PISCATAWAY, N.J. (July 27, 2012) – Rutgers University boasted 243 student-athletes on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team, the conference announced Friday. Nineteen (19) RU teams were represented on the list for the 2011-12 academic year. 

Men’s lacrosse and women’s rowing led the way for RU, each placing 23 members on the conference all-academic team. Men’s basketball (seven) and women’s basketball (six) were also well represented. Also notable were the women’s track and field (22), men’s track and field (22), women’s soccer (20), swimming and diving (20), field hockey (17), men’s soccer (16) and women’s lacrosse (16) squads.

Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST’s 16 member institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, earned a varsity letter, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.

The nominations are reviewed and approved by the BIG EAST Academic Affairs Committee. There are 3,370  honorees for the 2012 academic year, an increase of 134 student-athletes from the 3,236 named for the 2010-11 season. Rutgers upped its numbers by 26 student-athletes.

Below is the complete list of Scarlet Knights on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team:

Name      Sport     Major      Class

William Beard Baseball Criminal Justice Senior
Robert Corsi Baseball Undeclared Sophomore
Ross Costello Baseball Communication Junior
Joseph Esposito Baseball History Junior
Nicholas Favatella Baseball Pharmacy 1st Year
Samuel Hasty Baseball Journalism and Media Studies Junior
Juan Lisojo Baseball Criminal justice Junior
Jeffrey Melillo Baseball Finance Junior
Jarrett Schack Baseball Labor Studies and Employment Relations Junior
Robert Smorol Baseball History Junior
Patrick Sweeney Baseball Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Michael Zavala Baseball Undeclared Sophomore
Steven Zavala Baseball Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Gilvydas Biruta Men's Basketball History Sophomore
Austin Carroll Men's Basketball Pre Business Sophomore
Kadeem Jack Men's Basketball Undeclared 1st Year
Michael Kuhn Men's Basketball Finance Senior
Michael Poole Men's Basketball Criminal Justice Sophomore
Charles Rigoglioso Men's Basketball Labor Studies and Employment Relations Graduate Student
Jerome Seagears Men's Basketball Undeclared 1st Year
Christopher Banafato Men's XC/Track & Field Finance Sophomore
Thomas Bragen Men's XC/Track & Field Mechanical Engineering Junior
Steven Burkholder Men's XC/Track & Field Psychology Sophomore
Christopher Defabio Men's XC/Track & Field Undeclared 1st Year
Benjamin Forrest Men's XC/Track & Field Astrophysics Senior
Benjamin Horel Men's XC/Track & Field Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Casey Weiss Men's XC/Track & Field Criminal Justice Junior
Brian Wells Men's XC/Track & Field Engineering four year 1st Year
Dillon Corbo Men's Golf Criminal Justice Sophomore
John Fagan Men's Golf Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Jeffery Lefevre Men's Golf Undeclared Sophomore
Jonathan Renza Men's Golf Finance Sophomore
Andrew Tursky Men's Golf Journalism and Media Studies Senior
Douglas Walters Men's Golf Pre Business Sophomore
Alexander Ball Men's Lacrosse Political Science Junior
Edward Bartleson Men's Lacrosse History Junior
Duncan Clancy Men's Lacrosse Communication Junior
Michael Diehl Men's Lacrosse Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Jacob Fradkin Men's Lacrosse Civil Engineering Junior
Matthew Klimchak Men's Lacrosse Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sophomore
Scott Klimchak Men's Lacrosse Labor Studies and Employment Relations Junior
Jonathan Lefferts Men's Lacrosse Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
William Mangan Men's Lacrosse Finance Senior
Josh Matanin Men's Lacrosse Undeclared 1st Year
Jonathan Matthews Men's Lacrosse History Sophomore
Kieran Morris Men's Lacrosse Undeclared 1st Year
Peter Noto Men's Lacrosse Economics Sophomore
