Men's Soccer Earns NSCAA All-Academic Honors

NORTH ANDOVER, MA - With a team GPA of 3.05, the Merrimack men's soccer team earned the 2009 NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 academic year.

Nationally, a total of 476 teams (143 men, 333 women) achieved a 3.0 grade point average and thereby earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 academic year.

Merrimack was one of 99 schools nationwide to have the honor bestowed upon both men's and women's team.

On the men's side (3.09 GPA), Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year, Robbie Sabadoz (Ottawa, ON) sports a 3.85 GPA as a business major after matching the program record for single-season goals (19) set by Rich Fleming in 1996. Sabadoz was also fifth in the nation among Division II athletes in goals per game (1.12) this past fall on the Warriors' 11-7-1 campaign.

2008-09 NSCAA/adidas Men's Team Academic Award
School, Coach, GPA
Adelphi University, Carlo Acquista, 3.16
Akron, University of, Caleb Porter, 3.27
Alabama A&M University, Salah Yousif, 3.18
American University, Todd West, 3.25
Amherst College, Justin Serpone, 3.47
Anderson University, Scott Fridley, 3.12
Appalachian State University, Shaun Pendleton, 3.24
Augsburg College, Greg Holker, 3.42
Barry University, Steve McCrath, 3.09
Bellarmine University, Tim Chastonay, 3.19
Binghamton University, Paul Marco, 3.30
Birmingham-Southern College, Preston Goldfarb, 3.10
Bradley University, Jim DeRose, 3.05
Brown University, Michael Noonan, 3.20
Bucknell University, Brendan Nash, 3.28
Butler University, Kelly Findley, 3.16
Caldwell College, Jamie Nash, 3.12
Carleton College, Bob Carlson, 3.39
Calvin College, Chris Hughes, 3.19
Carnegie Mellon University, Arron Lujan, 3.42
Case Western Reserve University, Dan Palmer, 3.42
Central Christian College of Kansas, Leonard Favara, 3.18
Central Florida, University of, Bryan Cunningham, 3.05
Chicago, University of, Scott Wiercinski, 3.20
Cincinnati, University of, Hylton Dayes, 3.11
Coastal Carolina University, Shaun Docking, 3.04
Colby College, Mark Serdjenian, 3.34
Colgate University, Erik Ronning, 3.16
Colorado College, Horst Richardson, 3.32
Colorado School of Mines, Frank Kohlenstein, 3.25
Columbia University, Kevin Anderson, 3.30
Connecticut College, Kenny Murphy, 3.25
Cornell University, Jaro Zawisian, 3.27
Covenant College, Nathan Pifer, 3.23
Creighton University, Bob Warming, 3.10
Dartmouth College, Jeff Cook, 3.46
Dayton, University of, Dennis Currier, 3.12
Denison University, Robert Russo, 3.19
DePaul University, Craig Blazer, 3.34
Drake University, Sean Holmes, 3.14
Drury University, Ryan Swan, 3.27
Duke University, John Kerr, 3.08
Duquesne University, Jake Ouimet, 3.19
Eastern Illinois University, Adam Howarth, 3.20
Edgewood College, Tim Alexander, 3.26
Elmira College, Jeremiah Kneeland, 3.06
Elon University, Darren Powell, 3.22
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, James Barlow, 3.42
Emerson College, Jared Scarpaci, 3.40
Evansville, University of, Mike Jacobs, 3.02
Florida Gulf Coast University, Bob Butehorn, 3.05
Florida Southern College, Hugh Seyfarth, 3.45
George Washington University, George Lidster, 3.20
Georgia Southern University, Kevin Kennedy, 3.06
Gonzaga University, Einar Thorarinsson, 3.26
Grinnell College, Brian J. Jaworski, 3.22
Grove City College, Michael Dreves, 3.07
Hartwick College, Ian McIntyre, 3.28
Haverford College, Bill Brady, 3.43
Hendrix College, Doug Mello, 3.06
