Winter 2007-2008 Team and Student-Athlete Honors and Awards
During the recently completed 2008 Winter Athletics season, the following MKA teams, coaches and athletes achieved honors:
Boys’ Basketball
Head Coach: Tony Jones (8th Year) Record: 15-11; 2008 NJISAA Prep B State Champions Frankie Mayer ’09 Honorable Mention All-CHC; 2nd Team All-Prep B
Michael Ruzich ’09 Capt.; Honorable Mention All-CHC
Kyrie Irving ’10 CHC Player of the Year; 1st Team All-Prep B; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
Girls’ Basketball
Head Coach: Tony Lambert (5th Year) Record: 5-18
Kelly Bryne ’08 Capt.; Honorable Mention Hills Div., CHC
Renada Vuono ’08 Capt.; Honorable Mention Hills Div., CHC
Boys’ Fencing
Head Coach: Kerry Verrone (4th Year) Record: 4-5
(no honors)
Girls’ Fencing
Head Coach: Kerry Verrone (4th Year) Record: 9-2
Brigid Frey ’08 Capt; 2nd Team All-State Sabre, Star Ledger; 2nd Team All-State Sabre, NJIFA
Ice Hockey
Head Coach: Michael Good (3rd Year) Record: 13-8-6
John Ciardi ’08 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
Dwight Jackson ’08 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
John Phillips ’09 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
Brian Purcell ’09 Asst. Capt.; 1st Team All Central Red Div., NJIHL; 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
Brian Saling ’09 Honorable Mention All Central Red Div., NJIHL
Boys’ Indoor Track
Head Coach: Tom Fleming (8th Year) (no honors)
Girls’ Indoor Track
Head Coach: Tom Fleming (8th Year)
Emily Naranjo ’09 Capt.; 1st Team All-Essex County 3200m, Star Ledger
Laura Placentra ’10 2nd Team All Non-Public Pole Vault, Star Ledger
Boys’ Swimming
Head Coach: David Flocco (8th Year) Record: 2-5
Michael Regan ’08 Capt.; 2nd Team All-Essex County 100-free, Star Ledger
Jeffrey Zak ’09 2nd Team All-Essex County 200 I.M., Star Ledger
Girls’ Swimming
Head Coach: David Flocco (8th Year) Record: 3-5
Alexa Burzinski ’11 3rd Team All-Essex County 500-free, Star Ledger
Wrestling
Head Coaches: Neal Picillo (12th Year), Nate Burroughs (3rd Year) Record: 5-19
Joe Christovao ’08 Capt.; 1st Team All-Essex County, Career Record: 106-38, Star Ledger; 1st Team All-CHC
Jabari Sinclair ’08 Capt.; 2nd Team All-CHC
James Connell ’10 Honorable Mention All-CHC
Jay Leshinsky ’10 Honorable Mention All-CHC
Kenneth Tortoriello ’10 Honorable Mention All-CHC
Boys’ Basketball
Head Coach: Tony Jones (8th Year) Record: 15-11; 2008 NJISAA Prep B State Champions Frankie Mayer ’09 Honorable Mention All-CHC; 2nd Team All-Prep B
Michael Ruzich ’09 Capt.; Honorable Mention All-CHC
Kyrie Irving ’10 CHC Player of the Year; 1st Team All-Prep B; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
Girls’ Basketball
Head Coach: Tony Lambert (5th Year) Record: 5-18
Kelly Bryne ’08 Capt.; Honorable Mention Hills Div., CHC
Renada Vuono ’08 Capt.; Honorable Mention Hills Div., CHC
Boys’ Fencing
Head Coach: Kerry Verrone (4th Year) Record: 4-5
(no honors)
Girls’ Fencing
Head Coach: Kerry Verrone (4th Year) Record: 9-2
Brigid Frey ’08 Capt; 2nd Team All-State Sabre, Star Ledger; 2nd Team All-State Sabre, NJIFA
Ice Hockey
Head Coach: Michael Good (3rd Year) Record: 13-8-6
John Ciardi ’08 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
Dwight Jackson ’08 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
John Phillips ’09 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
Brian Purcell ’09 Asst. Capt.; 1st Team All Central Red Div., NJIHL; 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger
Brian Saling ’09 Honorable Mention All Central Red Div., NJIHL
Boys’ Indoor Track
Head Coach: Tom Fleming (8th Year) (no honors)
Girls’ Indoor Track
Head Coach: Tom Fleming (8th Year)
Emily Naranjo ’09 Capt.; 1st Team All-Essex County 3200m, Star Ledger
Laura Placentra ’10 2nd Team All Non-Public Pole Vault, Star Ledger
Boys’ Swimming
Head Coach: David Flocco (8th Year) Record: 2-5
Michael Regan ’08 Capt.; 2nd Team All-Essex County 100-free, Star Ledger
Jeffrey Zak ’09 2nd Team All-Essex County 200 I.M., Star Ledger
Girls’ Swimming
Head Coach: David Flocco (8th Year) Record: 3-5
Alexa Burzinski ’11 3rd Team All-Essex County 500-free, Star Ledger
Wrestling
Head Coaches: Neal Picillo (12th Year), Nate Burroughs (3rd Year) Record: 5-19
Joe Christovao ’08 Capt.; 1st Team All-Essex County, Career Record: 106-38, Star Ledger; 1st Team All-CHC
Jabari Sinclair ’08 Capt.; 2nd Team All-CHC
James Connell ’10 Honorable Mention All-CHC
Jay Leshinsky ’10 Honorable Mention All-CHC
Kenneth Tortoriello ’10 Honorable Mention All-CHC