NEWS 2007-08
JWU Honors Seniors At End Of Year Banquet
May 16, 2008
Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University honored 44 senior
student-athletes at the annual end of the year banquet, held at the Johnson & Wales
Inn on Monday evening.
Women’s volleyball standout Audra Vaccari (Winsted,
Conn.) and senior hockey star Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) were
selected as the Ron Bachman Award recipients. The award is annually presented
to the Wildcat senior athlete who best exemplifies the core values of leadership,
sportsmanship, and academics at Johnson & Wales University. Also, women’s
basketball player Ann Dwyer (Yardley, Pa.) was named the first
recipient of the Tom Carmody Award. The award is given to the JWU student-athlete
that best exemplifies loyalty, effort and enthusiasm for the department.
McGilvray, the ECAC Northeast Player of the Year and a U.S. College Hockey On-line
All-American, led the team and the conference in scoring with 28 goals and 20
assists for 48 points. That total ranked him fifth nationally in points
per game at 1.9. He leaves as the school’s second all-time leading
NCAA scorer with 72 goals and 65 assists for 137 points in 102 career games played. A
standout in the classroom, he was an ECAC Academic All-Star for four seasons.
Vaccari, an All-GNAC and All-New England selection notched a team-best 10.4 set
assists and added 2.5 digs and 0.2 blocks per game. She leaves as the school’s
all time assist leader with 5,265. Her 9.66 set assists per game also rank
her first in school history. She is also the school’s all-time leader
with 406 service aces and ranks third with 1,333 career digs. A Food Service
Management major, she has appeared on the Dean’s List eight times.
Dwyer was an integral member of the JWU athletic community during her career. In
addition to her responsibilities with the women’s basketball team, she
was a member of the equipment room staff and helped run several major events
throughout the year. She was an integral part of this year’s Midnight
Madness which helped the Athletics Department win the University’s Campus
Program of the Year award.
JWU’s Brad Jackson Named All-New
England
May 16, 2008
Providence, R.I. – Johnson & Wales University senior shortstop Brad
Jackson (Setauket, N.Y.) has been named as a third team All-New England
selection by the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association.
Jackson hit.380 with 43 runs and 36 RBI on the year and ranked in the top five
in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference in nearly every offensive category. He
was first in hits (60), first in doubles (18), first in total bases (99), tied
for first in home runs (7), second in runs scored (43) and fourth in RBI (36). During
the year he had 19 multiple hit games and had a .627 slugging percentage and
a .424 on-base percentage.
Johnson & Wales finished the 2008 campaign with a 24-18 record and an appearance
in the GNAC Final Four.
Audra Vaccari Named JWU’s RIAIAW
Female Athlete of the Year
May 16, 2008
Providence, R.I. -- Senior Audra Vaccari (Winsted, Conn.) was
named as Johnson & Wales’ selection as the Rhode Island Association
for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Female Athlete of the Year. The
awards ceremony was hosted by Providence College and honored the top female student-athletes
from Rhode Island.
One of the most decorated student athletes in Johnson & Wales history, Audra
Vaccari was tabbed as an All-New England selection and also earned All-GNAC honors
for the fourth time during her career. In 2007, she notched a team-best
10.4 set assists and added 2.5 digs and 0.2 blocks per game. The outstanding
setter leaves as the school’s all time assist leader with 5,265 while her
9.66 set assists per game also rank her first in school history. She is
also the school’s all-time leader with 406 service aces and ranks third
with 1,333 career digs. She holds the school record for games and matches
played during her career and she is only the second player in GNAC history to
earn All-New England honors. A Food Service Management major, she has posted
a 3.19 cumulative G.P.A. during her four years while appearing on the Dean’s
List eight times.
Johnson & Wales finished the 2007 season with a 27-12 record and a berth
in the ECAC Division Championships.
Former JWU Standout John Curley Signs
With Frenso Falcons
March 3, 2008
Fresno, Calif. – Former Johnson & Wales University
hockey standout John Curley (Philadelphia, Pa.) has been signed by
The Fresno Falcons of the ECHL.
Curley, a 2006 graduate and captain of Johnson & Wales squad, joins an elite
group of former Wildcat student-athletes who have signed professional contracts.
During his collegiate career he appeared in 99 games and helped the Wildcats
appear in three straight ECAC Northeast tournaments. Curley is the first
JWU hockey player to sign a professional contract since Nick Grove signed with
the Pee Dee Cyclones of the Southern Professional Hockey League in 2006.
Curley made his debut with the Falcons on Sunday against the Utah Grizzlies. Fresno
won the game 4-3 in an overtime shootout.
