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2017-18 LIU Post Athletics Year in Review

LIU Post Finishes 24th in Final Learfield Director's Cup Standings

Pioneer Student-Athletes Excel in the Classroom in 2017-18

LIU Post Captures Sixth-Consecutive ECC Commissioner's Cup

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Ron Stonitsch remains the cross country program’s only NCAA Division II National Champion. He won the title with a time of 24:53 in 1969.

The LIU Post wrestling team has been represented at the NCAA Division II National Championships a total of 22 times. The Pioneers ran qualifying streaks from 1964-70 and 1972-82.

Jim Ruocchio hit .436 with 18 home runs and 65 RBIs in 1991. His home run total is tied for the single-season record and his RBI mark is the most in one season at LIU Post.

The LIU Post softball team has had the East Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year each of the last three seasons (Liz Weber – 2014; Ashley Martin – 2015; Hannah Olshevski – 2016).

Eivind Austboe holds the LIU Post men’s soccer record for most goals (65) and most points (149) in a career.

In 2014, LIU Post cross country runners Mike Scott and Talya Williams qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships. Scott was the first men’s qualifier since 1980, while Williams was the first-ever qualifier in program history.

Jackie Sileo holds the record for most career points across all three divisions of NCAA women’s lacrosse (564).

LIU Post women’s basketball standout Chelsea Williams posted the third-highest scoring average in East Coast Conference history, netting 21.7 points per game.

The LIU Post men’s lacrosse team has won four-straight East Coast Conference Championships, dating back to 2013.

Danielle Valenza is currently on pace to reach 1,000 kills by the conclusion of her junior year. She would be the first player since Makamae Namahoe (1,237 kills) accomplished the feat from 2010-13.

Ian Smart is the only player in LIU Post football history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season and he did it twice. In 2001, he ran for 2,536. He followed that up with 2,023 yards in 2002.

Garee Bryant of the LIU Post men’s basketball team set a single-game record with 47 points against Southampton in 1998.

Patrice Walker is the only LIU Post women’s basketball player to score more than 2,000 points. She scored 2,051 points from 1977-81.

The LIU Post men’s lacrosse team has won three NCAA Division II National Championships – 1996, 2009 & 2010.

Keliann Margiotta is the LIU Post field hockey all-time leader in career assists with 37.

Jonathan Schmidt holds the LIU Post men’s basketball record for most points in a career (1,980).

Matty Beccaris of the LIU Post men’s lacrosse team broke the career goals record that was held for 51 years by Tom Postel. He tallied 146 goals from 2013-16.

Head Field Hockey Coach Raenee Savin is the program’s all-time winningest coach. She has posted a 135-104 record since her debut in 2003.

LIU Post has won a combined total of 21 National Championships, 10 of which have come from cross country and track and field.

In 2014, LIU Post baseball pitcher Jake DeCarli became the program’s first All-American since 2007 (Joe Mare).

The LIU Post softball team has won four NCAA Division II East Region Championships – all under Jamie Apicella’s watch. They came in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2014.

The LIU Post wrestling team has had a total of 17 grapplers receive All-America recognition. Most recently, that honor went to Joe Calderone in 2015, who is a two-time qualifier for the NCAA Division II National Championships.

In 2008-09, the LIU Post men’s basketball team had their best finish (30-1) in program history, winning 30 straight games, en route to reaching the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.

Eivind Austboe holds the LIU Post men’s soccer record for most goals in a single season with 24.

The LIU Post women’s volleyball team made its longest postseason run in 2013, capturing the program’s first-ever NCAA Division II East Region Championship.

Head Football Coach Bryan Collins is the program’s all-time winningest coach. He has won 130 career games and boasts an all-time winning percentage of .657 going into the 2016 season.

The LIU Post field hockey team reached the NCAA Division II National Championship game in back-to-back seasons – 2013 and 2014.

Greg Annino holds the LIU Post baseball record for the highest batting average in a single season at .481.

The LIU Post women’s golf team captured its first tournament win in 2015-16, earning a first-place finish at the Revolutionary Collegiate Golf Classic.

Since 2014, the LIU Post Department of Athletics has adopted nine varsity sports – men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, women’s bowling, equestrian, women’s fencing, women’s golf and wrestling.

Shannon Rideout became the first student-athlete in LIU Post women’s swimming history to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships in 2006.

Since 2005, the LIU Post football team holds a record of 9-2 on Homecoming. They have outscored their opponents by a 375-227 count in those games.

In 2014, Vaughn Allen shattered the school’s all-time rebounding record. He finished with a career total of 904 boards.

The LIU Post wrestling team has been represented at the NCAA Division II National Championships a total of 22 times. The Pioneers ran qualifying streaks from 1964-70 and 1972-82.

In 2013-14, the LIU Post women’s basketball team achieved the greatest finish in program history, as it reached the NCAA Division II East Region Final. The Pioneers stunned Assumption College in their opening game of the tournament on a buzzer-beater by Alexis Peters.

LIU Post swimmmer Joyce Kwok won the 2013 and 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship in the 200-yard butterfly event.

The LIU Post women’s lacrosse program has won four NCAA Division II National Championships – 2001, 2007, 2012 & 2013.

Head Men’s Soccer Coach Andreas Lindberg is the all-time winningest coach in program history. He has compiled 103 wins and led the Pioneers to back-to-back NCAA Division II East Region Championships in 2014 and 2015.

Carlee Dragon holds the LIU Post field hockey career goals record with 82.

Rachel Ringor holds the LIU Post volleyball record with 636 digs in a single season.

Susanne Vistnes holds the LIU Post women’s soccer career records for points (166) and goals (67). Her 32 assists are second on the all-time list.

Sean Binckes holds the LIU Post football record with four touchdown receptions in a single game (Saint Anselm, 2013).

Matty Beccaris of the LIU Post men’s lacrosse team broke the career goals record that was held for 51 years by Tom Postel. He tallied 146 goals from 2013-16.

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