Landmark Announces Spring All-Academic Team; Mahon, McGurrin, Della Polla, Zaccheo Honored
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| Kaela Mahon | Tim McGurrin |
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Robert Della Polla |
Kelly Zaccheo |
Four University of Scranton spring sport student-athletes earned
spots on the Landmark Conference all-Academic team, Joel Cookson,
associate commissioner, announced today.
Representing the Royals were Kaela
Mahon (Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ/Saint Rose) of the
women’s lacrosse team, Tim
McGurrin (Clarks Summit, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) of
the men’s tennis team, Robert Della Polla (Havertown, Pa./St. Joseph’s
Preparatory) of the baseball team, and Kelly Zaccheo (Scranton, Pa./West Scranton) of
the softball team.
Mahon, an occupational therapy major, earned accolades both on and
off the lacrosse field over the past four years.
She was named to the conference’s Academic Honor Roll in each
of the last three seasons and capped off her playing career this
past spring by earning second-team all-conference honors. In
82 career games, Mahon scored 83 goals and had 28 assists to finish
with 111 points to help the Royals to three conference tournament
berths (2009, 2011, 2012) under then head coach Becky Davis.
Mahon finished her career 13th in goals scored, 14th in total
points, and 15th in assists in Scranton history. She also
lettered in field hockey all four years.
Della Polla, an accounting major, has been an integral key of the
Royal pitching staff over the past three seasons. He has made
31 appearances in his career, holds a win-loss record of 9-8, and
has 122 strikeouts in 124 innings. This past
year, he struck out 53 batters in 48.1 innings and recorded a 4-4
record, with an earned run average of 4.47, as the Royals finished
with a 20-16 record under veteran head coach Mike Bartoletti.
He is also a two-time member of the conference Academic Honor
Roll.
McGurrin has already graduated with a degree in accounting and
will enroll in a master’s program at the university in the
fall. On the tennis court, he has been named first-team
all-conference for his play in both singles and doubles in each of
the past two seasons. His play has also been instrumental in
leading the Royals of head coach Keith Hetsko to three consecutive
Landmark Conference championship match appearances.
On June 5, McGurrin became the second men’s tennis player in
Scranton history to be named Academic all-American by the College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), joining
three-time recipient Clay Yeager (1994 {3rd team}, 1995 {2nd team},
1996 {1st team}). A member of three academic honor societies,
McGurrin is also a two-time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll
recipient.
Zaccheo joined McGurrin as a third-team CoSIDA Academic
all-American. She was a four-year starter on the softball
team, finishing her career with a .277 batting average, including
105 hits, 21 doubles, three home runs, and 37 RBI. She also
posted a career slugging percentage of .356 and an on-base
percentage of .354. In addition, she is fourth in at-bats (379) and
tied for eighth in doubles (21) in Royals’ history.
This past season was Zaccheo’s most productive, earning
second-team all-conference honors as the Royals finished with a
26-10 record and advanced to the Landmark Conference tournament
under first-year head coach Mia Collarini. She started 34
games and batted a career-high .395, with 14 doubles, three home
runs, and 20 RBI.
In the classroom, Zaccheo earned degrees in biomathematics and
philosophy. A member of the university’s Special Jesuit
Liberal Arts Honors Program, she has been inducted into the
following academic honor societies: Alpha Sigma Nu (National
Jesuit Honor Society), Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics), and Phi Sigma
Tau (philosophy).
The following student-athletes were named to the 2012 Landmark
Conference all-Academic team for spring sports:
Name School
Cl. Sport
Major
Nina Curto Catholic
Jr. Softball Media
Studies
Joe Quigley Catholic
Jr. M. Outdoor Track &
Field Mechanical
Engineering
Mary Robinson Catholic
Sr. W. Lacrosse
Psychology
Cassian Utrie Catholic
So. M. Tennis
Philosophy
Jeramie Barletta Drew
Jr. Softball
Sociology
Erica Frederickson Drew
Sr. W. Tennis Math
Drew Obergfel Drew
Sr. Baseball Political
Science
Scott Humphreys Drew
Jr. M. Lacrosse
Psychology
Mara Bergman Goucher
Sr. W. Tennis
Education
Caitlin Biggers Goucher
Sr. W. Outdoor Track &
Field History
Matt Lynch Goucher
Sr. M. Lacrosse Business
Management & Economics
David Spivey Goucher
Sr. M. Tennis Biology
& Biochemistry
Jennifer Ashcraft Juniata
Jr. Softball
Education
Alyssa Grube Juniata
So. W. Outdoor Track &
Field Biology
Brice Morey Juniata
Jr. M. Tennis Biology
Vincent Smith Juniata
Jr. M. Outdoor Track &
Field Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Timothy Layng Moravian
Sr. M. Outdoor Track &
Field Biology
Eavan Matz Moravian
So. Softball Business
Management
Austin Rock Moravian
Sr. Baseball Financial
Economics & Philosophy
Abigail Schaffer Moravian
Sr. W. Outdoor Track &
Field Marketing
Tim McGurrin Scranton
Jr. M. Tennis
Accounting
Robert Della Polla Scranton
Jr. Baseball
Accounting
Kaela Mahon Scranton
Sr. W. Lacrosse
Occupational Therapy
Kelly Zaccheo Scranton
Sr. Softball
Biomathematics & Philosophy
Lisa Finizio Susquehanna
Sr. Softball
Economics
Trae Humphreys Susquehanna
Sr. M. Lacrosse
Economics
Kristin Stam Susquehanna
Sr. W. Outdoor Track &
Field Liberal Studies & Elementary Ed.
Joe Zamadics Susquehanna
Sr. M. Outdoor Track &
Field Economics
Kevin Dwyer USMMA
Sr. M. Lacrosse Logistics
& Intermodal Transportation
Hunter Karass USMMA
Sr. M. Outdoor Track &
Field Marine Transportation
Laurellee Kopras USMMA
Sr. Softball Marine
Engineering Systems
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