ERICA MODENA
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NICOLE COPPING
All-MAAC First Team
KRISTEN SKONIECZNY
All-MAAC First Team MAAC All-Tournament Team
TAYLOR SALKOWSKY
MAAC All-Tournament Team
JENNY BITZER
All-MAAC Second Team
500 Free in a school record-time of 5:21.94. In addition, the Jaspers’ season-opening sweep of Marywood gave head coach Walter Olsewski his 400th career win. He retired at the end of the season after 19 years at the helm. Following the season, longtime assistant Joe Murtha was tabbed as the next head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs Both programs were once again recognized as Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. Four men (junior Rich Llewellyn, junior Mitchell Rifkind and Patrick Simonson, and sophomore Tyler McCloskey) and two women (junior Patricia Colton and Hutzler) were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team. 2015-16 ANNUAL REVIEW MANHATTANJASPERS
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BRIANA MATAZINSKY All-MAAC First Team
SHANNON PUTHE
All-MAAC First Team
ELENA BOWMAN
All-MAAC First Team
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In 2016, the Manhattan Softball team did something it hadn’t done in 23 years—win 30 games. The Jaspers also set a program record with 14 MAAC victories and earned the No. 2 seed for the MAAC Tournament. The postseason appearance was Manhattan’s third straight and fifth in seven seasons under head coach Tom Pardalis. Senior Elena Bowman capped her outstanding career with selections to the All-MAAC First Team and AllNortheast Region Second Team. She was also one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, earning Second Team honors. Bowman became just the second player in MAAC history to belt 50 career home runs and graduated as Manhattan’s all-time leader in that category (52). She also recorded her 200th career hit against Quinnipiac in the MAAC Tournament, making her the third player in program history to reach that plateau. Sophomores Briana Matazinsky and Shannon Puthe were also named First Team All-MAAC and Second Team All-Region. Matazinsky hit .338 and led the team with 36 RBIs to go along with 51 hits, seven home runs, 11 doubles and 32 runs scored. She was the ace of the pitching staff, as well, recording 11 wins and 84 strikeouts while posting a 2.49 ERA. Puthe stole 26 bases (one shy of the single-season school record) and
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smacked 11 doubles to go along with four triples. They were joined on the All-MAAC First Team by junior Jenn Vazquez, who was honored for the second straight year. Freshman Alexa Dawid, meanwhile, earned a place on the MAAC All-Rookie Team. Manhattan also saw six different players recognized with MAAC weekly awards during the season. As a team, the Jaspers set a school record with 73 stolen bases while establishing program marks for runs scored (258) and RBIs (228). Individually, senior Anna Crowley led the MAAC with a school-record six saves. The Manhattan softball program was honored by the NCAA for their success in the classroom with the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Award. This accolade marks the secondstraight year that the Jaspers earned the award, which goes to those teams that rank among the top 10 percent nationally in the multi-year APR. Manhattan had nine players selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team. In addition, Matazinsky was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic AllDistrict Team.
The Manhattan Men’s Lacrosse team posted three victories and was in the thick of the playoff race until the final week of the season under first-year head coach Drew Kelleher. Highlighted in Kelleher’s first season at the helm was a thrilling come-from-behind victory on the road at defending MAAC Champion Marist. Freshman standout Parker Giarratana led the Manhattan attack, ranking third in the league with 2.07 goals per game en route to being named MAAC Rookie of the Year to go along with Second Team All-MAAC honors. He was also tabbed as the 22nd-best freshman in the nation by Inside Lacrosse thanks to becoming just the fifth student-athlete in school history to notch at least 30 goals in a season, finishing up with 31. A five-time MAAC Rookie of the Week honoree, Giarratana scored four times to pace the Jaspers to the aforementioned thrilling 11-10 overtime victory over a Marist team that had defeated No. 8 Stony Brook earlier in the week. Senior Nick Strano fueled the comeback with three goals, including the game-tying score, in the fourth
quarter before delivering the game-winner just 21 seconds into overtime. Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Zingaro also had a breakout campaign, finishing second nationally with 13.47 saves per game. Zingaro also earned MAAC Defensive Player of the Week following Manhattan’s 14-5 win over NJIT thanks to registering a PARKER GIARRATANA All-MAAC Second Team career-high 21 saves. He capped his impressive performance by coming out of the crease to register one of the few goalie goals in the nation during the season. Junior Matt Garvey also had a breakout season with 16 goals and a team-high 15 assists while freshman Dylan DeMuro was selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team. Manhattan placed eight on the MAAC Academic Honor Roll and will return 23 letterwinners in 2017.
