ATHLETICS

4/26/07 -- The Northeast Conference announced its winter academic honor roll for the 2006-07 academic year on Tuesday, with Long Island University contributing 13 student-athletes to the list. All scholar-athlete award winners must have earned a minimum of 60 semester hours, maintained a minimum cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 and participated with distinction as a member of a varsity team.

The record-setting women's basketball team, which set a school record for victories in a season, had four representatives while the two-time Northeast Conference indoor champion women's track and field team also had four. The men's track and field squad was the third LIU team with four members on the honor roll and the men's basketball team added one.

2006-07 NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

Esa Maki-Tulokas, Sr., Men's Basketball
Shavar Clarke, So., Men's Track and Field
Craig Cocchio, Sr., Men's Track and Field
Andre Marcano, So., Men's Track and Field
Steven McElligott, Sr., Men's Track and Field
Sonya Coleman, Sr., Women's Basketball
Brittani Kozik, Sr., Women's Basketball
Sara Oblak, Sr., Women's Basketball
Mikaelar Whippy, Jr., Women's Basketball
Tavia Burke, So., Women's Track and Field
Janel McFarlane, Sr., Women's Track and Field
Qiana Smith, Sr., Women's Track and Field
Aisha Thomas, Jr., Women's Track and Field