WALTHAM, Mass. – Thirty-nine recent Bentley University graduates are among the 2022 recipients of the Northeast-10 Conference Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, an honor awarded by the conference to graduating senior student-athletes for their outstanding work in the classroom during their college careers.

The second all-time class of honorees for the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence included 322 remarkable student-athletes from the NE10's 14 member institutions and three of its associate members. Bentley was second in total honorees for the second straight year.

To be eligible for the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, a senior student-athlete must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a graduating NE10 student-athlete.
• Must attain the Latin honor of Magna Cum Laude or better.
• Must have participated in at least two seasons of NE10 competition and is a current student-athlete at the time of graduation.

Each award winner received a commemorative NE10 medallion for their academic achievements.

BENTLEY'S RECIPIENTS OF THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESIDENTS' AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 

Name, Sport, Hometown/High School
Amanda Andriano, Women's Soccer, Fort Salonga,  N.Y.
Elias Bajares, Men's Soccer, Pompano Beach,  Fla.
Ben Baldasaro, Men's Lacrosse, Exeter,  N.H.
Samantha Bilodeau, Women's Track/Cross Country, New Ipswich,  N.H.
Ryan Birch, Men's Lacrosse, Walpole,  Mass.
Jack Bourassa, Men's Soccer, Bangor,  Maine
Kari Brekke, Women's Basketball, Appleton,  Wis.
Maeli Cherry, Women's Soccer, Westford,  Mass.
Alyssa Cook, Women's Tennis, New Castle,  N.H.
Daniel Cranitch, Men's Lacrosse, Reading,  Mass.
Ryan Daly, Men's Golf, Beverly,  Mass.
Lauren Giordano, Women's Soccer, Saugus,  Mass.
Jeremy Glick, Men's Swimming & Diving, South Windsor,  Conn.
Dana Goulet, Women's Soccer, Wilmington,  Mass.
Kat Hassapis, Women's Soccer, North Reading,  Mass.
Kaitlyn Helfer, Women's Track & Field, Floral Park,  N.Y.
Ella Hillier, Softball, Tualatin,  Ore.
Kayli Keenan, Women's Lacrosse, Pelham,  N.H.
Allie Lehman, Women's Track & Field, Clinton,  N.Y.
Erin McCool, Field Hockey, Amherst,  N.H.
Emily McGrath, Women's Soccer, Brewster,  Mass.
Katelyn McGuigan, Field Hockey, Nesconset,  N.Y.
Rona Mejiritski, Women's Swimming, Bowling Green,  Ohio
Meghan Moran, Field Hockey, North Andover,  Mass.
Christine Murray, Field Hockey, Walpole,  Mass.
Rebecca Nguyen, Women's Soccer, Dudley,  Mass.
Megan Niedzwiecki, Women's Track & Field, Old Orchard Beach,  Maine
Matty O'Brien, Men's Lacrosse, Rockland,  Mass.
Andrew O'Connor, Men's Lacrosse, Loudonville,  N.Y.
Zach Papsco, Men's Swimming, Northport,  N.Y.
Amanda Parker, Volleyball, St. Charles,  Ill.
Elise Pereira, Softball, Plainville,  Mass.
Keaton Roarick, Men's Lacrosse, Old Saybrook,  Conn.
Max Ronesi, Men's Lacrosse, Niskayuna,  N.Y.
Katie Rounds, Volleyball, McFarland,  Wis.
Ellis Sartorio, Men's Swimming, Mountainside,  N.J.
Emily Sweet, Women's Swimming, Nashua,  N.H.
Joey Wix, Men's Track & Field, Granby,  Conn.
Mark Zoda, Men's Swimming, Nashua,  N.H.