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INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
CHARLENE POHL
At the 2016 MAAC Indoor Championships, the Manhattan Men’s Track & Field team finished second in the team standings with the Women’s Track & Field team placing third. Senior Blerim Pocesta and junior Marisa Robbins both took home Most Outstanding Performer for Field Events honors at the MAAC Indoor Championships for the second straight year. Pocesta won the men’s weight throw (20.83 m, 68’4¼) and took third in the shot put (15.82 m, 51’11) while Robbins set a championship record of 3.82 m (12’6¼) in the women’s pole vault. Other event winners at the MAAC Indoor Championships included freshman Ellinor Perrson in the women’s long jump, senior Bobby Gebhard in the men’s triple jump and junior Hayden Clarke in the men’s long jump. Clarke then went on to win the gold medal in the long jump at the IC4A Indoor Championships, marking the 30th consecutive year in which Manhattan has had an IC4A champion. Junior Stefan Hoeller also captured an individual IC4A title, taking first in the heptathlon. As a team, the Jaspers placed eighth at the IC4A Championships. Meanwhile, at the women’s ECAC Championships, sophomore Charlene Pohl took sixth in the pentathlon with the third-best score in program history. In addition, the 4x800 meter relay squad of freshman Erin Spadaccini, sophomore Kelly Gorman, freshman Victoria Cruz and sophomore
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
PAIGE CHAPMAN
It was another successful season for the Manhattan Men’s and Women’s teams. The Jasper men won their first Metropolitan title since 2012 and finished second at the MAAC Championships. The women, meanwhile, were third at the Mets and fourth at the MAAC meet. Manhattan used a balanced team effort to win the men’s crown at the Metropolitan Championships. Senior Bobby Gebhard captured individual titles in both the long jump and triple jump, while senior Blerim Pocesta (hammer throw), junior Stefan Hoeller (decathlon), junior Tom Diliberto (3000 meter steeplechase) and freshman Amir Khaghani (5000 meters) were also victorious at Mets. Sophomore Charlene Pohl set the tone for an equally prolific effort from the women’s team at the Metropolitan Championships by winning the heptathlon. Freshman Ellinor Persson contributed points in three different events, and senior Lorraine Brancale took first place in the 10,000 meters. The Jaspers set a pair of school records at the 122nd edition of the historic Penn Relays. The quartet of Gebhard, Hoeller, sophomore Dennis Eriksson and freshman Sean Mirando took ninth in the shuttle hurdles Championship of America with a school-record clocking of 1:01.37. The school mark also fell in
Kaitlyn Smith qualified for the final by running a school-record time of 9:00.88 in the preliminaries. Manhattan also had a strong showing at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships. The men’s squad finished second, its 13th straight year placing third or higher. On the women’s side, the Jaspers’ third-place showing was their best since 2011. Pocesta concluded the season at the USATF Indoor Championships, making him the first active Manhattan student-athlete to compete at U.S. Nationals since 2004, finishing 14th in the weight throw with a best effort of 19.46 m (63’10¼). The Jaspers turned in stellar performances throughout the season, earning a total of 11 MAAC Performer of the Week awards. Robbins was recognized three consecutive times while Pocesta claimed the award twice. Pohl, meanwhile, captured both MAAC and ECAC Performer of the Week honors. Other to receive MAAC Performer of the Week citations included Clarke, freshman Jasmine Davis, sophomore Gustave Menocal, sophomore John Dove and sophomore Will Stallings. It was a successful season in the classroom as well for Manhattan with the Jaspers placing 14 men and eight women on the MAAC All-Academic Team.
BOBBY GEBHART
the women’s distance medley relay, as sophomores Alexa Roda, Kathy Cadet and Kelly Gorman along with freshman Erin Spadaccini notched a 11:48.28 clocking, which was good for second place in the event. At the MAAC Championships, Manhattan swept the Most Outstanding Performer for Field Events. Junior Hayden Clarke won the award on the men’s side after setting a meet record in the long jump. Persson, meanwhile, won both the long jump and triple jump, as well as running a leg on the 4x100 meter relay, to earn women’s honors. Joining the duo as conference champions were sophomore Paige Chapman (women’s 100), junior Marisa Robbins (women’s pole vault) and Pocesta (men’s hammer throw). The Jaspers were also well-represented on the MAAC All-Academic Team, with 14 men and eight women being honored. Two men qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, FL. Pocesta made his third straight appearance in the hammer throw and finished 43rd overall, while Clarke took 45th in the long jump. In addition, freshman Nick Matson ran the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase at the USA Junior Championships in taking 12th.
