Fifty-Nine Percent of Saluki Student-Athletes Record 3.0 or Better GPA
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May 30, 2002
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Student-athletes at Southern Illinois University shined during the spring semester this year, as 59 percent (179 out of 305) recorded a term grade point average of 3.0 or better.
As a whole, student-athletes averaged a 2.97 GPA in the spring, which was higher than the overall student body GPA.
"I'm very proud of the academic performance of our student-athletes," Director of Athletics Paul Kowalczyk said. "We want to continue to excel in the classroom and set a standard of excellence for the university. With the leadership provided by our coaches and Kristina Therriault, coordinator of student services, I'm sure we will."
Nine of SIU's 14 sports had an average term GPA of 3.0 or better. The women's tennis team had the highest at 3.78, followed by women's golf (3.47) and men's tennis (3.45).
Thirty-eight student athletes achieved a perfect 4.00 GPA for the Spring 2002 semester.
Here is an alphabetical list of the 179 student-athletes with a 3.0 or better GPA in the spring...
Ahuna, Mariann (Women's Track, 3.80)
Aikins, Devin (Men's Swimming, 3.00)
Akins, Brian (Football, 3.00)
Alley, Jacob (Baseball, 3.25)
Angel, Julian (Men's Tennis, 3.25)
Appiah-Kubi, Marian (Women's Track, 4.00)
Archibald, Bryan (Football, 3.33)
Austin, Casandra (Women's Track, 3.36)
Baker, Eli (Men's Track, 3.39)
Barnett, Toby (Baseball, 3.00)
Baughman, Nicholas (Baseball, 3.57)
Baumstark, Megan (Volleyball, 3.80)
Beard, Billy (Football, 3.75)
Bearden, James (Football, 3.25)
Becerra, Jennifer (Women's Swimming, 3.36)
Beitler, Noa (Women's Track, 4.00)
Belache, Karina (Women's Swimming, 3.40)
Belcher, Marcus (Men's Basketball, 3.20)
Berwanger, Kathryn (Women's Basketball, 4.00)
Blake, Brian (Men's Tennis, 3.81)
Blanco Calderon, Alejandra (Women's Tennis, 3.00)
Bong, Peter (Men's Tennis, 3.25)
Brachear, Brad (Football, 4.00)
Britton, Amber (Volleyball, 4.00)
Bryant, Justin (Men's Track, 3.20)
Bryant, Stanley (Football, 3.50)
Cains, Tara (Volleyball, 3.60)
Campos, Lindsey (Women's Track, 3.00)
Carducci, Christen (Women's Track, 4.00)
Ciucci, Lisa (Volleyball, 3.60)
Clem, John (Baseball, 3.50)
Cook, Cameron (Men's Swimming, 3.29)
Coray, Jennifer (Women's Swimming, 4.00)
Corker, Derrick (Football, 3.00)
Cortez, Jeremiah (Men's Swimming, 3.00)
Crutcher, Tiffany (Women's Basketball, 3.80)
Daelli, Edoardo (Men's Swimming, 3.44)
Damico, Maria (Softball, 3.50)
Delaney, Brendon (Football, 3.36)
Doehring, Jennifer (Softball, 3.71)
Dunker, Bradley (Men's Golf, 3.00)
Echols, Keenan (Football, 3.18)
Everhart, Scott (Football, 3.00)
Follett, Britten (Volleyball, 4.00)
Fritsche, Tiffany (Women's Golf, 3.79)
Fritzler, Mike (Football, 3.20)
Furkin, Susan (Women's Swimming, 3.50)
George, Candice (Women's Track, 3.25)
Giat, Doron (Men's Track, 3.07)
Gillespie, Alyceson (Women's Track, 3.20)
Glasco, Tara (Softball, 4.00)
Glowacki, Matthew (Men's Swimming, 3.13)
Goddard, Matthew (Football, 4.00)
Goltz, Grant (Men's Golf, 4.00)
Graefen, Chad M. (Football, 3.00)
Grafton, Laura (Women's Track, 3.36)
Green, Rachel (Women's Swimming, 3.38)
Guenther, Jennifer (Softball, 4.00)
Haberer, Eric (Baseball, 3.00)
Hadjiantoni, Andri (Women's Swimming, 4.00)
Hall, Jesse (Baseball, 3.60)
Hamlett, Brian (Football, 3.14)
Hankey, Scott (Baseball, 3.13)
Harman, Kelly (Volleyball, 4.00)
Harre, Amy (Softball, 4.00)
Harrell, Daniel (Men's Track, 3.43)
Hauser, John (Men's Track, 3.69)
Hemphill, Carleen (Women's Swimming, 3.33)
Hiller, Alison (Women's Golf, 3.23)
Hood, Kendra (Women's Golf, 3.75)
Hopkins, Elissa (Softball, 3.50)
Hoss, Timothy (Men's Golf, 3.40)
Huddlestun, Jodi (Women's Track, 3.69)
Jannusch, Christopher (Men's Swimming, 3.25)
