The 2009 NEFC All-Academic Team
2009 New
England Football Conference All-Academic
Team
254 student-athletes have been named to the New England Football
Conference 2009 All-Academic team.
To qualify for the team a player must have completed three semesters at the same institution with a cumulative of 3.0 or better grade point average (based on a 4.0 scale).
Bridgewater State College (17)
Kevin Berthiaume '10 RB Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg Physical
Education
Gilbert Cham '11 S Dorchester, MA/John D. O'Bryant Finance
Juan DeLeon '12 DL Northbridge, MA/Blackstone Valley Tec
Undecided
Chris Dijak '10 DT Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg Criminal Justice
Josh Euglow '11 QB No. Smithfield, RI/No. Smithfield Physical
Education
Casey Florence '10 LB Bridgewater, MA/Bridgewater-Raynham Physical
Education
Christopher Grande '11 C Fairhaven, MA/New Bedford History
Chris Howard '12 T Seekonk, MA/Seekonk Criminal Justice
Mike Larffarello '11 LB Wilmington, MA/Wilmington Management
Matthew MacFadzen '12 DE Agawam, MA/Agawam Criminal Justice
Michael Nazzaro '12 DT Boxford, MA/Masconomet Regional
Undecided
Joel Nunes '10 G Taunton, MA/Taunton Criminal Justice
Tim Powling '10 LB Orange, MA/Ralph C. Mahar Regional Criminal
Justice
William Stearns '12 LB Medford, MA/Medford Physical Education
Brendan Sweed '12 TE Foxboro, MA/Foxboro Undecided
Jordan Thompson '11 CB Kingston, MA/Silver Lake Regional
Management
Jared Ulak '11 RB Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth Criminal Justice
Curry College (16)
Matthew Alksninis '11 K/P Mansfield, MA/Mansfield Management
Joseph Aswad '11 DL Newton, MA/Newton North Management
Anthony Carnevale '12 QB Oradell, NJ/River Dell Management
Kevin Fair '11 OL Natick, MA/Natick Politics & History
Patrick Fitzpatrick '10 LB South Boston, MA/John D. O'Bryant
Communication & Criminal Justice
Mark Gilson '12 QB Mansfield, MA/Mansfield Management
Christopher Goll '11 DL Foster City, CA/Junipero Serra Criminal
Justice
Brian Kureta '12 OL Beverly, MA/Beverly Management
Michael Lynch '12 OL Quincy, MA/Milton undeclared
John Murphy '11 WR Billerica, MA/Billerica Criminal Justice
Dave Norris '10 OL North Scituate, RI/Ponaganset Criminal
Justice
Aaron Richardson '11 FB Brockton, MA/Brockton Criminal Justice
Jarrod Ruiz '10 OL Brockton, MA/Brockton Criminal Justice
Sean Spencer '11 LB Medford, MA/Medford Criminal Justice
Taylor Stancel '11 LB Dover, NH/Dover Management
Andrew Supple '11 TE Ashland, MA/Marian Management
Endicott College (24)
Keith Burkinshaw '12 DB Georgetown, MA/Boston College High
Business
Justin Burl '12 FB Newburyport, MA/Newburyport Physical Education
Teacher Licensure
Frank Campo '11 DL Bristol, RI/Mount Hope Sport Management
Michael Carlin '10 DL Wakefield, MA/Wakefield Criminal Justice
David Coflesky '10 LB Royalston, MA/Athol Criminal Justice
Luke Croxton '11 DB Groton, CT/Fitch Physical Education Teacher
Licensure
Matt DeOliveira '11 QB Malden, MA/Arlington Catholic Sport
Management
Chris Dunn '10 DB Middletown, RI/Middletown Interior Design
William Ellis '11 DB Temple, NH/Conval Sport Management
Jordan Fields '11 LB Biddeford, ME/Biddeford Business
Mike Fimiani '12 SE Melrose, MA/Melrose Sport Management
Justin Gay '11 DB Ashby, MA/North Middlesex Environmental
Studies
Chris Gogolos '12 DL Newburyport, MA/Newburyport Physical Education
Teacher Licensure
Colby Hawkins '10 RB Scituate, MA/Scituate Business
Mike Lane '12 RB Medfield, MA/Worcester Academy Criminal
Justice
Dan Leary '10 QB Stratham, MA/Exeter Physical Education Teacher
