Apr 9, 2009

Franklin Pierce Recognizes Athletic Department Honor Roll

Eight of the impressive 13 student-athletes who achieved perfect 4.0 GPAs during the Fall 2008 semester were on hand. The are (back row, l-r): Melissa Dymek (cross country), Karissa Hookstadt (volleyball), Phil LaBreck (ice hockey), Emily Griffin (softball), Kiley Molinari (softball), (front, l-r) Alexis Auffray (basketball), Josh Lupinek (golf/ice hockey) and Rachel Smith (soccer). PHOTO BY Cynthia Arman.

130 Raven student-athletes who earned 3.30 grade point averages or higher in fall 2008 semester, recognized at halftime of Thursday's women's lacrosse match in celebration of National Student-Athlete Day

Franklin Pierce University is pleased to announce that 130 of its 370 student-athletes (35-percent) from the fall 2008 semester have earned a spot on the University's Athletics Department Honor Roll after earning grade point averages of 3.30 or higher for the fall semester. The student-athletes were recognized in a ceremony at halftime of today's women's lacrosse match against Stonehill College in celebration of National Student-Athlete Day.

Junior All-American Rachel Smith was among the 13 student-athletes to record a 4.0 GPA for the fall semester, three of which were from the women's soccer team.

National Student-Athlete Day recognizes the accomplishments of student-athletes nationwide who excel in the classroom, on the playing fields and in their communities. National Student-Athlete Day was created by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) and the Northeastern University Center for the Study of Sport in Society, with partnership from the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations. NCAA involvement began in 1994.

On Thursday afternoon, each Franklin Pierce honor roll student-athlete was presented with a certificate recognizing their outstanding achievement in the classroom during the fall semester by Dr. Kim Mooney, Provost at Franklin Pierce and William Costa, the University's Faculty Athletic Representative. Of the 130 student-athletes that recorded a 3.30 GPA or above, 83 (63.9-percent) earned a 3.50 or higher, with 35 (26.9%) achieving a 3.80 or better and an impressive 13 (10%) with perfect 4.00 GPA's for the semester.

Franklin Pierce's 130 honorees are the most for the Athletic Department Honor Roll since the program started three years ago, as are the 3.50, 3.80 and 4.00 splits noted above. Eight of the University's 17 varsity programs had at least one student-athlete record a perfect 4.0 GPA for the fall semester, including three from the Northeast-10 Conference Champion women's soccer team which led all Franklin Pierce varsity teams with 17 honor roll members (out of a roster of 25 student-athletes).

"I wish to congratulate all 130 student-athletes who have earned Athletic Department Honor Roll honors for the fall semester," said Bruce Kirsh, Vice President and Director of Athletics at Franklin Pierce. "The number of student-athletes honored has risen each semester since the program has started, which speaks not just to the quality of student-athletes our coaches are recruiting to our campus on the playing fields, but in the classroom as well. To have 13 student-athletes achieve a 4.0 grade point average last semester is incredible."

Franklin Pierce Fall 2008 Student-Athlete Honor Roll
(semester GPAs in parenthesis, 4.0's in bold)

