Great West Conference Release 

NAPERVILLE, IL – NJIT placed 29 student-athletes in six sports on the 2009-10 Winter/Spring Great West Conference All-Academic team, Director of Media Relations Jacque Cottrell announced Friday.

 

In all, 240 Great West Conference athletes were named to the team based on a minimum cumulative 3.2 grade point average. The athletes also must have participated in at least 50 percent of their respective teams' contests.

 

Using the institutions' most recent GPA, the student-athletes are selected by each member institution's sports information director, with approval from the faculty athletic representative and the head coach. First-year students and transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.

 

Here is a list of the recipients by sport:

 

Baseball ..

Steven Ace (RHP, junior, Beach Lake, PA ) … industrial engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.556. …veteran pitcher. ... appeared in 20 games. ... posted a 2-3 record with one save in 2010.

 

James D'Aloia (CF junior, Lakewood, NJ) … mechanical engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.565. … started 40 games in center field for the Highlanders. … batted .275 with 41 hits, 21 runs, 16 runs batted in, eight doubles and two home runs.

 

Kyle McCarthy (1B, senior, Collingswood, NJ) … mathematical sciences major. … graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average and was a Valedictorian of NJIT's Class of 2010. … the lone senior on this year's NJIT team and was a 4-year member of the Highlanders … appeared in 29 games this season, starting 23 at first base.

 

Jeffrey Pizzi (RF, sophomore, Marlboro, NJ) … business major. … cumulative GPA 3.415. … one of three players to finish with a batting average about .300. … Pizzi, who played through injuries most of the year, finished at .304 with 42 hits and nine doubles.

 

Matt Tomczyk (2B, junior, Ringwood, NJ) … mechanical engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.245. … shared the RBI lead with sophomore Bryan Bleakley. … Tomczyk got four of his 29 RBI on sacrifice flies, tops on the team. … exceeded the old school record with 55 games played in 2010 (record was 50; 2010 teammate Teddy Bickert had 56).

 

 

Men's Basketball …

Sammy Schickel (guard, sophomore, Charlotte, NC) … business major. … cumulative GPA 3.708. … missed the entire 2008-09 season due to injury … increased his contribution in 2009-10 as he regained his basketball rhythm and was a valuable player off the bench in conference play. … career-high 18 pts (7-10 FG, 4-6 3pt GG) vs. Utah Valley (1/30).

 

Teddy Schickel (guard, sophomore, Charlotte, NC) …business major. … cumulative GPA 3.662. … made his first 2009-10 start at Houston Baptist -- scored a season high 6 pts (3-4 FGs) … career-high 6 assists vs. Chicago State (1/23).

 

Dan Stonkus (center, senior, Monmouth Junction, NJ) … mechanical engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.700. … only player to be on all four NJIT Division I teams. …closed his career with 107 games played, 94 starts, 371 points, 482 rebounds and 144 blocked shots. The 482 rebounds and 145 blocks are the most in NJIT's Division I era and his blocks total ranks fourth in the program's overall history.

 

Women's Basketball …

Jessica Gerald (guard, junior, Woolwich Township, NJ) … business major. … cumulative GPA 3.282. … all-Great West Conference first team. ... ranked second among individual leaders in points per game (15.4) while leading the Highlanders with 446 points. …eight double-figure games (two 30-point and 20-point performances). ...  recorded double-digits in 21 out of 29 games with a season-high 34 points vs. Texas-Pan American (2/20).

 

Katie Piekielski (guard, senior, Atco, NJ) … biology major. … cumulative GPA 3.727. … Played in every game but two (27), including seven starts. ... posted four double-digit scoring games (all 10 points). ... ranks sixth all-time at NJIT with 107 games played. ...final career totals: 561 career points, 297 rebounds and 114 assists. 

 

Ivana Seric (forward, junior, Split, Croatia) … only player to start every game (29) in 2009-10. ... team leader in assists (90) and blocks (19). ... seven double-digit and two double-double games.

 

Women's Tennis …

Fanny Aizier (senior, Aix-en-Provence, France) …computer science major. … cumulative GPA 3.394. … finished with a 16-3 dual match record (all at fifth singles)  in her final season at NJIT. . ... career-record was 56-19.

 

Ana Lidon (junior, Seville, Spain) … business major. … 3.418 cumulative GPA. … 14-10 (8-8 at #2 singles; 6-2 at #3 singles) including a 14-7 dual match doubles record.

 

Anine Lovdal (sophomore, Norway) …interior design major. … cumulative GPA 3.588. … posted a 9-16 dual match singles record, finishing 8-9 at fourth singles.

 

Dasa Stanimirovic (senior, Novi Sad, Serbia) … business major. … cumulative GPA 3.394 . … 6-8 dual match singles record. ... career-record 24-22.

 

Isha Toor (senior, Chandigarh, India) … business major. … cumulative GPA 3.926. … 18-5 overall in dual match singles contests. ... went a perfect 8-0 at the fourth spot. ... teamed with Nina Mayevska in doubles play posting a 19-5 dual match record (15-5 at first singles; 4-0 at the second spot. ... posted a 47-28 career dual match record.

 

Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field …

Aamir Ahmed (sprinter, junior, Teaneck, NJ) … biomedical engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.509.

 

Josh Dolisca (weight throw, junior, Maplewood, NJ) … electrical engineering major … cumulative GPA 3.324. … GWC Indoor men's weight throw champion (16.16m). … holds six school records (three indoor and three outdoor).

 

Michael Gurlacz (middle distance, senior, Lake Hopatcong, NJ)… information technology major. … cumulative GPA 3.231.

 

Joe Ju (middle distance, sophomore, Scotch Plains, NJ). … biomedical engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.857.

 

Jonathan Nunez (hurdles, sophomore, Springfield, NJ) … computer science major. … cumulative GPA 3.316.

 

Ruben Santos (sprinter/jumps, sophomore, North Arlington, NJ) … construction engineering technology major. … cumulative GPA 3.208.

 

Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field …

Cara Constantino (middle distance, senior, Bloomfield, NJ) … architecture major. … cumulative GPA 3.634. … team captain.

 

Iulia Doci (sprinter, senior, Bistrita, Romania) … management major. … cumulative GPA 3.750.

 

Lauren Dupuis (weight throw, sophomore, Tuckerton, NJ) … biomedical engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.833.

 

Daisy Gallegos (distance, junior, Jersey City, NJ) … information technology major. … cumulative GPA 3.740.

 

Megan Higgins (distance, sophomore, Whiting, NJ) … biomedical engineering major. …. cumulative GPA 3.594.

 

Katrina Hornstein (jumps, senior, Duluth, MN) … mechanical engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.899. … received the Presidential Leadership Award for undergraduate students, an award that recognizes outstanding student leaders, student staff, campus organizations and programs as well as department and college award recipients

 

Zoey Tham (distance, sophomore, Lawrence, NJ) … mechanical engineering major. … cumulative GPA 3.723.