MIT Places League-High 39 Student-Athletes on NEFC All-Academic Team
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT was at the head of the class when the 2012 New England Football Conference All-Academic team was released by the league today. The Engineers led the conference with 39 players earning the honor; the highest number of MIT student-athletes that has even been honored by the league for academics.
To qualify for the team, a player must have completed three semesters at the same institution and maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. A total of 230 student-athletes from all 16 member institutions collected accolades. MIT's honorees are listed below.
James Balchunas, Jr., OL, Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, Materials Science and Engineering
Rhys Borchert, Jr., DB, Pocatello, Idaho/Century, Physics
Harris Chalat, So., OL, Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen, Aerospace Engineering
Alexander Chumbley, So., RB, Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood, Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science
Chris Dessonville, Sr., RB, Omaha, Neb./Brownell-Talbot, Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science
Tye Ellis, So., DB, Shady Side, Md./Southern, Mechanical Engineering
Ike Enwere, So., DB, Houston, Texas/Stafford, Chemical/Biological Engineering
Sebastian Fischer, So., K, Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont, Aerospace Engineering
Aaron Fittery, Sr., DB, Orange, Calif./El Modena, Mechanical Engineering
Brad Goldsberry, So., RB/WR, Elizabeth, Colo./Elizabeth, Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science
Heath Gould, Jr., LB, Las Vegas, Nev./The Meadows School, Brain & Cognitive Sciences
John Halloran, So., DL, East Northport, N.Y./Chaminade, Mathematics
Matthew Hildner, So., OL, Aurora, Ill./Oswego East, Mechanical Engineering
David Hou, So., DB, Champaign, Ill./Champaign Central, Chemical/Biological Engineering
Brent Johnson, Jr., LB, La Canada, Calif./La Canada, Mathematics
Jake Laux, Jr., LB, Dousman, Wis./Kettle Moraine, Chemistry
Phillip Marmolejo, Jr., DB, Clovis, Calif./Buchanan, Mechanical Engineering
Jacob Masterson, So., OL, Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville, Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science
Laith Maswadeh, So., DL, Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley, Mechanical Engineering
Matt Merlino, Jr., DB, Vancouver, Wash./Union, Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science
Ben Montgomery, Sr., TE, Annapolis, Md./Severn School, Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science
Ethan Peterson, Sr., OL, Rutland, Vt./Rutland, Nuclear Science and Engineering
Max Powers, Jr., TE, Rochester, N.Y./Brighton, Materials Science and Engineering
Harry Rein, So., DB, Hingham, Mass./Hingham, Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science
Joel Santisteban, Jr., DL, Lawrence, N.Y./Lawrence, Aerospace Engineering
Jose Smith, So., LB, Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit, Mechanical Engineering
Anthony Souffrant, So., DB, North Grafton, Mass./St. Johns, Aerospace Engineering
Russell Spivak, Sr., DL, Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale, Management Science
Evan Tencer, So., OL, New Milford, N.J./Bergen County Academies, Economics
Billy Thalheimer, Jr., WR, Natick, Mass./Natick, Aerospace Engineering
Ray Tilden, Sr., WR, Greenland, N.H./Phillips Exeter Academy, Mechanical Engineering
Derek Vaughn, Jr., DL, Goodlettsville, Tenn./Davidson Academy, Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science
Cameron Wagar, So., DB, West Richland, Wash./Hanford, Mechanical Engineering
Justin Wallace, So., RB, Palatine, Ill./Williams Fremd, Aerospace Engineering
Alex Warner, So., OL, Rockaway, N.J./Pope John XXIII, Mechanical Engineering
John Wenzel, Jr., QB, Mandeville, La./Mandeville, Aerospace Engineering
Peter Williams, So., QB, Portland, Ore./Lincoln, Aerospace Engineering
Richard Yoon, Sr., DL, Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester, Mechanical Engineering
Justin Zabilansky, So., DL, Lyme, Conn./Lyme-Old Lyme, Biological Engineering