Hobart College, Shawn Griffin, 3.08
Hope College, Steven D. Smith, 3.06
Indiana University, Michael Freitag, 3.09
Indiana Tech, Martin Neuhoff, 3.36
Indianapolis, University of, John W. Griffin, 3.16
Iona College, Fernando Barboto, 3.21
Johns Hopkins University, Craig Appleby, 3.25
Juniata College, Dan Dubois, 3.16
Keuka College, Matt Tantalo, 3.15
Lafayette College, Dennis Bohn, 3.21
Lasell College, Giovanni Pacini, 3.05
Lawrence University, Blake Johnson, 3.23
Lebanon Valley College, Charlie Grimes, 3.00
Liberty University, Jeff Alder, 3.17
Limestone College, Eric Alsop, 3.02
Long Island University, T.J. Kostecky, 3.44
Loyola University Chicago, Brendan Eitz, 3.29
Loyola University Maryland, Mark Mettrick, 3.14
Luther College, Chris Garcia-Prats, 3.10
Macalester College, Ian Barker, 3.43
Marist College, Matt Viggiano, 3.30
Marquette University, Louis Bennett, 3.00
Marshall University, Bob Gray, 3.21
Maryville College, Pepe Fernandez, 3.20
Maryville University, Todd Wallace, 3.10
Memphis, University of, Richie Grant, 3.06
Mercer University, Brad Ruzzo, 3.06
Merrimack College, Tony Martone, 3.09
Metropolitan State College of Denver, Ken Parsons, 3.02
Misericordia University, Mark Stauffer, 3.19
UMKC, Rick Benben, 3.06
Montana State University-Billings, Daniel McNally, 3.28
Mount Union College, John Witkowski, 3.47
New Hampshire, University of, Rob Thompson, 3.19
New Mexico, University of, Jeremy Fishbein, 3.20
Niagara University, Dermot McGrane, 3.16
North Carolina State University, George Tarantini, 3.16
North Park University, John J. Born, 3.04
Northwestern University, Tim Lenehan, 3.10
Northwood University, Doug Carter, 3.09
Notre Dame, University of, Bobby Clark, 3.17
Nova Southeastern University, Guiseppe DePalo, 3.06
Oberlin College, Blake New, 3.31
Ohio Northern University, Brent Ridenour, 3.15
Oregon State University, Steve Simmons, 3.03
Pennsylvania, University of, Rudy Fuller, 3.26
Penn State University, Barry Gorman, 3.17
Princeton University, Jim Barlow, 3.03
Principia College, Vitalis Otenio, 3.28
Quincy University, Jack Mackenzie, 3.18
Radford University, Spencer Smith, 3.23
Regis University, Tony McCall, 3.30
Rhodes College, Andy Marcinko, 3.23
Rochester, University of, Chris Apple, 3.15
Rockhurst University, Tony Tocco, 3.14
Rollins College, Dr. Keith Buckley, 3.24
St. Edward's University, Brian Young, 3.16
Saint John's University, Patrick Haws, 3.05
Saint Michael's College, James Franklin, 3.18
St. Olaf College, Kurt Anderson, 3.36
Salisbury University, Gerry DiBartolo, 3.23
Seattle Pacific University, Mark Collings, 3.25
Shorter College, Josh Severns, 3.43
Skidmore College, Ron McEachen, 3.34
South Carolina, University of, Mark Berson, 3.23
South Florida, University of, George Kiefer, 3.03
Stanford University, Bret Simon, 3.37
State University of New York Geneseo, Michael Mooney, 3.42
State University of New York New Paltz, Eric Watson, 3.12
Suffolk University, Andrius Zeikus, 3.07
Susquehanna University, Jim Findlay, 3.07
Tiffin University, Rudy Brownell, 3.10
Upper Iowa University, Brian Bahl, 3.07
Valparaiso University, Mike Avery, 3.04
Wartburg College, T.J. Buchholz, 3.19
Washington University, Joe Clarke, 3.44
Webster University, Marty Todt, 3.06
West Texas A&M University, Butch Lauffer, 3.00
West Virginia University, Marlon LeBlanc, 3.36
Wilkes University, Philip Wingert, 3.18
William Jewell College, Chris Cissell, 3.27
