St. John's University Athletics
Twenty-Four SJU Baseball Players Earn Academic Honors
1/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Im very proud of the guys on this team, St. Johns Head Coach Ed Blankmeyer said. They worked very hard during the first semester. Weve had a strong history of success in this program and I want to see that continue, both on the field and off of it.
Three student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0, including junior pitchers Vinnie Mannese (Marlboro, N.Y./Marlboro) and Henry Varum (Newark, N.J./Essex Catholic), who are studying communications and education, respectively. Joining them was freshman pitcher Jeff Ford (Hamden, Conn./Notre Dame), a computer science major.
Junior centerifelder Charlie Bilezikjian (Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond), who was an All-BIG EAST selection by Baseball America, posted a 3.91 grade point average and now has a cumulative GPA of 3.86 during his time at St. Johns. Bilezikjian, an education major, was a BIG EAST All-Rookie selection in 1999 and is the teams top returning batter.
Senior first baseman Chris Fallon (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne) earned a 3.41 grade point average in communication arts. Fallon, who has a cumulative 3.22 GPA, enters his senior season tied for the all-time lead in home runs at St. Johns with 16. Also earning high honors was senior catcher Eric Potts (Little Ferry, N.J./Ridgefield Park), who finished the semester with a 3.25. Potts, a first-team All-BIG EAST selection in 1999, is a sports management major who minors in business.
The Red Storm open the season on February 17 at the College of Charleston.
Other student-athletes posting a 3.0 or higher included:
John-Paul Cirigliano (Jr., IF, Flushing, N.Y./St. Francis Prep), 3.4
Brian Dorsey (Jr., P, Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown), 3.5
Michael Fahid (Sr., Flushing, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy), 3.8
Jason Fischette (Jr., IF, Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond), 3.58
Asa Grunenwald (So., C, Boalsburg, Pa./State College Area), 3.4
Bryan Hedgecock (Jr., OF, Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge), 3.62
Kevin Hughes (Fr., IF, Staten Island, N.Y./Staten Island Tech), 3.6
Jonathan Kahn (So., IF, Taunton, Mass./Taunton), 3.37
Jason Kane (Jr., IF, Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford), 3.66
Ryan Kyle (Fr., P, Kingsville, Md./Calvert Hall), 3.38
Steve Pesce (So., P, Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place), 3.9
Angel Resto (Fr., OF, Framingham, Mass./St. Marks), 3.4
Michael Rhoads (Fr., IF, Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown), 3.06
Michael Rozema (Fr., IF, Fairlawn, N.J./Fairlawn), 3.4
Josh Stewart (Fr., OF, Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg), 3.0
Joe Wilson (Fr., P, Fairfield, Conn./Notre Dame), 3.2
Jeremy Winter (Fr., C, Cliffside Park, N.J./St. Joes-Montvale), 3.2
Shane Zarzycki (Jr., C, New Hyde Park, N.Y./Chaminade), 3.8