Licensure
Robert Modoono '11 FB Boxford, MA/Masconomet Criminal Justice
Tim Murphy '11 LB West Hartford, CT/North-West Catholic Sport
Management
Andrew Pochebit '11 DB Portland, ME/Cheverus Physical Education
Teacher Licensure
Jeff Scola '10 LB Holden, MA/Worcester Academy Liberal Studies
Sarkis Sarkisian '10 OL Peabody, MA/Peabody Sport Management
Robert Thompson '10 LB Billerica, MA/Billerica Criminal Justice
Chris Trifone '10 SE Cheshire, CT/Cheshire Physical Education
Teacher Licensure
Mike Zupofsky '12 OL Westford, MA/Westford Academy Criminal Justice
Fitchburg State College (7)
Steve Austin '10 RB Tequesta, FL/Stony Brook Business
Administration
Mike Carpentier '12 RB Cranston, RI/Cranston Industrial
Technology
Will Gasson '12 LB Mansfield, MA/Mansfield Communications Media
Sean Golden '12 DB Montville, Conn./Montville History
Lenny Masciangioli '12 K Leominster, MA/Leominster Geography
Sean McGinn '11 DT Walpole, Mass./Walpole History
David McKinnon '12 OL Bridgewater, Mass./Bristol-Plymouth
Industrial Technology
Framingham State College (5)
Phil Cosmos ‘11 K Natick, MA/Natick History
Keith Costello '10 S Winthrop, MA/Winthrop Business
Administration
Anthony Kewley ‘10 WR Rutland, MA/Wachusett Business
Administration
Dave Leach ‘12 RB Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford Sociology
Travis Wright ‘11 DL Berlin, CT/Berlin Corporate
Communication
Maine Maritime Academy (7)
Nicholas Bourassa '12 RB Jay, ME/Jay Marine Engineering
Technology
Christopher Brawn '12 LB Winslow, ME/Winslow Marine Systems
Engineering
Nathan Duford '12 WR Claremont, NH/Stevens Power Engineering
Technology
Josh Elwell '11 WR Owls Head, ME/Rockland Marine Engineering
Technology
Travis Fergola '10 LB Mexico, ME/Mountain Valley International
Business & Logistics
Wade Mondoux '11 LB Berwick, ME/Noble International Business &
Logistics
Todd Murphy '11 RB Middlesex, VT/Union 32 International Business
& Logistic
MIT (31)
Kevin Boehm ‘11 OL Advance, NC/Davie County Mechanical
Engineering
Cameron Brown ‘11 LB Wheat Ridge, CO/Wheat Ridge Materials
Science and Engineering
DeRon Brown ‘10 RB Galax, VA/Grayson County Computer Science
and Engineering
Brian Doyle ‘11 DB Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton Mechanical
Engineering
Ian Fischer ‘12 DB Coral Springs, FL/Stonemau Douglas
Aerospace Engineering
Brad Gaffney ‘11 LB Ocean Shores, WA/North Beach Computer
Science and Engineering
Steven Gan ‘12 WR College Station, TX/A&M Consolidated
Management Science
Corey Garvey ‘10 DB Garden City, NY/Garden City Mechanical
Engineering
Will Gibson ‘10 LB Natick, MA/Natick Biological
Engineering
Peter Gilliland ‘12 LB Grand Ledge, MI/Grand Ledge Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science
Garth Grove ‘10 LB Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford Mechanical
Engineering
Davey Hunt ‘12 WR Franklin, GA/Heard County Aerospace
Engineering/Information Technology
Kyle Johnson ‘12 QB Fairview, NC/A.C. Reynolds
Mathematics
Patrick Jupe ‘12 DL Austin, TX/Westlake Mechanical
Engineering
Sean Kelly ‘12 QB Mt. Sinai, NY/Mt. Sinai Mathematics
Justin Kresz ‘12 WR/TE Tarpon Springs, FL/East Lake
Mechanical Engineering
Derek Li ‘11 DB Hudson, NH/Alvirne Mechanical Engineering
Tony McDonald ‘10 OL Downers Grove, IL/Downers Grove South
Mechanical Engineering
Jordan Meenen ‘10 OL Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair
Mechanical Engineering
Brian Mickle ‘10 DL Port Allegany, PA/Port Allegany
Management Science