Andrew Parrilla Men's Lacrosse Pre Business Sophomore
Benjamin Schwing Men's Lacrosse Pre Business Sophomore
Steven Shemesh Men's Lacrosse Economics Junior
Peter Sode Men's Lacrosse Undeclared 1st Year
Joseph Stottler Men's Lacrosse Pre Business Sophomore
Anthony Terranova Men's Lacrosse Criminal Justice Junior
Jacob Werman Men's Lacrosse Undeclared 1st Year
Zachary Zenda Men's Lacrosse Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Nicholas Zerrillo Men's Lacrosse History Senior
Christopher Zybrick Men's Lacrosse Human Resource Management Junior
Matthew Berman Men's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Paul Calafiore Men's Soccer Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Juan Correa Men's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Andrew Cuevas Men's Soccer Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Liam Dolan Men's Soccer Engineering four year 1st Year
Connor Hurff Men's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Adam Klink Men's Soccer Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
David Macvane Men's Soccer Criminal Justice Senior
Kevin McMullen Men's Soccer Economics Junior
Dragan Naumoski Men's Soccer Pre Business Junior
Thomas O'Rourke Men's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Joseph Setchell Men's Soccer Undeclared Sophomore
Michael Soboff Men's Soccer Undeclared Sophomore
Todd Webb Men's Soccer Pre Business Sophomore
Samuel Winslow Men's Soccer Sociology Senior
Amine Zaouia Men's Soccer Engineering four year 1st Year
Michael Baird Men's Track & Field Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Adam Bergo Men's Track & Field Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Kevin Bostick Men's Track & Field Public health Junior
Hamer Farag Men's Track & Field Pre Business Sophomore
Anthony Genco Men's Track & Field Pre Business 1st Year
D'andre Jordan Men's Track & Field Undeclared 1st Year
Monroe Kearns Men's Track & Field Economics Junior
James Plummer Men's Track & Field Labor Studies and Employment Relations Junior
Karon Purcell Men's Track & Field Economics Sophomore
Tyrone Putman Men's Track & Field Labor Studies and Employment Relations Graduate Student
Glenn Scheideler Men's Track & Field Political Science Junior
Stephen Werner Men's Track & Field Economics Senior
Christopher Wyckoff Men's Track & Field Biological Sciences Junior
Aaron Younger Men's Track & Field Psychology Senior
Brittany Lapidus Women's Basketball Communication Junior
Chelsey Lee Women's Basketball Planning and Public Policy Senior
Khadijah Rushdan Women's Basketball Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Nikki Speed Women's Basketball Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
April Sykes Women's Basketball Africana Studies Senior
Jaymee Tucker Women's Basketball Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Anjelica Brinkofski Women's XC/Track & Field Criminal Justice Junior
Brianna Deming Women's XC/Track & Field Pharmacy Sophomore
Stephanie Krausser Women's XC/Track & Field Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Felicia O'Donnell Women's XC/Track & Field Undeclared 1st Year
Allison Payenski Women's XC/Track & Field Undeclared 1st Year
Victoria Pontecorvo Women's XC/Track & Field Journalism and Media Studies Junior
Rashmi Singh Women's XC/Track & Field English Sophomore
Jennifer Spitzer Women's XC/Track & Field Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Tara Wuko Women's XC/Track & Field Criminal Justice Sophomore
Cornelia Duffin Field Hockey Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Nicole Gentile Field Hockey Criminal Justice Senior
Ilanna Kowski Field Hockey Finance Junior
Christie Lonsky Field Hockey Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sophomore
Christie Morad Field Hockey Labor Studies and Employment Relations Senior
Mackenzie Noda Field Hockey Communication Senior
Lisa Patrone Field Hockey Labor Studies and Employment Relations Sophomore
Kaitlyn Plouse Field Hockey Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sophomore
