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Local Athlete, Alicia Eamon makes SUNY Canton
College’s President’s list
By Molly Kett sports throughout her high
school career at Holy Trinity
licia Eamon, a young girl
Catholic High School. She
Afrom Cornwall, is now played rep minor hockey for the
playing hockey at SUNY Canton Cornwall Typhoons Association,
(State University of New York at played AAA hockey on various
Canton) on a scholarship. Eamon,
teams in the region every spring,
a freshman who attained a 3.87
and played for her high school
GPA in her first semester which hockey team as well.
has put her on the President’s Upon her high school
List, is studying criminal justice graduation, Eamon was named
while playing defense for the
an Ontario Scholar, and she
SUNY Canton Kangaroos.
won two merit awards: one for
The President’s List, her father leadership at the school, and
Chris Eamon says, is the highest one that recognized her local
academic acknowledgement you leadership, handed out by the
can achieve.
Cornwall community.
Eamon played a variety of
Athlete Alicia Eamon poses for a photo during her time playing for the
Cornwall Typhoons. Submitted Photo
When asked about her love academic achievements.
for hockey, Eamon stated that “A lot of people say when you
it’s all about the atmosphere: become an athlete your grades
“When I’m on the ice, nothing aren’t as good,” said Eamon.
else matters. It’s kind of like an
“Growing up playing sports I was
escape for me,” Eamon said. good with my time management,
In order to play hockey and so when I came here it was
for SUNY Canton, Eamon
acknowledged that you have just as important to get good
grades as it was to play hockey.
to keep your grades up. The
I made time for it, studied hard
SUNY Canton player Alicia Eamon jumps into the attack school holds student athletes at a
Submitted Photo higher standard in terms of their and it paid off.”
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