JAMAICA, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College seniors Maryam Khan, Stanley Sanchez, Richard Reyes, and Jasmine Vega were four of the 42 CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions selections recognized Thursday at the 38th annual Michael Steuerman Scholar-Athlete Awards ceremony. The CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award recognizes the conference's best and brightest student-athletes, who not only excel in athletics, but succeed in the classroom as well.
 
In a tradition that began when the conference was first founded in 1986-87, the CUNYAC annually recognizes four of its graduating student-athletes, rich in both academics and athletics, as its Scholar-Athletes of the Year. In 2024-25, the two student-athletes to earn the distinct honor were Ava Deguzman (Baruch College) and Conor Sullivan (Hunter College).

Maryam Khan has constructed a 3.772 grade-point average as a Nursing major at York College. Cited on the Dean's List six times, the 2023 CUNYAC Women's Tennis Preseason Player to Watch took the court for three seasons (2022-24) as a Cardinal, competing in 21 matches, including on the Nos. 3-6 singles courts and in all three doubles positions. Residing in the Jamaica section of Queens, the 2023-24 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Women's Tennis Academic All-District® Team honoree posted doubles wins in each of her three seasons and claimed victories twice during the 2023 season in third and sixth singles. To cap off her career in 2024, the three-time CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection was recognized as York's second-consecutive CUNYAC Women's Tennis Sportsmanship Award winner. Khan, who was also a member of the 2022 women's volleyball team, has previously served in leadership roles as President of the York College Nursing Club, student advocate for NACLI (National Coalition Against Censorship), and as a club member of both Nursing and the CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities (CCSD).

Competing as a member of the men's cross country, swimming, and track & field (indoor and outdoor) teams during his time at York College, Richard Reyes has compiled a 3.30 grade-point average as a Movement Science major with a minor in Education. The two-time Dean's List honoree was recognized as a CUNYAC Men's Track & Field Sportsmanship Team selection for the indoor and outdoor 2025 seasons. He also earned a CUNYAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honorable Mention citation in his first season with the program. Hailing from the Bronx, Reyes accumulated 15 CUNYAC Indoor Championship points by medaling in the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) with a second-place finish, in addition to his performances in the mile and 3,000-meter events. He collected another eight points in the conference year-end outdoor meet by anchoring the men's 4x400-meter relay and finishing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The one-time CUNYAC Men's Swimmer of the Week Honorable Mention award winner competed in nine meets during his lone season on the men's swimming team in 2023-24, accounting for all 12 of York's points at the CUNYAC Championships with a trio of fifth-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, and 1,650-yard freestyle events. Reyes also competed in five meets as a member of the cross country team in 2024, leading York as the top performer in four of them, including earning a pair of top-10 finishes. He closed out the season with a 16th-place result, pacing the Cardinals at the CUNYAC Championship meet.

Stanley Sanchez has generated a 3.842 grade-point average as an Occupational Therapy major while competing for three seasons as a member of both the men's soccer and volleyball programs at York College. In his first season, the two-time York Scholar-Athlete of the Year was named a 2022 CUNYAC Men's Soccer All-Star Second-Team selection and followed that with back-to-back CUNYAC Men's Soccer Preseason Player to Watch citations. As team captain in 2024, Sanchez collected a CUNYAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honorable Mention laurel while recording a career-high 12 points and five goals, capping his 34-match career with eight goals (including one game-winner) and four assists as a Cardinal. Landing five times on the CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, Sanchez had a breakout men's volleyball season in 2024 as team captain, being named a CUNYAC Preseason Player to Watch and a member of the CUNYAC Men's Volleyball Sportsmanship Team after producing a team-leading 347 assists and 22 aces. With 1,068 assists, 89 points, 46 aces, and 237 digs across his 58-career matches (191 sets), Sanchez ranked 29th in the nation in assists per set with a career-best and CUNYAC-leading rate of 8.9. A College Sports Communicators (CSC) 2023-24 Academic All-District® Men's At-Large Team honoree, Sanchez also achieved Dean's List status five times while gaining valuable leadership experience as a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association, York Student Occupational Therapy Association (where he served as Interim Treasurer, Mentor, and Tutor), Early Intervention Daycare Occupational Therapy Program (volunteer teacher), and New York City Football Club (City in the Community Soccer Coach/Mentor).

Jasmine Vega has achieved a 3.508 grade-point average as a Marketing major with a minor in Real Estate Investment at York College. A two-year (2023-24) member of the women's volleyball team, the 2024 CUNYAC Women's Volleyball Sportsmanship Team selection competed in 95 sets across 30 career matches and totaled 10+ digs on four separate occasions, including three double-digit performances in her final season. Playing the libero position, Vega contributed defensively with 142 career digs and finished the 2024 season ranked second on the team with 90 digs. Vega also competed as a member of the women's indoor track & field team during the 2024-25 season. Recognized with a 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Women's Volleyball Team citation, Vega is a two-time CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection and a three-time Dean's List recipient.

York's four honorees in 2024-25 give the Cardinals 69 all-time Scholar-Athlete of the Year selections.

In addition, the CUNYAC recognized the league's top award winners, as York's Brandon Barrett, Alex Conde, Keanna Clouden, Khan, and Michelle Mancuso were featured for their accolades in their respective sports.

Hailing from Queens, Barrett claimed the CUNYAC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year after averaging 13.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.7 percent (126-of-264) from the floor. He led the CUNYAC in rebounds, and finished second in blocks per game. Those stats rank 9th and 37th respectively among all Division III players. He follows Aidony Nivar as consecutive Rookie of the Year winners for the Cardinals. Read more about Barrett's award. 

In his third season at York, Conde started in all 14 of the Cardinals' matches in defense, playing in a team-high 1,234 minutes. This was Conde's third-consecutive Sportsmanship-based laurel, and the program's first Sportsmanship Award winner since Hugo Cicanois in 2010. Read more about Conde's award. 

For the fourth time in eight seasons, York College has produced an Indoor Track and Field Sportsmanship Award winner, with Keanna Clouden collecting the honor this season. Competing in five meets, the Brooklyn native set career marks in the 60-meter, 300-meter, and 600-meter races. She owned top-25 CUNYAC results in the 400-meter (1:24.53, 25th) and the 60-meter races (9.26, 25th). Read more about Clouden's award. 

Khan claimed her first career CUNYAC postseason laurel with the 2024 CUNYAC Women's Tennis Sportsmanship Award. Appearing in eight matches in singles and doubles play, Khan was a fixture on the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles court and competed on the No. 4 and No. 5 levels individually. Her top performance in 2024 was on home court against Brooklyn College (Oct. 18), overcoming the Bulldogs' Nora Zhu and Oleksandra Shablii (8-3) on the No. 3 court with teammate Seunga Jeong. Read more about Khan's award. 

Playing 25 games at catcher, Michelle Mancuso was recognized as the program's first CUNYAC Sportsmanship Award recipient since Mary Cuevas in 2022. At the plate, the sophomore was a potent threat in York's lineup, leading the squad with a .288 batting average and 15 hits, and ranking second in total bases (18), slugging percentage (.346), and stolen bases (9). Read more about Mancuso's award. 

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