CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-best group of 75 Slippery Rock University student-athletes were included among the recipients of the Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Awards announced recently.
The Rock's total ranked fourth among all NCAA Division II institutions. Bentley (Mass.) University, with 92, had the highest number of student-athletes honored, followed by Seton Hill University with 90 and Drury (Mo.) University with 79.
West Chester University and Gannon University, each of which are also members of the PSAC, ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, with 69 and 68 student-athletes honored.
"We are extremely proud to be the leader among PSAC institutions and also rank among the national leaders in the number of student-athletes honored," Rock Director of Athletics
Paul Lueken said. "This is a tribute to the quality of student-athletes recruited by our coaches and staff and to the academic integrity Slippery Rock University maintains."
The DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards were presented to student-athletes who had completed a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work, were an active member of an intercollegiate team during the 2009-10 academic year and finished the year with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
The group of Rock student-athletes honored by the ADA included three female student-athletes who currently own perfect 4.0 GPAs and 28 student-athletes who own GPAs of 3.75 or higher.
Ninety two institutions nominated a total of 3,022 student-athletes for the awards. The Northeast-10 Conference had 350 student-athletes honored, followed by the PSAC with 349 nominees.
The complete list of Rock student-athletes who attained 2009-10 ADA Academic Achievement Awards included:
Erica Aldrich (women's track and field/cross country);
Samantha Badaczewski (field hockey); #C.J. Bahr# (football);
Lisa Bakaitis (volleyball);
Marissa Balmert (volleyball);
Ben Barnes (baseball);
Alyssa Barrett (women's soccer);
Laura Berry (women's track and field);
Anna Bixler (volleyball);
Kyle Botten (men's track and field/cross country);
Skylar Brosse (field hockey);
Crystal Burnick (women's track and field/cross country);
Mike Carnahan (football);
Cassie Carrow (women's track and field);
Rebecca Coleman (field hockey);
Shardea Croes (softball);
Jeremy Deighton (men's soccer);
Sally Dugas (women's track and field/cross country);
Bill Elliott (football);
Teresa Elliott (field hockey);
Alexa Erossy (volleyball);
Austin Fedell (football);
Jordan Frank (football);
Josh Gardner (football);
Devin Goda (football);
Amy Halls (women's lacrosse);
Jade Hambrick (women's track and field);
Caitlin Hancox (women's track and field/cross country);
Jen Hansen (women's track and field);
Jen Harpp (women's track and field/cross country);
Allie Hartman (field hockey);
Jordan Hausladen (field hockey);
Alex Heller (volleyball);
Rachel Henderson (softball); #A.J. Hopp# (football);
Juliana Howell (women's soccder);
Julia Hubbard (women's track and field/cross country);
Ethan Isoldi (men's track and field);
Brittany Jones (softball);
izzy Kelbley (volleyball);
Jacquelyn Kerr (women's track and field);
Dana Kiger (women's soccer);
Rachel Knapp (women's soccer/track and field);
Alee Kromer (volleyball);
Sarah Lacy (women's soccer);
Caitlin Lombardo (women's track and field);
Brittany Lyons (women's track and field/cross country);
Mitchell Monas (baseball);
Erin Moran (field hockey);
Danielle Mostachetti (women's track and field/cross country);
Bill Nguyen (men's track and field);
Sarah Olesky (women's track and field/cross country); Andrew O'Saben (football);
Anthony Paganie (men's soccer);
Andrew Pianetti (football);
Ashley Ranck (women's track and field/cross country);
Pat Reagan (men's track and field);
Sarah Reppermund (women's track and field);
Casey Runyan (women's tennis);
Brittney Schaefer (women's track and field);
Brittany Schultz (field hockey);
Jenny Senko (women's track and field/cross country);
Kristin Slavoski (volleyball);
Alexis Slutsky (women's lacrosse);
Allison Smith (women's track and field);
Kaylee Smith (volleyball);
Jayme Stanek (women's track and field);
Jenna Stine (field hockey);
Tiffany Tedesco (women's track and field);
Sarah Thompson (women's track and field/cross country);
Brian Ulrich (men's track and field/cross country);
Emma Vandenburg (women's lacrosse);
Chris Warning (men's track and field);
Ashley Winkelspecht (women's lacrosse) and
Jordan Zeunges (softball).
