VaSID Recognizes 194 Virginia Student-Athletes

VASID RECOGNIZES 194 VIRGINIA COLLEGIATE STUDENT-ATHLETES
Six Hornets Honored
Contact: Kevin Warner, JMU, (540) 568-6154, warnerka@jmu.edu

HARRISONBURG, Va., June 11, 2007 - The Virginia Sports Information Directors recently honored 194 collegiate student-athletes for their performances both in the classroom and in competition as the organization selected the 2007 VaSID Academic All-State Team.

The 194 athletes represent the largest group the organization has honored with the awards. Each Virginia institution, including NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, and independents, had the opportunity to submit athletes to be honored. To be eligible, student-athletes were required to have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. The student must have achieved sophomore status, and he or she could not have been in the first season of competition at their current school. All athletes are either starters or key reserves for their team. The complete list of 194 athletes follows.

Name, Sport, Year, Position, Hometown, Major, GPA

Lynchburg College

Katherine Adams, women's soccer, senior, forward, Lynchburg, Va., human development, 3.98
Brittany Allsop, softball, sophomore, outfielder, Milford, Conn., mathematics, 4.00
Lauren Askey, women's soccer, junior, defender, Baltimore, Md., athletic training, 3.98
Scott Decker, men's track, junior, pole vault, Clifton, Va., business management, 3.74
Mary Mohay, women's track, junior, pole vault, Fairfax, Va., exercise psychology, 3.91
Caroline Wesley, women's basketball, senior, center, Baltimore, Md., athletic training, 3.93

The Apprentice School

Kyle Center, baseball, sophomore, catcher, Hampton, Va., business administration, 3.67

Harding Epps, baseball, senior, second base, Stone Mountain, Ga., business administration, 3.65

Chris Hartman, men's golf, junior, Williamsburg, Va., modeling & simulation engineering, 4.00

Rahshann Lewter, women's basketball, sophomore, guard, Hampton, Va., electronics technology, 3.54

Jonathan Gladden, football, junior, center, Charlotte, N.C., business administration, 3.71

Ricky Wilkerson, football, senior, cornerback, King William, Va., marine engineering technology, 3.71

Averett University

Andrew Boor, men's basketball, senior, forward, Lovingston, Va., athletic training, 3.4

Jeff Hughley, football, senior, wide receiver, Middleburg, Fla., athletic training, 3.2

Nikki Huffman, women's basketball/lacrosse, sophomore, guard/defender, Connelly Springs, N.C., athletic training, 3.7

Daniel Mc Gregor, men's tennis, senior, Lima, Peru, marketing, 3.27

Gretchen Weil, women's cross country/lacrosse, senior, attack, Raleigh, N.C./biomedical sciences/equestrian studies, 3.8

Kayla Craddock, women's soccer/women's tennis, sophomore, midfielder, Martinsville, Va., biomedical science, 3.8

Bridgewater College

Laura Barry, softball, junior, catcher, Richmond, Va., psychology, 3.5

C.J. Caniglia, equestrian, junior, Waldorf, Md., biology, 4.0

Katy Herr Lovell, women's basketball, senior, guard, Staunton, Va., allied health science, 3.8

Jeff Highfill, football, junior, quarterback, Roanoke, Va., mathematics, 3.9

Nathan Rittenhouse, track/cross country, sophomore, Green Bank, W.Va., physics, 3.4

Brittney Wittmer, women's volleyball, sophomore, outside hitter, Springfield, Va., biology, 3.6

Christopher Newport University

Ashley Glover, women's soccer, senior, defender, Lynchburg, Va., biology, 3.99

George Jones, football/track, senior, wide receiver/relays & springs, New Kent, Va., business marketing, 3.27

Michael Kurbjeweit, baseball, senior, catcher, Forest, Va., communication studies, 3.60

Amber Marsh, field hockey, junior, defender/midfielder, Spotsylvania, Va., physics, 3.54

Derek Shaw, men's soccer, senior, forward, Williamsburg, Va., Spanish/business, 3.45

Erin Wojtkun, women's soccer, sophomore, goalkeeper, Fairfax, Va., psychology/elementary education, 3.49

Eastern Mennonite University

Jolene Kratz, women's basketball, junior, center, Telford, Pa., elementary education, 3.92

Kendra Nissley, women's track/cross country, senior, Columbiana, Ohio, German/justice peace & conflict studies, 3.94

Brad Parkes, men's basketball, junior, forward/guard, Winchester, Va., business/psychology/economics, 3.85

Joy Shaiebly, women's soccer, senior, goalkeeper, Lancaster, Pa., preK-12 health & physical education, 3.22

Kristie Souder, field hockey, senior, midfielder, Telford, Pa., special education, 3.69

Ben Yoder, men's soccer/volleyball, junior, midfielder/setter, Lederach, Pa., health & physical education, 3.75

Emory & Henry College

Dana Dettmar, softball, sophomore, first base, Ewing, N.J., athletic training, 3.25

Joel Font, men's cross country, junior, Evansport, Ohio, mathematics/physics, 3.84

Adam Hall, baseball, senior, first base, Abingdon, Va., business/teacher prep, 3.22

Tyler Haslem, football, senior, Bluffton, S.C., polical science/history, 3.48

Jared Jackson, football, senior, wide receiver, Big Stone Gap, Va., 3.37

Hansel Newman, men's basketball, senior, forward, Jonesville, Va., biology/chemistry, 3.42

Ferrum College

Mindy Altice, women's volleyball, junior, outside hitter, Wirtz, Va., accounting, 3.41

Ryan Cooper, baseball, senior, pitcher, Stuarts Draft, Va., environmental science, 3.60

Kimberly Cox, softball, senior, pitcher, Gladys, Va., business administration, 3.89

Adam Crawford, men's golf, senior, Willias, Va., sports management, 3.88

Wilson Paine, men's tennis, senior, #2 singles, Maryville, Tenn., history, 4.00

Lauren Thurman, women's volleyball/softball, junior, def. spec./catcher, Union Hall, Va., mathematical science, 3.87

George Mason University

Chantal Bodkin-Clarke, women's volleyball, senior, middle blocker, biology (environmental science), 3.68

Sarah Fack, women's soccer, junior, midfielder, forward, Alhonquin, Ill., accounting, 3.94

Dan Hurley, men's golf, senior, Leesburg, Va., business management, 3.75

Mutsa Nyakabau, men's track/cross country, sophomore, sprinter, Harare, Zimbabwe, premed, 3.64

Graham Sheppard, men's volleyball, senior, libero, Midlothian, Va., information technology, 3.43

Melissa Venturi, women's lacrosse, senior, attack/midfielder, Sewell, N.J., exercise science, 3.82

Hampden-Sydney College

Matt Green, men's basketball, senior, guard, Richmond, Va., mathematical economics, 3.90

Andrew McLeod, men's tennis, junior, Mandeville, Jamaica, economics & commerce/chemistry, 3.83

Drew Prehmus, men's basketball, junior, guard, Atlanta, Ga., English, 3.83

Drew Smith, football, junior, wide receiver, Richmond, Va., biology, 3.73

Greg Smith, men's soccer, senior, midfielder, Warrenton, Va., mathematical economics, 3.92

Michael Via, men's lacrosse, senior, attack, Virginia Beach, Va., history, 3.61

Hampton University

Amanda Black, softball, junior, pitcher/outfield, Mt. Hope, Ont., sociology, 3.22

Marcus Dixon, football, senior, defensive end, Rome, Ga., physical education, 3.22

Septima Glenn, women's track, junior, sprints, Taylors, S.C., journalism & communications, 3.28

Stephanie James, women's basketball, senior, guard, Colorado Springs, Colo., public relations, 3.98

Adrian Woodard, men's basketball, senior, forward, Sanford, N.C., business management, 3.25

Angela Balser, softball, senior, outfield, Prince George, Va., business management, 3.62

James Madison University

Leslie Dickinson, women's basketball, senior, guard, Queens Village, N.Y., psychology, 3.44

Natalie Ewell, women's soccer, senior, forward/midfielder, Richmond, Va., dietetics, 3.86

Annie Lowry, women's soccer, junior, forward, Butler, Pa., management, 3.73

Melanie Schaffer, women's soccer, junior, midfielder, Allison Park, Pa., biology, 3.98

John Snead, men's tennis, senior, #2 singles, Richmond, Va., business administration, 3.45

Kelly Wetzel, women's lacrosse, junior, goalkeeper, Catonsville, Md., studio art, 3.92

Liberty University

Dawn Jeffs, softball, senior, second base, Roseville, Calif., social sciences, 3.67

Kevin Mahan, men's soccer, senior, goalkeeper, Waterford, Mich., communications studies, 3.92

Jonita Randolph, women's tennis, senior, #1 singles, Townsend, S.C., biblical studies, 3.82

Christian Smith, wrestling, junior, 125 lbs., Suffolk, Va., business management, 3.54

Mandee Wheelock, women's soccer, senior, midfielder, Front Royal, Va., exercise science/fitness program, 3.85

Arlene Zelinskas, women's track, senior, heptathlon, Dayton, Ohio, biology, 3.96

Longwood University

Tiffany Crane, women's soccer, senior, forward, Virginia Beach, Va., biology, 3.55

Anne Hundley, field hockey, senior, midfielder, Norfolk, Va., business finance /management, 3.78

Michael Joyce, men's golf, senior, Peterborough, Ont., chemistry/biology, 3.89

Rashko Patnikov, men's tennis, senior, #3 singles, Bankya, Bulgaria, business management, 3.20

Heather Storrie, women's soccer, senior, goalkeeper, Spring Grove, Pa., liberal studies (special educ.), 3.62

Zach Zigrang, baseball, senior, third base, Virginia Beach, Va., physics, 3.69

Marymount University

Katie Armentrout, women's basketball, senior, guard, Monvoria, Md., mathematics, 3.96

Robert Barrett, men's swimming, junior, freestyle/butterfly, Alexandria, Va., pre-physical therapy, 3.87

Amanda Shanks, women's swimming, sophomore, distance freestlye, Yorktown, Va., biology, 3.83

Anna Sody, women's lacrosse, junior, midfielder, Baltimore, Md., fashion merchandising, 3.43

Chris Watson, men's swimming, sophomore, distance freestyle, Dumfries, Va., criminal justice, 3.34

Stephanie Witko, women's basketball, junior, forward, Halifax, Va., psychology, 3.99

Norfolk State University

Moriba George, baseball, senior, shortstop, St. Thomas, V.I., electronic engineering, 3.61

Delores Kersey, women's volleyball, senior, outside hitter, Richmond, Va., accounting, 3.79

Lerissa Morris, women's tennis, sophomore, #2 singles, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, biology, 3.80

Fabiana Perlingeiro, women's track/cross country, senior, distance, Praia do Canto, Brazil, kinesiology, 3.89

Leon Schabacker, baseball, junior, pitcher, Virginia Beach, Va., exercise science, 3.75

Vassil Zahariev, men's tennis, junior, #3 singles, Sofia, Bulgaria, finance, 3.86

Old Dominion University

Jonathan Adams, men's basketball, sophomore, forward, Ringgold, Ga., psychology, 3.35

Jared Kent, men's soccer, senior, midfielder, Marietta, Ga., biology, 3.75

Caroline Nichols, field hockey, senior, defender, Virginia Beach, Va., health & physical education, 3.52

Dana Sensenig, field hockey, senior, midfielder, Denver, Pa., health & physical education, 3.87

Harel Srugo, men's tennis, sophomore, #1 singles, Kibuz Gazit, Israel, psychology, 3.84

Katherine Watson, women's soccer, junior, midfielder, Woodbridge, Va., sports management, 3.74

Radford University

Melinda Clelland, women's volleyball, sophomore, middle blocker, Richmond, Va., sports medicine, 3.88

Christina Fairchild, field hockey, sophomore, back, Lehighton, Pa., criminal justice/accounting, 4.0

Steve Mignogna, baseball, graduate student, centerfield, Mt. Laurel, N.J., business, 3.8/4.0 grad

Cassandra Price, women's tennis, junioir, Deland, Fla., finance/economics, 4.0

Kelly Wallace, women's swimming, senior, backstroke/freestyle, Yorktown, Va., recreational therapy, 3.83

Lucas Wright, men's track/cross country, senior, distance, Roanoke, Va., French/history, 3.81

Randolph-Macon College

Shafer Busch, women's swimming, sophomore, freestyle/butterfly, Virginia Beach, Va., international studies, political science, 3.79

Mollee Farrell, women's volleyball, senior, outside hitter, Virginia Beach, Va., psychology, 3.7

Torrie Higgins, field hockey, senior, defense, Fairfax, Va., biology, 3.95

Maggie McDearmon, women's volleyball, senior, outside hitter/middle, blocker Amherst, Va., psychology, 3.2

Lizzy Spero, women's lacrosse, senior, attack, Phoenix, Md., chemistry, 3.4

University of Richmond

Claire Cunniff, women's lacrosse, junior, attack, Catonsville, Md., biology, 3.82

Mandy Friend, women's lacrosse, sophomore, midfielder, Canandaigua, N.Y., leadership studies, 3.32

Beatrice Grasu, women's tennis, senior, Reisterstown, Md., biochemistry and molecular biology, 3.57

Phillip Hartman, men's soccer, junior, midfielder, Roanoke, Va., business administration, 3.70

Eric Sciocchetti, men's soccer, junior, goalkeeper, Wallingford, Pa., business administration, 3.38

Jordan Utley, men's golf, junior, Richmond, Va., Accounting, 3.50

Roanoke College

Torri Bridge, women's volleyball, junior, setter, Stuarts Draft, Va., health and human performance, 3.41

Sebastian Castro, men's tennis, sophomore, #2 singles, international relations/business, 3.33

Hillary Hudgins, softball, junior, outfield, Richmond, Va., biology, 3.45

Josh LaPorte, men's basketball, junior, forward, Staunton, Va., business, 3.27

Brendon Moore, men's lacrosse, senior, midfielder, Columbia, Md., economics, 3.79

Meredith Withers, women's track, sophomore, heptathlon, Swoope, Va., criminal justice, 3.33

Shenandoah University

Courtney Beard, field hockey/lacrosse, senior, midfielder/wing, Manchester, Md., business administration/accounting, 4.0

Lauren Carpinello, women's soccer/lacrosse, senior, back/wing, Spring Lake Heights, N.J., doctor of physical therapy, 3.63/3.59 (grad)

Wes Fry, football, junior, linebacker, Germantown, Md., political science/public administration, 3.81

Carolyn Maness, women's volleyball, junior, outside hitter, Lansdale, Pa., exercise science/pre-pharmacy, 4.0

Teddy Rogers, men's lacrosse, junior, midfield, Grand Island, N.Y., chemistry/pre-pharmacy, 3.81

Daniel Ziccardy, baseball, senior, second base, Harrisonburg, Va., political science/Spanish, 4.0

Southern Virginia University

Greg Larsen, baseball, sophomore, short stop/second base, Orem, Utah, business, 3.76

Kate Nelson, women's volleyball, sophomore, middle blocker, Bountiful, Utah, liberal arts, 3.80

Chris Pendleton, men's basketball, junior, guard, Kent, Wash., philosophy, 4.00

Sevy Price, men's soccer, sophomore, midfielder, Fremont, Calif., business administration, 3.81

Jeff White, men's cross country, junior, Tyrone, Pa., history/philosophy, 3.93

Shaina White, women's cross country, junior, Jackson, Tenn., physical education & recreation admin./Spanish, 3.75

Sweet Briar College

Megan Behrle, field hockey/lacrosse, sophomore, Manassas, Va., economics, 3.67

Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, field hockey, junior, Wilmington, N.C., Spanish/psychology, 3.83

Kelsey Jeffers, women's swimming, senior, Falls Church, Va., environmental studies, 3.73

University of Virginia

Andrew Dumm, men's track/cross country, senior, distance, Fairfax, Va., foreign affairs, 3.60

Sarah Kirkwood, women's volleyball, junior, outside hitter, Tampa, Fla., biology, 3.89

Meghan O'Leary, softball, senior, outfield, Baton Rouge, La., sociology, 3.78

Patrick Mellors, men's swimming, junior, IM, Pittsburgh, Pa., foreign affairs, 3.53

Benjamin Rubeor, men's lacrosse, junior, attack, Towson, Md., English language and literature, 3.59

Leah Wigger, women's golf, senior, Louisville, Ky., psychology, 3.57

Virginia Commonwealth University

Ludmila Francescatto, women's volleyball, senior, outside hitter, Fraiburga, Brazil, biology, 3.78

Alex Israel, men's tennis, junior, Marseille, France, business foundation, 3.86

Viktoria Konstantinova, women's tennis, junior, Hanskovo, Bulgaria, business administration, 3.97

Arnaud Le Cloerec, men's tennis, senior, Plouhinec, France, recreation parks and sports leadership, 3.47

Petr Olsak, men's tennis, senior, Novy Jicin, Czech Republic, econcomics, 3.43

Tatsiana Uvarova, women's tennis, junior, Minsk, Belarus, international studies, 3.42

Virginia Intermont College

Megan Branson, softball, sophomore, pitcher, Bristol, Va., elementary education, 3.37

Chance Foley, men's golf, senior, Rocky Mount, Va., pre-law, 3.83

Marl Fusco, baseball, senior, catcher, Niagara Falls, Ont., graphic design, 3.5

Matthew Grimm, baseball, senior, first base, Bristol, Va., business marketing/management, 3.3

Tara Hanson, women's basketball, senior, guard, Roan Mountain, Tenn., biology, 3.63

Whitney Nash, softball/volleyball/basketball, senior, outfield/hitter/guard, Nickelsville, Va., biology, 3.81

Virginia Military Institute

Thomas Cunningham, wrestling, junior, 157 lbs, Columbus, Ohio/mechanical engineering, 3.92

Anthony Harris, men's cross country, junior, distance, Orlando, Fla., biology, 3.25

Michael Lloyd, men's soccer, senior, forward, Saline, Mich., mechanical engineering, 3.90

Raevon Pulliam, women's soccer, senior, midfielder, Newport News, Va., mechanical engineering, 3.76

Jacob Rochester, football, sophomore, linebacker, Dallas, Texas, economics/business, 4.00

Kevin Sullivan, men's track, junior, distance, Nokesville, Va., computer science, 3.98

Virginia State University

Mercedes Bell, women's tennis, junior, Hanover, Va., biology, 3.84

Bridgette Booker, bowling, senior, Richmond, Va., criminal justice, 3.85

Erica Clark, women's track, sophomore, 100M hurdles, Portsmouth, Va., criminal justice, 3.80

Jermaine LaFate, football, senior, offensive line, Wilmington, Del., mass communications, 3.88

Charles Monroe, baseball, senior, short stop, Warsaw, Va., accounting, 3.64

Jeff Shelton, baseball, junior, pitcher/first base, Colonial Heights, Va., accounting, 3.64

Virginia Tech

Jen Albrecht, women's volleyball, junior, right side, Canandaigua, N.Y., biochemistry/human nutrition foods and exercise, 3.93

Jessica Botzum, women's swimming, junior, breaststroke/IM, Raleigh, N.C., biology, 3.60

Gunild Kreb, women's track, senior, Winterbach, Germany, PhD education curriculum and instruction, 3.96

Lindsay Pieper, women's lacrosse, senior, midfielder, Rensselear, N.Y., communications, 3.97

Joseph Samaniuk, men's track, senior, pole vault, Rexford, N.Y., chemical engineering (grad), 3.98

Angela Tincher, softball, junior, pitcher, Eagle Rock, Va., finance, 3.84

Virginia Wesleyan College

Eric Caudill, men's tennis, senior, #1 singles, Virginia Beach, Va., liberal arts management, 3.98

Travis Cober, men's soccer, junior, defender, Morgantown, W.Va., liberal arts management/finance, 3.94

Julie Maggioncalda, women's lacrosse, sophomore, midfielder, Cherry Hill, N.J., health & human services, 4.00

Mandy Nixon, softball, junior, outfield, Virginia Beach, Va., religious studies, 3.92

Ashley Roane, women's track/cross country, sophomore, distance, Chesapeake, Va., religious studies/French, 3.97

Ally Shannon, women's soccer, junior, midfielder, Frederick, Md., biology, 3.86

Washington and Lee University

Nathaniel James, men's golf, junior, Keller, Texas, politics, 3.55

Katie Kingsbury, women's tennis, senior, Jenkintown, Pa., psychology, 3.99

Timothy McGlaston, men's swimming, junior, Attleboro, Mass., biology, 3.75

David Miller, baseball, senior, second base, Oak Hill, Va., business management, 3.78

Scot Pittman, men's soccer, senior, defender, Waxhaw, N.C., biology, 3.78

Elizabeth Webb, women's track/cross country, sophomore, Middleburg, Va., biochemistry, 4.12

William & Mary

Keith Bechtol, men's track/cross country, senior, distance, Alexandria, Va., physics, 3.96

Klaudyna Kasztelaniec, women's tennis, sophomore, Krakow, Poland, economics, 3.98

Christina Padilla, women's gymnastics, senior, vault/bars, Sterling, Va., kinesiology/neuroscience, 3.98

Greg Sexton, baseball, senior, third base, Suffolk, Va., finance, 3.26

Matt Trinkle, football, senior, tight end, Whitehall, Pa., economics, 3.60

Anna Young, women's soccer, senior, defender, Burke, Va., accounting, 3.86