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Waynesburg boasts 38 on spring honor roll
Yellow Jackets see 38 student-athletes honored with conference's top academic accolade
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WEXFORD, Pa (June 22) – Waynesburg University continued its string of strong showings on the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Honor Roll, as the 2008 Spring edition was released on Monday. Waynesburg had 38 student-athletes on the list that included 300 men and women between the conference’s schools.

 

Washington & Jefferson and Westminster all led the PAC with 40 student-athletes honored for their academic work in the spring. Grove City had 39 honorees.

 

Waynesburg was most represented by the junior and freshman classes, which both placed 10 a piece on the list. The senior class placed nine and sophomore class placed six.

 

Honorees must earn a 3.6 grade point average (GPA) or higher on a 4.0 scale during the semester. Since the fall of 2001, Waynesburg has placed a total of 525 student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll (fall, spring).

 

Following Waynesburg on the list was Saint Vincent (32), Thiel (27), Geneva (24), Bethany (22), Thomas More (22) and Chatham (19).

 

Listed below are the Spring 2009 honorees from Waynesburg on the PAC Academic Honor Roll:

 

Baseball (7)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Chris Dittmar

Fr.

History

Strabane, Pa./ Canon-McMillan

Kasey Eutsey

Jr.

Social Science/Pre-Law

Connellsville, Pa./ Connellsville

Steve Hubsch

So.

History

Pittsburgh, Pa./ Brentwood

Bryan Leones

Jr.

Digital Media

Gibsonia, Pa./ Pine-Richland

Nick Miller

Sr.

Forensic Chemistry

Conneaut Lake, Pa./ Conneaut Lake

Ryan Schell

Jr.

Biology/ Pre-Dental

Cochranton, Pa./ Conneaut Lake

Andrew Spargur

Jr.

Elementary Education

Indian Head, Pa./ Connellsville

 

Men’s Basketball (3)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

James Allenby

Fr.

Criminal Justice

Chardon, Ohio/Chardon

Ryan Courneen

Jr.

Finance

Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley

Colby Grubich

Sr.

Criminal Justice

Eighty Four, Pa./ Ringgold

 

Men’s Golf (4)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Sean Call

Sr.

Athletic Training

Mt.Pleasant, Ohio/ Buckeye Local

Kyle Kyper

So.

Management

Huntingdon, Pa./ Huntingdon

Anthony Monahan

So.

Business Management

Belle Vernon, Pa./ Belle Vernon

Zach Van Camp

Sr.

Accounting

Washington, Pa./ Trinity

 

Men’s Tennis (1)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Jeff Canning

Jr.

Journalism

Cambridge, Ohio/ Cambridge

 

Men’s Track and Field (2)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Tom Hudson

Jr.

Accounting

Canfield, Ohio/ Canfield

Adam Swingle

So.

History

Mont Clair, Va./ Forest Park

 

Softball (2)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Autumn Minor

Sr.

Biology/Pre-Med

Waynesburg, Pa./ Waynesburg Central

Lauren Minor

Fr.

Biology/Pre-Med

Waynesburg, Pa./ Waynesburg Central

 

Women’s Basketball (2)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Hannah Hunter

Fr.

Digital Media

Hopewell, Pa./ Hopewell

Elisha Jones

So.

Athletic Training

Russell, Pa./ Eisenhower

 

Women’s Golf (1)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Rachel Phillips

Jr.

Exercise Science

Sycamore, Pa./ West Greene

 

Women’s Track and Field (13)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Janet Carson

Jr.

Elementary Education

Portersville, Pa./ Lincoln

Melissa Cox

Jr.

Elementary Education

Waynesburg, Pa./ Jefferson-Morgan

Melody Cox

Fr.

Eng./Second. Education

Waynesburg, Pa./ Jefferson-Morgan

Ashley Dodd

Sr.

Elementary Education

Upper St. Clair, Pa./ Upper St. Clair

Michelle Gottschalk

Fr.

Nursing

Prosperity, Pa./ McGuffey

Megan Grover

Sr.

Biology/Pre-Dental

Arvada, Colo./Faith Christian

Elisha Jones

So.

Athletic Training

Russell, Pa./Eisenhower

Tonya Lewis

Sr.

Biology

Finleyville, Pa./ Ringgold

Jackie Musillo

Sr.

Elementary Education

South Park, Pa./ South Park

Michelle Naymick

Fr.

Digital Media

Uniontown, Pa./ Uniontown

Marybeth Rocco

Fr.

Marine Biology

N. Cambria, Pa. / N. Cambria

Carly Schubert

Fr.

Elementary Education

Enon Valley, Pa./ Mohawk

Amanda Staudt

Sr.

Nursing

Cochranton, Pa./ Cochranton

 

Wrestling (3)

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Rich Janicki

Jr.

Computer Forensics

Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth-Forward

Jared Roberts

Fr.

Elementary Education

Washington, Pa./ Trinity

Corbin Semple

So.

Information Tech.

Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Cent.

 

Women’s Lacrosse (3) *

Name

Yr.

Major

Hometown/ High School

Amanda Jo Morgan

Sr.

Management

Perryopolis, Pa./ Frazier

Heather Quinlisk

Jr.

Elementary Education

Bethel Park, Pa./ Bethel Park

Steph Strauser

Sr.

Psychology

McVeytown, Pa./ Belleville Menn.

 

* - These women met the requirements from the PAC Academic Honor Roll, but were not listed, as women’s lacrosse is not an officially sponsored sport by the conference.

 

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