Hall of Fame
A two-year sweeper back on the Cardinal men’s soccer team, Jim Koniuto becomes the 11th Plattsburgh State men’s soccer player to enter the Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame.
After graduating from Broome Community College in 1993, Jim came to Plattsburgh State where he earned NSCAA First Team All-Region and First Team All-SUNYAC honors both years that he was on the squad.
Jim enjoyed a career year in his final collegiate season which culminated with a NSCAA Second Team All-American nod. He was also named the 1994 SUNYAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Year after helping lead the Cardinals to their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
In addition to Academic All-SUNYAC accolades in 1994, Jim was named a Robbins/ECAC Scholar Athlete and was the first Cardinal soccer player to receive the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America Senior Recognition Award. Jim graduated from Plattsburgh State in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science.
Date of Induction into Cardinal Sports Hall of Fame:
October 18, 2013
Where is he now:
Following his graduation from Plattsburgh State, Jim went on to earn a master’s degree in environmental management from the Nicholas School at Duke University in 1999.
Jim has resided in Oakland, Calif. since the summer of 1999 and is the owner of J. Stanley Consulting, Inc. where he is self-employed as an Environmental Consultant. Jim played in the San Francisco Premier Soccer League, where he was named an all-star in 2001 and has served as an assistant soccer coach in the area. In addition to hiking and golfing in his spare time, Jim also volunteers for Grid Alternatives to install solar power systems at low-income houses.
Favorite Plattsburgh Sports Moment:
”One of my favorite Plattsburgh State sports moments came after we clinched the SUNYAC soccer crown in 1994. We won our final SUNYAC game against Potsdam, giving us a perfect 11-0 mark in the conference. I remember at the end of this game, we knew what we had accomplished. Our elated bench cleared as we all huddled in the middle of the field, arms wrapped around one another, smiles on our faces with the guys jumping up and down. Following our final game at Clarkson, we went on to make our third consecutive trip to the NCAA Division III Soccer Tournament.”