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Rick Kilps, 3.08
Wofford College, Ralph Polson, 3.20


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Nationally, a total of 476 teams (143 men, 333 women) achieved a 3.0 grade point average and thereby earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 academic year. Merrimack was one of 99 schools nationwide to have the honor bestowed upon both men's and women's team. On the men's side (3.09 GPA), Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year, Robbie Sabadoz (Ottawa, ON) sports a 3.85 GPA as a business major after matching the program record for single-season goals (19) set by Rich Fleming in 1996. Sabadoz was also fifth in the nation among Division II athletes in goals per game (1.12) this past fall on the Warriors' 11-7-1 campaign. 2008-09 NSCAA/adidas Men's Team Academic Award School, Coach, GPA Adelphi University, Carlo Acquista, 3.16 Akron, University of, Caleb Porter, 3.27 Alabama A&M University, Salah Yousif, 3.18 American University, Todd West, 3.25 Amherst College, Justin Serpone, 3.47 Anderson University, Scott Fridley, 3.12 Appalachian State University, Shaun Pendleton, 3.24 Augsburg College, Greg Holker, 3.42 Barry University, Steve McCrath, 3.09 Bellarmine University, Tim Chastonay, 3.19 Binghamton University, Paul Marco, 3.30 Birmingham-Southern College, Preston Goldfarb, 3.10 Bradley University, Jim DeRose, 3.05 Brown University, Michael Noonan, 3.20 Bucknell University, Brendan Nash, 3.28 Butler University, Kelly Findley, 3.16 Caldwell College, Jamie Nash, 3.12 Carleton College, Bob Carlson, 3.39 Calvin College, Chris Hughes, 3.19 Carnegie Mellon University, Arron Lujan, 3.42 Case Western Reserve University, Dan Palmer, 3.42 Central Christian College of Kansas, Leonard Favara, 3.18 Central Florida, University of, Bryan Cunningham, 3.05 Chicago, University of, Scott Wiercinski, 3.20 Cincinnati, University of, Hylton Dayes, 3.11 Coastal Carolina University, Shaun Docking, 3.04 Colby College, Mark Serdjenian, 3.34 Colgate University, Erik Ronning, 3.16 Colorado College, Horst Richardson, 3.32 Colorado School of Mines, Frank Kohlenstein, 3.25 Columbia University, Kevin Anderson, 3.30 Connecticut College, Kenny Murphy, 3.25 Cornell University, Jaro Zawisian, 3.27 Covenant College, Nathan Pifer, 3.23 Creighton University, Bob Warming, 3.10 Dartmouth College, Jeff Cook, 3.46 Dayton, University of, Dennis Currier, 3.12 Denison University, Robert Russo, 3.19 DePaul University, Craig Blazer, 3.34 Drake University, Sean Holmes, 3.14 Drury University, Ryan Swan, 3.27 Duke University, John Kerr, 3.08 Duquesne University, Jake Ouimet, 3.19 Eastern Illinois University, Adam Howarth, 3.20 Edgewood College, Tim Alexander, 3.26 Elmira College, Jeremiah Kneeland, 3.06 Elon University, Darren Powell, 3.22 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, James Barlow, 3.42 Emerson College, Jared Scarpaci, 3.40 Evansville, University of, Mike Jacobs, 3.02 Florida Gulf Coast University, Bob Butehorn, 3.05 Florida Southern College, Hugh Seyfarth, 3.45 George Washington University, George Lidster, 3.20 Georgia Southern University, Kevin Kennedy, 3.06 Gonzaga University, Einar Thorarinsson, 3.26 Grinnell College, Brian J. Jaworski, 3.22 Grove City College, Michael Dreves, 3.07 Hartwick College, Ian McIntyre, 3.28 Haverford College, Bill Brady, 3.43 Hendrix College, Doug Mello, 3.06 Hobart College, Shawn Griffin, 3.08 Hope College, Steven D. Smith, 