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University of Massachusets Athletics
Nine UMass Student-Athletes Earn Spring Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Honors
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June 19, 2000
AMHERST, Mass. - Nine University of Massachusetts student-athletes recently garnered Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors for the spring season.
Among those cited, is senior Ben Baraldi (Longmeadow, Mass.), who was also honored as the Atlantic 10 Men's Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year. Baraldi was UMass' top hurdler this season, closing out the season at the IC4A Championships with a career-best 110-meter performance of 14.31, which is also the second-fastest time ever in Minuteman history. He was named to the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-District first team this season after being a second-team pick a year ago, and has garnered Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team honors on five occassions.
Following is a complete listing of those UMass athletes who received Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference recognition for the spring season:
Baseball
Sr., Travis Veracka (Stow, Mass., / Nashoba Regional H.S.), Environmental Science major (3.49 GPA)
Women's Lacrosse
Sr., Rebecca Minaker (Newton, Mass. / Newton North H.S.), Accounting major (3.76 GPA)
Women's Rowing
Sr., Francesca Beaudoin (Methuen, Mass. / Methuen H.S.), Exercise Science major (3.56 GPA)
Jr., Sara Pragluski (Springfield, Mass. / Central H.S.), Exercise Science major (3.90 GPA)
Softball
So., Jen Hadley (Bristol, Conn. / Bristol East H.S.), Sociology major (3.41 GPA)
Men's Tennis
Jr., Bill Greener (Walpole, Mass. / Walpole H.S.), Finance & Operations Management major (3.89 GPA)
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Sr., Ben Baraldi (Longmeadow, Mass. / Longmeadow H.S.), Computer Science major (3.71 GPA)
Sr., Vic Morency (North Dartmouth, Mass. / Dartmouth H.S.), Sociology major (3.43 GPA)
Jr., Hugh Reid (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Townsend Harris H.S.), Political Science major (3.76 GPA)