Mercy-Middletown Students Named SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month

Mercy’s Mackenzie Pias and Hannah Albert were among the 15 student-athletes from eight high schools to be named The SportsCenter of Connecticut/Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athletes of the Month for October.

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 gets two honorees per season (fall, winter and spring). The Conference will announce the fall recipients in September, October and November.

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.

A three-sport (cross country, indoor and outdoor track) standout for the Tigers, Pias has been a top performer in the classroom with a 4.11 grade-point average. She is a member of the Mercy Ambassadors Club.

A two-time All-SCC cross country honoree, Pias was the top finisher in the SCC at the 2014 Championship Meet and was recently named as the league’s Runner of the Year.

“Mackenzie is a tremendous competitor who gives her all every day to be the best runner she can be,” Mercy cross country coach Kathy Schumann said.

A three-sport (cross country, indoor and outdoor track) standout for the Tigers, Albert has been a top performer in the classroom with a 3.65 grade-point average. She is a member of the Mercy Ambassadors Club.

Albert is a two-time All-SCC cross country honoree.

“Hannah has an infectious personality that endears her to her coaches and teammates and makes her a great role model for our younger athletes,” Schumann said.

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