Peacock Named Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Graduate student Lisa Peacock of NYIT’s volleyball team took home the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award at the 2012 East Coast Conference (ECC) Awards Banquet in May. She helped the Bears to a second-place finish in the ECC this season while leading the conference in digs. A three-time ECC Libero of the Year winner, she was also named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-East Region honorable mention team.

Men’s Lacrosse Earns ECC Honors

The ECC named senior Billy McGee and first-year student Luke Miller as Goalkeeper of the Year and Rookie of the Year, respectively. In addition, midfielder Jason Smith and defender Danny McDermott were named All-ECC first team; midfielder Justin Annunziato earned second team honors; and attacker Bobby Calhoun, midfielder Brandon Gamblin, and specialist Matt Fitz (B.S. ’12) earned honorable mentions. McGee tallied a career-best 164 saves and led the ECC and the NCAA in save percentage (.643). Despite missing the last four games of the season due to injury, Miller ranked among the ECC’s top point scorers. In 12 games, the five-time ECC Rookie of the Week racked up 45 points on a team-best 27 assists and 18 goals.

Student-Athletes Earn Academic Distinction

Senior Jason Smith of the men’s lacrosse program and sophomore Julian Marcon of the men’s tennis team were named to the CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-District I first team. In 16 games, Smith tallied 39 points on 18 goals and 21 assists, while picking up 19 groundballs. He graduated in May with a 3.78 GPA and a criminal justice degree. Marcon produced a 10-14 singles record and an 8-10 doubles mark, all while achieving his fourth straight semester with a 4.0 GPA as an aerospace engineering major. He helped the Bears to their first NCAA regional bid, playing mostly at the No. 5 singles spot.

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