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ECFC Announces 2022 Academic Honorees

ECFC Announces 2022 Academic Honorees

KILLINGWORTH, Conn. - The Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) announced its academic awards for the fall of 2022 on Wednesday, January 25th.

The conference bestows two academic honors annually: the ECFC All-Academic Team and the ECFC Academic Honor Roll.

To be eligible for the ECFC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must have earned a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.3 or higher following the 2022 fall semester. Additionally, all honorees must be at least a sophomore in standing with a minimum of two years of participation on the football team. All seven ECFC institutions had honorees named to the All-Academic Team, with 94 student-athletes in total recognized.

The ECFC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes that achieved a 3.0 or higher cumulative or fall semester-based G.P.A. if a first-year. Further, freshmen and first-year transfer student-athletes are eligible for the recognition. In total, 155 student-athletes from all seven member institutions earned Academic Honor Roll recognition

The 2022 Anna Maria College Football team had 11 student-athletes named to the ECFC All-Academic Team, with an additional 23 student-athletes being placed on the Academic Honor Roll combining for a total of 34 players with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

ECFC All-Academic Team:

  • Ryan Russel (So. West Springfield, MA; Fire Science)
  • Ahmad Traoui (Jr. Worcester, MA; Business Administration)
  • Patrick Teixeira (So. Winthrop, MA; Fire Science)
  • Tyler Bulinkski (So. Beacon Falls, CT; Criminal Justice)
  • Malik Kirnon (Jr. Brockton, MA; Criminal Justice)
  • Onajeh Warden (So. Sunrise, FL; Graphic Design)
  • Christian Herget (Jr. Canojoharie, NY; Criminal Justice)
  • Nathan Kem (So. Lowell, MA; Business Administration)
  • Hayden Braga (Gr. Foster, RI; Business Administration)
  • Vincent Marrone (Gr. Wayne, NJ; Exercise Science)
  • Tyler Pappas (Sr. Brick, NJ; Criminal Justice)

    ECFC Academic Honor Roll:


  • Kyle Couto (Sr. East Taunton, MA; Criminal Justice)         
  • Elijah Allston (Sr. Cheshire, Ct; Sports Management)
  • Casey Atwood (So. Shortsville, NY; General History)
  • Adam Banks (Fr. Bridgewater, MA; Fire Science)
  • Lucas Borges (Fr. Hyannis, MA; Criminal Justice)
  • Jacob Buccola (So. Convina, CA; Fire Science)
  • James Donnelly (Fr. Whitinsville, MA; Business Administration)
  • Nick Gambino (Fr. Ware, MA; Fire Science)
  • Marco Girardi (Fr. Worcester, MA; Business Administration)
  • John Gomez (Gr. Sleepy Hollow, NY; Business Administration)
  • Jarred Grant-Spann (So. Syracuse, NY; Forensic Criminology)
  • Doug Jackson (Jr. San Juan Capa, CA; Fire Science)
  • Robbie Lebeau (So. Seekonk, MA; Business Administration)
  • Nate Markelon (Fr. Middlebury, CT; Business Administration)
  • Braedon Moore (Fr. Rutland, MA; Criminal Justice)
  • Devin Morales (Fr. Torrington, CT; Social Work)
  • Tim Northrup (So. Naugatuck, CT; Fire Science)
  • Emi Pastorino (Fr. Fitchburg, MA; Digital Marketing)
  • JaVaughn Roberts (Fr. Houston, TX; Sports Management)
  • Drew Sinclair (Jr. Maplewood, NJ; Sports Management)
  • Chris Sunter (Jr. Helper, UT; Business Administration)
  • Charlie Takesian (So. Byfield, NY; Sports Management)
  • Marino Vedova (Fr. Zurich Switzerland; Exercise Science)

Read the full ECFC Release