Cobleskill, NY - Twenty SUNY Cobleskill student-athletes were honored for their academic excellence by earning spots on the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Fall All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference on Wednesday.

The NAC Fall All-Academic Team recognizes student-athletes from championship sports, including men's and women's cross country, women's tennis, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball. To qualify, student-athletes must be active members of their respective teams and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

A total of 380 student-athletes from 10 NAC institutions earned the distinction for Fall 2025, including 131 first-years, 75 sophomores, 90 juniors, 75 seniors, and nine graduate students, highlighting academic achievement across all class levels.

Leading the way for SUNY Cobleskill, the Fighting Tigers' women's soccer and women's volleyball programs each earned seven selections, including two repeat honorees for women's soccer and five repeat selections for volleyball. Men's soccer followed with six selections, including four repeat honorees.

All of Cobleskill's Fall All-Academic selections are listed below:

Men's Soccer:
Béla Krenner (Berkshire, NY/Newark Valley) (Plant Science)
Robert Mahon (Pensacola, FL/Escambia) (Business Administration)
*Andrew Rimes (Walden, NY/Mount Academy) (Agricultural Power Machinery)
**Rob Staubitz (East Rockaway, NY) (Canine Training & Management)
*Tyler Szarek (Westmoreland, NY) (Fisheries and Aquaculture)
*Devon Zapatka (Oakville, CT/Nonnewaug) (Agricultural Business Management)

Women's Soccer:
Jessica Carney (Hopkinton, NH) (Canine Training & Management)
Dory Gosselin (Whitehall, NY) (Canine Training & Management)
*Brooke Lincoln (Maryland, NY/Schenevus) (Animal Science)
Amanda Rice (Cobleskill, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville) (Business Administration)
*Samantha Rotundo (New Egypt, NJ) (Canine Training & Management)
EmmaJo Schmidtmann (Salisbury, NY/OESJ) (Animal Industry)
Alexa Siegel (Cornwall, NY) (Agricultural Business Management)

Women's Volleyball:
Kaleigh Capasso (Ballston Spa, NY) (Early Childhood)
*Maya Cardenas-Powell (Portland, OR/Aloha) (Early Childhood)
**Hallie Gasner (Middleburgh, NY) (Cybersecurity)
Jojo Haycock (Bowie, MD) (Animal Science)
**Emma Hinze (Altenburg, MO/Saxony Lutheran) (Culinary Arts)
*Baylee Kirschberg (Lindenhurst, NY) (Animal Science)
**Kathleen Smart (Nashville, TN/Pope John Paul II Prep) (Canine Training & Management)

*** Four-time NAC Fall All-Academic selection
** Three-time NAC Fall All-Academic selection
* Second-time NAC Fall All-Academic selection


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