PITMAN, N.J. (7/1/20) - The Cougars had 116 honorees named to the 2019-20 NJAC All-Academic Team.

The conference had a record total of 1,110 student-athletes named for the 2019-20 academic year.

To be eligible for the NJAC squad, a student-athlete must be a sophomore, junior or senior who has competed in a conference-sponsored sport while achieving a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20.   Athletes cannot be a "first year" player or first year transfer.  First and second-team selections were made by each of the league's 10 full-member institutions.

Kean's Zoe Strozewski (Women's Volleyball – Communications/Journalism) and Peter Lejawa (Football – Criminal Justice) were first-team All-NJAC honorees, while Rachel Mills (Field Hockey – STEM-Biomedicine) and Zach Gerken (Men's Volleyball – Physical Education) were the school's second-team selections.

Honorable Mention Selections

First	Last	Year	Hometown	Sport	Major
Deana	Abdou	SR	Wayne, NJ	Women's Soccer	Graphic Design
Taylor	Acevedo	FR	Howell, NJ	Women's Soccer	Biology Cell and Molecular Option
Matthew	Almeida	SO	Elizabeth, NJ	Men's Soccer	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Beth	Anania	JR	East Brunswick, NJ	Softball	Athletic Training
Anthony	Bassani	SO	Manalapan, NJ	Football	Criminal Justice
Jan	Bayanin	SO	Manchester, NJ	Women's Tennis	Biology Health Professions
Duncan	Beilke	SO	Madison, WI	Men's Volleyball	Biology Cell and Molecular Option
Maria	Bonfanti	JR	Easton, PA	Softball	Biology Physician Assistant
Emily	Bretschneider	SO	Moorestown, NJ	Women's Lacrosse/Soccer	Biology Health Professions
Mary	Bystrycki	SO	Ewing, NJ	Women's Soccer	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Brianna	Calvano	SR	Williamstown, NJ	Women's Volleyball	Psychology
Dante	Capozzoli	JR	Caldwell, NJ	Football	Exercise Science
Anna	Chan	SR	Washington Twp., NJ.	Women's Tennis	Mathematical Sciences
Dan	Chiusano	JR	Freehold, NJ	Baseball	Marketing
Paul	Christopher	JR	West Long Branch, NJ	Football	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Grace	Cofino	SO	Hillsborough, NJ	Softball	Management-Business
Marissa	Cook	JR	Bridgewater, NJ	Women's Soccer	Biology Health Professions
Jeff	Cooper	SR	Easton, PA	Men's Basketball	Management-Business
Hannah	Criollo	SO	Union, NJ	Women's Swimming & Diving	Biology Health Professions
Benjamin	Davis	SO	Sparta, NJ	Football	Criminal Justice
Emily	Davis	JR	New Egypt, NJ	Women's Lacrosse	Earth Science/Environmental Science
Connor	DeForge	JR	Bound Brook, NJ	Baseball	Finance
Brenna	DelBagno	JR	Highland Lakes, NJ	Field Hockey	Biology Health Professions
Amanda	DeLio	SO	Arlington Heights, IL	Women's Volleyball	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Mark	DeMaio	SR	Matawan, NJ	Football	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Justin	Diefenbach	SO	Barnegat, NJ	Baseball	Finance
Taryn	DiGiacomo	JR	Saddle Brook, NJ	Softball	Elementary Education
Lia	DiPiazza	JR	Ramsey, NJ	Field Hockey	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Dayna	Dobkowski	SO	New Brunswick, NJ	Women's Soccer	History Teacher Certification
Emily	Dominguez	JR	Brick, NJ	Women's Basketball	Elementary Education
Erin	Donnelly	JR	Southampton, NJ	Field Hockey	Marketing
Samantha	Drew	SR	Vernon, NJ	Women's Lacrosse	Athletic Training
Amanda	Ehrhart	JR	Patchogue, NY	Women's Lacrosse	STEM Computer Science & Engineering
McKenna	Ferraro	JR	Manahawkin, NJ	Field Hockey	Therapeutic Recreation
Yoel	Figuereo	SO	New Milford, NJ	Football	Exercise Science
Casey	Filiault	JR	Ocean Twp., NJ	Women's Basketball	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Nicholas	Firth	SO	New Brunswick, NJ	Football	Mathematical Sciences
Marlee	Franden	SO	Voorhees, NJ	Women's Soccer	STEM Biomedicine
Gabriella	Fredette	JR	Hackensack, NJ	Softball	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Michelle	Froehlich	JR	Ringwood, NJ	Women's Volleyball	Criminal Justice
Liz	Hadly	JR	West Grove, PA	Women's Volleyball	Criminal Justice
Joshua	Harris	SO	Herndon, VA	Football	Industrial Design
Skylar	Hengeveld	SO	Perkasie, PA	Softball	Chemistry ACS Certification
Mia	Hernandez	SO	Long Branch, NJ	Field Hockey	Management-Business
Megan	Houser	JR	Reading, PA	Field Hockey	Criminal Justice
Taylor	Hutchins	SO	Dover, DE	Field Hockey	Political Science
Jessica	Iacona	SR	Colonia, NJ	Women's Volleyball	Biology Health Professions
Ja'Carra	Jackson	SO	Dover, DE	Field Hockey	STEM Engineering
