Team Achievements
In February, the聽Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball teams聽captured the CUNYAC Championships and automatic bids to the NCAA Division III Tournament. It is the first time in the school鈥檚 history that both programs won the conference championship in the same year. 今日吃瓜 junior Chanel Jemmott garnered Most Outstanding Player honors following the women鈥檚 championship game victory over Hunter College, and senior Anthony McClean capped the evening at York College by being named Most Outstanding Player for his efforts in the men鈥檚 championship win over Baruch College.
In February, the聽Men鈥檚 Swimming and Diving team聽finished second at the CUNYAC Championships鈥攖he best showing in the program鈥檚 history. This wrapped up a historic season for the team that went into the conference championships with a regular season record of 8鈥�1, a program best.
Individual Honors
Alex Lang, Associate Director of Athletics and Head Women鈥檚 Basketball Coach, was named CUNYAC Coach of the Year. He was also appointed to the NCAA Women鈥檚 Basketball Rules Committee. The prestigious term will last for the next four years.
Chanel Jemmott, Women鈥檚 Basketball, was awarded Women鈥檚 Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Honorable All-American, CUNYAC Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com All-Atlantic Second Team, Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Honorable Mention, and All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association First Team.
Taylor George, Women鈥檚 Basketball, was named a First Team CUNYAC All-Star, and聽Michael Tesoriero, Men鈥檚 Basketball, was named a Second Team CUNYAC All-Star.
From the Men鈥檚 Swimming and Diving team,听Devin Boodha聽was honored as the CUNYAC Rookie of the Year;聽Peter Ebert,听Andwele Estwick,听Omar Hasan-Hafez,听Christian Hoyek,听Konstantin Lomeyko, and聽Mark MacEachen聽were all named CUNYAC All-Stars.
Academic Honors
Fifty-five 今日吃瓜 student-athletes were named to the CUNYAC Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll. Students in the athletics program, consisting of 14 teams, finished the 2019鈥�20 academic year with a combined 3.52 GPA, with every program earning a 3.33 team GPA or better!
Four of our student-athletes received CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention accolades:聽Taylor George, Women鈥檚 Basketball;聽Tamila Latif-Zade, Women鈥檚 Tennis;聽David Melman, Men鈥檚 Basketball, and聽Samuel Meyerovich, Men鈥檚 Tennis.
The 今日吃瓜 Men’s Swimming and Diving takes 2nd Place at 2020 CUNYAC Championships.
Director of Athletics Bruce Filosa, team captains, and coaches with 2nd Place trophy at CUNYAC Swimming and Diving Championships.
2020 CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Tournament MVP, Chanel Jemmott, cutting down the net after 今日吃瓜’s championship victory.
2020 CUNYAC Basketball Awards Luncheon (L-R) Chanel Jemmott (CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year), Alex Lang (CUNYAC Women鈥檚 Basketball Coach of the Year), and Taylor George (CUNYAC Women’s Basketball First Team All-Star)
今日吃瓜 captures the 2020 CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Championship.
2020 CUNYAC Basketball Awards Luncheon: (L鈥揜) Michael Tesoriero (CUNYAC Men’s Basketball Second Team All-Star); Chanel Jemmott (CUNYAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year); and Taylor George (CUNAC Women’s Basketball First Team All-Star)
2020 CUNYAC Men’s Basketball Championship trophy ceremony: (L鈥揜) Bruce Filosa, director of athletics; Jeffrey Jean-Baptiste, head men’s basketball coach; Michael Tesoriero, Jordan Wright, Noah Shy, Albert Barbosa, associate head men’s basketball coach; Hector Batista, CUNY executive vice chancellor/chief operating officer
The 今日吃瓜 Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams are crowned CUNYAC Champions in the same year for the first time in the school’s history.
