Cancielleri. Lanpher, And Wroblewski Named NEC Winter Scholar Athletes

The Northeast Conference announced the 2025 Winter Scholar Athletes and Central Connecticut State had three honorees. Julianna Cancellieri was honored as the Indoor Track and Field winner, while Belle Lanpher was recognized for Women’s Basketball and Gabi Wroblewski for Swimming and Diving. The Blue Devils had 98 student-athletes named to the NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll, the third highest total in the league, despite sponsoring just five of the seven sports honored. CCSU also had 30 student-athletes recognized with NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.

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A native of Berlin, CT Cancellieri was named the NEC scholar-athlete in women’s indoor track and field. Cancellieri claimed gold in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 17:10.11, finishing nearly seven seconds ahead of the field in what was the fastest time by any NEC runner this past season. She also earned silver in the 3,000 meters, clocking another personal-best of 9:48.30, good for fourth on the NEC performance list. Cancellieri’s recognition extended CCSU’s run of success in this award, becoming the fourth consecutive Blue Devil to earn the honor, following in the footsteps of former teammates Angie Rafter (2022, 2023) and Brooke Morabito (2024). A five-time member of the NEC Academic Honor Roll and four-time selectee to the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Cancellieri is a Reading and Language Arts major who has compiled a 3.90 GPA.

Hailing from Princeton, MA, Lanpher capped off a historic season by being named the NEC co-scholar-athlete in women’s basketball. Lanpher became the first player in program history to earn NEC Player of the Year honors and was selected to the All-NEC first team following back-to-back second team appearances. A standout on both ends of the court, she also earned a spot on the inaugural All-NEC Defensive Team and played a key role in leading the Blue Devils to their most NEC wins (10) and highest tournament seed (No. 3) in a decade. The four-time NEC Player of the Week paced the league with 23.0 points per game in conference action – the highest mark on the circuit since 2017-18 – and averaged 22.3 ppg overall. She shot an efficient 38.8 percent from beyond the arc and 89.2 percent at the free throw line, recorded 12 games with 20+ points and registered three 30+ point outings, including a career-high 37 in a January win over Wagner. A true Swiss Army knife, Lanpher also contributed across the board with 5.6 rpg, 3.5 apg and 1.5 spg. She finished her career third on CCSU’s all-time scoring list with 1,506 points. Lanpher, who hails from Princeton, MA, was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team and advanced to the Academic All-America ballot. A five-time member of the NEC Academic Honor Roll and three-time NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree, Lanpher is an Exercise Science major with a 3.84 GPA.

A junior Gabi Wroblewski, from Farmington, CT was tabbed the women’s swimming and diving scholar-athlete of the Year after playing a pivotal role in helping the Blue Devils capture their third consecutive NEC title at Spire Institute in Geneva, OH. Wroblewski scored 36 points for CCSU at the conference meet, recording top-eight finishes in all three of her individual events: fifth in the 400 IM (4:33.21), eighth in the 200 IM (2:08.19) and eighth in the 200 butterfly (2:08.59). She is a former NEC individual champion, having won the 400 IM as a freshman in 2023. Wroblewski is an Interdisciplinary Science major with a 3.70 GPA and has been named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll three times.

All scholar-athlete award winners must have completed two years of college, maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20 and participated with distinction as a member of a varsity team.

Along with the scholar-athletes, the NEC announced its Winter Academic Honor Roll, consisting of 702 student-athletes with a 3.20 or better grade point average. There were also 262 student-athletes named to the Winter Commissioner’s Honor Roll, recognizing those superior student-athletes with a 3.75 or better grade point average.