Marcus Parton ‘10 DB Madison, WI/Middleton Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Zach Rose ‘10 OL Medina, OH/Medina Senior Mechanical
Engineering
Alex Rubino '10 DL Sparta, NJ/Sparta Chemical Engineering
Marcel Sanchez ‘12 RB Oneonta, NY/Oneonta Mechanical
Engineering
Jonathan Smith ‘11 LB Sanford, ME/Sanford
Mathematics/Computer Science
Josh Steimel ‘12 OL Calipatria, CA/Brawley Union Materials
Science and Engineering
Teddy Tzanetos ‘12 DL Plainview, NY/Plainview-Old Bethpage
JFK Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science
Will Vega-Brown ‘12 OL Salem, NJ/St. Andrew's Mechanical
Engineering
Jacob Wamala ‘12 WR Milford, NH/Milford Mechanical
Engineering
Kristopher Weaver ‘12 LB Sheldon, IA/Sheldon Aerospace
Engineering
Michael Yurkerwich ‘11 TE Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Prep
Management Science
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (13)
Mike Dangoia '10 DB Bridgewater, MA/Bridgewater-Raynham Emergency
Management
William Hafferty '10 OL Sandwich, MA/Sandwich Marine
Engineering
Joseph St. Pierre '10 RB Beverly, MA/North Shore Tech Marine
Engineering
Matthew Wiszowaty '10 DB Clearwater, FL/Countryside Marine
Engineering
Jarad Horey '11 K/P Ledyard, CT/Ledyard Marine Engineering
Samuel Jackson '11 OL Wrentham, MA/King Philip Emergency
Management
Maxwell Whitney '11 OL Middletown, RI/Middletown Marine
Engineering
Michael Bois '12 LB Lakeville, MA/Apponequet International Maritime
Business
Christian Kremler '12 LB Fernadina Beach, FL/Fernadina Beach Marine
Engineering
Joshua Roberts '12 DL Springfield, MA/Cathedral Marine
Engineering
Lenny Simmons '12 OL New Bedford, MA/Bishop Stang Marine
Engineering
Charles Sykes '12 DB Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth Marine Engineering
James Tenaglia '12 OL Marstons Mills, MA/Bishop Stang Facilities
Environmental Engineering
Nichols College (12)
Bill Crory '12 K Townsend, MA/ North Middlesex Regional
Accounting
Anthony Freni ‘10 DL Norton, MA/ Norton Human Resource
Management
Nick Gaeta ‘12 OL East Boston, MA/ Boston Latin Academy
Finance/ Accounting
Brandon Haddad ‘12 WR Pascoag, RI/ Ithaca College Sport
Management
Christopher Kerrigan ‘12 LB Hyde Park, MA/ Catholic Memorial
Criminal Justice Management
Ryan Pandolfi ‘11 DB North Smithfield, RI/ North Smithfield
Sport Management
Anthony Pillari ‘10 WR Lumberton, NJ/ Westwood Regional Sport
Management
Mike Rubalcaba ‘12 DB Barre, VT/ Spaulding Accounting
John Sielawa ‘10 OL/TE Dudley, MA/ Shepherd Hill Regional
Sport Management
Alex Tavares ‘12 DB Pawtucket, RI/ Shea General Business
Brandon Wallace ‘11 DB Windsor, CT/ Windsor Management/
Economics
John Zona ‘12 LB Shrewsbury, MA/ Shrewsbury Finance
Plymouth State University (21)
J.J. Brooks ‘11 QB Seabrook, NH/Winnacunnet Psychology
Nathan Campbell ‘12 OL Keene, NH/Keene Childhood Studies
Mike Carone ‘10 DL Newington, CT/Newington Criminal
Justice
John Creamer ‘11 WR Hanover, MA/Abington Management
Chad Croteau ‘12 DB Weare, NH/John Stark Physical
Education
Josh Duford ‘12 WR Claremont, NH/Stevens Childhood
Studies
Harry Fallon ‘11 LB Hampton Falls, NH/Winnacunnet
Communication Studies
Nick Fuccillo ‘11 OL East Falmouth, MA/Falmouth Business
Administration
Dan Kelly ‘11 DB Londonderry, NH/Londonderry Management
Mike Ladd ‘11 LB Plymouth, NH/Plymouth Regional
Accounting
James Liddel ‘12 TE Shelton, CT/Shelton Environmental
Planning
Bobby Lombardo ‘12 DB Stow, MA/Nashoba Regional
Management
Derek Lussier ‘12 DB Ellington, CT/Ellington Criminal
Justice
Matt MacLean ‘11 DL Abington, MA/Abington Criminal
Justice
