Ten Pioneers Earn ECWC All-Academic

Ten Pioneers Earn ECWC All-Academic

The Alfred State wrestling team placed a program best 10 Pioneers on the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference All-Academic team. This is the fourth straight season wrestling has had an increase in members honored.

The conference honored 93 wrestlers in this season's release, marking the fourth consecutive year that the All-Academic Team topped the 50-mark and second straight year with over 90 honorees.

Recipients of this honor must have a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average or higher (through the last eligible grading period of the current academic year) or have maintained a 3.30-or-better over the past two completed semesters. Wrestlers must also have competed in three separate events during the season in order to gain consideration. Freshmen and transfers that have been enrolled full-time for at least one semester are eligible to receive this honor.

Pioneer Honorees:

Cale Bartosch (Palmyra Macedon) Three-time honoree

Blake Ilges (Canisteo Greenwood) Three-time honoree

Loujerry Etienne (Brooklyn /New Visions) Two-time honoree

Elijah Moshenek (Ringgold, VA/Dan River)

Ryan Nugent (Newfane)

Keaton Renfrew (Phoenix, NY/John Birdlebough)

Benjamin Rivera (Carmel)

Anthony Miraglia (Byron Bergen)

Sean Malenfant (Averill Park)

Justin Smith (Rushville, NY/Marcus Whitman)