Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Seventeen members of the Hobart College hockey team were recently named to the ECAC West All-Academic Team. This is the eighth year the ECAC West has named an all-academic squad. Last year, nine Statesmen earned the award.

The Hobart hockey team finished the season with a program-record 21-7-2 mark. The Statesmen earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament semifinal round for the second time in program history, and were ranked as high at No. 4 in the country. The following Statesmen were named to the 2008-09 All-Academic Team:

Senior Ryan Adler, economics major
Junior Greg Alberti, economics major
Junior Blake Bonham, economics major
Sophomore Christopher, economics major
Senior Andy Brennan, economics major
Junior Bobby Cahill, media and society major
Sophomore Greg Ciciola, undeclared
Junior Nick DeCroo, economics major
Senior Kirk Golden, economics major
Senior Jason Merritt, political science major
Junior Dan Miller, economics and mathematics double major
Sophomore Daniel Organ, economics major
Senior Michael Steiner, biology major
Junior Drew Wadsworth, economics major
Sophomore Matt Wallace, environmental studies major
Sophomore Kyle Whitaker, psychology major
Junior Jordan Zitoun, economics major

To earn a spot on the team, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.