NJAC Release

PITMAN, N.J. – Kaci Neveling, Matthew Michibata, Eliza Bruncaj, and Ben Fanta headlined a massive roster of TCNJ student-athletes who were recognized on the 2022-23 NJAC All-Academic Team, released Thursday by the league office.

The Lions racked up a remarkable 236 All-Academic Team honorees, the most of any league institution.

Neveling and Michibata were the Lions' two nominees for the All-Academic First Team, while Bruncaj and Fanta were the two nominees for the All-Academic Second Team.

Neveling turned in a sensational senior campaign for the softball team, earning first-team all-region and first-team All-NJAC accolades and receiving Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

Michibata was recognized as the NJAC East Division Player of the Year in men's tennis, also qualifying for the NCAA individual championships in both singles and doubles.

Bruncaj took a star turn as a sophomore on the track and field team, collecting Most Outstanding Athlete honors at the NJAC Outdoor Championship and running to All-America status in the 400-meter hurdles (4^th) and 4x400 relay (7^th) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also finished eighth in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Fanta led the Lions' men's cross country squad in 2023, running to first-team all-region honors and qualifying for the NCAA championship for the first time in his career.

The rest of TCNJ's NJAC All-Academic Team honorees are below:

BASEBALL: Ben Amon, Matthew Crawford, John DiCostanzo, Jack Felipe, Andrew Fernandez, Zach Gelo, Jordan Gray, Jack Haynes, Zach Hochheiser, Sebastian JnoBaptiste, Drew Lukomski-LaPolice, Jackson Malouf, Chris Reeder, Matt Santos, Michael Schumacher, Michael Silver, Jack Tinkelenberg, Jason Wasko, Connor Wood

FIELD HOCKEY: Rayhanah Ahmed, Kayla Cichlar, Shannon DeCosta, Bella DiNardo, Claire Engebreth, Jess Hatch, Emily Keene, Heather Kimak, Mia Lanzilotta, Emmalee Olsen, Kileigh Pfluger, Morgan Vaccaro

FOOTBALL: Sam Akinlolu, Joe Aliano, Chris Bell, Joey Bellamy Jr., Jack Centrelli, Joe Ciempola, Tommy Finan, Steven George, Cole Groschel, Malin Jasinski, Shane Kelly, Ryan Knox, Matt Kuntz, Mike Lillo, Jacob Maurice, Chris McCormack, Jake McKown, Brayden Messinger, Mark Pierro, Tanner Powers, Steven Rodriguez, Brady Scott, Zach Suter, Dennis Wilson

MEN'S BASKETBALL: Jim Clemente, Anthony DiCaro, Jason Larranaga, Olare Oladipo

MEN'S SOCCER: Julien Carraha, Julian Franco, Mike Garofalo, Jake Gershon, Gavin Grecsek, Daniel Grund, Sebastian Hernandez, Bobby Hunter, Anden Johnson, Colin Kenville, Luke Pascarella, Alex Quezada, Joseph Schlageter

MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING: Ethan Dong, Jonah Herring, Ryan Higgins, Conrad Hoody, Dixon Kahler, Shawn Kushner, Jack Marble, Wyatt Marble, James McChesney, Sean Rave, Ryan VanDeVeen, Andrew Walter, Matt Watts, Milo Whitley, Michael Wu, Thomas Zdroik

MEN'S TENNIS: Derek Jordan, Nikola Kilibarda, Dorian Makarski, Nick Matkiwsky

MEN'S XC/T&F: George Agyei-Sam, Jahmir Anderson, Tyler Balas, James Blair, Alexander Bogues, Michael Bond, Sean Burtnett, Kevin Christensen, Stephen Daramola, Tom Domozych, Jason Engler, Roman Fabbricatore, Daniel Gleason, Elan Krakow, Andrew Lodge, Zachary Mackiewicz, Steven Mendez, Brian Micco, Chase Miller, Jonnathan Moreira, Matthew Plumeri, Roman Rychkov, Luke Schrank-Garcia, Matthew Smith, Christopher Strain, Mart Villanueva

LACROSSE: Wayden Ay, Kileigh Pfluger, Morgan Vaccaro, Natalie Berry, Kaitlyn Birnbohm-Kaminski, Veronica Campbell, Julia Charest, Anna Devlin, Marissa Lucca, Veronika O'Donnell, Bobbi O'Neill, Carney Pettine, Nikki Phillips, Sabrina Phillips, Emily Rau, Kira Sides, Ally Tobler, Madison Wernik, Jillian Westerby, Hailey Wexler, Anna Wright

SOFTBALL: Rachel Alecci, Jaclyn Carifi, Camryn Davies, Alexandra DiBenedetto, Julia Mayernik, Alexis Rizzo, Julia Roessler, Ally Schlee

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Sydney Blum, Nina Branchizio, Isabella Cafaro, Jezlyn Cross, Kaitlyn Deiter, Carson Fontana, Beth Grossman, Morgan Heller, Jordyn Herwood, Izzy Leazier, Arianna McCleod, Emily Toy, Alexis Voorhees

WOMEN'S SOCCER: Sofia Alves, Corinne Byrum, Ava Curtis, Jess DiMatteo, Cassidy DiSabato, Jaime Girtain, Anya Helmer, Kara Magliaro, Gianna Minerva, Kristina Ng, Jessica O'Brien, Allie O'Keefe, Lindsay O'Keefe, Caroline Rebele, Rachel Robichaud, Ella Van Dine, Ivonne Vasquez

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING: Jamie Bowne, Sarah Burton, Cameron Carrazza, Faith Cortright, Rachel Hannah, Shannon Hesse, Gabi Valladares, Mackenzie Wall, Lauren Wolstenholme

WOMEN'S TENNIS: Aira Abalos, Chase Eisenberg, Morgan Grimmie, Jenny Landells, Cassandra McDermott, Anusha Rangu, Charlotte Roarty, Alexa Vasile

WOMEN'S XC/T&F: Nicole Arita, Erin Buquicchio, Olivia Class, Julia Dakwar, Amanda Demko, Christine Di Iorio, Emily Diszler, Nicole Fenske, Megan Gasnick, Edith Gonzalez, Maria Grill, Paige Hammond, Erin Hanlon, Emily Hoegler, Zoe Iovino, Salini Iyer, Sameerah Khan, Liz Lam, Lily Lorio, Meghan Macaluso, Ashlyn MacLure, Kerri McCarthy, Abigail Pfaff, Erin Picklo, Jenna Priore, Victoria Purritano, Cassidy Quinn, Jessica Reilly, Jolie Sheerin, Riley Stellitano, Annalise Stephens, Sadie Tuohy, Alli Uhl