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Montclair
State senior soccer midfielder Bill Anthes and NJCU junior volleyball
middle blocker Lizzelle Cintron were selected as the NJAC Male and Female
Athletes of the Year respectively for the 2006-07 academic year. Their
selections highlighted the Eighth Annual NJAC Awards Brunch which featured
record attendance at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton on June 3.
Anthes, who was presented by Montclair State head men's soccer coach Brian
Sentowski, was a four-year starter for the Red Hawks who capped of his
career by earning first-team All-American honors from the National Soccer
Coaches Association. The NJAC leader in both goals (18) and points (40),
he also was the recipient of the conference's David Logar Leadership Award
which is presented to the league player who best demonstrates the
attributes of leadership and courage. In 2006, Anthes captained the Red
Hawks to a 20-1-1 overall record while earning the NJAC Championship
before advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
With his selection, Anthes became the fourth different Red Hawk to receive
the top conference male honor joining past recipients Craig Conway
(2000-01), Al Cappello (2002-03), and Gian Paul Gonzalez (2005-06).
Cintron, who was presented by NJCU head women's and men's volleyball coach
Christopher Feliciano, was selected as the NJAC Women's Volleyball Player
of the Year for the second consecutive season. In 2006, she led the
conference in hitting percentage (.496), kills (5.64 per game), and points
(7.08 per game). A seven-time NJAC Player of the Week selection during the
season, she is the first volleyball player in the history of the
conference to garner the top female award. During her junior campaign, she
led NJCU to the ECAC Division III South Tournament Championship after
guiding the Gothic Knights to an appearance in the NJAC Tournament
Championship match.
Cintron becomes the second different Gothic Knight to receive the top
conference female honor joining former NJCU winner Diana Lawson (2003-04).
The Eighth Annual NJAC Awards Brunch featured an overall record attendance
along with a record 88 conference award winners present to receive awards.
In addition to the Athlete of the Year Awards, plaques were presented to
the league team champions, the conference special award winners, and the
league's first-team All-Academic squad.
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