Like many other college athletic programs around the country, The King's College Athletic Department's seasons were canceled in 2020-21 due to the covid-19 pandemic. Fortunately, our teams were once again able to compete on the courts and fields during the Fall 2021 semester. Despite not playing collegiate sports last year, our teams and athletes picked up where they left off and found some athletic success. Even more importantly, our student-athletes are also excelling in the classroom.

Nine of our student-athletes (sophomores or older) were recognized by our national governing body, the United State College Athletic Association (USCAA), for having a 3.5 GPA or greater:

Mindy Huspen       Women's Volleyball      USCAA All-Academic Team
Alex Kemsley        Women's Volleyball      USCAA All-Academic Team
Samantha Klozik   Women's Volleyball      USCAA All-Academic Team
Kaitlyn Simon       Women's Soccer          USCAA All-Academic Team
Lily Easterbrook    Women's Soccer          USCAA All-Academic Team
Callie Donaghue    Women's Soccer          USCAA All-Academic Team
Max Pleban           Men's Soccer               USCAA All-Academic Team
Ben Oldham          Men's Soccer               USCAA All-Academic Team
Becket O'Neil        Men's Soccer               USCAA All-Academic Team

The USCAA celebrated these five student-athletes for their performances on the field and court:

Samantha Klozik   Women's Volleyball      USCAA All-American Honorable Mention
Bella Rush            Women's Volleyball      USCAA All-American Second Team
Lily Easterbrook    Women's Soccer          USCAA All-American Second Team
Marcos Cabral       Men's Soccer               USCAA All-American Second Team
Ben Oldham          Men's Soccer               USCAA All-American First Team

Our Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) honored thirteen King's student-athletes (sophomore or older) who earned a GPA of 3.3 or greater:

Max Pleban                 Men's Soccer              HVIAC All-Academic Team
Ben Oldham                Men's Soccer              HVIAC All-Academic Team
Brennan Kitson-Jones  Men's Soccer              HVIAC All-Academic Team
Becket O'Neil              Men's Soccer              HVIAC All-Academic Team
Kaitlyn Simon             Women's Soccer          HVIAC All-Academic Team
Lily Easterbrook          Women's Soccer          HVIAC All-Academic Team
Callie Donaghue          Women's Soccer          HVIAC All-Academic Team
Samantha Klozik         Women's Volleyball      HVIAC All-Academic Team
Bella Rush                  Women's Volleyball      HVIAC All-Academic Team
Alex Kemsley              Women's Volleyball      HVIAC All-Academic Team
Melinda Huspen          Women's Volleyball      HVIAC All-Academic Team
Ruby Anastacio           Women's Volleyball      HVIAC All-Academic Team
Elizabeth Aguilar         Women's Volleyball      HVIAC All-Academic Team

The HVIAC also presented eight postseason awards to these student-athletes:

Callie Donaghue          Women's Soccer           HVIAC All-Conference Team
Ben Oldham                Men's Soccer                HVIAC All-Conference Team
Max Pleban                 Men's Soccer                HVIAC All-Conference Team
Samantha Klozik         Women's Volleyball       HVIAC All-Conference Team
Bella Rush                  Women's Volleyball       HVIAC All-Conference Team
Samantha Klozik         Women's Volleyball       HVIAC Player of the Year
Bella Rush                  Women's Volleyball       HVIAC Rookie of the Year
Samantha Klozik         Women's Volleyball       HVIAC Tournament MVP

Additionally, our women's volleyball team captured their second straight HVIAC conference championship and earned their first trip to the USCAA National Championships, and the men's soccer team advanced to the HVIAC conference playoff semi-finals.

Congratulations to everyone for your exceptional work on and off the fields and courts! We're very proud of you and look forward to more individual and team success!