RUSSELL SAGE NAMES 62 STUDENT-ATHLETES TO SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM

Albany, NY- Russell Sage College's department of athletics has announced the recipients of the Sage Scholar-Athlete honors for the Spring of 2021. Sage created the Sage Scholar-Athlete Team during the 2012-2013 academic year to continue the tradition of honoring academic and athletic excellence with this special group. With the completion of the Spring of 2021 semester, Sage has honored over 800 student-athletes that have garnered a spot on the scholar-athlete team. This year's honorees include three eight two-sport student-athletes, seven three-sport student-athlete as well as one four-sport student-athlete as senior Sophia Keravich (Barrington, NH/Oyster River) competed as a member of the women's lacrosse team, the women's cross country team as well as the women's indoor and outdoor track and field teams.  All told, 62 Gators were honored. 18 RSC student-athletes also had a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester in 2021. The 2020-2021 Dean Sharon Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award were also presented to graduate student Brittany Gage (Pine Bush, NY/Pine Bush) from the women's lacrosse team, while senior men's volleyball player, Daniel Mackey (Westerlo, NY/Greenville Central) was recognized as the male recipient of the award.

The RSC Scholar-Athlete team recognizes Sage Student-Athletes, who have achieved a 3.3 or better cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of each semester.   Candidates must be members in good standing of a Sage varsity athletic team and full-time students at Sage for at least two semesters before being eligible for selection to the scholar-athlete team.

Name                                  Sport(s)                                                             Grade-Point Average

Hallie Klosterman             Women's Soccer                                                           4.0        

Daniel Mackey                  Men's Volleyball                                                            3.988    

Brittany Gage                    Women's Lacrosse                                                        3.965    

Abigayle Greier                 Field Hockey                                                                   3.953

Julia Gerringer                   Women's Soccer/Indoor T & F/Outdoor T & F                 3.926    

Stephanie Mason              Women's Soccer                                                           3.921    

Evelyn Gile                         Cross Country/Indoor T & F/Outdoor T & F                   3.91      

Mia Unverzagt                  Field Hockey                                                                  3.898    

Madalyn Milligan              Field Hockey                                                                   3.889    

Taylor Gillespie                 Women's Tennis                                                            3.889    

Madeline Butta                 Women's Lacrosse                                                        3.85      

Liam Dowd                         Men's Lacrosse                                                          3.832    

Stuart Phair                        Men's Basketball/Men's Golf                                        3.795    

Kyndra Riche                      Field Hockey                                                              3.79      

Morgan Shute                   Men's Basketball                                                           3.781

Samantha Pasinella          Women's Basketball                                                      3.752    

Kayla Weaver                    Women's Volleyball                                                      3.734    

Connor McCagg                Men's Lacrosse                                                             3.705    

Brylee Pelfrey                    Women's Lacrosse                                                        3.688    

Michael Cichy                    Cross Country/Indoor & Outdoor T & F                           3.662    

Francesca Gigliotti           Women's Volleyball                                                        3.649    

Louis Cox                            Men's Soccer                                                               3.644    

Noah Vice                          Men's Indoor T & F/Outdoor T & F                              3.624    

Caroline Musinski             Women's Lacrosse                                                        3.627    

Holden Maynard               Cross Country/Indoor & Outdoor T & F                         3.61      

Molly Kane                         Cross Country/Indoor T & F/Outdoor T & F                 3.605    

Morgan Feisthamel          Cross Country/Indoor T & F/Outdoor T & F                    3.602    

Sophia Keravich                Cross Country/Lacrosse/Indoor T & F/Outdoor T & F          3.601    

Emma Parkington             Women's Volleyball                                                      3.598    

Katelyn Rice                       Softball                                                                    3.582    

Claire Connolly                  Tennis/Women's Outdoor T & F                                   3.574    

Kaitlynn Keeley                  Softball                                                                     3.564    

Giannah French                 Cross Country/Indoor T & F/Outdoor T & F                   3.56      

Lyla Kruger                         Women's Lacrosse                                                     3.553    

Alexa Petrovic                   Women's Basketball                                                     3.552    

Lily Batule                          Women's Basketball                                                     3.535    

Blake Pritchard                  Men's Golf                                                                      3.525    

Jason Breznak                   Men's Soccer                                                                  3.524    

Alexandra Franco             Women's Lacrosse                                                        3.508    

Cortney Conley                 Field Hockey                                                                   3.499    

Mickaela Buzzy                 Women's Soccer                                                           3.484    

Christian Vaalstuen          Men's Soccer                                                                  3.479    

Taylor Dicranian               Softball                                                                            3.452    

Madison Greco                 Women's Basketball                                                     3.478    

Samantha Garner             Women's Volleyball                                                      3.44      

Richard Everoski               Men's Lacrosse                                                              3.44      

Griffin Goodemote           Men's Soccer                                                                  3.434

Michael Capitelli               Men's Lacrosse                                                              3.422    

Kyra Oeffler                       Women's Basketball                                                     3.409

Sydney Benton                  Softball                                                                            3.399

Jason Geronimo             Men's Basketball                                                           3.386

Shea Obado                       Men's Lacrosse                                                              3.379    

Lydia Malkiewicz              Women's Soccer                                                           3.377    

Madasyn Bush                   Women's Basketball                                                     3.372

Kaitlin Banks                      Women's Tennis                                                            3.372    

Emily Agate                        Softball                                                                            3.349    

Samantha Schmidt           Women's Soccer                                                           3.349    

Courtney Formosa           Women's Volleyball                                                      3.347    

Ryan Alderdice                  Men's Volleyball                                                            3.319    

Mackenzie Carpenter      Women's Soccer                                                           3.314    

Caitlyn Wilbur                    Women's Soccer                                                           3.31      

Delaney Gillis                     Women's Soccer                                                           3.307