The finalists have been announced for the 2011-12 SUNY Cortland C-Club Senior Male Athlete of the Year and Senior Female Athlete of the Year Awards. The winners will be recognized at the C-Club Athletics Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 30, at the Alumni Ice Arena.
The 2011-12 C-Club Senior Athlete of the Year Finalists are:
MEN:
Billy Castro, Football (Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville)
Matt June, Baseball (Colonie, NY/Colonie)
Dan Pitcher, Football (Cortland, NY/Cortland)
Ryan Pericozzi, Track and Field (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster)
Mike Tota, Lacrosse (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder)
WOMEN:
Lindsay Abbott, Lacrosse (South Onondaga, NY/Onondaga Central)
Brittany Cohen, Basketball (Fayetteville, NY/Jamesville-DeWitt)
Alyson Dalton, Cross Country/Track and Field (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill)
Pam Monnier, Soccer (East Northport, NY/Northport)
Lyndsay Rowell, Softball (Sandy Creek, NY/Sandy Creek)
Accomplishments of the finalists are listed below:
MEN:
BILLY CASTRO, Football (Offensive Tackle)
Senior Year (2011): D3football.com Second Team All-American and First Team All-East Region...First Team All-ECAC South...First Team All-NJAC...D3 Football Senior Classic...Team averaged 34.7 points and 413.1 yards per game and allowed only nine sacks in 11 games...Team finished 9-2 and won ECAC Div. III Southeast Bowl.
Career: 2010: D3football.com Hon. Mention All-American and First Team All-East Region...First Team All-NJAC...Team finished 10-2, won NJAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III second round...2009: Started all 11 games...Team played in ECAC Div. III Northwest Bowl...2008: Played in one contest...Team finished 11-2, won NJAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III quarterfinals.
MATT JUNE, Baseball (Second Base)
Senior Year (2012 – through April 18): Batting .363 with eight doubles, one homer, 20 RBI, 16 walks and team highs of 12 steals and 36 runs scored...Has a .978 fielding percentage (three errors in 137 total chances)...Team is 24-7-1 and is ranked eighth in the ABCA Div. III national poll.
Career: (through April 18) Batting .363 with four homers, three triples, 29 doubles, 169 runs, 44 steals and 204 total hits...Seventh player in school history to reach career 200-hit mark...Ranks third in school history in runs and 13th in steals...2011: Third Team All-New York Region...First Team All-SUNYAC...SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...New York Region ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winner...Team finished 36-10, won SUNYAC title and tied for ninth nationally...Batted .339 with 42 runs and 17 steals...2010: First Team All-New York Region...First Team All-SUNYAC...NCAA Div. III World Series All-Tournament Team...Batted .414 with 66 runs and 33 RBI...Team finished 40-10-1 and was national runner-up...2009: Played in 33 games, 21 as a starter...Hit .244 with 25 runs scored...Team finished 31-14, won SUNYAC title and played in NCAA regionals.
DAN PITCHER, Football (Quarterback)
Senior Year (2011): D3football.com Hon. Mention All-American and First Team All-East Region...NJAC Offensive Player of the Year...Gagliardi Trophy (National Player of the Year) Finalist...First Team Capital One Academic All-American...ECAC Div. III Southeast Bowl Most Outstanding Player...Completed 197-of-317 passes (62.1 percent) for 2,712 yards and 31 touchdowns with only five interceptions...Set school single-season records for TD passes, passing efficiency rating (163.1) and total offense (2,951 yds.) and tied record for TD passes in a game (5)...Team finished 9-2 and won ECAC Div. III Southeast Bowl.
Career: Set school records for career TD passes (54) and consecutive games with TD pass (13)...2010: First Team All-NJAC...157-of-279 passing for 1,757 yds. and 18 touchdowns...Team finished 10-2, won NJAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III second round...2009: Played in two games before missing remainder of season due to injury...2008: Played in five games...Team finished 11-2, won NJAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III quarterfinals.
RYAN PERICOZZI, Track and Field (Pole Vault)
Senior Year (2011-12 – through April 18): (Indoor) NCAA Div. III qualifier...All-ECAC (5th place)...SUNYAC runner-up...Holds SUNYAC and school records with height of 16' 4.75”...Team tied for 33rd nationally, placed eighth at ECAC Championships and was SUNYAC runner-up.