Jones, Danette (Women's Basketball, 3.80)
Jordan, Katie (Softball, 4.00)
Kemner, Kristie (Volleyball, 3.12)
Kenny, Natalie (Women's Swimming, 3.00)
Kershner, Kyria (Women's Swimming, 3.54)
King, Andre (Football, 3.00)
Kloess, Kathryn (Softball, 4.00)
Kluxdal, Brenton (Baseball, 3.25)
Kowzan, Ross (Baseball, 3.79)
Krismanits, Sarah (Women's Tennis, 4.00)
Lachiana, Anthony (Men's Track, 3.00)
Laegeler, Robert (Men's Golf, 3.50)
Lawary, Danielle (Women's Basketball, 3.20)
Legner, Amy (Women's Swimming, 3.00)
Lenz, Sarah (Women's Swimming, 3.21)
Likar, David (Men's Swimming, 3.20)
Logan, Bronwyn (Women's Swimming, 3.67)
Luna, Danilo (Men's Swimming, 3.40)
MacCurdy, Ashley (Women's Swimming, 4.00)
Mahon, Scott (Men's Track, 4.00)
Maurath, Justin (Baseball, 3.10)
McBerry, Cortez (Football, 3.40)
McDowell, Molly (Women's Basketball, 3.46)
Medalia, Hilla (Women's Track, 4.00)
Meehan, Katie (Women's Track, 3.79)
Menghini, Brent (Men's Swimming, 3.31)
Miller, Erica (Volleyball, 4.00)
Miller, Matthew (Football, 3.00)
Miller, Megan (Women's Basketball, 4.00)
Miller, Susan (Women's Track, 3.25)
Morrell, Dana (Women's Swimming, 3.40)
Mullins, Amber (Women's Swimming, 3.00)
Murray, Steven (Men's Track, 3.00)
Myklebust, Gaute (Men's Track, 3.57)
Neal, Adrianne (Women's Swimming, 4.00)
Nelson, Luke (Baseball, 3.46)
Nelson, Qiana (Volleyball, 3.44)
Neukirch, Joseph (Men's Swimming, 3.38)
Neumann, Colt (Baseball, 3.40)
Noel, Jennifer (Volleyball, 3.00)
Ochoa, Erika (Women's Tennis, 4.00)
Olson, Brigitta (Women's Swimming, 3.60)
Oxinos, George (Men's Swimming, 3.46)
Page, Melinda (Women's Swimming, 4.00)
Papachrysanthou, Chrysanthos (Men's Swimming, 3.32)
Pate, Sara (Women's Golf, 3.07)
Pate, Stefanie (Women's Golf, 3.08)
Peper, Adam (Men's Swimming, 3.42)
Pfaff, Kurt (Men's Golf, 3.80)
Phillips, Hillary (Women's Basketball, 3.36)
Pressler, Travis (Men's Track, 3.08)
Quigley, Steve (Baseball, 3.40)
Radostits, Brooke (Women's Swimming, 3.50)
Rankin, Amy (Women's Golf, 3.60)
Rashid, Bilal (Football, 3.79)
Remigio,Gian Carlo (Men's Tennis, 3.25)
Reuschel, Mark (Men's Golf, 3.60)
Roundtree, Julia (Women's Track, 3.80)
Saafir, Tahira (Softball, 3.63)
Sambursky, Joel (Football, 3.54)
Sanchez, Ivan (Men's Swimming, 3.63)
Sanders, Matt (Football, 3.50)
Savidor, Alon (Men's Tennis, 3.06)
Scheffler, Matthew (Football, 3.33)
Schmale, John (Men's Track, 4.00)
Schultz, Lindsey (Volleyball, 3.81)
Schumacher, Zach (Football, 3.13)
Shafran, Marina (Women's Track, 4.00)
Shasteen, Mark A. (Football, 3.33)
Shephard, Schueler (Volleyball, 3.00)
Shutt, Jennifer (Women's Golf, 3.56)
Simone, Erin (Women's Track, 3.17)
Sims, Calvin (Football, 3.00)
Sinclair, Jake (Men's Swimming, 4.00)
Smith, Lacey (Women's Swimming, 3.57)
Soswa, Lukasz (Men's Tennis, 4.00)
Stanek, Jeffrey (Baseball, 3.00)
Stark, Kari (Women's Tennis, 4.00)
Tarrolly, Megan (Women's Golf, 3.40)
Tolbert, Angela (Women's Basketball, 3.00)
Toussaint, Kelsey (Women's Track, 3.60)
Trailov, Mary (Women's Swimming, 4.00)
Trapani, Gaetana (Women's Tennis, 4.00)
Trimble, Carrie (Women's Track, 3.71)
Tucker, Marshall (Baseball, 3.17)
Turevsky, Inna (Women's Track, 3.75)
Turevsky, Rimma (Women's Track, 3.00)
Turner, Andrea (Women's Golf, 3.44)
Uudmae, Jaanus (Men's Track, 4.00)
Viefhaus, Adie (Softball, 3.50)
Vodin, Lisa (Volleyball, 4.00)
Vogel, Jim (Baseball, 3.14)
Wafford, Nicholas (Football, 3.13)
Ward, Jason (Men's Basketball, 3.00)
Webel, Marc (Football, 4.00)
Welch, Ashley (Women's Golf, 3.86)
Welch, Ryan (Baseball, 3.25)
Westemeir, Jaso n (Baseball, 3.54)
Whittaker, Paul (Men's Track, 3.47)
Williams, Lionel (Football, 3.08)
Williams, Venisha (Women's Track, 3.21)
Willis, Sylvester (Men's Basketball, 3.00)
Woodard, Geshla (Women's Basketball, 4.00)
Wright, Paul (Football, 3.21)
Zeibert, Joseph (Men's Track, 4.00)