Somers Native Named Dual Academic Honors from SUNYAC

From SUNY Oneonta:

Thomas Bond of Somers, NY was one of 46 SUNY Oneonta student athletes who earned dual academic honors this spring from the State University of New York Athletic Conference. Bond was named to the All-Academic Team as well as the Commissioner's List for their performance in the classroom.

To qualify for the All-Academic Team, a student must be varsity athlete who has completed the entire season and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.3 for the semester in which they competed. To qualify or the Commissioner's List, they must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 based on three semesters at the institution. (Does not have to be consecutive semesters).

Bond, who is majoring in Biology, was a member of the Baseball team.

A liberal arts college with a pre-professional focus, SUNY Oneonta features outstanding and accessible faculty, students committed to academics and community service, exceptional technology, a modern Field House and athletic facilities, and a beautiful campus. The college enrolls 6,000 students in its 70 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs. Athletes compete on 21 teams at the NCAA Division III level, and the college is a member of the SUNYAC conference.

The college has been named to Kiplinger's list of "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 10 years running and sits at No. 9 on the 2016 U.S. News and World Report list of the best public institutions in the region.