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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Miguel Nesrala (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), a sophomore on the Southern Connecticut State University men’s swimming and diving team, has been recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) with Second-Team Academic All-District I honors. District I is comprised of all Division II and Division III schools from New York and all of New England. Nesrala was vying against male student-athletes in the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling for this prestigious honor in the At-Large category.

Nesrala enjoyed an outstanding 2009-10 academic year in the pool and in the classroom.

In the pool, he earned All-America honors in four events – 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay – at this year’s NCAA Championships. He won seven Northeast-10 Conference individual championships at the league’s post season meet – 200 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay and 100 freestyle. Nesrala also claimed the Metropolitan Conference crown in the 50 freestyle.

In the classroom, Nesrala was the winner of the inaugural 2010 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award and a Northeast-10 Men’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team honoree.

To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence award the student-athlete must have completed at least two consecutive semesters of full-time enrollment at their current institution and at least two years of athletic eligibility at any institution. In addition, the student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.30.

Nesrala is a business major with a 3.5 cumulative grade point average.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University senior catcher Khristle Lee (Aztec, N.M.) has been recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) with First-Team Academic All-District I honors. Lee now advances to the national ballot and is eligible for Academic All-America laurels. District I is comprised of all Division II and Division III schools from New York and all of New England.

A First-Team All-Northeast-10 Conference performer, Lee has enjoyed a stellar senior campaign and helped the Owls (37-11) set a new single-season record for wins.

Lee ranks sixth in the Northeast-10 in runs scored (39) and triples (5). She ranks second on the squad with a .362 batting average and has tallied 24 runs batted in. Defensively, Lee has gunned down 23-of-34 base runners attempting to steal a base.

Lee is biology major with a 3.84 cumulative grade point average.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University senior second baseman Greg Malen (Stamford, Conn.) has been recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) with First-Team Academic All-District I honors. Malen now advances to the national ballot and is eligible for Academic All-America laurels. District I is comprised of all Division II and Division III schools from New York and all of New England.

Malen has started 44 games for the Owls (34-10-1), who are currently ranked No. 13 in the NCBWA national poll, No. 1 in New England, No. 1 in the region and won the Northeast-10 Conference regular season title.

Currently, Malen leads the Owls and is ranked third in the Northeast-10 Conference in stolen bases (17). He sports a .311 batting average, good for fourth on the team, along with a .391 on-base percentage. Malen has also scored 25 runs and drove in 17 runs on the year.

A marketing and finance major with a 3.79 cumulative grade point average, Malen also received the department's Senior Male Scholar-Athlete Award earlier this week.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics team, along with the Owl mascot, shared in the campus-wide efforts for the 2010 ‘Bring Your Child To Work Day’ event held today. The Owl mascot was on hand during registration and breakfast to take photos with youngsters. The gymnastics team then hosted a group in a session at Pelz Gymnasium.

This program is just one example of many community outreach events that SCSU student-athletes will take part in as part of the Tim Greer Insurance Agency Community Service Cup.

Initiated in September, 2008, the ‘Community Service Cup’ program provides a competitive format that allows student-athletes to gain an enriched experience through engagement with the on-campus and local communities by supporting ventures of traditional citizens, campus community members and peer students and student-athletes. SCSU student-athletes have volunteered more than 2,500 hours of their time to numerous outreach efforts, both on-campus and in Greater New Haven, during the 2009-10 academic year.

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Present for the signing were Coach Nichols (left) and Will's parents Mr. Michael E. Thomann and Hon. Maureen M. Keegan.

Middletown, CT, April 29, 2010: William R. Thomann of Cheshire, a senior at Xavier High School, today signed a National Letter of Intent to swim at Forham University in New York. He recently received the "senior award" from head coach Keith Nichols and Headmaster Brother Brian Davis, C.F.X.; and having completed a very successful season in the pool, Will has been named to several teams in the Southern Connecticut Conference 2009-2010 winter sports all-conference teams for Boys Swimming.

Present for the signing were Coach Nichols (left) and Will's parents Mr. Michael E. Thomann and Hon. Maureen M. Keegan.

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