SMITHFIELD, RI . –  Eight Bryant University student-athletes have been named to the Northeast-10 Conference Spring All-Academic teams for 2005.  The announcement was made this week by the conference office.  Representing Bryant on the NE-10 All-Academic Team include:  men's lacrosse sophomore Bill Palacino (Smithtown, NY);  women's lacrosse senior Michelle Lewis (East Amherst, NY), track & field sophomores Mike Nessralla (Halifax, Mass.) and Edith Muller (Andover, Mass.); men's tennis senior T.J. Euley (Bristol, Conn.) and women's tennis junior Annette Jervasi (Colchester, Conn.); baseball senior Mickey Ryan (Lowell, Mass.); and softball senior Carly Muise (Hanson, Mass.). 
      
Palacino (right) played in 16 games this past season for the Bryant men's lacrosse team, scoring 10 goals and assisting on another to finish with 11 points.  Lewis, a standout two-sport athlete at Bryant in both field hockey and lacrosse, was recently named Academic All-Region and Division II Lacrosse All-Region.   Nessralla, a qualifier for the New England Outdoor Track Championships in May, posted the top marks in both the men's discus and shot put this spring for the Bulldogs and is the school's record holder in the discus (149 feet, 3 inches).
     
Both Euley and Jervasi were instrumental in leading the Bryant men's and women's tennis teams to outstanding seasons.  Euley was 11-7 this season and earned all-conference doubles honors by the Northeast-10.  Jervasi posted an 18-2 overall record at No. 3 singles (12-0 in conference) in leading the Bulldogs to the conference title.   Ryan, an all-American as a junior for the Bulldog baseball team in '04, hit .250 and was named third-team all-conference this past spring.  Muise, a first-team all-conference selection this year, hit .304 in leading the Bulldogs to their first-ever NE-10 Conference tournament championship.
    
To be eligible for selection to the academic teams, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements:  participated in at least half of the team's competitions and be either a starter or significant contributor; achieved a 3.2 cumulative GPA; completed at least one academic year at his/her current institution.  The Northeast-10 All-Academic teams are chosen by a vote of the conference sports information directors.