190 Saint Michael's student-athletes recognized on NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's College had 190 student-athletes qualify for the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the spring semester, including eight from the men's soccer team (class years from 2011-12 school year):

Juniors Chris Eckels (Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy), Logan Kingman (New Bern, N.C./New Bern), Ryan McDermott (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey) and Eric Parziale (Pinehurst, N.C./Pinecrest/Trinity [Conn.]); sophomore Chris George (Stratham, N.H./Exeter); and freshmen Thomas Barron (Westfield, Mass./Westfield), Nicco Roque (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep) and Grant Steinhauser (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron).

Saint Michael's was fifth among the league's 16 institutions in total honorees, and tied for seventh by having 54 percent of its NE-10 student-athletes land on the Commissioner's Honor Roll. Student-athletes that earn a minimum 3.0 GPA during a given semester are eligible for the accolade. Eighteen of the Purple Knights' squads compete in the NE-10.

The women's cross country program topped Saint Michael's with 22 honorees, a figure good for second in the NE-10 among women's cross country teams. With eight qualifiers, women's tennis tied for the league high in its sport, while women's basketball had 11, just one short of the conference leader.