Kathleen Rodziewicz Field Hockey American Studies Senior
Laura Rose Field Hockey Undeclared Sophomore
Carlie Rouh Field Hockey Labor Studies and Employment relations Junior
Amanda Sawasky Field Hockey Sociology Senior
Jennifer Staab Field Hockey Undeclared 1st Year
Emily Strong Field Hockey American Studies Sophomore
Sarah Stuby Field Hockey Art History Sophomore
Sophie Wright Field Hockey Undeclared 1st Year
Ashley Yanek Field Hockey American Studies Junior
Elizabeth Carl Women's Golf Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Lauren Heiba Women's Golf History Senior
Elisa Mateer Women's Golf Psychology Senior
Kortnie Maxoutopoulis Women's Golf Undeclared 1st Year
Anne Mcniel Women's Golf Management Senior
Brittany Weddell Women's Golf Psychology Junior
Rebecca Alley Women's Lacrosse Marketing Senior
Stephanie Anderson Women's Lacrosse Sociology Junior
Aimee Chotikul Women's Lacrosse Communication Junior
Megan Clements Women's Lacrosse Undeclared Sophomore
Kaitlyn Curran Women's Lacrosse Psychology Senior
Brittany Davis Women's Lacrosse Communication Senior
Colleen Ekert Women's Lacrosse Undeclared 1st Year
Lily Kalata Women's Lacrosse Communication Junior
Kristin Kocher Women's Lacrosse Undeclared 1st Year
Danielle Mascera Women's Lacrosse Sociology Senior
Kelsey Miller Women's Lacrosse Marketing Sophomore
Rachel Schneeberger Women's Lacrosse Human Resource Management Junior
Ali Steinberg Women's Lacrosse Sociology Senior
Amanda Trendell Women's Lacrosse Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Lindsey Watts Women's Lacrosse Psychology Senior
Rachel Welch Women's Lacrosse Communication Junior
Francesca Carrone Women's Rowing Criminal Justice Sophomore
Julia Dawidowicz Women's Rowing Accounting Sophomore
Amanda Dothe Women's Rowing English Sophomore
Laura Ford Women's Rowing Criminal Justice Junior
Stephanie Ford Women's Rowing Undeclared Sophomore
Katherine Geithman Women's Rowing Political Science Senior
Ellie Kleiman Women's Rowing Linguistics Senior
Morgan Knigge Women's Rowing Environmental Policy, Inst and Behavior 1st Year
Kathleen Lai Women's Rowing Political Science Senior
Veronica Leach Women's Rowing Engineering four year 1st Year
Raelyn Loiselle Women's Rowing Psychology Sophomore
Katelyn Meyler Women's Rowing Food Science 1st Year
Chioma Moneme Women's Rowing Undeclared 1st Year
Claudia Muniz Women's Rowing Human Resource Management 1st Year
Jacqueline Nam Women's Rowing Undeclared Sophomore
Emily Nowlin Women's Rowing Nutritional Sciences Junior
Katie Quinn Women's Rowing Criminal Justice Senior
Jennelle Scheffler Women's Rowing Sociology Junior
Brittany Somers Women's Rowing Psychology Senior
Carlett Spike Women's Rowing Undeclared 1st Year
Kara Trivolis Women's Rowing Criminal Justice Junior
Joanna Witynska Women's Rowing Criminal Justice Sophomore
Alexandra Zebrowski Women's Rowing Undeclared 1st Year
Paige Alexander Women's Soccer Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Rachel Breton Women's Soccer English Senior
Brielle Buis Women's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Patricia Dipaolo Women's Soccer Human Resource Management Graduate Student
Jasmine Edwards Women's Soccer Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Maria Gerew Women's Soccer History Sophomore
Alison Gordon Women's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Cassandra Inacio Women's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Jessica Janosz Women's Soccer Psychology Junior
Morgan Kennedy Women's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Stefanee Pace Women's Soccer Social work Senior
Amelia Pietrangelo Women's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
April Price Women's Soccer Communication Junior
Casey Rupon Women's Soccer Psychology Senior
Karla Schacher Women's Soccer Business and Science Graduate Student
Stefanie Scholz Women's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Kristen Siano Women's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Carissa Walters Women's Soccer Undeclared Sophomore
