Little East announces Spring All-Academic Teams

            PLYMOUTH, N.H. - The Little East Conference has announced the honorees for the inaugural All-Academic Teams for the 2007-08 spring sports season, and the list includes 15 Plymouth State University student-athletes in baseball, softball, and men's and women's lacrosse.

            Student-athletes from all eight LEC schools earned recognition on the All-Academic Teams based on the following criteria: at least a sophomore academic and athletic standing, a minimum of a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, a full-time member of the team, and enrolled in the institution for at least a full academic year.

            Below are the PSU student-athletes who were named to the LEC Spring All-Academic Team.  The complete list of honorees is on the LEC website at LittleEast.com.

Baseball

Jay Kleponis                   Jr.        Reading, Mass./Reading                          Accounting

Chris Welch                   Jr.        South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington     Physical Education

Softball

Leanne Barry                 Jr.        Auburn, N.H./Pinkerton Academy             Art Education (K-12)

Ashley Fleming              Sr.       Farmington, Conn./Farmington                Physical Education

Jenna George                So.       Cumberland, R.I./Cumberland                  Early Childhood Studies

Shauna Isham                Sr.       Auburn, N.H./Manchester Memorial          Physical Education

Michelle Kelly                 Jr.        Hill, N.H./Franklin                                       Mathematics

Beth Moretti                    So.       Woonsocket, R.I./Woonsocket                 Childhood Studies

Danielle Normand          Sr.       Rumford, R.I./East Providence                 Criminal Justice

Lori Pettengill                 Sr.       Holderness, N.H./Plymouth Regional       Criminal Justice

Men's Lacrosse

Jordan Buzzell                Jr.        Bath, Maine/Morse                                    Management

Derick Smith                  So.       New London, N.H./Kearsarge                   Finance

Women's Lacrosse

Lauren Germano            So.       Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury              Childhood Studies

Kalie Judd                      So.       Peabody, Mass./Veterans Memorial         Physical Education

Selina Mazzola               So.       Hollis, N.H./Hollis-Brookline                      Fine Arts

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