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Falk College Sport Analytics Students Win Multiple National Competitions — Syracuse University News
David Falk (far left) speaks with students from the sport analytics program during their capstone poster presentations. “I think the Rolls-Royce of Falk College, undoubtedly, is the analytics program,” said David Falk, benefactor of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, to a room of senior sport analytics students and their families during their […]


David Falk (far left) speaks with students from the sport analytics program during their capstone poster presentations.
“I think the Rolls-Royce of Falk College, undoubtedly, is the analytics program,” said David Falk, benefactor of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, to a room of senior sport analytics students and their families during their capstone poster presentations. “We’ve won virtually every analytics competition for the last few years.”
That was certainly true during the Spring 2025 semester, when sport analytics students were victorious at multiple analytics and research competitions and presented findings at several highly regarded conferences around the country. Below is a recap of the semester’s highlights.
SABR Analytics Conference

Nathan Backman (left) won best student presentation at the SABR Analytics Conference.
Sport analytics students Owen St. Onge ’26, Payton Smith ’26, Andrew Diamond ’27, Jonah Soos ’25 and Jacob Kalamvokis ’27 won their room in the Diamond Dollars Case Competition, during which teams compete by preparing an analysis and presentation of a baseball operations decision similar to what a team’s general manager and staff would do in Major League Baseball.
Two students, Nathan Backman ’25 and Brett Cerenzio ’25, took part in the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Analytics Conference research competition, with Backman winning best student presentation for his research titled Baseball Cinematography: Using Open Source CV Algorithms to Track and Quantify Pitcher Mechanics.
Syracuse University Football Blitz
Sport analytics students won every room of the Football Blitz competition, including one room of entirely first-year students, while also being named winners of the overall competition.
The Football Analytics Blitz tasks students with a current football analytics prompt. They are given a week to put together a presentation for football analytics professionals. The competition brought together students from 25 different universities and judges from eight NFL teams.
The winning Falk College students were:
- Room 1: Charlie Maddux ’26, Jonah Soos ’25, Nathan Backman ’25, Austin Ambler ’26 and Zach Seidel ’26
- Room 2: Nick Wolfe ’27, Jameson Bodenburg ’27, Jacob Kalamvokis ’27 and Jessica Fackler ’27
- Room 3: Noah Bair ’28, Jimmy Roberto ’27, Carter Pointon ’28, Alex Percey ’28 and Braden Hines ’28
MIT Sloan Research Paper Competition
Research conducted by sport management major Alivia “Ava” Uribe ’25, a member of the University’s women’s soccer team, with sport analytics professors Justin Ehrlich and Shane Sanders about the location of penalty kicks won the Research Paper Competition at the prestigious MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Their paper won over thousands of entrants and six other finalists, and Uribe became the first female lead author in the conference’s 19-year history to capture the competition.
Connecticut Sports Analytics Symposium

From left, students Dan Griffiths, Danielle Napierski, Brett Cerenzio and Alivia Uribe at the Connecticut Sports Analytics Symposium
Sport analytics students Danielle Napierski ’26, Dan Griffiths ’26 and Brett Cerenzio ’25 were named runners-up in the Major League Baseball Data Challenge at the Connecticut Sports Analytics Symposium (CSAS).
Alivia Uribe ’25 and Shane Sanders also presented their penalty kick research at CSAS.
American Soccer Insights Summit
Sport analytics students Sebastian Bush ’27 and Theo Schmidt ’26 presented their work, Dual Dependency: Analyzing the Winger and Wingback Relationship, at the American Soccer Insights Summit.
NFLPA Analytics Case Competition
Sport analytics students Christopher Marfisi ’25, Evan Vassilovski ’25, Walker Oettl ’25 and Ryan Severe ’25 were named finalists for their work on the given prompt and traveled to Washington, D.C., to present their findings.
National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championships