Jason Menard ‘12 OL North Adams, MA/Drury Business
Administration
Brendan O'Hara ‘12 OL Laconia, NH/Laconia Management
Zach Parsons ‘11 DB Florence, MA/Northampton Criminal
Justice
Alex Sobolov ‘11 QB Goffstown, NH/Goffstown Physical
Education
Matt Vahey ‘10 OL Fremont, NH/Pinkerton Business
Administration
Mike Vahey ‘10 OL Fremont, NH/Pinkerton Business
Administration
Kevin Whalen ‘11 DB Wallingford, CT/Sheehan Management
Salve Regina University (25)
Spencer Ambrosius '12 QB Traverse City, MI/Saint Francis Business
Studies
Jeff Bartek '12 DB North Haven, CT/North Haven Business Studies
Michael Dargan '12 WR Meride, CT/O.H. Platt Administration of
Justice
Mark DeMaio '12 LB Guilford, CT/Guilford Business Studies
Anthony DePaolo '12 LB Southington, CT/Southington, Business
Studies
Chris Dieselman '12 OL Amesbury, MA/St. John's Prep Business
Studies
John Fall '11 DT Brooklyn, NY/Xavier Accounting
David Guerriero '12 LB Quincy, MA/North Quincy Administration of
Justice
Austin Hall '12 WR Coventry, CT/Coventry Secondary Education
Craig Hein '11 DB Sandwich, MA/Sandwich Administration of
Justice
Patrick Horrigan '10 LB Peabody, MA/Peabody Administration of
Justice
Brian Kirkland '10 OL Stoneham, MA/Stoneham Secondary Education
Shane Lange '12 LB Branford, CT/Branford Nursing
Colin McQueen '12 DB Exeter, NH/Exeter Secondary Education &
Spanish
Jonathan Norman '11 DB Brooklyn, CT/Woodstock Academy Business
Administration
Matt Petersen '12 DB Bristol, CT/Bristol Administration of
Justice
Nick Piscitelli '12 WR North Haven, CT/North Haven Business
Studies
Mitch Roshong '11 QB Verona, NJ/Verona Accounting
Matt Shubert '10 TE West Bridgewater, MA/West Bridgewater Secondary
Education
Clayton Slawson '11 K Madison, CT/Daniel Hand Economics
James Solomini '10 DB/KR Braintree, MA/Boston College Business
Studies
Jeff St. Onge '10 QB Kingston, NH/Central Catholic Business
Studies
Zach Szymanski '10 DB Dracut, MA/Central Catholic Business
Studies
Zac Szyndlar '12 LB Plymouth, CT/Holy Cross Accounting
Matt Wierzbicki '10 RB Wethersfield, CT/Wethersfield English
U.S. Coast Guard Academy (14)
Tony Borruso '10 OL West Islip, NY/The Stony Brook School
Government
Chris Clark '10 WR Elizabeth City, NC/Northeastern Operations
Research & Computer Analysis
Matt Keith '10 RB Virginia Beach, VA/Bishop Sullivan Management
Dave Zwirblis '10 OL Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth Management
Paul Junghans '11 LB Damascus, MD/The Heights School Mechanical
Engineering
Jesse Karr '11 QB Milan, MI/Milan Operations Research &
Computer Analysis
Ryan Schmid '11 DL Robbinsville, NJ/Lawrence Marine and
Environmental Science
Bobby Costolo '12 DL Sykesville, MD/Century Operations Research
& Computer Analysis
Paul Hahn-Rauch '12 DL Red Hook, NY/Red Hook Government
Kieron McCarthy '12 LB Upper Lake, CA/Upper Lake Civil
Engineering
Nick Peters '12 LB Floyds Knobs, IN/Floyd Central Mechanical
Engineering
Chris Shivock '12 OL Scranton, PA/Bishop O'Hara Marine and
Environmental Science
Stephen Spotts '12 WR Treverton, PA/Line Mountain Mechanical
Engineering
Ryan Webster '12 RB Melrose, MA/Melrose Operations Research &
Computer Analysi
UMass Dartmouth (14)
Corey Arenz '11 DB East Taunton, MA/Taunton Marketing
Drew Coveney '10 WR Weymouth, MA/Weymouth Operations Management
Paul Daddario '12 OL Spring, TX/Flower Mound Accounting
Matt Doyle '10 DB Rockland, MA/South Shore Vo Tech Marketing
Marc Fiore '10 WR Wakefield, MA/Wakefield Operations Management
Ryan Griffin '10 OL Burlington, MA/Burlington/UMass Lowell, Crime
& Justice Studies
