PURCHASE, N.Y. – The Manhattanville College Department of Athletics hosted its inaugural induction ceremony for the Alpha Phi Chapter of the Chi Alpha Sigma national collegiate athlete honor society on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The Valiants had 62 student-athletes honored at the ceremony as the first-ever induction class into the chapter.

Chi Alpha Sigma was founded in 1996 by then DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime.
 
In order to be inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, a student-athlete must attend a four-year accredited college or university that is a member of the NCAA, NAIA, USCAA or NCCAA. The honoree also must achieve at least junior academic standing by the fifth semester or seventh quarter, as determined by the certifying institution, and must have achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of a 3.4 (on a 4.0 scale).

The ceremony was held in the O'Byrne Chapel on the Manhattanville College campus. The inductees were joined by family, friends, teammates and classmates for the ceremony which was overseen by the chapter's advisor Dr. Amy Bass.

"This chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma is yet another way in which we can emphasize the student in student-athlete, creating an academic spotlight for outstanding scholars on our dedicated teams," Bass said following the establishment of the chapter back in October of 2022. "Just as we cheer their effort on the court, on the pitch and on the track, we will celebrate their commitment to education."

The full list of the inductees is featured below in alphabetical order:
-Jamison Agostino (Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville), Women's Basketball
-Jimmy Ascencio (Bronx, N.Y./Salesian), Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
-Jackson Ayres (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep). Men's Soccer
-AJ Bella (Norwalk, Conn./Connecticut Roughriders (EHL)), Men's Hockey
-Fjolla Berisha (Mahopac, N.Y./Brewster Lady Bulldogs (NEGHL)), Women's Hockey
-Noah Bradley (Lancaster, Pa./Philadelphia Revolution (EHL)), Men's Hockey
-Jackson Branigan (Yonkers, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac), Baseball
-Travis Brescia (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley), Baseball
-Kerry Carr (New Hartford, N.Y./Millbrook School), Women's Hockey/Lacrosse
-Michael Chris (North Caldwell, N.J./Don Bosco Prep), Men's Hockey/Lacrosse
-Jaden Colon (New Rochelle, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman), Baseball
-Livi Correia (North Attleboro, Mass./Worcester Academy), Women's Basketball
-Gabrielle Cox (Niverville, NY/Ichabod Crane High School), Women's Hockey
-Marisa D'Angelo (Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur), Women's Lacrosse
-George Davidson-Dennis (Jamaica, N.Y./Forest Hills), Men's Track & Field
-Myles Durney (Port Chester, N.Y./Port Chester), Baseball
-Mason Emoff (Collingwood, Ont./Vermont Lumberjacks (EHL), Pembroke Lumberkings (CCHL)), Men's Hockey
-Josh Fletcher (Calgary, Alb./Kindersley Klippers (SJHL)), Men's Golf/Hockey
-Grace Genest (Wake Forest, N.C./The Gunnery (Conn.)), Women's Hockey
-Franny Gerardi (Yonkers, N.Y./Selects Academy), Women's Hockey
-Ryan Giordano (West Nyack, N.Y./Clarkstown South), Men's Basketball
-Dori Grasso (Shelton, Conn./St. Joseph), Women's Soccer
-Felicity Hoffert (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East), Women's Volleyball
-Tommy Iazzetta (Thornwood, N.Y./Westlake), Baseball
-Gabriel Jefferies (Tunbridge Wells, U.K./Ridge (N.J.)), Men's Soccer
-Maura Kelly (Stratford, Conn./Bunnell), Women's Lacrosse
-Veronica Lage (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland), Women's Soccer
-Sean Larkin (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains), Men's Lacrosse
-Megan Leser (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining), Women's Soccer
-Michael Matica (Pleasantville, N.Y./Pleasantville), Baseball
-Jack McDonough (Westbrook, Ct./New Jersey 87s (EHL)), Men's Hockey
-Nina Melchiorri (Belle Harbor, N.Y./Scholars' Academy), Women's Volleyball
-Matthew Messina (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle), Baseball
-Michael Mezzina (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Morris Catholic), Men's Soccer
-Morgan Miller (St. Augustine, Fla./Gilmour Academy), Women's Hockey
-Sofia Morales (Tolland, Conn./Tolland), Women's Volleyball
-Leah Morawski (Northport, N.Y./Northport), Women's Basketball
-Cat Morgan (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay Senior), Field Hockey
-Ian Murray (Commack, N.Y./Commack), Baseball
-Eli Pardo (Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon), Men's Soccer
-Hannah Pena (Goshen, N.Y./Goshen), Women's Volleyball
-Abbey Playle (Reading, England/Leigh High School), Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse
-Dylan Pollak (New Fairfield, Conn./Selects Academy (18U AAA)), Men's Hockey
-Caylee Premoli (White Plains, N.Y./School of the Holy Child), Women's Volleyball
-Anthony Pressimone (Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac), Baseball
-Nick Prestia (Niagara Falls, Ont./Pickering Panthers (OJHL)), Men's Hockey
-Glynn Robitaille (Northville, Mich./Vermont Lumberjacks (EHL)), Men's Hockey
-Izzy Rosa (Shelton, Conn./Shelton), Women's Soccer
-Tyler Roy (Brighton, MI/Neumann University), Men's Hockey
-Kristen Scrobola (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Walter Panas High School), Women's Basketball
-Charli Shinstine (Encinitas, Calif./San Dieguito Academy), Softball
-Angelyne Silverio (West Orange, N.J./West Orange), Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
-George Simpson (Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon), Men's Soccer
-Britney Sirota (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford), Women's Lacrosse
-Charlotte Stanwood (West Vancouver, B.C./Penticton Secondary), Women's Hockey
-Ben Steele (Auburn, Maine/Seacoast Spartans (EHL)), Men's Golf/Hockey
-Hayden Taylor (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)), Men's hockey
-Sebastian Testa (Clermont, Fla./East Ridge), Men's Soccer
-Julia Torreso (Stratford, Conn./Stratford), Women's Track & Field
-Nico Villazon (Mexico City, Mexico/Nido de Aguilas), Men's Soccer
-Vianca Vital (Carolina, Puerto Rico/Perpetuo Socorro), Women's Volleyball
-Meghan Wildes (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), Women's Volleyball

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