Mia Babino: Exceptional Field Hockey Player Heads To SUNY Cortland With Many Honors

BY JANET BURNS jburns@antonmediagroup.com

As high school varsity athletes from around the county are signing on with their almamaters-to-be, Carle Place senior Mia Babino is heading off to college with plenty of accolades under her belt.

As a varsity field hockey player, Babino has spent four years tearing up mid-field at Carle Place High School, which has a hearty (and trophy-laden) athletic tradition, including in its field hockey program.

Over her final year with the team, Babino has put together quite an impressive collection of awards herself. For one thing, Babino received AllConference, All-League, All-County Honorable Mention and All-Long Island 2nd Team honors. She also took part in the Nassau County Girls’ Field

Hockey Exceptional Senior game.

In addition to being a serious contender on the field, Babino has worked hard at her studies, and received an All-Scholar Athlete award for her academic achievements in the classroom.

After an extended college search, Babino was ultimately the recipient of multiple offers from Division 1, 2 and 3 schools. Babino said that keeping a balance between academics and sports was extremely important in her decision for where to begin her post-secondary career.

In the end, Mia chose to attend SUNY Cortland and is excited to become a Red Dragon next fall. In addition to bringing her stick skills to campus, Babino will be studying Elementary Education as an undergraduate.

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