25 Firebirds Featured on ECC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for 2011-12
Central Islip, N.Y. ‐ East Coast Conference Commissioner Robert Dranoff announced the list of 759 student‐athletes who were named to the ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2011‐2012 academic year on Wednesday afternoon. The University of the District of Columbia featured 25 student-athletes on the Commissioner's Honor Roll. The ECC's nine member institutions continued to increase the number of student‐athletes honored for the fourth consecutive year (678 in 2010‐11; 654 in 2009‐10; 617 in 2008‐09; 613 in 2007‐08).
"Congratulations to all those student‐athletes who participated this past year in ECC athletics and to those who represent their institutions and the conference so well in the classroom, the community, as well as in their sport," said Dranoff. "We are very proud of you!"
The Commissioner's Honor Roll is awarded to student‐athletes who receive a 3.25 or better cumulative grade point average. This annual recognition, in addition to Scholar‐Athlete awards, helps to uphold the East Coast Conference's mission of promoting the total person and the ability to excel not only in the athletic arena but also in the classroom.
Click here to read the ECC Release about the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
University of the District of Columbia Commissioner's Honor Roll Recipients
Latoya Allen – Women's Track & Field
Simon Andersson – Men's Tennis
Mario Banegas – Men's Soccer
Dohnay Banice – Women's Basketball
Snezana Blagojevic – Women's Basketball
Bakaray Coulibaly – Men's Soccer
Maxime Duijst – Women's Tennis
Tomas Gajdusek – Men's Tennis
Adriel Garcia – Men's Soccer
Vanessa Garley - Volleyball
Aleksandar Grabovac – Men's Tennis
Aida Gueye – Women's Basketball
Britenique Harrison – Women's Basketball
Janelle Junior – Women's Basketball
Linus Kosegi – Men's Cross Country
Sofia Leon – Women's Tennis
Kimoy Mais – Women's Track & Field
Kristyna Nepivodova – Women's Tennis
Jessica Nunez – Women's Tennis
Florent Pontens – Men's Basketball
Carlos Quiorga – Men's Tennis
Bruno Reich – Men's Tennis
Kamene Rose – Volleyball
Miguel Uzcategui – Men's Tennis
Maria Vitkina – Women's Tennis
About the ECC
Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student‐athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Conn.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); Daemen College (Amherst, N.Y.); Dowling College (Oakdale, N.Y.); LIU Post (Brookville, N.Y.); Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy College (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, N.Y.) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). Associate Members include: Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dominican College (Orangeburg, N.Y.). The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men's and women's basketball; men's and women's cross country; men's and women's lacrosse; softball; men's and women's tennis; men's and women's soccer; and women's volleyball.
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student‐athlete.