Four Fairfield University Student-Athletes Named to MAAC 35th Anniversary Team

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) was established in 1980 and is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2016. In honor of this milestone, the MAAC has compiled its ?35th Anniversary Team? to showcase its best spring-sport athletes from the past three and a half decades. These 47 male and female individuals, divided into a first and second team, are the best student-athletes in conference history, and include four Fairfield University student-athletes: Joe Michalsin, Men-s Tennis; Matt Callaghan, Men-s Lacrosse; Kristen Coleman, Women-s Lacrosse; and Melissa Santos, Softball. Michalsin, Coleman, and Santos are all First Team selections. Tennis standout Michalsin was MAAC Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010, and totaled seven All-MAAC honors during his Fairfield career. Callaghan made an impact on the MAAC and Fairfield lacrosse that ranks him among the all-time greats from 1996-98, scoring 118 goals and 87 assists for 205 points for the Stags. In just three seasons, Coleman dominated the record books as the all-time leading scorer in Fairfield and MAAC women-s lacrosse history. Santos finished her softball career as the all-time leader in wins (83), appearances (147), and strikeouts (1,156) at both Fairfield University and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Below are the men-s and women-s teams, and full bios of the accomplishments and accolades of the Stags so honored: Men-s First Team Connor Panas, Canisius, Baseball Kevin Ross, Canisius, Men-s Lacrosse Joe Michalsin, Fairfield, Men-s Tennis Tim Bayley, Iona, Track and Field Leonard Korir, Iona, Track and Field Chris Cody, Manhattan, Baseball Joseph Radin, Marist, Men-s Lacrosse Chris Tracz, Marist, Baseball Dylan Capwell, Monmouth, Track and Field Mike Thomas, Rider, Baseball Bryan Neufeld, Siena, Men-s Lacrosse Dan Paolini, Siena, Baseball Men-s Second Team Matt Callaghan, Fairfield, Men-s Lacrosse Jay Mulieri, Loyola, Golf Michael Mulieri, Loyola, Golf Eugene Tanner, Manhattan, Men-s Lacrosse Victor Pugliese, Monmouth, Men-s Tennis Walter Garcia, Niagara, Men-s Tennis Jordan Schwartz, Niagara, Baseball Kei Ezaka, Quinnipiac, Men-s Tennis Thomas Jankins, Quinnipiac, Baseball Scott Rich, Rider, Baseball Connor Mullee, Saint Peter-s, Baseball Isaiah Harris, Saint Peter-s, Track and Field Women-s First Team Maria Kotas, Canisius, Women-s Lacrosse Jody Tassone, Canisius, Softball Kristen Coleman, Fairfield, Women-s Lacrosse Melissa Santos, Fairfield, Softball Sarah Jackson, Iona, Softball Salome Kosgei, Iona, Track and Field Aliann Pompey, Manhattan, Track and Field Teresa Healy, Niagara, Softball Milena Matijevic, Niagara, Women-s Tennis Deanna Dovak, Rider, Softball & Women-s Tennis Jazmine Fenlator, Rider, Outdoor Track and Field Katelynn Mannix, Siena, Women-s Golf Jess Lundgren, Wagner, Water Polo Women-s Second Team Nancy Turnblacer, Loyola, Women-s Tennis Michelle ?Mia? Vendlinski, Loyola, Women-s Tennis Jennifer Drum, Manhattan, Softball Lindsey Diener, Marist, Women-s Lacrosse Melissa Giordano, Marist, Softball Tionna Garner, Monmouth, Track and Field Sophia Dzulynsky, Quinnipiac, Women-s Tennis Shameal Samuels, Quinnipiac, Outdoor Track and Field Ronnah Parham, Saint Peter-s, Track and Field Jessika-Jo Sandrini, Siena, Softball