CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Lesley University athletes accounted for 22 of the New England Collegiate Conference's 172 students honored by the league on its Fall 2011 Academic All-Conference Team.

The team is an honor for sophomore, junior and senior fall sports student-athletes who post a minimum of a 3.40 grade point average on a 4.00 scale. Students from all 10 NECC member institutions and three associate members were named to the Academic All-Conference Team consisting of eight fall sports, six of which are sponsored by Lesley.

In addition to accounting for over 12 percent of the 172-student honor roll, the seven Lynx student-athletes from Lesley's women's cross country team were the most from any cross country team, and Lesley's eight women's soccer representatives tied for the most students from any team in any sport league-wide.

Below are the 22 Lesley student-athletes honored by the NECC. For the entire list of the student-athletes honored, click here.

Men’s Cross Country
Max Bulger; So., Psychology, Falmouth, ME
Men’s Soccer
Ahmed Abubakar;  Jr., Undeclared, Springfield, VA
Jared Winston;  Sr., Business Management, Portsmouth, RI
Women’s Cross Country
Noa Kupfer; Jr., Counseling, Woodbridge, CT
Keryn Thorvaldsen; Jr., Elementary Ed/Creative Writing, Brookhaven, NY
Danielle Kelly; Jr., Fine Arts, Northbridge, MA
Elissa May; Jr., Human Services , Middleboro, MA
Kathryn Vicino; So., Business Management, Mattapoisett, MA
Jacqueline Rosa; So., Secondary Ed/English Literature,Wolcott, CT
Leah Miller; So., Design/Fine Arts, Thomaston, CT
Women’s Soccer
Kathleen Ryder; Jr., Art Therapy, Glastonbury, CT            
Katherine Bradley; Jr., Special Ed/Global Studies, Colchester, CT
Kelsey Fitzgerald; Jr., Elementary Ed/Mathematics, Upton, MA
Jamie Coyne; Jr., Middle School Education/Mathematics, Mansfield, MA
Jaquelyn Sanchez; So., Biology, Fair Oaks Ranch, CA
Sarah Bassett; So., Fine Arts, Clifton Park, NY
Chelsea Contre; Jr., Communications, Pomfret Center, CT
Bridget Rundquist; Sr., History, Chicago, IL
Women’s Tennis
Emily Scolaro; So., Holistic Psychology, Peabody, MA
Women’s Volleyball
Kaitlyn Miller; Jr., Business Management, Leesport, PA
Megan Ortwein; Jr, Secondary Education/Mathematics, Easton, PA
Kayla Henry; Sr., Mathematics, Saratoga Springs, NY