Jonah Soos holds his trophy for winning the individual/undergraduate division at the National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championships.
Falk College student Jonah Soos ’25 won the undergraduate division individual championship, while the undergraduate team of Soos, Hunter Geise ’25, Piper Evans ’25 and Maddy Forster ’25 finished second in the team competition. Two graduate students, Andrew Odnoralov G’25 and Owen Brown G’25 , also competed—a first for representatives from the Falk College’s graduate programs.
At this event, students gave five-minute presentations based on analysis of provided data related to brands, teams and athletes. Judges chose a winner based on statistical analysis, data visualization, actionable insights, communication and integrity.
Cincinnati Reds Hackathon
Teams were tasked with modeling a projection system that predicted total plate appearances and batters faced for Major League Baseball players in the 2024 season based on their past data. Sport analytics students Dan Griffiths ’26, Ben Resnic ’26, Hunter Cordes ’26, Jared Weber ’27 and Josh Davis’27 won the Hackathon, with two other teams from the Falk College being named finalists.
To learn more about the college’s academic programs, experiential learning and career opportunities in sport analytics and sport management, visit the Falk College website.
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132 SJC Student-Athletes Claim GNAC All-Academic Accolades
Story Links WINTHROP, Mass. — Winthrop, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced its 2024-25 Academic All-Conference Team on Monday (June 16) afternoon. The list includes a 1,648 student-athletes, which eclipses a new league-high. In order to be eligible for academic all-conference, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and […]

WINTHROP, Mass. — Winthrop, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced its 2024-25 Academic All-Conference Team on Monday (June 16) afternoon. The list includes a 1,648 student-athletes, which eclipses a new league-high.
In order to be eligible for academic all-conference, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and have completed second-year academic status. Student-athletes must also have competed in at least one of the conference’s 21 championship sports.
This the sixth year in a row that more than 1000 student-athletes have earned Academic All-Conference honors.
This year’s impressive list marks the sixth consecutive year that more than 1,000 GNAC student-athletes have received selection, and (at least) the 17th straight year that the GNAC has had a conference-record total:
Saint Joseph’s has had at least 40 athletes honored in each of the institution’s 18 years as a member of the GNAC (2008 – 42, 2009 – 61, 2010 – 59, 2011 – 58, 2012 – 75, 2013 – 70, 2014 – 82, 2015 – 86, 2016 – 89; 2017 – 92, 2018 – 95, 2019 – 115, 2020 – 117, 2021 – 120, 2022 – 118, 2023 – 114, 2024 – 132, 2025 – 132; 1,658 total).
The Saint Joseph’s College men’s lacrosse program led the 2024-25 academic honorees with an impressive 18 student-athletes recognized. Baseball followed closely with 16 selections, while the field hockey and women’s soccer teams each featured 8 honorees. Women’s basketball and women’s lacrosse both landed 7 student-athletes on this year’s list. In total, 13 multi-sport Monks were also honored for their academic achievements across seasons.
The Monks’ group of 132 honorees features 84 repeat-honorees, including 28 who earned the award third time (***) and 56 for the second time (**) during their respective collegiate careers.
View the full list of the 132 Saint Joseph’s GNAC All-Academic Honorees here!
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Dartmouth Athletics Announces Thompson Arena Renovations
Story Links HANOVER, N.H.—Dartmouth’s Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation, Mike Harrity and Dartmouth College announce a project to renovate Dartmouth’s Rupert C. Thompson Arena, that will modernize locker rooms and team spaces, and benefit team building, student-athlete development, and future recruiting. Thompson Arena has been the home of […]

