MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference announced its Academic All-Conference teams for the 2021 spring season last week, which included a league-high 19 student-athletes from Adelphi University. 

In total, the league honored 113 student-athletes from its 10 sponsored sports for their outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the field, court, track or course.

To be eligible for selection to NE10 Academic All-Conference teams, a student-athlete must have met or exceeded the following minimum requirements:

• Started in at least half or played in at least two-thirds of the team's competitions as a significant contributor.
• Achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) or better on a 4.0 scale.

Each NE10 institution has at least one representative on the Academic All-Conference teams from this past spring, which marked the league's formal return to competition during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conference provided revised schedules and conducted 10 spring championships – three more than usual with the additions of men's golf, women's golf and women's tennis.

Alison Johnson, of women's lacrosse, joined three other NE10 athletes who earned Academic All-Conference recognition for the third time in their collegiate careers. There were 10 other student-athletes who earned their second career nod to the Academic All-Conference Team.

Adelphi had a league-best 19 selections across all sports, while Franklin Pierce (14), Le Moyne (12) and Bentley (10) also had a double-digit total of student-athletes recognized for their excellent work. Women's lacrosse had a league-high 25 players on its Academic All-Conference Team, while softball was second with 17 honorees.

Additionally, five NE10 Player/Athlete of the Year award winners earned recognition – including Adelphi's Gabrielle Buissereth (women's track & field).

2021 Academic All-Conference
Emily McKenna, women's golf
Gabrielle Buissereth, women's track and field
Cecilia Winthrop, women's track and field
Gabriel Balestero, men's tennis
Amanda Franstedt, women's tennis
Barbara Quagliardi*, women's tennis
Desmond Nartey, men's track and field
Christina Ferrara, women's lacrosse
Kerry Ann Flavin, women's lacrosse
Alison Johnson*, women's lacrosse
Kristina Kallansrude, women's lacrosse
Ally Muller*, softball
Emily Whitman, softball
James Hall, men's lacrosse
Justin Napolitano, men's lacrosse
Edward Perlstein, men's lacrosse
Nicolas Racalbuto, men's lacrosse
Nicolas Luc, baseball
Jack Ryan, baseball




Portions of this release courtesy of the NE10.