Fairfield Prep Students Named SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month

Fairfield Prep’s Kevin Stone and Matt Rusin were among the 14 student-athletes from seven high schools to be named The SportsCenter of Connecticut/Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athletes of the Month for March.

Now in its ninth year, The SportsCenter of Connecticut/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month program will honor outstanding young men and women each month during the 2014-15 academic year.

“Many thanks to the Sports Center of Connecticut for its support of the SCC and the Scholar Athlete of the Month program,” SCC Commissioner Al Carbone said. “This conference has been proud of its success for the last 20-plus years, and to be able to recognize outstanding young men and women who demonstrate the desire and ability to succeed solidifies what the SCC is all about.”

Each SCC member school can nominate up to two honorees per season (fall, winter and spring). The Conference is announcing the spring recipients in March, April and May.

Student athletes who are selected must be a varsity letter-winner and have a 3.0/B average while demonstrating leadership qualities such as: being a positive role model; helping teammates overcome adversity; showing a commitment to self-improvement; or putting the needs of the team before themselves.

Sports Center of CT/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month recipients and receive a certificate, commemorative T-shirt and a SportsCenter of Connecticut activity pass.

Stone, one of the top baseball players in the SCC, has been a standout in the classroom. A member of the National Honor Society, Stone sports a 3.8 grade-point average. He serves as a peer tutor and volunteers at the Stamford Boys & Girls Club.

Stone was recently named a SCC Scholar Leader, one of just 46 students recognized by the league. On the diamond, he is a SCC All-Quinnipiac Division honoree.

“Kevin epitomizes everything you are looking for in a student athlete,” Fairfield Prep athletic director Tom Curran said. “He leads vocally and by example and is an excellent role model for our younger student-athletes.”

Rusin, a three-sport (cross country, indoor and outdoor track) performer for the Jesuits, has been a standout in the classroom with a 4.0 grade-point average.

A member of the National Honor Society, he is involved in campus ministry and participates in the choir. He is serving as the outdoor track and field captain this spring.

“Matt is seriously dedicated to any endeavor he tries,” Fairfield Prep outdoor track coach Mark Langston said. “He is a fine young man.”