Individual and Team Athletic Honors
On Monday 5/5/25, faculty and staff members, student-athletes, and coaches from all sports teams have convened to honor and recognize their team and individual accomplishments in Falcon Hall at the Athletics Awards and Recognition Ceremony. This school year proved to be a great success for Dutchess Athletics competing in 6 traditional athletic programs as well as co-ed Esports program at Dutchess.
The Men's Basketball team had its best regular season in history, finishing in 1st during the regular season and being nationally ranked all year; including #1 to end the 2024-2025 regular season. The team won a Region 15 Championship and attended the D3 National Tournament where they finished 7th in the country. The Women's Softball team captures its first Region XV Championship since 2014, just two years removed from returning to competition post-pandemic. And finally, the DCC Esports Program Overwatch 2 team captured their 2nd consecutive Tier 3 National Championship in Spring 2025.
Men's Soccer coached by Julian Austin and Zach Reid
Men' Soccer finished with an overall record of 2-12-1. The team did not advance into the postseason. Congratulations to the Men's Soccer team. We thank Coach Austin and his staff for all their hard work with DCC MSOC and we look forward to another successful season next year.
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Sophomore Recognition (5) – Tristan Evans, Mamadou Fall, Ezequias Hoffman, Andrew Morocho Lopez, and Matthew Petty.
Women's Volleyball coached by Frank Sanfilipo, Didi Spero, Tim Millholm
Women's Volleyball finished with an overall record of 14-13. The team were Runners Up for the Mid-Hudson Conference Championship and lost in the Semi-final Round of the Region XV Tournament. Congratulations to the Women's Volleyball team. We thank Coach Sanfilippo and his staff for all their hard work with DCC WVB and we look forward to another successful season next year.
Women's Basketball coached by Tyrone Moultrie and Curtiz Simpson
Women's Basketball finished with an overall record of 3-14. The team did not advance into the postseason. Congratulations to the Women's Basketball team. We thank Coach Moultrie and his staff for all their hard work with DCC WBB and we look forward to another successful season next year.
Men's Basketball coached by Robert Piano, Conor Maisch, Justin Kinlock, Matthew Randolph, and Ian Umpierre
Men's Basketball finished with an overall record of 26-3. The team was Nationally Ranked for the entire season, finishing their regular season as the #1 Ranked Team in the Nation. The team was the #1 seeded team in the Region XV Tournament, winning a region Championship and advancing to the National Championship Tournament where they finished 7th overall. Congratulations to the Men's Basketball team. We thank Coach Piano and his staff for all their hard work with DCC MBB and we look forward to another successful season next year.
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Sophomore Recognition (7) – Joseph Battle, Amadou Diallo, Alijah England, Prince Kamate, Supreme Niles, Quincey Platt, Seiray Sinerna
Women's Softball coached by Chip Watt, Cassidy Watt, and Gabriel Baez
Women's Softball finished with an overall record of 10-16. The team was the #3 seed in the Region XV Tournament and won the Region XV Championship. The team was defeated in the Northeast District Tournament by CC of Rhode Island. Congratulations to the Women's Softball team. We thank Coach Watt and his staff for all their hard work with DCC WSB and we look forward to another successful season next year.
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All-Tournament Team – Cali Delvecchio, Jane Trowbridge, Angelina Nesheiwat, Sophia Casailinova, Danielle Heady
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Sophomore Recognition (5) – Sophia Casailinova, CeCe Cortez, Cali Delvecchio, Ashlynn Feltman, Jane Trowbridge
Men's Baseball coached by Al Hammell and Tyler Hammell
Men's Baseball finished with an overall record of 3-21. The team did not advance into the postseason. Congratulations to the Men's Baseball team for a successful restart to the program and we look forward to competing in 2025-2026 with our returning student-athletes and incoming freshman class. We thank Coach Hammell and his staff for all their hard work with DCC BB and we look forward to another successful season next year.
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Sophomore Recognition (5) – Aidan Damon, Alexander Engels, Dante Mandile, Aidan Robertson, Joshua Vogt
Esports coached by Jesse Navarra and Nathaniel Bogart
The Esports Program finished the academic year with a Tier 3 National Championship for Overwatch 2 and a Runner Up finish for the Call of Duty Team. Congratulations to everyone who participated in Esports this academic year and thank you for all of your hard work. We thank Coach Navarra and staff for all their hard work with DCC Esports and we look forward to another successful season next year.
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Spring 2025 Overwatch 2 Team – Tier 3 Champions - Noah Landaira, Isabella Ramirez, Jadyn Yee, Ben Pauselius, Jack Argyle
Student-Athletes of the Year
Women's Athlete of the Year – Kayla Baez
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24-25 VB: 27 matches as Middle Blocker - 2nd in 160 kills and 258 points, 19A, 91 digs, 36 blocked shots and 24 blocked assists
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24-25 SB: 27 games as Pitcher/Hitter – 39 hits, 23RBI, 26 runs, 8BB, .476 AVG, .538OBP
Men's Athlete of the Year – Prince Kamate
Women's Academic Athlete of the Year - Pending
Men's Academic Athlete of the Year – Pending
Academic Honors
National Championship Honors
Social and Recreational Opportunities
The Athletic Department will sponsor Open Gym session Tuesdays and Thursday from 12M-2PM each week during the activity period. Students who are interested in specific social and recreational activities have been in contact with the Athletic Department to schedule specific free play hours for smaller groups of students. The Athletic Department is also working to schedule additional optional batting practice sessions during the week for interested students. The Athletic Department and Esports Program is also working on setting up activities in the Esports Arena to allow students and faculty/staff to use the space for social and recreational events.
Community Involvement
Professional Development
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Athletic Director Matthew Paquet was elected as the Region XV Men's Assistant Region Director for a two-year term. AD Paquet currently sits on the NJCAA National Committees for DIII Football, DIII W Volleyball, and DIII M Basketball where he assists with the weekly national polls, tournament seedings, All American selections, and reviewing Championship Bid submissions. AD Paquet attended the NJCAA National Convention in Denton, TX April 13-17, 2025.
Athletic Department Links
Athletics Website – www.dutchessfalcons.com
Instagram https://instagram.com/dutchessfalcons?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
Hudl Fan TV Channel – https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ny/poughkeepsie/organization/69984/dutchess-cc
Twitch Channel (Esports) - https://twitch.tv/dutchessccfalconsesports