HANOVER, N.H.—Dartmouth’s Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation, Mike Harrity and Dartmouth College announce a project to renovate Dartmouth’s Rupert C. Thompson Arena, that will modernize locker rooms and team spaces, and benefit team building, student-athlete development, and future recruiting.
Thompson Arena has been the home of Dartmouth men’s and women’s hockey since opening in 1975. The 11,050-square-foot renovation will provide both programs with new locker rooms, team lounges, sports medicine spaces, a weight room, a coaches’ suite, as well as a new donor and fan hospitality space on the concourse level.
Over the last year, Dartmouth women’s hockey welcomed new head coach Maura Crowell, who brings a record of sustained success from the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). Crowell led UMD to three consecutive 20 plus win seasons and two NCAA Frozen Four appearances (2021, 2022). She was named the USCHO Division I Women’s Coach of the Year and the CCM/AHCA National Coach of the Year in 2016–17 and was a finalist for the CCM/AHCA award again in both 2021 and 2022. Her leadership signals a new chapter for Dartmouth women’s hockey, rooted in competitive excellence and academic achievement.
The men’s hockey program continues to thrive under Koenig Family Head Coach of Dartmouth Men’s Hockey, Reid Cashman. The program is coming off a historic 2024–25 season, returning to the Top 20 rankings and winning the Ivy League Championship outright for the first time since 1979–80. In addition, Cashman and his staff were named Ivy League coaching staff of the year in 2024-25, while Cashman was named Tim Taylor ECAC Coach of the Year previously for the 2023-24 season. This success reflects the program’s continued investment in holistic student-athlete development—combining elite performance with academic rigor.
“This renovation will create a modern space to facilitate individual student-athlete development and team cohesion both on and off the ice,” Harrity shared. “We’re able to provide our teams with this enhancement because of the tremendous support from our alumni, the college, and the athletics and recreation department.”
The Thompson Arena locker rooms were last renovated in the summer of 2016 with both the men’s and women’s locker rooms receiving improvements. Part of the 2016 renovation also saw updates to the playing surface including new dasher boards and glass and a new refrigeration system.
Crowell is excited about the upgraded locker room, which will be among the best in Division I hockey. “An upgraded locker room is meaningful to our team because it will give us the ability to have more space and create a true hockey epicenter, which is important to our program. The upgraded stalls and design will put us among the best locker rooms in the nation.”
Cashman is looking forward to having a central hub for Dartmouth hockey. “One of the great positives from this renovation is that everything related to Dartmouth hockey will now be under the Thompson roof. Our new coaches’ suite will allow our coaches to have more integration with our student-athletes. The new locker rooms and lounges will give our student-athletes an unbelievable atmosphere to prepare on and off the ice.”
The project will be divided into three phases, with the final phase expected to be completed in the fall of 2026.
“Renovated facilities are great for the current student-athletes but also should enhance recruiting to grow our program. Thompson Arena is already an incredible rink but the decision to renovate is a testament to Dartmouth’s commitment to constant improvement in all areas,” Dartmouth women’s hockey player Izee Powell ’26 added. “This renovation will create a better training facility for our team which is an important signal that Dartmouth is investing in the student-athletes so that we can be the best we can possibly be. I’m really lucky to be a part of it and I can’t wait for the future success of Dartmouth women’s hockey.”
Matt Fusco ’27 of the men’s hockey team is excited about all of the renovations. “The plans for the rink look unbelievable. We will have so many resources at our disposal, and everything we need will be right there for our whole team. This addition will be big and will help us separate from the rest of college hockey. Having all of the benefits of what Dartmouth offers its students plus the addition to the rink; it makes Dartmouth the place to be in college hockey.”
Phase one, which started in January 2025, focuses on adding to the building infrastructure of the arena. Phase two focuses on the energy upgrades to the mechanical systems which is part of Dartmouth’s decarbonization effort to reach carbon-zero operations by 2050.
Phase three will complete the interior renovations and all site work upgrades with the completion anticipated in time for the start of the season in fall 2026.
Throughout the renovations, both Dartmouth men’s and women’s hockey will continue to call Thompson Arena home. Dartmouth Athletics and Recreation is grateful to campus leaders for their support in updating Thompson Arena for the first time in 50 years. Dartmouth hockey has benefitted from an energized alumni and fan base with millions of dollars in private support committed to this project. For more information on how you can make a transformational gift to the Thompson Arena renovation, contact Steve Maciejewski, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development (steven.j.maciejewski@dartmouth.edu).
2025-26 season ticket deposits are now on sale, to secure your season ticket for 2025-26, click here for men’s hockey and click here for women’s hockey.
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University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNEAPOLIS – Sarah Martin has been invited to participate in the first-of-its-kind Women’s College Talent ID Camp, U.S. Soccer announced Monday. The camp will take place June 18–22 in Atlanta, home of the new Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. Martin, a goalkeeper from Champlin, Minn., is one of 42 players selected. The […]

