  {"id":3652,"date":"2014-07-01T16:32:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T20:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2014-07-01T16:32:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T20:32:19","slug":"student-athletes-excel-on-and-off-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2014\/07\/01\/student-athletes-excel-on-and-off-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Student-Athletes Excel On and Off the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen teams. Two-hundred and thirty-four student-athletes. One goal: Win. At Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ&#8217;s, the Department of Athletics has always made it clear that winning in the classroom is just as important as on the field. Winning championships, as the golf team (2014), women&#8217;s indoor track &amp; field (2011, 2012, 2013), women\u2019s outdoor track &amp; field (2011, 2012) and the men&#8217;s basketball team (2011) have done recently are not achieved at the expense of academics. Today&#8217;s media has reported often of late on alleged academic improprieties at some Division 1 institutions. That is not the case at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We take our position as a Division I institution very seriously,&#8221; said Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ&#8217;s University. &#8220;It is a privilege. We have a responsibility to compete aggressively in and out of the classroom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ&#8217;s student-athletes have earned an average GPA of 3.18 and have an 85 percent graduation rate. There are numerous examples of the steadfast commitment to athletics and academics. For example, each year at the Michaelmas Convocation, 10 senior students are inducted into the oldest scholarship society at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ\u2019s, the Most Noble Order of the Peacock (MNOP), for attaining the highest scholastic average in all courses throughout their first three years at the University. This year\u2019s inductees included five student-athletes who not only graduated <em>cum laude<\/em>, but also played or participated in athletics during their entire collegiate career. These students include Laura Reinhart \u201914 (volleyball), Aimee Schnecker \u201914 (softball), Vanessa Vogel \u201914 (women&#8217;s tennis), Sunita Kumar \u201914 (women&#8217;s track and field) and Kevin Croucher \u201914 (baseball). Vogel was also named the 2014 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ&#8217;s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am extremely proud of the on-field accomplishments of our student-athletes, but we also strive for our students to excel in the classroom and be strong leaders in the community,\u201d said Director of Athletics Joseph Quinlan.<\/p>\n<p>Student-athletes continued their commitment to academic excellence well into the school year, up until the very end. Seven Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ\u2019s University senior student-athletes presented honors thesis defenses, including Schnecker, Stefanny Laureano \u201914, Vogel, Shona Potrzuski \u201914, Ivana Grbelja \u201914, Sunita Kumar \u201914 and Reinhart.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Adam Purcilly \u201914 (baseball) was one of four valedictorians during this year\u2019s commencement exercises. He was also inducted into the MNOP in 2011 and was named the 2014 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ&#8217;s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Another standout senior student-athlete during this academic year was Reinhart. In addition to her numerous academic awards and distinctions, Reinhart was also named to the Capital One Academic All-District II first team. To be eligible for the Capital One Academic All-America program, student-athletes must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and be nominated by a member of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).<\/p>\n<p>For a full listing of all of this year\u2019s academic honors of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ\u2019s student-athletes, please see below.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in learning more about the University\u2019s stellar Athletics program and star players? Please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeterspeacocks.com\/landing\/index\">saintpeterspeacocks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Academic Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The MAAC releases its all-academic team each fall, winter and spring, a list that regularly included Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ\u2019s students. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at his\/her institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Natalia Carvalho \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nSunita Kumar \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nStefanny Laureano \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShona Potrzuski \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nRafael Braga \u201915 (men\u2019s soccer)<br \/>\nAlfred Johnson \u201914 (men\u2019s soccer)<br \/>\nJack Pounce \u201916 (men\u2019s soccer)<br \/>\nChelsea Gray \u201914 (women\u2019s soccer)<br \/>\nMadison Gregory \u201914 (women\u2019s soccer)<br \/>\nMaggie Neiswanger \u201914 (women\u2019s soccer)<br \/>\nAmanda Shimkus \u201914 (women\u2019s soccer)<br \/>\nGreta Vogel \u201914 (women\u2019s soccer)<br \/>\nLauren Behrens \u201916 (volleyball)<br \/>\nStephanie Mills \u201914 (volleyball)<br \/>\nJenny Pliska \u201914 (volleyball)<br \/>\nLaura Reinhart \u201914 (volleyball)<br \/>\nLexandra Wirth \u201915 (volleyball)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winter 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teresa Corchado \u201914 (women\u2019s basketball)<br \/>\nAziza May \u201914 (women\u2019s basketball)<br \/>\nSherika Salmon \u201914 (women\u2019s basketball)<br \/>\nKhadijah Young \u201915 (women\u2019s basketball)<br \/>\nAlejandro Rubin Panvini \u201914 (men\u2019s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nJenna Carbin \u201916 (women\u2019s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nMichelle Corpuz \u201915 (women\u2019s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nCristina Decsineros \u201914 (women\u2019s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlma Lopez \u201914 (women\u2019s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nChristina Petrelis \u201916 (women\u2019s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlexandria Sison \u201915 (women\u2019s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nMike Marcano \u201916 (men\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nDashawn Putman \u201916 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nNatalie Carvalho \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nLatasha Green \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nSunita Kumar \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nStefanny Laureano \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nAlyssa Lindenbaum \u201915 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShona Potrzuski \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nRegina Raglan \u201915 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nJacqueline Rizzo Cascio \u201915 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nEssence Rogers \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShaena Wizzard \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Croucher \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nKyle Grimes \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nSean Henry \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nZach Hopf \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nJon Kristoffersen \u201916 (baseball)<br \/>\nNathaniel Leon \u201916 (baseball)<br \/>\nEd Mejias \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nJason Midkiff \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nFrank Morris \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nAdam Purcilly \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nAriel Ramirez \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nZach Rawson \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nJames Smith \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nMark Wilson \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nMichael Wulff \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nBrian Grubbs \u201915 (golf)<br \/>\nTaylor Corretjer \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nFrancesca D\u2019Amato \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nStephanie Gilronan \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nLee Harrison \u201916 (softball)<br \/>\nKristen Kaneyuki \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nAimee Schnecker \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nMichelle Tinajero \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nOliver Bellomi \u201916 (men\u2019s tennis)<br \/>\nCarlos Carrera \u201915 (men\u2019s tennis)<br \/>\nMarko Knezevic \u201914 (men\u2019s tennis)<br \/>\nHugo Lima \u201916 (men\u2019s tennis)<br \/>\nIvana Grbelja \u201914 (women\u2019s tennis)<br \/>\nAlexandria Livingston \u201914 (women\u2019s tennis)<br \/>\nVanessa Vogel \u201914 (women\u2019s tennis)<br \/>\nMike Marcano \u201916 (men\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nDashawn Putman \u201916 (men\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nNatalia Carvalho \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nLatasha Green \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nSunita Kumar \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nStefanny Laureano \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nAlyssa Lindenbaum \u201915 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShona Potrzuski \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nJackie Rizzo-Cascio \u201915 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nEssence Rogers \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShaena Wizzard \u201914 (women\u2019s track &amp; field)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Athletic Director&#8217;s Honor Roll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">More than 90 student-athletes made the Athletic Director&#8217;s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semester. In order to qualify, a student-athlete must complete the semester with a minimum 3.3 grade point average.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Bennett \u201917 (men&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nTrevis Wyche \u201917 (men&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nKevin Croucher \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nKyle Grimes \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nSean Henry \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nZach Hopf \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nJonathan Kristoffersen \u201916 (baseball)<br \/>\nNathaniel Leon \u201916 (baseball)<br \/>\nJason Midkiff \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nFrank Morris \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nDaniel Nozza \u201917 (baseball)<br \/>\nAdam Purcilly \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nAriel Ramirez \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nZach Rawson \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nKevin Soriano \u201917 (baseball)<br \/>\nPaul Schifillitti \u201917 (baseball)<br \/>\nMark Wilson \u201916 (baseball)<br \/>\nMichael Wulff \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nEmannuel Atilola \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nSolomon Crawford \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nKurt Espiritu \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nDashawn Putman \u201916 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nDominic Diaz \u201917 (golf)<br \/>\nAlfred Johnson \u201914 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nNick Sifrin \u201917 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nJack Pounce \u201916 