Career: 2010-11: (Outdoor) SUNYAC champion...NCAA qualifier...Team tied for 35th nationally, finished eighth at ECAC Championships and was SUNYAC runner-up...(Indoor) All-ECAC (fourth place)...SUNYAC champion...NCAA qualifier...Team finished 12th at ECAC Championships and third at SUNYAC Championships...2009-10: (Indoor) All-ECAC (third place)...SUNYAC champion...NCAA qualifier...Team tied for 61st nationally, tied for 10th at ECAC Championships and was SUNYAC runner-up...2008-09: (Outdoor) SUNYAC Field Athlete of the Meet (won long jump; finished second in pole vault)...Team tied for 14th nationally, tied for fifth at ECAC Championships and was SUNYAC runner-up...(Indoor) All-ECAC (second place)...SUNYAC runner-up...NCAA qualifier...Team tied for seventh at ECAC Championships and won SUNYAC title.
MIKE TOTA, Lacrosse (Attack)
Senior Year (2012 – through April 18): 24 goals, 17 assists for 41 points in 13 games...Second on team in goals, assists and total points and third in ground balls (41)...Team is 13-0 and is ranked second nationally.
Career: (through April 18) 152 goals, 59 assists for 211 points...Ranks third in school history in goals scored and eighth in total points...2011: Hon. mention All-American...Second Team All-SUNYAC...Second Team Capital One Academic All-American...40 goals, 11 assists, 51 points...Team finished 16-3, won SUNYAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III quarterfinals...2010: Hon. mention All-American...Hon. mention All-SUNYAC...39 goals, 15 assists...Team finished 17-3, won SUNYAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III semifinals...2009: ECAC Upstate New York Rookie of the Year...SUNYAC Rookie of the Year...Second Team All-SUNYAC...SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...49 goals, 16 assists, 65 points...Led team in goals and total points...Team finished 19-2, won SUNYAC title and won NCAA Div. III title.
WOMEN:
LINDSAY ABBOTT, Lacrosse (Midfield)
Senior Year (2012 – through April 18): 50 goals, 40 assists, 90 points...Leads team in goals, assists and points and third in draw controls (24) and caused turnovers (16)...Team is 12-1 and is ranked second nationally.
Career: (through April 18) Cortland's career leader with 235 goals, 166 assists and 401 total points...Fourth player in NCAA Div. III history to reach career 400-point mark...2011: First Team All-American...First Team All-Empire Region...SUNYAC Player of the Year...womenslacrosse.com National Midfielder of the Year...NCAA Div. III Final Four All-Tournament Team...62 goals, 76 assists, 138 points...Set school single-season records for assists and points...Led nation in assists...Team leader with 95 draw controls...Team finished 21-2, won SUNYAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III semifinals...2010: Second Team All-American...First Team All-Empire Region...First Team All-ECAC...First Team All-SUNYAC...SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...51 goals, 34 assists, 85 points and 104 draw controls, all team highs...Team finished 17-3, won SUNYAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III second round...2009: Second Team All-American...First Team All-Empire Region...First Team All-ECAC...First Team All-SUNYAC...SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...72 goals, 16 assists, 88 points, 71 draw controls...Team finished 14-7, won SUNYAC title and advanced to NCAA Div. III second round.
BRITTANY COHEN, Basketball (Guard)
Senior Year (2011-12): WBCA Hon. mention All-American...D3hoops.com East Region Player of the Year...ECAC Div. III Upstate New York Player of the Year...SUNYAC Player of the Year...Led team with 15.2 points, 5.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game...Team finished 16-11 and advanced to SUNYAC semifinals.
Career: Two-year totals of 792 points (15.2 per game) and 300 assists (5.8 per game)...2010-11: WBCA Hon. mention All-American...D3hoops.com First Team All-East...First Team All-ECAC Upstate New York...SUNYAC Player of the Year...Led team with 15.3 points and 6.1 assists per game and 54 three-pointers...Team finished 19-7 and advanced to SUNYAC semifinals.