John Kelly '10 LB Shrewsbury, MA/Shrewsbury Marketing
Tyler Kramer '10 OL Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton Economics
David Menapace '10 DB/K Holliston, MA/Holliston Finance
James Moore '10 RB Wakefield, MA/Wakefield Operations
Management
Shyam Subramanian '11 WR Stoneham, MA/Stoneham Political
Science
George Vasiliadis '10 TE/K Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian
Economics
Dan Wendt '12 OL Boxford, MA/Masconomet Business
Robert Yarbough '12 OL Fall River, MA/Durfee Accounting
Western New England College (23)
Austin Adaskaveg '12 DB Southington, CT/Southington Finance
Dylan Chandler '11 LB Durham, ME/Brunswick Mechanical
Engineering
Rob Chiaccio '10 WR Groton, CT/Fitch Psychology
Matt Cohen '10 OL Hertford, NC/Merrimack Criminal Justice
Brian Comerford '12 WR Milford, NJ/Delaware Valley Regional Sport
Management
Dan Crane '11 TE Waterbury, CT/Holy Cross Management
Kevin Dobson '12 OLB New Castle, DE/Caraval Academy History
David Doiron ‘10 OL Plainville, MA/King Philip Regional
Economics
Ben Donatello '12 FB Salem, CT/East Lyme Sport Management
Tim Hegarty '10 QB Bridgewater, MA/Bridgewater-Raynham Finance
Nate Kuzmeski '12 DL Tolland, CT/Tolland Biomedical Engineering
Jason Lebeau '10 OL Belchertown, MA/Belchertown Sport
Management
Dave McCarten '11 LB Little Compton, RI/Portsmouth Sport
Management
Brad Medeiros '11 OL Little Compton, RI/Portsmouth Sport
Management
Pat Meffen '11 DB Springfield, MA/Cathedral Accounting
Kenny Muhlack '12 WR Groton CT/Fitch Exploratory Business
Chris Somanti '10 DL South Hadley, MA/South Hadley Criminal
Justice
Chris Vailant '10 WR Holliston, MA/Holliston Sport Management
Mike Valentine '12 LB Newington, CT/Newington Mechanical
Engineering
Joe Van Huysen '12 OL Killingworth, CT/Haddam-Killingworth
Secondary Education
Justin Walz '10 QB Groton, CT/Fitch Sport Management
Mike Wheeler '10 OL Ware, MA/Ware Mechanical Engineering
Chris Winn '10 RB Norwich, CT/Norwich Free Academy Sport Management
Westfield State College (14)
David Benoit ‘10 WR Ludlow, MA/Ludlow Business Management
Evan Berneche ‘11 WR Chicopee, MA/Chicopee Comp Elementary
Education
Randy Hitchins ‘11 LB Forestdale, MA/Sandwich Movement
Science
Chris James '10 LB Athol, MA/Athol Criminal Justice
Luke Johnson ‘12 RB South Attleboro, MA/Attleboro Movement
Science
Michael Lavoie ‘12 DB Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug Undeclared
Jon Lynch ‘12 LB Granby, MA/Cathedral Movement Science
Joe Riccardi ‘10 TE Reading, MA/Reading Criminal Justice
Nick Scarlata ‘12 RB Dedham, MA/Dedham Undeclared
Stephen Skribiski ‘12 RB Whately, MA/Frontier Regional
Environmental Science
Jeff Smith ‘12 WR Whitman, MA/Whitman-Hanson Undeclared
Chris Stengel ‘11 P/PK Forest Hill, MD/North Hartford Art
Tom Taylor '10 DE Waltham, MA/Waltham Communication
Anthony Tomacchio '11 LB Methuen, MA/Methuen Criminal Justice
Worcester State College (11)
Frank DeLuca ‘12 LB Holland, MA/Tantasqua Criminal
Justice
Tim Douglas ‘12 LB Winchendon, MA/Fitchburg Undeclared
Brennan Green ‘11 DB Brimfield, MA/Tantasqua Natural
Science
William Kempton ‘12 QB Mendon, MA/Nipmuc Business
Administration
DJ Martin ‘12 OL West Mendon, MA/Nipmuc Business
Steven Melville ‘10 DE Merrimac, MA/Pentucket Business
Tim Murphy ‘12 TE Charlton, MA/Shepherd Hill undeclared
Adam Peloquin ‘12 OL Spencer, MA/David Prouty Math
Tyler Russell ‘11 LB Princeton, MA/Wachusett Criminal
Justice
Joseph Samuel ‘12 LB Merrimac, NY/Calhoun undeclared
Gil Ynostroza ‘11 QB Billerica, MA/Billerica Criminal Justice