Earlier this year, Curley played for the Valley Forge Freedom of the Mid-Atlantic
Hockey League. Fresno is currently 31-15-4-4 and in second place in the
Pacific Division of the National Conference of the ECHL.
JWU Cross Country Competes
At GNAC Championship
October 27, 2007
Standish, Maine -- The Johnson & Wales University men’s and women’s
cross country squads competed at the 2007 Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Championship at Saint Joseph’s of Maine on Saturday afternoon. The
women’s team notched a third place finish while the men’s team was
in fourth place on the afternoon.
On the women’s side, sophomore Danielle Sargent (Danvers, Mass.) was in
second place with a time of 20:43, earning her All-GNAC accolades while senior
Sandra Koehler (Dearborn, Mich.) finished in 11th place with a time of 22:33. The
Wildcats had four runners place in the top-15 at the event.
Leading the way for the JWU men’s cross country team was freshman James
Vance (Newton, Mass.) who was named the GNAC Rookie of the Year and earned All-Conference
accolades after notching a second place finish with a time of 28:42 while sophomore
Matthew Geisler (Pelham, N.H.) was also an All-GNAC selection, finishing in 9th
place with a time of 29:50.
Both the Wildcats men’s and women’s cross country squads will return
to action on Saturday, November 3rd when they travel to Williamstown, Mass.,
for the ECAC Championship, starting at 11:00 a.m.
Men’s Team Finishes
1 Norwich 42
2 Saint Joseph's (ME) 71
3 Daniel Webster 92
4 Johnson & Wales 97
5 Lasell 99
6 Emerson 109
7 Emmanuel 190
8 Albertus Magnus 240
JWU Men’s Runners:
2nd James Vance 28:42
9th Matthew Geisler 29:50
18th Tristen Montalvo 30:26
40th Matt Burns 33:16
49th Nick Oehlberg 34:30
Women’s Team Information
1 Saint Joseph's (ME) 67
2 Norwich 70
3 Johnson & Wales 78
4 Emmanuel 99
5 Lasell 106
6 Emerson 138
7 Rivier 176
8 Saint Joseph (CT) 213
9 Mount Ida 217
10 Daniel Webster 270
11 Pine Manor 292
JWU Women’s Runners
2nd Danielle Sargent 20:43
11th Sandra Koehler 22:33
14th Jackie Stuber 22:59
15th Alexandra Wessman 23:11
36th Lila Cornelio 24:53
JWU Cross Country Competes At Ray Dwyer
Invitational
September 22, 2007
Warwick, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University men’s
and women’s cross country squads competed at the Ray Dwyer
Invitational at Goddard Park on Saturday afternoon. The men’s
team finished in fourth place with 86 points while the women’s
team finished with 80 points, good for a third place finish.
Leading the way for the JWU men was freshman James Vance (Newton,
Mass.) who finished the 8K course in a time of 31:49 for ninth
place while sophomore Nich Oehlberg (Princeton, N.J.) finished
in 15th place with a time of 33:08. On the women’s side,
JWU was paced by junior Danielle Sargent (Danvers, Mass.) who
finished fifth with a time of 20:17 while senior Sandra Koehler
(Dearborn, Mich.) clocked a time of 22:07 for a 14th place finish.
Both teams will return to action on Saturday, Sept 29,
at the Tri-State Invitational, hosted by CCRI. The men’s
race will begin at 9am with the women’s race starting
at 10am.
Men’s Team Results
1. Coast Guard 33
2. Bridgewater State 47
3. Rhode Island College 67
4. Johnson & Wales 86
JWU Individual Results
9 James Vance 31:49
15 Nick Oehlberg 33:08
18 Matt Geisler 33:30
27 Neil Tsosie 35:51
29 Justin SaintPierre 36:17
Women’s Team Results
1. Coast Guard 25
2. Bridgewater State 53
3. Johnson & Wales 80
4. Rhode Island College 82
JWU Individual Results
5 Danielle Sargent 20:17
14 Sandra Koehler 22:07
20 Jackie Stuber 22:55
27 Alexandra Wessaman 23:56
36 Amanda Charbonneau 26:24
Soccer Match Postponed
September
11, 2007
The Johnson & Wales Soccer doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday,
September 11, 2007 has been postponed due to rain. The women’s
game vs. Salem State will be made up on Monday, September 24th
at 4pm. The men’s game vs. Framingham State will
be rescheduled for a date later in the season and will be announced
shortly.
The Wildcats men’s soccer squad will return to action
on Thursday, September 13th when they host Rhode Island College
at Pierce Stadium at 4pm. The women’s soccer team
will return to action on Saturday, September 15 when they
host GNAC at 1pm.
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