ALYSON DALTON, Cross Country/Track and Field (Distance)
Senior Year (2011-12 – through April 18): (Cross Country) All-American (30th place)...All-Atlantic Region (eighth place)...SUNYAC runner-up...Team finished eighth at NCAA Atlantic Regional and third in SUNYAC...(Indoor) All-American, 5,000 meters (eighth place)...SUNYAC runner-up, 3,000 meters...Team tied for 39th at NCAA Championships, tied for fourth at ECAC Championships and won SUNYAC title...(Outdoor) Currently ranked third nationally in Div. III in the 10,000 meters (35:34.23).
Career: 2010-11: (Cross Country) All-American (31st place)...All-Atlantic Region (fourth place)...SUNYAC runner-up...Team finished 15th nationally, fifth at the NCAA Atlantic Regional and won the SUNYAC title...(Indoor) All-ECAC, 5,000 meters (seventh place)...SUNYAC runner-up, 3,000 meters...Team tied for 13th at ECAC Championships and placed third at SUNYAC Championships...(Outdoor) NCAA qualifier, 10,000 meters...Team tied for 82nd at NCAA Championships, finished fourth at ECAC Championships and won SUNYAC title...2009-10: (Cross Country) All-Atlantic Region (20th place)...First Team All-SUNYAC (fifth place)...Team finished eighth at NCAA Atlantic Regional and second at SUNYAC Championships...Team tied for 21st at ECAC Championships and placed fourth at SUNYAC Championships...(Indoor) All-ECAC, 3,000 meters (seventh place)...SUNYAC Champion, 3,000 meters...Team finished second at SUNYAC Championships...2008-09: (Cross Country) All-Atlantic Region (19th place)...Team finished ninth at NCAA Championships, second at NCAA Atlantic Regional and second at SUNYAC Championships...(Indoor) All-ECAC, 3,000 meters (third place)...SUNYAC runner-up, 3,000 meters...Team tied for 28th at NCAA Championships, finished 11th at ECAC Championships and was fourth at SUNYAC Championships...(Outdoor) SUNYAC runner-up, 3,000-meter steeplechase...Team tied for 51st at NCAA Championships, placed 13th at ECAC Championships and finished second at SUNYAC Championships.
PAM MONNIER, Soccer (Goalie)
Senior Year (2011): Second Team All-East Region...ECAC Div. III Upstate New York Defensive Player of the Year...SUNYAC Player of the Year...0.66 goals against average, .847 save percentage, 11 shutouts...Team finished 14-6-3, won SUNYAC regular-season title, finished second in SUNYAC tournament and advanced to the NCAA Div. III quarterfinals.
Career: Cortland's career leader with 314 saves...2010: First Team All-ECAC...First Team All-SUNYAC...0.81 goals against average, .838 save percentage, eight shutouts...Team finished 11-6-3 and advanced to SUNYAC semifinals...2009: Third Team All-East Region...First Team All-SUNYAC...SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...0.73 goals against average, .818 save percentage, seven shutouts...Team finished 12-5-3 and advanced to SUNYAC finals...2008: First Team All-SUNYAC...SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...1.02 goals against average, .817 save percentage, five shutouts...Team finished 8-6-5 and advanced to SUNYAC semifinals.
LYNDSAY ROWELL, Softball (Pitcher)
Senior Year (2012 – through April 18): 11-4 record, 2.10 ERA, 86 strikeouts in 106.2 innings...Team is 27-5 and is ranked 10th nationally.
Career: (through April 18) Ranks third in school history in winning percentage (.818; 63-14), fourth with 63 victories, fifth with 330 strikeouts and seventh with a 1.57 ERA...2011: Third Team All-American...First Team All-Northeast Region...SUNYAC Pitcher of the Year...NCAA Div. III Regional MVP...SUNYAC Tournament MVP...26-4 record, 0.77 ERA, eight shutouts, 128 strikeouts in 181.1 innings...Team finished 42-5-1, won SUNYAC title and finished fourth nationally at NCAA Div. III World Series...2010: 14-4 record, 2.02 ERA, four shutouts, 61 strikeouts in 121.1 innings...Team finished 40-8, won SUNYAC title and played in NCAA regional...2009: 12-2 record, 1.90 ERA, three shutouts, 55 strikeouts in 99.1 innings...Team finished 44-9, won SUNYAC regular-season title and tied for seventh nationally at NCAA Div. III World Series.
