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The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its Men's Lacrosse All-Conference and individual award selections, naming Morrisville State College's freshman attack, Jack Martocello (Miller Place, N.Y.) the 2012 Rookie of the Year. Morrisville State posted a 10-3 regular season record, and finished atop the conference with a perfect 7-0 record for the third straight season, behind a stellar freshman campaign from Martocello.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its Men's Lacrosse All-Conference selections, naming seven Morrisville State College student-athletes to its all-conference teams, as selected by the conference coaches, for the 2012 season. Morrisville State posted a 10-4 regular season record, and finished atop the conference with a perfect 7-0 record for the third straight season.

Morrisville State College western rider, Catherine Howland (Rutlandtown, VT) capped off a stellar riding season with a top five finish in three class competitions over the weekend at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Western National Championships held in Raleigh, North Carolina. Howland claimed third place overall in the open individual reining class and followed with a fifth place finish in open individual horsemanship.

Angelica Mazzola (Centerport, N.Y.) scored four goals and handed out a pair of assists to lead eight different Spartan scorers as Castleton State College downed SUNY-Morrisville 18-11 in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Women's Lacrosse Championship Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium.

Top seeded Morrisville State College men's lacrosse team had their tournament title chances halted Saturday afternoon as fourth seed Medaille College stunned the Mustangs with the 10-9 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) semifinal victory in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 10-4 overall, while Medaille improves to 8-6 and advances to meet second seed Keuka for the tournament title.

Not a day goes by that Morrisville State College equine student Katrina McAllister doesn't think about her best friend, Laura Janson. She remembers most her driving spirit and how much she loved animals. The promising Morrisville State College student, who naturally connected with everyone, was a role model to McAllister who was four years younger and boarded her horse at the Janson home in North Chittenango.

May 19 will be one of the brightest days in Samantha Wackford's life. The 27-year-old Guyana native will cross the stage with fellow Morrisville State College classmates and receive her diploma during the college's commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. in the recreation center. She will receive an associate degree in human services from the college's Norwich campus. Wackford views graduation like every other journey in her life—with bold optimism.

On Wednesday, State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, announced the winners of the 2011-12 Scholar Athlete Award, which recognizes academic excellence and outstanding athletic achievement at the Division I, III and NJCAA levels.

The Morrisville State College athletics department has named freshman Danielle Puzio (Holbrook, N.Y.) and senior Andrew Stein (Oswego, N.Y.) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 29.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2012 Softball North and South Division All-Conference team selections, naming Morrisville State College's Monique Smith (Bronx, N.Y.) to its North Division Second Team.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its 2012 NAC West Division Women's Lacrosse All-Conference selections, naming six Morrisville State student-athletes to its all-conference teams for the 2012 season.

The Morrisville State College men's lacrosse program teamed up with the Wounded Warriors Project, Saturday April 28th in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action against Hilbert College. The Mustangs raised $4,000 for the Wounded Warriors Project, from the raffles, gate proceeds, online jersey auction and a $200 donation from senior Tom Longland (Dunnville, ONT) the 2012 Rays of Light Servant Leadership Award recipient.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2012 NAC West Division individual women's lacrosse award winners, naming Morrisville State College freshman attack, Shelby Wood (Duanesburg, N.Y.) the inaugural NAC West Division Rookie of the Year.

Two Morrisville State College faculty/staff members have been recognized by their colleagues for their years of distinguished service. Receiving the Morrisville State College Distinguished Faculty Award is Patricia Elko, of Clinton, formerly of Syracuse. 

The Morrisville State College men's lacrosse team completed the 2012 Northeastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) schedule with a perfect 7-0 record, claiming their third regular season conference title in three years, and will host the championship tournament Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its Women's Lacrosse All-Conference and regular season award winners, naming Morrisville State College's head coach Amanda Nobis the 2012 Coach of the Year.

The best and brightest eleventh- and twelfth-grade student automotive technicians from across the state will race against the clock to correctly identify and fix vehicles that have been “bugged” on purpose. When it is all said and done, one team will drive away the winner of the FORD/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition being held at Morrisville State College on May 15.

Senior midfielder Hillary Hartnett (Fairport, N.Y.) notched the game winning tally in the third overtime period to lift top seeded Morrisville State College (13-4, 9-0 NAC West) to an exciting 11-10 victory over second seed Keuka College in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) West Division Women's Lacrosse Championship Final, Sunday afternoon in Morrisville.

Top seeded Morrisville State College and second seed Keuka College each posted victories in the semi-final round to advance to the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) West Division Women's Lacrosse Championship Final, Sunday, April 29 in Morrisville. Morrisville State (12-4, 9-0 NAC West) advanced with a 19-10 decision over fourth seed Medaille College (8-8, 6-3 NAC West) earlier in the day.

The Morrisville State College men's lacrosse team clinched the regular season North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) title Saturday evening by defeating Hilbert College 21-10. The Mustangs are now 10-3 overall and a perfect 7-0 in the conference while Hilbert dropped to 5-7 and 4-4.

The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its Division III regional women's lacrosse weekly awards for April 24, naming Morrisville State College freshman goalkeeper, Danielle Puzio (Holbrook, N.Y.) its defensive player of the week.

The Morrisville State College men's lacrosse was able to withstand a fourth quarter Wildcat comeback attempt, holding on to a 15-13 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory Wednesday over rival Cazenovia College in Cazenovia. Morrisville State improves to 10-3 overall and remain undefeated in conference play with a 7-0 record. Cazenovia drops to 7-6 overall and suffer their first NEAC loss this season (6-1).

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its player of the week selections, naming Morrisville State student-athlete, Danielle Puzio (Holbrook, N.Y.), its women's lacrosse player of the week for the week ending April 22.

The Morrisville State College women's lacrosse team completed the 2012 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Western Division schedule with a perfect 9-0 record, claiming their first regular season conference title in the history of the program, and will host the divisional championship tournament Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29.

Two Morrisville State College students were recently recognized for their volunteer efforts. Receiving the Rays of Light Servant Leadership Award was Thomas Longland, of Dunnville, Ontario, a human performance and health promotion bachelor degree program major. Longland also has an associate degree in sports, nutrition and fitness management from Morrisville State College.