LOUDONVILLE, NY – Recipients of the Leo and Jeannine Dufort Student Athletes of the Month Award were given to Siena Women's Golf standout Emely Kintzel and Siena Baseball standout Nick Bergamotto for the month of April.
 
Kintzel, a sophomore from Falkensee, Germany, earned a 3.46 spring 2025 GPA to up her cumulative GPA to 3.05 as a Physics major.
 
Kintzel was a part of Siena's program record-setting performance at the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships from Disney's Magnolia Course in Lake Buena Vista, FL on April 19.
 
In doing so, the team set the program record for a low 54-hole score (920) shooting 26-over-par-314 during the final round.

Kintzel settled in on the back nine, shooting 1-under-par on the final nine. 
 
On day one of the tournament, she completed day one on a strong note as well, finishing 1-under-par of the back nine including 2-under-par on the final four holes with a pair of birdies to be the lone Saint to shoot under par on the front or back nine. 
 
Kintzel helped Siena open the spring on a high note by winning the Sacred Heart Spring Break Invitational at Eagle Harbor Golf Club in Fleming Island, FL.

A tournament winner with teammate Jillian Barend, the pair finished the two-day tourney at 10-over-par 154.
 
Bergamotto will graduate on Sunday with a degree in Finance as a member of the Dean's List with a 3.86 term GPA and a 3.91 cumulative GPA. 

No stranger to academic award, Bergamotto was also the MAAC Male Student Athlete of the Week on March 5. 

The Caldwell, NJ native is already a two-time MAAC Honor Roll member and one-time MAAC All-Academic honoree. 
 
In 2025, Bergamotto has hit .260 with three home runs, 19 runs scored and 20 RBI with an on-base percentage of .349. 

He's played in 40 games and has made 38 starts. One of April's biggest highlights for Bergamotto was his season-high four-hit day with three runs scored in Siena's 19-16 victory against Saint Peter's on April 19.

Another top performance came in the Saints' game at UMass where he went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI on April 30. 
 
The Leo and Jeannine Dufort Student Athlete of the Month Award is presented nine times annually (September-May) throughout the academic year. The award recognizes exemplary achievements in both academics and athletics. The late Leo Dufort received a B.S. in marketing and management from Siena in August of 1977. His entire academic career was completed on a part-time basis beginning in the spring of 1961, as a married adult while at the same time raising six children. He passed away suddenly in 1993. His wife Jeannine wanted to do something to immortalize his memory. The original plaque was donated to athletics and the school began the Leo Dufort Student Athlete of the Month Award to help carry out his legacy. Dufort graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1954 which is where he met his high school sweetheart, Jeannine Snyder.  Among his many accomplishments, Leo was extremely active in youth sports throughout his life and was a Navy Veteran stationed on the USS Bennington. The name of the award was updated in December 2024 to also honor Leo's wife, Jeannine Dufort, and her many years of dedicated and loving service to Siena College. It was often said that Jeannine was one the most knowledgeable people on campus during her years of service. Jeannine served as the secretary to presidents Rev. Hugh Hines, Rev. William McConville, and Rev. Kevin Mackin. Her love for the students was endless. A short time after Jeannine retired, she was awarded the title of Honorary Franciscan (complete with her Franciscan robe). Jeannine resides at Shaker Pointe in Latham.