ECC Places 21 on Western New York Athletic Conference All-Academic Squad

BUFFALO, N.Y. – June 23 – Erie Community College had 21 student-athletes named to the 2010-11 Western New York Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. To be considered, a student-athlete had to have completed at least 45 credit hours with at least a 3.3 grade-point average.

"Our success on the playing fields, courts and arenas has carried over to the classroom," said Peter Jerebko, ECC athletics director, adding ECC athletics teams posted a 2.70 overall GPA, increasing their performance for the second-straight year.
Travis Denman (Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home) was honored for the second time.
The ECC student-athletes were:
Name            Hometown            Sport            GPA
Travis Denman, Amherst, N.Y., Baseball, 3.62
Kamil Oubayan, St. Catharines, Ont., Baseball, 3.52
Megan Marciniak, Buffalo, N.Y., Softball, 3.40
Jessica Warning, Buffalo, N.Y., Softball, 3.43
Brittany Bompczyk, West Seneca, N.Y., Lacrosse, 3.36
Samantha Gonter, Holland, N.Y., Lacrosse, 3.69
Caitlyn Jacob, Derby, N.Y., Lacrosse, 3.68
Lisa Kowalewski, West Seneca, N.Y., Lacrosse, 3.69
Samantha Pierino, Hamburg, N.Y., Lacrosse, 3.36
Angelica Rodriguez, Williamsville, N.Y., Lacrosse, 3.81
Alexandra Smith, West Seneca, N.Y., Lacrosse, 3.48
Anastasia Zarbo, West Seneca, N.Y., Lacrosse/Women’s Soccer, 3.78
Christina Boxler, Attica, N.Y., Volleyball, 3.66
Sean Hayden, Angola, N.Y., Men’s Soccer, 3.66
Sean Sanders, Amherst, N.Y., Men’s Soccer, 3.58
Jenna Law, Milford, Mich., Women’s Bowling, 3.53
Ted Chojecki, West Seneca, N.Y., Men’s Bowling, 3.72
David Zajac, Niagara Falls, N.Y., Men’s Bowling, 3.71
Anthony Holdaway, Elmira, N.Y., Football, 3.63
Rachelle Schmitt, Elma, N.Y., Women’s Swimming, 3.50
God’sgift Achiuwa, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria, Men’s Basketball, 3.70