Logan White Women's Soccer Undeclared 1st Year
Shannon Woeller Women's Soccer Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Ashley Bragg Softball Criminal Justice Junior
Lindsey Curran Softball Criminal Justice Senior
Alexis Durando Softball Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sophomore
Abbey Houston Softball Psychology Junior
Brittney Lindley Softball Bioenvironmental Engineering Junior
Kaci Madden Softball Biomedical Engineering Junior
Noelle Sisco Softball Economics Senior
Loren Williams Softball Communication Sophomore
Megan Williams Softball Anthropology - Evolutionary Sophomore
Patrisha Averill Women's Swimming & Diving Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Michelle Berman Women's Swimming & Diving Journalism and Media Studies Senior
Caroline Carlisle Women's Swimming & Diving Undeclared 1st Year
Megan Caylor Women's Swimming & Diving Art History Senior
Taylor Curado Women's Swimming & Diving Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Samantha Curham Women's Swimming & Diving Accounting Junior
Lindsay Gibson-brokop Women's Swimming & Diving Engineering four year 1st Year
Valentina Gordon Women's Swimming & Diving Psychology Sophomore
Brittany Guinee Women's Swimming & Diving Political Science Sophomore
Nicole Honey Women's Swimming & Diving Undeclared 1st Year
Katherine Kearney Women's Swimming & Diving Anthropology - Evolutionary Junior
Brianne Lindblad Women's Swimming & Diving Exercise Science and Sport Studies Senior
Victoria Maqueda Women's Swimming & Diving Political Science Junior
Kara Millaci Women's Swimming & Diving Undeclared Sophomore
Mary Moser Women's Swimming & Diving English Sophomore
Allyson Perrotti Women's Swimming & Diving Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sophomore
Chelsea Rolin Women's Swimming & Diving Undeclared 1st Year
Nicole Scott Women's Swimming & Diving Food Science Sophomore
Jacquelyn Ward Women's Swimming & Diving Psychology Junior
Taylor Zafir Women's Swimming & Diving Communication Junior
Stefania Balasa Women's Tennis Psychology Sophomore
Lindsay Balsamo Women's Tennis Undeclared 1st Year
Jennifer Holzberg Women's Tennis Supply Chain and Marketing Science Senior
Morgan Ivey Women's Tennis Political Science Senior
Vanessa Petrini Women's Tennis Undeclared Sophomore
Satreethai Sasinin Women's Tennis Chemistry 1st Year
Leonora Slatnick Women's Tennis Cell Biology and Neuroscience Senior
Vanessa Arientyl Women's Track & Field Biological Sciences Sophomore
Shantal Athill Women's Track & Field Journalism and Media Studies Junior
Zainab Bisiolu Women's Track & Field Economics Senior
Kristen Bradley Women's Track & Field Mathematics Sophomore
Gabrielle Farquharson Women's Track & Field Undeclared 1st Year
Tylia Gillon Women's Track & Field Undeclared Sophomore
Alexandra Kelly Women's Track & Field English Senior
Rachel Leeke Women's Track & Field Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sophomore
Colleen Mcdowell Women's Track & Field Engineering four year 1st Year
Elaina Mezzasalma Women's Track & Field Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sophomore
Ekene Ugboaja Women's Track & Field Economics Junior
Emily Vargas Women's Track & Field Psychology Sophomore
Tara Wuko Women's Track & Field Criminal Justice Sophomore
Brittany Bozzini Women's Volleyball Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sophomore
Sofija Cucuz Women's Volleyball Undeclared 1st Year
Hannah Curtis Women's Volleyball Political Science Senior
Alexandra Jones Women's Volleyball Exercise Science and Sport Studies Junior
Taylor Nelson Women's Volleyball Engineering four year 1st Year
Alexandra Nyman Women's Volleyball Art 1st Year
Kallie Pence Women's Volleyball Communication Senior
Kathryn Ross Women's Volleyball Management Junior
Sheridan Taylor Women's Volleyball Communication Sophomore
Stephanie Zielinski Women's Volleyball Psychology Junior