LVC Places 126 Student-Athletes on MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll, Four NJ Residents Chosen
Sunday, January 29, 2017
ANNVILLE, PA (01/27/2017)-- More than 120 Lebanon Valley College student-athletes have been named to the Middle Atlantic Conference's (MAC) Fall Academic Honor Roll, emphasizing the Flying Dutchmen's commitment to classroom success.
The academic honor roll is comprised of student-athletes who compete in a varsity level sport and registered a term/semester GPA of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher. A record 1,463 MAC student-athletes who competed in men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball earned honor roll recognition.
Local athletes recognized include:
Cooper Fiadino of Egg Harbor Twp. (08234). Fiadino, a graduate of Egg Harbor Township High School and member of the football team, is pursuing a bachelor of science in early childhood education and special education at The Valley.
Brendon Irving of Mullica Hill (08062). Irving, a graduate of Kingsway Regional High School and member of the football team, is pursuing a bachelor of science in biology at The Valley.
Alexandria Riggins of Williamstown (08094). Riggins, a graduate of Gloucester County Institute of Technology and member of the volleyball team, is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science at The Valley.
Marissa Del Tufo of Hammonton (08037). Del Tufo, a graduate of Hammonton High School and member of the women's soccer team, is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science at The Valley.
Lebanon Valley College is a private, coeducational college founded in 1866 and dedicated to the liberal arts. The College offers 40 undergraduate majors plus self-designed majors and a range of minors, concentrations, and pre-professional options, as well as graduate degree programs in athletic training, business administration, music education, physical therapy, science in STEM education, and speech-language pathology.
The College has 1,608 full-time undergraduate students and 108 full-time faculty. Students can choose from more than 90 clubs and organizations, and 12 study abroad programs. LVC awards generous academic scholarships to those whose high school records demonstrate a commitment to challenge and achievement. Learn more at www.lvc.edu.
Annville is 15 minutes east of Hershey and 35 minutes east of Harrisburg; Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore are within two hours.