HAYDEN CLARKE
2015-16 ANNUAL REVIEW MANHATTANJASPERS
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE ATHLETICS
2015-16 ANNUAL REVIEW
BASEBALL
CHRISTIAN SANTISTEBAN All-MAAC First Team
JADE GRAY
All-MAAC Second Team
CLAIRE VAN DYK
All-MAAC Second Team
MILENA JANJUSEVIC
MAAC All-Tournament Team
VOLLEYBALL It was another successful season for the Manhattan Volleyball team in 2015. The Jaspers recorded 20 wins and advanced to the MAAC Tournament for the third-straight year. After beating Rider in the first round, Manhattan’s season came to an end with a five-set loss to eventual MAAC champion Fairfield in the semifinals. The Jaspers began the season with five wins in its first six matches, highlighted by senior Sydney Volovski’s 1,000th career kill against Fordham. Manhattan then notched a 3-1 win at Marist in its MAAC opener and didn’t lose consecutive conference matches all season. The Jaspers also rallied from two sets down to knock off preseason favorite Siena before locking up a playoff berth with a 3-0 Senior Day win over Iona. After posting a 12-6 record during conference play, Manhattan drew the
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No. 4 seed for the MAAC Tournament and opened the postseason with a dominant 3-0 victory over Rider, setting up a matchup with top-seeded Fairfield in the semifinals. The Jaspers battled back from a 2-0 deficit to force a fifth set, but ultimately fell to the Stags. Junior Milena Janjusevic was named to the MAAC All-Tournament Team after tallying 30 kills, 24 digs and five blocks in the two matches. Against Fairfield, she had 18 kills and 18 digs for her 14th double-double of the season. Seniors Jade Gray and Claire Van Dyk both earned Second Team AllMAAC selections. Gray finished third in the league with 1046 assists and 9.10 assists per set while Van Dyk was one of two players in the MAAC to rank among the top-10 in both kills and digs. Van Dyk placed seventh in the conference with 3.13 kills per set and
2015-16 ANNUAL REVIEW MANHATTAN JASPERS
ninth with 3.66 digs per set. She also recorded 53 aces, ninth-most in the nation, and her 0.45 aces per set put her 15th among all Division I players. As a team, the Jaspers led the nation with 242 service aces, and three different players were among the top 12 nationally in that category. Manhattan’s 1.91 aces per set were second-most in the country, while the Jaspers ended up ninth overall with 2,186 digs. Manhattan placed a league-high six players on the MAAC All-Academic Team led by Gray, who was further recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) with a selection on the Academic All-District Team.
The Manhattan Baseball team returned to the MAAC Tournament after a one-year absence thanks to an impressive late-season stretch that saw the Jaspers win seven of their last nine conference games. Manhattan finished fourth thanks to claiming a pair of wins over Monmouth at the tournament, which was held at Dutchess Stadium for the second-straight season. Senior Christian Santisteban led the charge, batting .367 with a circuit-leading 76 hits, 21 doubles, seven home runs, 46 RBI and a .570 slugging percentage en route to being named the MAAC Player of the Year. The Sunshine State native also became the first Jasper earn Louisville Slugger All-American accolades since Chris Cody in 2006 with his Third Team appointment. Following the year, Santisteban inked a professional contract with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the independent Frontier League. Helping lead the offense was freshman Fabian Pena, who hit .350 with 75 hits, a school-record matching 22 doubles, nine home
FABIAN PENA
All-MAAC First Team
runs and a league-leading 54 RBI en route to being named the MAAC Rookie of the Year. Defensively, he threw out 51.9 percent (27-of-52) runners on the bases while securing Louisville Slugger and D1Baseball. Com Freshman All-American honors. Pena, who earned four weekly league rookie accolades, was also named to MAAC All-Tournament Team after hitting safely in all four of Manhattan’s games in posting a blistering .421 average with two home runs and seven RBI. He was joined on the All-Tourney team by junior LHP Joe Jacques, who fired a three-hitter in an elimination game victory over Monmouth. Also having a big hand in the late-season push was junior Jose Carrera, who hit safely in each of his last 10 games en route to batting .314 with a team-leading 48 runs while matching Pena with a MAAC-best 22 doubles to go along with 74 hits, a team-high 20 stolen bases and 26 RBI. On the mound, sophomore Tom Cosgrove had a breakout campaign
in his second season, striking out 80 over 90.0 innings of work while recording five wins and a 3.70 ERA. He earned MAAC Pitcher of the Week honors after a brilliant ninestrikeout complete game victory at Niagara while allowing just an unearned run over 9.0 innings. Juniors Joey Rocchietti and Joe Jacques also matched Cosgrove with five victories. Out of the bullpen, junior Shawn Kanwisher paced the team with seven wins, four saves and a 2.57 ERA. He also struck out 57 over 49.0 innings while giving the Jaspesrs one of the top bullpen arms in the league. Manhattan also posted three walk-off victories on the year, including a thrilling triumph over Canisius that secured head coach Jim Duffy’s 100th career victory as the fifth-year skipper became just the fourth mentor in school history to reach the career milestone. The Jaspers placed eight on the MAAC Academic Honor Roll and return 26 letterwinners in 2017.
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