Dominic Petruzzelli, a Warminster native and defender for the men’s soccer team at Neumann University, capped off a standout 2024 season by receiving Atlantic East Conference Man of the Year honors, writes Tyler DelPercio for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The award, established in 2019, recognizes one male student-athlete in the conference for excellence in both academics and athletics. Petruzzelli is Neumann’s first recipient.
“It’s honestly just amazing,” said Petruzzelli. “I follow the Atlantic East on Instagram, and I always see these posts come around every July, and I’m like ‘Aw man, these are really, really cool people with awesome stories’ and now I’m the person who received this award … it’s just really cool to see that hard work doesn’t go unnoticed among peers.”
Petruzzelli earned several additional honors during his first year at Neumann, including Atlantic East Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection.
Petruzzelli began his college soccer career at Cabrini and transferred to Neumann following the 2023-24 academic year, after Cabrini closed. He played a key role in Neumann’s second consecutive conference championship, finishing the season with a 1.05 goals-against average over 21 games.
Read more about Dominic Petruzzelli’s remarkable journey and his impact on and off the field in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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