Academic All-Americans Near Century Mark
Nearly half of all competitors maintain minimum of 3.25 GPA

A record 126 athletes earned Academic All-American status on Thursday from the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Collegiate Coaches Committee.

The honorees from 23 universities number nearly half the 249 entries in the 2003 U.S. Collegiate Championships, which running through Saturday at the University of Arizona Aquatic Center in Tucson.

Athletes must earn at least a 3.25 grade point average (GPA) to be named an Academic All-American. The cumulative GPA of all competitors in the competition was a staggering 3.23.

Topping the list for the second year in a row was Catherine Vrentas of Penn State University who has maintained a perfect 4.00 through 161 hours.

More than 200 of the nation's top athletes from 24 universities are on hand vying for bragging rights in the solo, duet, trio and team events. The championships are an open-class meet, combining competition for NCAA Divisions I, II and III, plus NAIA schools.

Following is the list of Academic All-American honorees, sorted by university.

Boston University
Heather Jones

Canisius College
Alejandra Pinango
Allison Corman
Andrea Prinzback
Beth Richie
Faith Mikalonis
Gabriela Pinango
Jamee Paoloemilio
Kate Matusiak
Katherine Meger
Kathleen Scanlon
Kristen Nesom
Laura Gellin
Louise Lighthall
Marghuretta Bland

Carleton College
Disan Davis
Kathryn Brothers
Kathryn Henoch
Martha Montgomery
Nicole Montgomery
Robin Weber
Sarah Tilman
Sophie White

College of William & Mary
Claire O'Shea
Eleanor Browne
Emily Howard
Jana Chavers
Kathleen Lauer
Katie Haverkos
Michele Macary
Patience Bosley

Cornell University
Danielle Ameen
Daria R. Homenko
Vicki Niebrzydowski

Keuka College
Amy McGeoch
Carly Ervin
Emily Brewer
Erin Saint Romain
Tracy Meleca

Mary Washington College
Anne Grosz
Ariana Wilson
Erin Hirsch
Margaret Mazzola
Margel Ernsp
Suzanne Grubb


Ohio State University
Carly Grimshaw
Jessica Beck
Katie Meyer
Lindsay Newbill
Sharon Mejia
Stephanie Raftery
Suzanna Hyatt
Valerie Jolibois
Victoria Bowen

Pennsylvania State University
Allison Emmerich
Catherine Vrentas

Stanford University
Amanda Graff-Baker
Ashley Ensign
Courtney Penn
Stephanie Joukoff

University of Arizona
Ava Badal
Dionne Mills
Michaela Johnson
Michelle Wilson

University of Alabama - Birmingham
Kelli Dickerson
Stephanie Jackson
Stacey Jackson
Kristen Kramer
Sarah Pikal
Moraine Ruddick

University of Florida
Crystal Amsinger
Dana Rosenfeld
Erin Fowler
Jenny Amsinger
Katie Rozofsky
Laura Maurer
Nique Long
Stephanie Joyce

University of Iowa
Allison Henke
Elizabeth Albright
Julia Van Meeteren
Sarah Allen

University of Michigan
Anna LaRoy
Emily Robinson
Erika Picciotto
Kelly Monahan
Lena Barczynski
Leslie Scarlett
Molly Clark
Nicole Pancratz
Rachel Kennett
Sarah Van Wesep

University of Minnesota
Emily Anderson
Jenna Perrault
Juliet Zawislak
Tara Barth

University of Nebraska Lincoln
Ashley Huss
Courtney Taylor
Erin Dempsey
Erin Gustafson
Jamie Dirkschneider
Kendra Woodbum
Kristin Moore
Lindsay Lobeda
Melanie Feyerherm
Michelle Warner
Ruth Williams

University of Pennsylvania
Caitlin Lukens
Hemashi Perera
Noelle Campbell
Xuting Rebecca Sheng

University of Rhode Island
Allison Putnam

University of Richmond

Alicia Surdyk
Asha Bandal
Caroline Weist

University of the Incarnate Word
Jennifer Holmquist
Jessica Brown
Laura Davis
Rebecca Williams

University of Washington
Eleanor Beerman
Jennifer Numata
Lacy Brooten
Sally Winchester

Wash University
Esther Calderon
Kristen Mueller
Laurel Lindamood
Meagan Brandon
Mollie Mallon

Wheaton College
Blair Feldman
Ellsabeth Percy
Jocelyn Phillips
Kerri Moran

     
 

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