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Athletes of the Month

Richard Jackson
Richard Jackson Men's Track 6/8/2010 Link to Full Bio
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior Megan Caporossi (Northford, Conn.) of the softball team and senior Richard Jackson (New Rochelle, N.Y.) of the men’s track and field team have been named as the Comcast/Southern Connecticut State University Athletes of the Month for May.

Caporossi helped power the Owls to a 9-2 month that included the program’s first-ever Northeast-10 Conference Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA East Regional final. She batted a team-high .400 (18-for-45) in May with two home runs and a team-high 17 runs batted in. Caporossi was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 NE-10 Tournament after batting .500 (7-for-14) with one home run, seven RBI, a .500 on-base percentage and a .929 slugging percentage in the tournament. Caporossi also scored 18 runs in the month and accumulated a .689 slugging percentage.

Jackson capped his collegiate career by earning All-America honors in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA Championships. He also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 meters and finished 14th in that event. Jackson also shined at the New England Championships, where he was the runner-up in the 400 meters and was part of the 4x400 relay team that also finished second. He also was a part of the school’s record setting 4x400 relay performance at the IC4A Championships. Jackson began the month with a third-place individual finish in the 400 meters at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships and was a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams that finished second at that event.

For the second consecutive year, Comcast is serving as the title sponsor of Southern Connecticut State University’s ‘Athlete of the Month’ recognition program. Initiated in September, 2007, the ‘Athlete of the Month’ program recognizes one female and one male student-athlete each month for demonstrated excellence on the playing field.

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Previous Athletes of the Month
DateNameSportName
6/8/2010 Richard Jackson Men's Track Details
6/8/2010 Megan Caporossi Softball Details
5/18/2010 Selasi Lumax Men's Track Details
5/18/2010 Letecia Taylor Women's Track Details
4/13/2010 Ryan Whitehead Men's Track Details
4/13/2010 Cody Hall Women's Swimming Details
3/2/2010 Diwani Augustine Men's Track Details
3/2/2010 Laura Brustolon Women's Track Details
2/8/2010 Tobin Carberry Men's Basketball Details
2/8/2010 Sarah Darst Gymnastics Details
1/6/2010 Jacqueline Johannes Women's Basketball Details
1/6/2010 Ryan Whitehead Men's Track Details
12/8/2009 Germain Delage Men's Soccer Details
12/8/2009 Laura Brustolon Women's Cross Country Details
11/6/2009 Joseph Poulsen Men's Cross Country Details
11/6/2009 Laura Brustolon Women's Cross Country Details
10/8/2009 Joseph Poulsen Men's Cross Country Details
10/8/2009 Jenna Tammel Volleyball Details
9/3/2009 Victor Hernandez Men's Soccer Details
9/3/2009 Danielle MacMurray Women's Soccer Details
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