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this is AmericA eAst
Now in its fourth decade of operation, America East
has evolved into one of the most comprehensive NCAA
Division I conferences with a commitment to broadbased,
competitive athletics programs, complementing
the academic integrity and missions of the member
institutions.
Progressive in its approach to its more than 3,400
student-athletes, America East recognizes champions
in each of its 20 sports: baseball, men’s and women’s
basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey,
men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and
women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track
and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and
women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s
tennis, and women’s volleyball. America East also conducts
the nation’s most comprehensive academic recognition
program for student-athletes.
With a geographic footprint covering the Mid-Atlantic
to Northeast regions of the United States, America East
strives to develop champions in academics, athletics and
leadership at its nine member institutions: University
at Albany, Binghamton University, Boston University,
University of Hartford, University of Maine, UMBC,
University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and
University of Vermont.
Academics…
• Vermont won its seventh-straight America East
Academic Cup after its student-athletes registered a
cumulative GPA of 3.17. Six of the nine America East
schools had student-athletes with GPAs of 3.0 or better.
• America East’s nearly 3,400 student-athletes set a
new league record with a combined 3.07 grade-point
average in 2010-11. More than half of the conference’s
student-athletes were named to the Academic Honor
Roll for maintaining GPAs of 3.0 or better.
• Binghamton University’s Sven Vloedgraven (tennis) and
University at Albany’s Nikki Branchini (lacrosse) were
named 2010-11 America East Male and Female Scholar-
Athletes of the Year, respectively.
• Three schools (Boston U., New Hampshire, Vermont)
ranked among the nation’s best in Graduation Success
Rate (GSR), with scores of 94 or better. Nearly one-third
of all America East teams had perfect GSR scores.
• Thirty programs from America East schools received
Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition
awards from the NCAA for finishing among the top 10
percent in the nation.
• Seventeen student-athletes received a total of 19
National Academic All-America honors.
Athletics…
• Every America East school won a conference
championship or regular-season title for the first time
since 2005-06.
• Boston University won its sixth straight America East
Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup and 11th
overall to surpass Delaware for the most Cups in
conference history.
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• Twenty-nine America East student-athletes earned
All-America recognition, including one each in men’s
basketball and men’s and women’s soccer, five in men’s
lacrosse, two each in women’s lacrosse, baseball and
field hockey and 15 in cross country/track & field.
• America East was second among all men’s lacrosse
automatic-qualifying conferences in RPI.
• Albany was the final undefeated women’s lacrosse
team in Division I, with an 18-0 record, before losing
to national champion Northwestern in the NCAA
quarterfinals.
• UMBC defeated Princeton in the first round of the NCAA
Men’s Soccer Championship, the eighth time in 10 years
an America East team had advanced in the tournament.
• Boston University had 13-straight shutouts, the second
longest streak in NCAA women’s soccer history.
• America East finished fourth in the field hockey RPI
behind only the ACC, Big 10 and Big East and had two
teams (Albany and Boston University) ranked in the
final NFCA Top 20.
• Stony Brook placed seventh as a team at the NCAA
Women’s Cross Country Championship.
• After winning its first America East baseball
championship since 2006, Maine beat FIU in an NCAA
Regional game to give America East an NCAA win in
each of the last three seasons.
• Sven Vloedgraven of Binghamton was selected to the
NCAA Tennis Singles Championship for the secondstraight
year. He is the only America East studentathlete
to have played in the event.
Leadership…
• For the second straight year, America East partnered
with Newman’s Own Foundation to encourage
community service among students through the
NOF Campus Community Challenge. Nine grants
of $7,500 to $25,000 were awarded to honor and
support student groups engaged in philanthropy and
community service. In total, more than $100,000 was
given to America East student groups. Top selections
were: University at Albany, The Giving Circle ($25,000),
Binghamton University, Boys and Girls Clubs ($15,000),
Founded: 1979 (as ECAC North, men’s basketball only),
1988-89 (all sports)
Membership (year joined): University at Albany (2001),
Binghamton University (2001), Boston University (1979),
University of Hartford (1985), University of Maine (1979),
UMBC (2003), University of New Hampshire (1979), Stony
Brook University (2001), University of Vermont (1979),
Fairfield University* (2007), Providence College^ (2010)
*Associate Member in Field Hockey only
^Associate Member in Women’s Volleyball only
Sports (20): Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s
Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross
Country, Field Hockey, Men’s Indoor Track & Field,
Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s
Lacrosse, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field, Women’s Outdoor
Track & Field, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Softball,
Men’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Swimming & Diving,
Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Volleyball
Commissioner: Amy Huchthausen
Senior Associate Commissioner: Shonna Brown
Associate Commissioner: Matt Bourque
Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball/
Officiating: Frank Sullivan
Assistant Commissioner for Finance/Administration:
Jessica Descartes
Director of Championships: Chad Dwyer
Sport/Championship Administrator: Chad Dwyer
Director of Communications: Sean Tainsh
Associate Director for Communications/PR: Leslie Casey
Video Production Intern: Chelsey Canavan
Communications Intern: Pete Estes
Administrative Intern: Warren Lane
Coordinator of Volleyball Officials: Kathy Ferraraccio
Coordinator of Soccer Officials: Roger Taylor
Coordinator of Field Hockey Officials: Barbara Carreiro
Coordinator of Women’s Lacrosse Officials: Mara Wager
Coordinator of Baseball Umpires: Nick Zibelli
Coordinator of Softball Umpires: Nick Cinquanto
Phone Number: 617-695-6369
Fax Numbers: 617-695-6380 (administration),
617-695-6385 (communications)
Mailing Address: 215 First Street, Suite 140,
Cambridge, MA 02142
Website: AmericaEast.com
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