Steve Maiolo, a secondary education/citizenship major with a 3.94 grade point average, collects his second Academic All-District honor in as many years. A Third Team National honoree and Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year in 2005, he has started all 47 games for the Dukes this season and holds the school record for most consecutive starts with 151. Maiolo is batting .267 for the Red and Blue with 28 runs scored and 18 RBI.
Derek Mechling leads the Dukes in batting with a .352 average and leads the Atlantic 10 Conference with 21 doubles. Starting at catcher in 44 games this season, he has also hit five home runs, drove in 31 runs and stolen 12 bases. In the classroom, Mechling boasts a 3.63 GPA as a political science major.
Alex Sharick has contributed to the Dukes on the mound and at the plate this season. As a designated hitter, left fielder and reserve catcher he has registered 17 hits, 12 runs scored and 12 RBI and as a pitcher, he has notched a win and two saves, while posting a 5.86 ERA, good for second best on the team. Sharick is a mathematics major with a 3.83 GPA.
To be eligible for this award, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00. He must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. Sports information directors nominate eligible athletes from their schools who are named to district teams prior to being voted upon on the national level. CoSIDA has been selecting Academic All-America teams since 1952. CoSIDA's District II covers Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The players were voted for this honor by the district’s sports information directors, leading all teams in the district with honorees. Duquesne's trio will now be placed on the national ballot.
District 2 First Team
| Pitcher | Joe Cummings | MONMOUTH | Sr | Toms River, NJ | 3.60 | Criminal Justice
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| Pitcher | Joe Koessler | NAVY | Sr | Knoxville, TN | 3.57 | Mechanical Engineering
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| Catcher | Derek Mechling | DUQUESNE | Jr | Homer City, PA | 3.63 | Political Science
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| Infield | Matt Capece | BUCKNELL | Sr | Bowie, MD | 3.68 | Civil and Environmental Engineering
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| Infield | Steve Maiolo | DUQUESNE | Sr | Pittsburgh, PA | 3.94 | Secondary Education / Citizenship
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| Infield | Brent Mason | MARSHALL | Sr | Sherwood, AR | 3.71 | Business Management
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| Infield | Chris Brannan | BUCKNELL | Sr | Huntington Beach, CA | 3.74 | Economics
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| Outfield | Lance Thompson | PENN STATE | Sr | Brisbin, PA | 3.41 | Life Science
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| Outfield | James Conrad | LAFAYETTE | Jr | Columbia, MD | 3.72 | Mathematics
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| Outfield | Joey Boaen | PENN | Jr | Savannah, GA | 3.50 | Economics
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| Utility | Alex Sharick | DUQUESNE | Jr. | Lower Burrell, PA | 3.83 | Mathematics
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