Lauren	Jurcsek	SR	Edison, NJ	Women's Soccer	Teacher of Students with Disabilities
Angelica	Kays	SR	Palmyra, PA	Women's Soccer	Interior Design
Kory	Kenny	SR	Staten Island, NY	Football	Exercise Science
Jessica	Kobilas	SO	Middletown, NJ	Women's Tennis	Biology Health Professions
Dillon	Konzelmann	SO	New Providence, NJ	Men's Soccer	Management-Business
Maxim	Kostin	SR	Moscow, Russia	Men's Volleyball	Global Business
Patryk	Kowal	JR	Sparta, NJ	Men's Soccer	Athletic Training
Madison	Krisanda	SO	Wantage, NJ	Women's Soccer	Psychology
Payce	Lange	SR	Tewskbury, NJ	Women's Basketball	Exercise Science
Jesse	Larkin	SR	Redwood City, CA	Women's Volleyball	Biology Health Professions
Molly	Lasko	JR	Metuchen, NJ	Women's Swimming & Diving	STEM Mathematics
Maddy	Leigh	JR	Springvale, ME	Women's Lacrosse	Biology Cell and Molecular Option
Danni	LeSaint	SR	Tabernacle, NJ	Women's Lacrosse	Biology Health Professions
Clare	Lewis	SR	Perth Amboy, NJ	Women's Soccer	Exercise Science
Jamie	Lewit	JR	Kinnelon, NJ	Women's Lacrosse	Psychology
Phil	Lopes	SR	Union, NJ	Men's Soccer	Management-Business
Andrew	Lukasiuk	JR	Raritan, NJ	Men's Volleyball	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Nate	Lyles	SO	Somerset, NJ	Men's Basketball	Theatre
Marquis	Major	SO	Deer Park, NY	Men's Basketball	Architectural Studies
Jennifer	Majorczak	SO	Piscataway, NJ	Softball	Athletic Training
Zachary	Marzano	JR	Edison, NJ	Baseball	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Shannon	McCoy	SO	Barnegat, NJ	Women's Basketball	Interior Design
Dana	Meehan	SO	Suffern, NY	Women's Lacrosse	History Teacher Certification
Jonathan	Meyer	JR	Lindenhurst, NY	Men's Volleyball	Biology Health Professions
Alexis	Monroy	SR	New Milford, NJ	Women's Soccer	Psychology
Laris	Mulic	JR	Rutherford, NJ	Football	Information Technology
Lauren	Munoz	GR	Millstone, NJ	Women's Lacrosse	MBA Global Management
Bridget	Naylor	SO	Doylestown, PA	Field Hockey	Communication Studies
Kortnee	Nelson	SR	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Women's Volleyball	Psychology
Nicole	Nin	JR	New City, NY	Women's Tennis	Psychology
Zachary	Noll	SO	Dover, DE	Men's Volleyball	STEM Biomedicine
Prosper	Nwankwo	SO	Hamilton, NJ	Football	Architectural Studies
Danielle	Parziale	SO	Manasquan, NJ	Field Hockey	Undeclared
Mike	Perone Jr.	GR	Flemington, NJ	Baseball	MBA Global Management
Terrence	Phillips	FR	Pennsauken, NJ	Football	Finance
Katie	Pileggi	JR	Haddonfield, NJ	Women's Lacrosse	STEM Biology
Nick	Polizzano	SR	South Plainfield, NJ	Baseball	Management-Business
Julie	Raba	JR	Spotswood, NJ	Softball	Community Health Education
Caroline	Ratti	SR	South Plainfield, NJ	Softball	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Kayla	Reardon	SO	East Brunswick, NJ	Field Hockey	Mathematical Sciences
Amani	Richardson	SR	Manchester, NJ	Football	Exercise Science
Amanda	Ross	JR	Scranton, PA	Softball	Psychology
Cailyn	Ross	SO	Whitefish, MT	Women's Volleyball	Graphic Design
Seth	Russell	JR	Wexford, PA	Men's Volleyball	Computer Science Cybersecurity
Sarah	Sample	JR	Erie, PA	Women's Volleyball	Athletic Training
Gwen	Sanagustin	FR	Wayne, NJ	Women's Lacrosse	Biology Health Professions
Meghan	Santina	SO	Franklin Square, NY	Women's Lacrosse	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Blaise	Santini	JR	Phillipsburg, NJ	Football	History
Sarah	Sissel	SO	Rose Hill, KS	Women's Swimming & Diving	Management-Business
Tyler	St. Omer	JR	Burlington, NJ	Football	Exercise Science
Julia	Stasil	JR	Green Brook, NJ	Softball	Communication-Media/Film
Kevin	Stewart	GR	Mountain Lakes, NJ	Baseball	M.A. - Criminal Justice
Kristina	Sullivan	SO	Chatham, NJ	Women's Swimming & Diving	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Kyeon	Taylor	SO	Willingboro, NJ	Football	Criminal Justice
Chris	Vetter	SR	Aberdeen, NJ	Baseball	Criminal Justice
Arianna	Villegas	SO	Herndon, VA	Field Hockey	Architectural Studies
Victoria	Vitale	SO	South Setauket, NY	Women's Soccer	Management-Business
Melissa	Way	JR	Beemerville, NJ	Field Hockey	Therapeutic Recreation
Sarah	Weiner	SO	Marlton, NJ	Women's Soccer	Speech-Language Hearing Sciences
Bruce	Weyand	SO	North Plainfield, NJ	Baseball	Exercise Science
Jonathan	Williams	FR	Franklin, NJ	Football	Communication Studies
Tatiana	Yourstone	SR	Edison, NJ	Softball	Physical Education & Health Teacher Cert.
Sarah	Zengel	SO	Kingwood, NJ	Softball	Criminal Justice
Jake	Zerillo	SO	Sparta, NJ	Football	Management-Business