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Graphic for the 2026 ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll selections from the men's volleyball team. In all there were 13 athletes named to the Honor Roll and the graphic has their head shot. Athletes are Shido Amakata, Dennis Ancheta, Jacob Davidson, Tommaso Falchi, Phillip Kurikso, Tobias Marandet, Hunter Paio, Andrew Rose, Jackson Shaw, Ayden Shaw, Gavin Tate, Jaiden Wilcox and Phinehas Wiley
June 24, 2026

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL LANDS 13 ON ECC COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL

Courtesy of the ECC

COLONIA, N.J. (6/24/26)  The East Coast Conference has announced that 1,572 student-athletes have been named to the league's 2025-26 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

"I am proud of the outstanding achievements of our ECC student-athletes," said ECC Commissioner Jessica Grasso. "They continue to prioritize academics while managing the many responsibilities that come with being a student-athlete."

Molloy University had the most honorees for the seventh consecutive year, with 229. D'Youville was the runner-up with 225 student-athletes while Roberts Wesleyan (214), Mercy (213), and St. Thomas Aquinas (186) all topped 150. 

Dominican University New York is an associate member in the sport of men's volleyball and had 13 players named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.

The Commissioner's Honor Roll is awarded to student-athletes who receive a 3.25 or better cumulative grade point average. This annual recognition, in addition to the conference's Scholar-Athlete awards, helps to uphold the East Coast Conference's mission of promoting the total person and the ability to excel not only in the athletic arena, but also in the classroom.

The full list of honorees can be found here.

Dominican University of New York (13)

Shido Amakata    Men's Volleyball
Dennis Ancheta  Men's Volleyball
Jacob Davidson   Men's Volleyball
Tommaso Falchi  Men's Volleyball
Phillip Kurisko     Men's Volleyball
Tobias Marandet Men's Volleyball
Hunter Paio        Men's Volleyball
Andrew Rose       Men's Volleyball
Jackson Shaw      Men's Volleyball
Ayden Shaw        Men's Volleyball
Gavin Tate           Men's Volleyball
Jaiden Wilcox      Men's Volleyball
Phinehas Wiley   Men's Volleyball

Previous Commissioner's Honor Roll Recipients
2024-25
2023-24
2022-23

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.