BOSTON – A total of 11 student-athletes from the University at Albany have collected America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete honors, the conference announced on Wednesday. The award recognizes graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as an undergraduate student and earned their undergraduate degree in 2024-25.
 
In addition to registering a 3.75 GPA for their college career, honored student-athletes must have received their undergraduate degree in the academic year they are honored and have attended their institution for a minimum of two years.
 
UAlbany's 11 honorees represented seven of the university's athletic programs. Volleyball led the way with three honorees, followed by women's lacrosse and softball with two each. Also representing UAlbany was field hockey, men's soccer, women's track and field, and cross country.
 
In total, over 130 individuals from around the conference were named Presidential Scholar-Athletes. The Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award program started during 2013-14 academic year. In total, over 1,000 student-athletes have been honored as part of the program.
 
For a full list of this year's UAlbany representatives, see below.
 
2025 America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes
Floor de Ruiter – Field Hockey
Daniel Shannon – Men's Soccer
Kate Powers – Softball
Sara Anderson - Softball
Leann Nicholas – Track & Field
Sthefany Carvalho – Volleyball
Kendall Harris – Volleyball
Shynelle Woroniuk – Volleyball
Ali Heller – Women's Lacrosse
Haley Phalines – Women's Lacrosse
Chris Bertola – Cross Country/Track & Field
 
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