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Pearl River Native Receives University Honors as Student-Athlete

Ryan Brennan, of Pearl River, has been named to the State University of New York Athletic Conference All-Academic Team with SUNY Oneonta.

From SUNY Oneonta:

Ryan Brennan, of Pearl River, NY, was one of 82 SUNY Oneonta student-athletes named to the State University of New York Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for the spring.

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. Brennan, who is majoring in Criminal Justice, was a member of the Track & Field team.

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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 15 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.

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