For Immediate Release:
10 July 2026
WINTHROP, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has announced that 81 Dean student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-Conference roster. A total of 1,459 athletes were recognized throughout the entire conference & its associated members.
The Bulldogs had all 15 GNAC sanctioned programs represented on the roster, with seven athletes designated as "multi-sport."
Baseball led the way for Dean with 16 athletes represented. Field Hockey followed closely behind with 12 total athletes.
To be eligible for academic all-conference, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and have completed second-year academic status.
Multi-Sport (7):
Shea Cassani (Belgrade, Maine): Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse
Emma Mock (Tunkhannock, Pa.): Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse
Emily Kilpatrick (Marion, Mass.) : Field Hockey/Softball
Sydnee Ramos (New Bedford, Mass.): Field Hockey/Softball
Emily Yazzetti (Mahopac, N.Y.): Field Hockey/Softball
Danielle Reinhard (Las Vegas, Nev.): Women's Soccer/Women's Lacrosse
Spencer Waite (Amherst, Mass.): Men's Cross Country/Baseball
Baseball (16):
Dylan Altermatt (North Branford, Conn.)
Nick Amendolara (Bayville, N.Y.)
Domenic Brazeau (Warwick, R.I.)
Owen Critchley (Dayton, Maine)
Luke Fahey (Glastonbury, Conn.)
Colin Favata (Syosset,N.Y.)
Gavin Goss (Glenwood Landing, N.Y.)
Styles Hucul (Richmond, Mich.)
Kyle Lubben (Lake Grove, N.Y.)
Jacob Paschetto (East Longmeadow, Mass.)
JR Salvadore (Barre, Mass.)
Sam Senes (Amston, Conn.)
Jomar Angel Soto Castro (Easton, Mass.)
Nick Swain (South Portland, Maine)
Spencer Waite (Amherst, Mass.)
Men's Basketball (2):
CJ Riley (Yonkers, N.Y.)
Cooper Smith (Boulder, Co.)
Men's Cross Country (4):
Ryan Fowler (McLean, Va.)
Dylan Olson (Hanson, Mass.)
Jacob Ruderman (Needham, Mass.)
Spencer Waite (Amherst, Mass.)
Golf (3):
Dawson DiBarri (Swampscott, Mass.)
Benjamin Godburn (Montville, Conn.)
Sean Rakip (Leominster, Mass.)
Men's Lacrosse (5):
Tommy Field (Burdett, N.Y.)
Aidan Gallant (Middleboro, Mass.)
David MacNeil (Whitman, Mass.)
Connor McCarthy (Whitman, Mass.)
Christian Taipe (Malden, Mass.)
Men's Soccer (8):
Nathan Bertune (Ellington, Conn.)
Seamus Doherty (Chelmsford, Mass.)
Andrew Folley (Portland, Maine)
Trent Marlow (Lebanon, N.J.)
Justin Pequita (Windsor Locks, Conn.)
Ciaran Phibbs (Yonkers, N.Y.)
Nate Potter (North Bennington, Vt.)
Chris Tunley (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Men's Volleyball (4):
Noah Allan (Windham, N.H.)
Hunter Armitage (Westerly, R.I.)
James Carley (Wayland, Mass.)
Arthur Felicio (Saugus, Brazil)
Field Hockey (12):
Isabella Belanger (Worcester, Mass.)
Kelsey Blair (Carmel, N.Y.)
Jordan Boelig (Tilton, N.H.)
Shea Cassani (Belgrade, Maine)
Jadyn Crowell (Bordentown, N.J.)
Sara Gardner (Hampstead, Md.)
Emma Gragen (Brattleboro, Vt.)
Emily Kilpatrick (Marion, Mass.)
Emma Mock (Tunkhannock, Pa.)
Sydnee Ramos (New Bedford, Mass.)
Hailey Sykes (Pitman, N.J.)
Emily Yazzetti (Mahopac, N.Y.)
Softball (8):
Ari Amaral (Attleboro, Mass.)
Bryce DeGasparre (Attleboro, Mass.)
Emily Kilpatrick (Marion, Mass.)
Ashley Lester (Blackstone, Mass.)
Sydnee Ramos (New Bedford, Mass.)
Liana Silva (New Britain, Conn.)
Xandra Silva (New Britain, Conn.)
Emily Yazzetti (Mahopac, N.Y.)
Women's Basketball (4) :
Jordan Ellis (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Women's Cross Country (4) :
Katherine Moody (Charlestown, Mass.)
Isabella Nitschke (Watertown, Mass.)
Women's Lacrosse (6):
Alisha Caldeira (West Bridgewater, Mass.)
Shea Cassani (Belgrade, Maine)
Rylee Jackson (East Providence, R.I.)
Emma Mock (Tunkhannock, Pa.)
Danielle Reinhard (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Natalie Zona (Auburn, Mass.)
Women's Soccer (9):
Lainey Buffington (Plainfield, Conn.)
Kacie Consolini (Stafford Springs, Conn.)
Alexa Gerow (Pownal, Vt.)
Lydia Fernandes (Warren, R.I.)
Lila Maiato (Coventry, R.I.)
Kassidy Martins (East Providence, R.I.)
Miro McIntrye Clere (Sydney, Australia)
Danielle Reinhard (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Emmalynn Schnitzer (Eastham, Mass.)
Women's Volleyball (8):
Valeria Cabezas (Nevarre, Fla.)
Chloe Demaio (Needham, Mass.)
Katie Jones (Franklin, Mass.)
Olivia MacKinnon (Plymouth, Mass.)
Skylar Raskevitz (Easthampton, Mass.)
Carly Rettberg (Haddam, Conn.)
Maddy Seymour (Simsbury, Conn.)
Ariella Sullivan (Middleboro, Mass.)
FULL GNAC RELEASE: HERE
For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu
