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April 15, 2008
GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina University celebrated the academic accomplishments of its student-athletes at the Fifth Annual Academic Excellence Awards banquet, held inside the City Hotel and Bistro Monday evening.
The Academic Excellence Award is given to sophomores, juniors and seniors who have earned a 3.5 or better cumulative grade point average. Each student-athlete who achieved this goal was honored based on his or her classification at the end of the previous fall semester. This year saw a total of 62 honorees, an increase from 59 last year. Of the recipients, 10 boast a GPA of 4.0
Student-athletes were asked to invite those faculty members who they deemed influential in their academic endeavors. Other guests included University Athletics Committee members, coaches and other athletic administrators. Director of Athletics Terry Holland and Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. David Dosser presented the awards to each honoree.
2008 Academic Excellence Award Recipients
Cristen Aona, So., Softball, Health Education and Promotion
Spencer Barrick, So., Men's Track, Hospitality Management
Kristen Billings, So., Women's Golf, Biology
Sara Black, Sr., Women's Swimming, Exercise Physiology
Nicholas Boerio, Jr., Men's Cross Country, Health Fitness Specialist
Abby Bools, So., Women's Golf, History
Kim Brewer, Sr., Women's Swimming, Finance
Blake Briese, So., Men's Swimming, Finance
Nicole Briggs, So., Women's Cross Country, Health Fitness Specialist
Tripp Brizendine, So., Men's Golf, Economics
Paige Clark, Sr., Women's Cross Country, Biology
Matt Dennish, Sr., Men's Cross Country, Physical Education
Hannah Elmore, Sr., Cheerleading, Health Services Management
Austine Enderle, Sr., Women's Swimming, Exercise Physiology
Hayley Flynn, Sr., Women's Cross Country, Elementary and Special Education
Bobby Fowler, So., Baseball, Business Administration
Taylor Gagnon, Sr., Men's Basketball, Finance
Laura Gencarella, Jr., Dance Team, Speech and Hearing Sciences
Melanie Granville, Sr., Women's Golf, Communication
Geoff Handsfield, Sr., Men's Swimming, Physics
Meghan Horne, So., Women's Track, Marketing
Ryan Hunt, Sr., Men's Swimming, Exercise and Sport Science
Sheelah Lyengar, So., Women's Tennis, Biology
Andrew Jenkins, Jr., Men's Cross Country, Political Science
Ashley Johnson, Jr., Cheerleading, Elementary Education
Jessica Johnson, Jr., Softball, Merchandising
Madison Keller, Jr., Soccer, Biology
Sarah Kirkley, So., Soccer, Hospitality Management
Jessi Kompa, Sr., Cheerleading, Child Life
Jennifer Kurowicki, So., Soccer, Exercise Physiology
Markus Leandersson, Jr., Men's Golf, Finance
Laura Lee, Jr., Cheerleading, Science Education
Samantha Lichtner, So., Women's Cross Country, Exercise Physiology
Hunter Mehaffey, So., Men's Swimming, Biochemistry
Paul Merz, Sr., Cheerleading, Exercise Physiology
Nicole Moore, Jr., Soccer, Exercise Physiology
Greg Neville, Sr., Men's Swimming, Engineering
Bryan Oakley, So., Men's Tennis, Finance
Katie Prast, So., Volleyball, English Education
Hannah Priest, Sr., Women's Tennis, Physical Education
Nathan Przestrzelski, So., Football, Sports Studies
Anthony Reale, Sr., Men's Golf, Finance
Megan Riggs, Sr., Cheerleading, Elementary Education
Kyle Roller, So., Baseball, Business Administration
Caylin Sandke, So., Soccer, Economics
Greyson Sargent, Jr., Men's Basketball, Marketing
Drew Schieber, Jr., Baseball, Exercise Physiology
Michael Scott, Jr., Men's Cross Country, Nursing
Greg Simon, So., Men's Tennis, Finance
Joe Sloan, Sr., Football, Finance
Alex Smith, Sr., Women's Tennis, Rehabilitation Services
Kyla Stone, Jr., Dance Team, Dance Education and Communication
Charina Sumner, So., Softball, Health Education and Promotion
Kelly Swain, Jr., Women's Swimming, Exercise Physiology
Andre Thorsen, Jr., Men's Golf, Finance
Kaui Tom, So., Softball, Health Education and Promotion
Stephanie Turner, So., Volleyball, Health Fitness Specialist
Shelly Underhill, So., Dance Team, Elementary Education
Henrique Viana, Sr., Men's Tennis, Communication
Brooke Walter, So., Women's Tennis, English
Kelley Wernert, Sr., Volleyball, Physical Education
Kate Writtenbury, So., Cheerleading, Nursing