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nChristopher Stragapede \u201917 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nCarlos Suarez \u201914 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nEliran Epshtein \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nManuel Garcia Lasscurain \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nJonathan Gomez Noriega \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlejandro Rubin Panvini \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nDiego Rueda \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nCarlos Carrera \u201915 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nTom Jottrand \u201917 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nMarko Knezevic \u201914 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nHugo Lima \u201916 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nAndres Sebastian Rojas \u201917 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nTeresa Corchado \u201914 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nKaycee DeVoogd \u201917 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nKylie Garrett \u201917 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nMarcia Senatus \u201917 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nKhadijah Young \u201914 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nDominique Allegretti \u201915 (bowling)<br \/>\nJeannie Chambers \u201914 (bowling)<br \/>\nAmanda Santos \u201917 (bowling)<br \/>\nNatalia Carvalho \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nLatasha Green \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nSunita Kumar \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nStefanny Laureano \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nAlyssa Lindenbaum \u201915 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShona Potrzuski \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nMeredith Przybocki \u201917 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nJacqueline Rizzo Cascio \u201915 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nEssence Rogers \u201915 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShaena Wizzard \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nAshley Drozd \u201917 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nJodee Giarratana \u201917 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nChelsea Gray \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nMadison Gregory \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nShannon Nulty \u201915 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nKelsey Roberts \u201917 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nAmanda Shimkus \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nGreta Vogel \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nDevon Williams \u201915 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nTaylor Corretjer \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nFran D&#8217;Amato \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nStephanie Gilronan \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nLee Harrison \u201916 (softball)<br \/>\nKristen Kaneyuki \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nCandice Koch \u201917 (softball)<br \/>\nAlyssa Ruiz \u201917 (softball)<br \/>\nAimee Schnecker \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nMichelle Tinajero \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nJenna Carbin \u201916 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nMichelle Corpuz \u201915 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nMarie Feneron \u201917 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlma Lopez \u201914 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nChristina Petrelis \u201916 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nMatea Samardzic \u201917 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlexandria Sison \u201915 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nIvana Grbelja \u201914 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlexandria Livingston \u201914 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nElena Melian Puigventos \u201917 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nVanessa Vogel \u201914 (women\u2019s tennis)<br \/>\nLauren Behrens \u201916 (volleyball)<br \/>\nTiffani Causing \u201917 (volleyball)<br \/>\nAmanda Colombo \u201917 (volleyball)<br \/>\nStephanie Mills \u201914 (volleyball)<br \/>\nLaura Reinhart \u201914 (volleyball)<br \/>\nLexandra Wirth \u201915 (volleyball)<\/p>\n<p>The honor roll included 11 student-athletes who finished the semester with a 4.0 grade point average:<\/p>\n<p>Adam Purcilly \u201914<br \/>\nKevin Croucher \u201914<br \/>\nNicholas Riepe \u201917<br \/>\nCarlos Carerra \u201915<br \/>\nTom Jottrand \u201917<br \/>\nSunita Kumar \u201914<br \/>\nStephanie Gilronan \u201915<br \/>\nAimee Schnecker \u201914<br \/>\nIvana Grbelja \u201914<br \/>\nVanessa Vogel \u201914<br \/>\nAmanda Colombo \u201917<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Bennett \u201917 (men&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nKevin Croucher \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nKyle Grimes \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nSean Henry \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nZach Hopf \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nNathaniel Leon \u201916 (baseball)<br \/>\nJason Midkiff \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nFrank Morris \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nDaniel Nozza \u201917 (baseball)<br \/>\nAdam Purcilly \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nAriel Ramirez \u201914 (baseball)<br \/>\nZach Rawson \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nKevin Soriano \u201917 (baseball)<br \/>\nPaul Schifillitti \u201917 (baseball)<br \/>\nMark Wilson \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nMichael Wulff \u201915 (baseball)<br \/>\nEmannuel Atilola \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nSolomon Crawford \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nKurt Espiritu \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nMarc Imbimbo \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nNorbert Kong \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nMichael Marcano \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nDashawn Putman \u201916 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nDeondre Thompson \u201917 (men&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nDominic Diaz \u201917 (golf)<br \/>\nAlfred Johnson \u201914 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nRafael Braga \u201915 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nColin Covello \u201917 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nJack Pounce \u201916 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nNick Sifrin \u201917 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nChristopher Stragapede \u201917 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nCarlos Suarez \u201914 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nFredy Umanzor Alvarado \u201917 (men&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nEliran Epshtein \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nManuel Garcia Lasscurain \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nNicholas Riepe \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlejandro Rubin Panvini \u201914 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nDiego Rueda \u201917 (men&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nOliver Bellomi \u201916 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nCarlos Carrera \u201915 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nTom Jottrand \u201917 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nMarko Knezevic \u201914 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nAndres Sebastian Rojas \u201917 (men&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nTeresa Corchado \u201914 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nKaycee DeVoogd \u201917 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nKylie Garrett \u201917 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nAziza May \u201914 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nMarcia Senatus \u201917 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nKhadijah Young \u201914 (women&#8217;s basketball)<br \/>\nDominique Allegretti \u201915 (bowling)<br \/>\nJeannie Chambers \u201915 (bowling)<br \/>\nAmanda Santos \u201917 (bowling)<br \/>\nNatalia Carvalho \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nLatasha Green \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nSunita Kumar \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nStefanny Laureano \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nAlyssa Lindenbaum \u201915 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShona Potrzuski \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nMeredith Przybocki \u201917 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nJacqueline Rizzo Cascio \u201915 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nEssence Rogers \u201915 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nShaena Wizzard \u201914 (women&#8217;s track &amp; field)<br \/>\nAshley Drozd \u201917 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nJodee Giarratana \u201917 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nChelsea Gray \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nMadison Gregory \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nMaggie Neiswanger \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nShannon Nulty \u201915 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nKelsey Roberts \u201917 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nAmanda Shimkus \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nGreta Vogel \u201914 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nDevon Williams \u201915 (women&#8217;s soccer)<br \/>\nTaylor Corretjer \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nFran D&#8217;Amato \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nStephanie Gilronan \u201915 (softball)<br \/>\nLee Harrison \u201916 (softball)<br \/>\nKristen Kaneyuki \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nAimee Schnecker \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nMichelle Tinajero \u201914 (softball)<br \/>\nJenna Carbin \u201916 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nMichelle Corpuz \u201915 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlma Lopez \u201914 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nChristina Petrelis \u201916 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nMatea Samardzic \u201917 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nAlexandria Sison \u201915 (women&#8217;s swimming &amp; diving)<br \/>\nIvana Grbelja \u201914 (women&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nElena Melian Puigventos \u201917 (women&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nVanessa Vogel \u201914 (women&#8217;s tennis)<br \/>\nLauren Behrens \u201916 (volleyball)<br \/>\nAmanda Colombo \u201917 (volleyball)<br \/>\nStephanie Mills \u201917 (volleyball)<br \/>\nJenny Pliska \u201914 (volleyball)<br \/>\nLaura Reinhart \u201914 (volleyball)<br \/>\nLexandra Wirth \u201915 (volleyball)<\/p>\n<p>The honor roll included 14 student-athletes who finished the semester with a 4.0 grade point average:<\/p>\n<p>Zach Hopf \u201914<br \/>\nFrank Morris \u201915<br \/>\nAdam Purcilly \u201914<br \/>\nEliran Epshtein \u201917<br \/>\nCarlos Carrera \u201915<br \/>\nMarko Knezevic \u201914<br \/>\nAziza May \u201914<br \/>\nKhadijah Young \u201914<br \/>\nSunita Kumar \u201914<br \/>\nChelsea Cray \u201914<br \/>\nMichelle Corpuz \u201915<br \/>\nChristina Petrelis \u201916<br \/>\nVanessa Vogel \u201914<br \/>\nStephanie Mills \u201917<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen teams. Two-hundred and thirty-four student-athletes. One goal: Win. At Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ&#8217;s, the Department of Athletics has always made it clear that winning in the classroom is just as important as on the field. 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