Eastern Nazarene Garners 22 Fall Academic All-NECC Honorees

Fall 2022 NECC Academic All-Conference Honorees

MANSFIELD, Mass.- Eastern Nazarene College earned 22 Fall Academic All-New England Collegiate Conference selections, as announced by the league office Thursday.

To be eligible for NECC Academic All-Conference honors, a student-athlete must post a minimum grade point average of 3.40 on a scale of 4.00 and must be a sophomore or higher in class standing. Student-athletes who competed in men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball were eligible for the award.

The Lions' men's soccer team led the way with eight Academic All-NECC nods while the women's soccer squad featured six honorees.

The back-to-back NECC champion Eastern Nazarene women's volleyball team landed five student-athletes on the list.

The ENC women's cross country boasted two recipients while the men's cross country team put forth one honoree.

Among the recipients were seven all-conference performers and a pair of NECC Del Malloy Sportsmanship Team honorees.

Women's volleyball's Eliana Baran collected NECC Player of the Year and All-NECC laurels to go with All-NEWVA honorable mention as the Lions captured their second-straight title this fall.

Men's soccer senior Bryan Vargas was tabbed the NECC Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-NECC team along with teammates Joaquin Ferraro, Jorge Gonzalez, Antonio Soto Valente, and Pablo Velazquez. Men's cross country's Xavier Depina picked up All-NECC honors after finishing second overall at the NECC Championship meet.

Academic All-Conference honorees Jordyn Fitch and Madison Harrington were both named to the Del Malloy Sportsmanship Team in the fall.