3.06 Indiana University, Michael Freitag, 3.09 Indiana Tech, Martin Neuhoff, 3.36 Indianapolis, University of, John W. Griffin, 3.16 Iona College, Fernando Barboto, 3.21 Johns Hopkins University, Craig Appleby, 3.25 Juniata College, Dan Dubois, 3.16 Keuka College, Matt Tantalo, 3.15 Lafayette College, Dennis Bohn, 3.21 Lasell College, Giovanni Pacini, 3.05 Lawrence University, Blake Johnson, 3.23 Lebanon Valley College, Charlie Grimes, 3.00 Liberty University, Jeff Alder, 3.17 Limestone College, Eric Alsop, 3.02 Long Island University, T.J. Kostecky, 3.44 Loyola University Chicago, Brendan Eitz, 3.29 Loyola University Maryland, Mark Mettrick, 3.14 Luther College, Chris Garcia-Prats, 3.10 Macalester College, Ian Barker, 3.43 Marist College, Matt Viggiano, 3.30 Marquette University, Louis Bennett, 3.00 Marshall University, Bob Gray, 3.21 Maryville College, Pepe Fernandez, 3.20 Maryville University, Todd Wallace, 3.10 Memphis, University of, Richie Grant, 3.06 Mercer University, Brad Ruzzo, 3.06 Merrimack College, Tony Martone, 3.09 Metropolitan State College of Denver, Ken Parsons, 3.02 Misericordia University, Mark Stauffer, 3.19 UMKC, Rick Benben, 3.06 Montana State University-Billings, Daniel McNally, 3.28 Mount Union College, John Witkowski, 3.47 New Hampshire, University of, Rob Thompson, 3.19 New Mexico, University of, Jeremy Fishbein, 3.20 Niagara University, Dermot McGrane, 3.16 North Carolina State University, George Tarantini, 3.16 North Park University, John J. Born, 3.04 Northwestern University, Tim Lenehan, 3.10 Northwood University, Doug Carter, 3.09 Notre Dame, University of, Bobby Clark, 3.17 Nova Southeastern University, Guiseppe DePalo, 3.06 Oberlin College, Blake New, 3.31 Ohio Northern University, Brent Ridenour, 3.15 Oregon State University, Steve Simmons, 3.03 Pennsylvania, University of, Rudy Fuller, 3.26 Penn State University, Barry Gorman, 3.17 Princeton University, Jim Barlow, 3.03 Principia College, Vitalis Otenio, 3.28 Quincy University, Jack Mackenzie, 3.18 Radford University, Spencer Smith, 3.23 Regis University, Tony McCall, 3.30 Rhodes College, Andy Marcinko, 3.23 Rochester, University of, Chris Apple, 3.15 Rockhurst University, Tony Tocco, 3.14 Rollins College, Dr. Keith Buckley, 3.24 St. Edward's University, Brian Young, 3.16 Saint John's University, Patrick Haws, 3.05 Saint Michael's College, James Franklin, 3.18 St. Olaf College, Kurt Anderson, 3.36 Salisbury University, Gerry DiBartolo, 3.23 Seattle Pacific University, Mark Collings, 3.25 Shorter College, Josh Severns, 3.43 Skidmore College, Ron McEachen, 3.34 South Carolina, University of, Mark Berson, 3.23 South Florida, University of, George Kiefer, 3.03 Stanford University, Bret Simon, 3.37 State University of New York Geneseo, Michael Mooney, 3.42 State University of New York New Paltz, Eric Watson, 3.12 Suffolk University, Andrius Zeikus, 3.07 Susquehanna University, Jim Findlay, 3.07 Tiffin University, Rudy Brownell, 3.10 Upper Iowa University, Brian Bahl, 3.07 Valparaiso University, Mike Avery, 3.04 Wartburg College, T.J. Buchholz, 3.19 Washington University, Joe Clarke, 3.44 Webster University, Marty Todt, 3.06 West Texas A&M University, Butch Lauffer, 3.00 West Virginia University, Marlon LeBlanc, 3.36 Wilkes University, Philip Wingert, 3.18 William Jewell College, Chris Cissell, 3.27 University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Rick Kilps, 3.08 Wofford College, Ralph Polson, 3.20