Varsity athletes from the New Paltz Central School District are making impressive scores on the playing field and in the classroom. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has announced its Fall 2022-2023 Scholar-Athlete and Scholar-Athlete Team designations, with 100 percent of the New Paltz Fall teams having a noteworthy presence on the prestigious lists. 

NYSPHSAA is in its 31st year of designating scholar-athletes. To qualify for the individual scholar-athlete award, students must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 90 percent or higher. For a team to receive the scholar-athlete team award, 75 percent of the team’s roster must have attained a GPA of 90 percent or above. 

New Paltz Health, Physical Education, and Athletics Director Gregory Warren said he is impressed but not surprised that every fall team’s student-athletes earned the recognition. “We are very proud of how much work our student-athletes put in to earn this distinction,” he said. “Having one hundred percent of our teams achieve this recognition is an accomplishment for the District as well as the athletes. Determination, dedication, and balance are required to meet the demands of academic and athletic excellence.” Congratulations to the following students and teams:

Fall 2022-2023 Scholar-Athlete Team Averages:  

Varsity Boys Cross Country – 95.70 

Varsity Girls Cross Country – 96.71 

Varsity Football – 90.44 

Varsity Boys Golf – 92.01 

Varsity Boys Soccer – 93.49 

Varsity Girls Soccer – 96.92 

Varsity Girls Swimming & Diving – 96.28 

Varsity Girls Tennis – 94.45 

Varsity Volleyball – 95.31 

Overall GPA – 94.59 

Fall 2022-2023 Scholar-Athlete Individuals (Mid-Hudson Athletic League): 

Varsity Boys Cross Country – Beckett Evans, Mason Eyler, Elijah Flynn, Maxwell Hawkins, Samuel Hollman, Nathaniel Johnson, Gray Lobell, Oleksandr Mansillia Alvares, Chace Snyder, Kian Walsh, Harry Weinstein, Shane Yess 

Varsity Girls Cross Country – Roxanne DeNey-Bhagat, Maeve Eisenhandler, Hannah Ettinger, Alexa Friedman, Aurora Gerber, Eva Goldschein, Veda Keon, Clio Miller 

Varsity Football – Joseph Birnbaum, Julian Cardillo, Justin Coiteux, Andrew DiPonio, Pierce Lutz, Michael Odell, Joshua Quinn, Thomas Reinking, Aidan Reynolds, Gavin Treglia 

Varsity Boys Golf – John Goodermote, Loyal Goodermote, Ethan Greger, Ryan Hyland, Domenico Mazzella, Nicholas St. George 

Varsity Boys Soccer – Michael Ayala, Atticus Beinart-St. John, Alejandro Cotten, Atticus Fall Schembri, Isait Flores, Landon Fracasse, Finn Gibson, Hugo Kay, Samuel Lawrence, Dylan McQuade-Dolan, Quinn Oremus, Rowan Santos, Jiho Son, Andrii Zorin 

Varsity Girls Soccer – Sophie Brassard, Riley Burdick, Sofia Carucci, Margaret DiDonna, Malana Douglas, Avery Greger, Melanie Kniffen, Lyla Laffin, Isabel Loyer, Addison MacDonald, Kalle Masseo, Soleil Miller, Leah Schamberg, Annika Walsh 

Varsity Girls Swimming & Diving – Bebe Cosgrove, Giuliana DiBenedetto, Marin DiDonna, Charlee Domitrovits, Emma Domitrovits, Taishan Fontes-Janusz, Chloe Gaffney, Fallon Geisler, Emma Keeler, Josephine Laurie, Rebecca Lucchesi, Mary McIntyre, Eleanora Murphy, Katelyn Otis, Julia Pankowska, Molly Saunders, Dalya Sheshany, Kate Suchowiecki, Brooke Vos, Fiona Walsh 

Varsity Girls Tennis – Mia Belmar, Lindsey Clinton, Flavia Drazek, Marla May Feeney, Laura Hovey, Emily Inga, Lauren Jameson, Ana Kirsch, Margaret Lynn, Margo Ogden-Kosofsky, Nina Rogers, Daniella Salciccia, Sophia Schor, Jenna Vasquez 

Varsity Volleyball – Piper Casey, Naomi Chesky, Bella Gambino, Stella Keskey, Gabriella Lutz, Ella McDonough, Mackenzie McPadden Gambler, Daphne Paul-LaRonca, Ella Pons, Georgia Schultz, Lily Sturgis