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-StonyBrook.edu reported that Jared LaVerne '12 received the first ever Ron LaValle Memorial Scholarship award: http://www.stonybrook.edu/pres/photos.html


Jared LaVerne '13 was presented with the first ever Ron LaValle Memorial Scholarship, created in honor of the late Ron LaValle, an ardent lacrosse fan and former assistant coach.


-The America East named its 2012 Winter/Spring Honor Roll here: http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=205459497

The Honor Roll includes: George Benitez '14, Justin Berger '15, Patrick Day '13, Connor Duddy '13, Savaughn Greene '12, Alex Harris '15, Ryan Keneally '12, Joe Laforet '13, Jared LaVerne '12, Nick Pelella '15, and Kyle Zorn '14.

The America East also named the following athletes to the Commissioner's Honor Roll: Kyle Belton '12, Pat McGushin '15, Greg Miceli '12, Kyle Moeller '12, Devin Feeney '14, Robert Gibson '12, Sean Brady '13, Robbie Campbell '12, and Andrew Dorsey '15.


-SB Athletics reported on Under Armour naming Jim Fiore the Northeast Region Athletic Director of the Year for 2012: http://www.goseawolves.org/genrel/062512aab.html


Since 2003, Jim Fiore has restructured the athletics program, including hiring new coaching and administrative staff, implementing dramatic facility upgrades and celebrating unprecedented revenue generation. In 2011-12, Stony Brook enjoyed its most successful year ever as an athletic program, capturing nine conference championships, sending six of its programs to a national postseason tournament, and celebrating the program's first-ever individual national champion.


-Steve Marcus of Newsday penned an article on the successful 2011-2012 season for SB Athletics, including an interview with Bryan Judge '15. http://sbradiosports.blogspot.com/2012/06/stony-brooks-baseball-success-inspires.html


In 2011-2012, SB was the only university in the country that had its football, men's soccer, men's basketball, men's lacrosse and baseball teams play in a postseason tournament in 2011-12.


-SB Radio Sports posted an article on the future of the America East Conference, including an interview with SB Athletic Director Jim Fiore: http://sbradiosports.blogspot.it/2012/06/whats-next-for-america-east-andy-katz.html