Troy, NY----The Sage College’s women’s volleyball player, Nicole Corbett (Greenbush, NY/Columbia) continues to receive acclaim for her outstanding accomplishments as a student-athlete. Corbett and St. Joseph’s College’s junior cross country runner Ally Waka (Lake Ronkonoma, NY/Sachem North) were named the 2010-2011 Skyline Conference Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Three male student-athletes share the distinction as the Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year as St. Joseph’s College’s sophomore men’s soccer standout John Dettori (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore), Mount Saint Vincent senior men’s volleyball player David Guerrero (East Meadow, NY/East Meadow) and freshman cross country runner Evan Haun (Bayport, NY/Bayport-Blue Point) of St. Joseph’s-L.I. all were saluted for their efforts in 2010-2011. For Dettori the honor is a repeat effort.
The Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year are the student-athletes in the conference with the highest grade point average among individuals earning first-team All-Skyline Conference honors.
All five of the aforementioned student-athletes garnered first-team All-Skyline distinction while achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the season(s) in which they competed. Last season’s Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year were Dettori and Rachel Van Horn of Bard College.
The women’s volleyball team leader this past fall, Corbett helped the squad to the program’s fourth straight Skyline Conference Tournament appearance. During her time in a Sage uniform, the Gators earned two NCAA Tournament appearances (2007 and 2008), two Skyline Conference Championships (2007 and 2008) and the league’s runner-up title in 2009. Corbett earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point-average in the fall and majored in education. She has also been nominated for the 2010-2011 Skyline Conference NCAA Woman of the Year and was also named the College’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year.
Corbett wraps her career as a program record holder and three-time Skyline Conference All-Star First Team honoree. She set the Sage career total block mark earlier this season and finishes with 449 after lead the team this year with 71 total blocks. Her 2010 single-season total stands 10th best at Sage in a single season. Corbett also led Sage as well with her 226 kills and has elevated her career totals to include 1,131 kills, which is fourth on the career list. She was named the team’s Gator of the Year in 2010 as team most valuable player and was also selected as the 2010-2011 Sage Female Athlete of Year.
As a junior, Corbett earned a spot on the 2009 Skyline Conference Scholar-Athlete Fall Team as well as Sage’s Scholar-Athlete Fall Team for her accomplishments in the classroom. She was named the recipient of Sage’s 2009-2010 ECAC Award of Merit after also earning a selection as the 2009 Gator of the Year, team Most Valuable Player.
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