Martin, a goalkeeper from Champlin, Minn., is one of 42 players selected. The camp is part of U.S. Youth National Teams’ evolving scouting strategy aimed at increasing programming opportunities for college players with high potential, with the goal of expanding the U.S. under-18, under-19 and under-20 women’s national team player pools.
Last season, Martin started all 22 matches for the Golden Gophers in goal. She finished the year with 60 saves and a 0.714 goals-against average, ranking sixth all-time in Minnesota’s single-season records. She recorded seven shutouts, including three straight: at Illinois (Sept. 12), vs. North Dakota State (Sept. 15), and vs. Michigan (Sept. 19).
Martin is one of 14 Big Ten players selected and the only Minnesotan invited.
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UMaine hockey adds NHL draft pick from Canada with ‘blazing one-timer’
Another NHL draft pick is on the way to Orono. Carolina Hurricanes fifth-round draft choice (156th overall) Justin Poirier, who scored 122 goals in 181 regular season games over the last three seasons for Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, will be playing for the University of Maine this coming season. The […]

Another NHL draft pick is on the way to Orono.
Carolina Hurricanes fifth-round draft choice (156th overall) Justin Poirier, who scored 122 goals in 181 regular season games over the last three seasons for Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, will be playing for the University of Maine this coming season.
The 5-foot-9, 183-pound Poirier scored 43 goals and added 37 assists in 58 games for Baie-Comeau Drakkar this past season after leading the league in goals in 2023-24 with 51. He also had 31 assists for 82 points in 68 games two years ago.
He led the league in playoff goals in 2023-24 with 18 in 17 games. He had nine playoff assists.
Poirier, who will turn 19 on Sept. 4, said there were a number of reasons behind his decision to come to UMaine.
“I liked the fact the guys were all friends with each other,” Poirier said about the Black Bears locker room.
He also liked that he was coming to a winning program and he was impressed with the renovations to the Alfond Arena.
UMaine won the Hockey East Tournament last season for the first time since 2004 and has reached the NCAA Tournament the last two years for the first time since the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.
UMaine is in the midst of a $50 million renovation to the 48-year-old arena.
“There’s going to be a lounge where you can have dinner and do your homework and that’s very cool,” said Poirier, who added that he liked the fact the rink was on campus and close to the classrooms and living facilities.
Poirier will be expected to help fill a scoring void left by the departure of players who scored exactly half of UMaine’s goals last season. Sixty-two of the 124 goals were scored by players who have departed.
“That’s what I’m going to try to bring to the team, my offensive side. I’m going to keep shooting the puck and hope to score some goals,” said Poirier, who is from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.
According to the Elite Prospects 2024 NHL Draft Guide, Poirier “drives all over the offensive zone in search of goals, positioning himself at the far-post for backdoor plays and jumping on rebounds in front of the net.”
Poirier “instinctively knows when and where a scoring chance will arise and how to seize them all,” according to that draft guide, which adds that he “can fire in the middle of steps on the rush, directly off passes with a catch-and-release motion or with a blazing one-timer.”
The incoming right wing knows there is going to be a significant adjustment and he is looking forward to it.
“I’ll be playing against older guys and bigger guys,” Poirier said. “In Major Junior, the players are 16-20 years old while in NCAA, they’re 18-to-25. So this will be way better for my development. I want to play in the NHL so I’m excited to make this jump.”
He intends to keep working on his strength in the offseason and he is also focusing on improving his quickness, especially in tight spaces. He wants to be able to get close to full speed in as few steps as possible.
“I want to become the best hockey player I can for the entire 200 feet. Hard work is the key to success,” said Poirier.
He noted that Orono will be a much shorter commute for his family compared to when he was playing for Baie-Comeau Drakkar, and they’re excited about coming to watch him play.
“It is five and a half hours to Orono while it was nine hours the last three years in juniors,” he pointed out.
His coming to UMaine is contingent upon him being accepted into the school and meeting NCAA eligibility requirements.
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Roesch Invited to U.S. Soccer Women's College Talent ID Camp
EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore forward Kennedy Roesch has been called up to U.S. Soccer’s inaugural Women’s College Talent ID Camp. Forty-two collegiate players will attend the camp in Atlanta from June 18-22. Camp Calling ?????????@KennedyRoesch has received an invitation to the inaugural @USYNT Women’s College Talent ID Camp! pic.twitter.com/IAqLEdxAZp — Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) June 16, […]


EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore forward Kennedy Roesch has been called up to U.S. Soccer’s inaugural Women’s College Talent ID Camp. Forty-two collegiate players will attend the camp in Atlanta from June 18-22.
Camp Calling ?????????@KennedyRoesch has received an invitation to the inaugural @USYNT Women’s College Talent ID Camp! pic.twitter.com/IAqLEdxAZp
— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) June 16, 2025
During her rookie campaign in Evanston, Roesch led all Wildcats with six goals and 14 points. Roesch’s six goals marked the most by a Wildcat first-year since 2010 (Kate Allen).
The camp is part of the growing U.S. Youth National Teams’ scouting strategy with the objective of increasing programming opportunities for college-specific players with high potential and therefore expanding the U.S. Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 Women’s National Team player pools.
All of the field players invited to this camp have limited prior programming with the U.S. Soccer’s Youth National Teams. The camp will be a collaboration between the Talent ID staff, the U.S. Youth National Teams’ head coaches and USWNT staff.
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Guilford helps host the largest amateur games in North Carolina
The BODYARMOUR State Games, North Carolina’s largest amateur athletic competition, is underway in Greensboro, and Guilford College’s sporting venues will be busy and bringing in much-needed summer revenue. Hundreds of high school athletes in the sports of baseball, softball and soccer will be at Guilford over the next two weeks. Baseball teams are working out […]


The BODYARMOUR State Games, North Carolina’s largest amateur athletic competition, is underway in Greensboro, and Guilford College’s sporting venues will be busy and bringing in much-needed summer revenue.
Hundreds of high school athletes in the sports of baseball, softball and soccer will be at Guilford over the next two weeks.
Baseball teams are working out at Edgar H. McBane ’14 Field today ahead of team competitions at other sites locally later this week. More than 70 college and professional scouts are at today’s workouts.
Softball teams will hold gold, bronze and silver medal contests at Haworth Field Wednesday, June 25, and boys’ and girls’ soccer teams will participate in a showcase at Armfield Athletic Center June 28-29.
The games give some students and their parents a chance to see the College who don’t know much about Guilford. Just as important, the College benefits from the week-long field rentals.
“We’re certainly staying busy, which is great,” says Mike Boyd, Guilford’s Assistant Athletics Director for Facilities, Operations and Intramurals.
Mike says McBane Field has been used the past three weekends for travel baseball tournaments. At the same time, Ragan-Brown Field House has been home to basketball camps.
He says the College is doing a good job of using its resources to generate income. “We’re going to be pretty packed from June until July,” Mike says. “There’s something going on almost every weekend.”
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