Kean Athletic News
Kean Athletes Among Honored at NJAC Awards Brunch
PRINCETON, N.J. (5/31/09) - The New Jersey Athletic Conference hosted its 10th Annual Awards Brunch at the Hyatt Regency Princeton on Sunday, May, 31, and 12 student-athletes, one head coach and one team from Kean University were recognized among the 132 individual honorees and 24 teams.
The Cougar baseball team had four student-athletes and Head Coach Neil Ioviero earn individual honors, while the team also won the NJAC regular-season title with a 15-3 conference record.
Football had three honorees and men's indoor track and field had one student-athlete honored.
Kean also had four student-athletes honored on the NJAC All-Academic Teams.
Below is the list of Kean honorees at the NJAC Awards Brunch
Junior Jared Chunn (Tinton Falls,
N.J.)
NJAC Football Player of the Year
Freshman Thomas D'Ambrisi (Eatontown,
N.J.)
NJAC Football Offensive Rookie of the Year
Senior Durell Dukes (Elizabeth, N.J.)
NJAC Football Special Teams Player of the Year
Freshman Aaron Lucas (Union, N.J.)
NJAC Indoor Track and Field Rookie of the Year
2009 Kean University Baseball Team
NJAC Regular Season Baseball Champions
Senior Brandon Aich (Sayreville,
N.J.)
NJAC Baseball Fireman of the Year
Junior Joe Bartlinski (South Amboy,
N.J.)
NJAC Baseball Pitcher of the Year
Head Coach Neil Ioviero
NJAC Baseball Coach of the Year
Freshman Dylan Laguna (Edison, N.J.)
NJAC Baseball Rookie of the Year
Junior Mike Moceri (Yardville, N.J.)
NJAC Baseball Player of the Year
Sophomore Scott Lafontaine (Glassboro,
N.J.)
NJAC First-Team All-Academic
Senior Ashley Lindaberry (Washington,
N.J.)
NJAC First-Team All-Academic
Junior Kyle Maher (Red Bank, N.J.)
NJAC Second-Team All-Academic
Senior Sara Steinman (Springfield,
N.J.)
NJAC Second-Team All-Academic