Justin Adams, Ice Hockey (3.48)
Mike Adams, Baseball (3.42)
Tori Ahrens, Women's Basketball (3.80)
Drew Alexander, Women's Tennis (3.33)
Alexis Auffray, Women's Basketball (4.00)
Evan Barker, Baseball (3.46)
Rachel Baxter, Field Hockey/Softball (3.36)
Caitlin Beagan, Softball (3.67)
Benjamin Benigno, Baseball (3.67)
Mairecait Binienda, Women's Rowing (3.42)
Nicole Buchholz, Volleyball (3.92)
Sean Carroll, Ice Hockey (3.46)
Anthony Chighisola, Ice Hockey (3.36)
Kristen Cilley, Women's Soccer (3.40)
Zachary Coutinho, Baseball (3.42)
Lesley Cutting, Women's Rowing (3.80)
Philip Davidowski, Men's Rowing (3.69)
Shaliek Dawkins, Men's Soccer (3.42)
Gabriela Demoner, Women's Soccer (3.33)
Brett DiCresenzo, Men's Rowing (3.80)
Danielle Dolan, Field Hockey (3.44)
Kinard Dozier, Men's Basketball (3.40)
Jane Duggan, Women's Tennis (3.69)
Corey Dunn, Golf (3.83)
Melissa Dymek, Cross Country (4.00)
Cassandra Ela, Women's Rowing (3.84)
Joseph Epifano, Golf (3.31)
Brittany Ester, Women's Soccer (4.00)
Daniel Evans, Baseball (3.69)
Charlotte Farber, Cross Country (3.52)
Jacob Ferreira, Baseball (3.33)
Derek Flodin, Golf (3.60)
Meghan Flynn, Women's Soccer (3.46)
Ann Foley, Women's Soccer (3.44)
Shona Franklin, Women's Soccer (3.53)
Courtney Garrity, Cross Country (3.92)
Cynthia Gaudet, Women's Basketball (3.94)
Vinny Gemma, Baseball (3.40)
Marielle Giroud, Women's Basketball (3.39)
Victor Goncalves, Men's Soccer (3.67)
Robert Greggerson, Golf (3.52)
Emily Griffin, Softball (4.00)
Justin Haapala, Golf (3.93)
Melissa Hagmire, Women's Soccer (3.47)
Allison Haines, Women's Soccer (3.40)
Karissa Hookstadt, Volleyball (4.00)
Donald Hunt, Baseball (3.79)
Derek Ingui, Baseball (3.94)
Courtney Jacobs, Softball (3.31)
Angelika Johansson, Women's Soccer (3.94)
Kayla Johnson, Softball (3.93)
Kathleen Judge, Softball (3.50)
Sean Kane, Baseball (3.67)
Sean Keeler, Baseball (3.53)
Rachel Kimball, Women's Basketball (3.73)
Chelsie Kohout, Volleyball (4.00)
Lauren Konicki, Cross Country (3.54)
Kurt Krull, Golf (3.40)
Phil LaBreck, Ice Hockey (4.00)
Bianca LaPointe, Women's Tennis (3.71)
Monica LaVertu, Women's Tennis (3.65)
Jennifer Leedham, Women's Basketball (3.53)
Matthew Lennon, Golf (3.35)
Vanessa Leon, Women's Rowing (3.66)
Ted Lerud, Baseball (3.40)
Victoria Levins, Field Hockey (3.66)
Lauren L'Heureux, Field Hockey (3.38)
Josh Lupinek, Golf/Ice Hockey (4.00)
Anna Mapes, Women's Basketball (3.54)
Adam Margulies, Men's Soccer (4.00)
Joel Martell, Baseball (3.40)
Toby Martin, Women's Basketball (3.94)
Carolyn McNeil, Women's Lacrosse (3.60)
Daniel Melville, Men's Soccer (3.88)
Ashley Moirano, W. Lacrosse/Field Hockey (3.35)
Kiley Molinari, Softball (4.00)
Shannon Mulvey, Women's Soccer (3.47)
Shane Murphy, Baseball/Ice Hockey (3.33)
Christopher Murray, Men's Lacrosse (3.42)
Kyle Neagle, Baseball (3.76)
Samantha Newman, Field Hockey (3.71)
Helder Nogueira, Men's Tennis (3.33)
Kristen Norton, Women's Lacrosse (3.59)
Meaghan O'Neal, Softball (3.50)
James Palmer, Baseball (3.73)
Amanda Panaro, Women's Soccer (3.69)
Caitlynn Parnell, Volleyball (3.60)
Andy Pelletier, Men's Basketball (3.36)
Rob Perretta, Ice Hockey (3.75)
Adit Phataraprasit, Men's Soccer/Tennis (3.58)
Vanessa Power, Women's Basketball (3.46)
Thatiane Preisler, Women's Soccer (3.53)
Jonathan Priest, Men's Lacrosse (3.83)
Jennifer Provencher, Field Hockey (3.69)
Tim Quinn, Baseball (3.35)
Patrick Raftery, Baseball (3.47)
Terrell Ray, Men's Basketball (3.50)
Richard Raymond, Baseball (3.47)
Emily Rouleau, Women's Lacrosse (3.73)
Dana Rowinski, Volleyball (3.40)
Kyle Roy, Men's Lacrosse (3.47)
Diana Rutt, Volleyball (3.33)
Jennifer Ryan, Softball (3.67)
Michelle Santos, Women's Soccer (3.67)
Francesca Santoro, W. Tennis/Cross Country (3.87)
Bryce Sarber, Baseball (3.67)
Carla Savini, Women's Lacrosse (3.47)
Nathaniel Schursky, Ice Hockey (3.67)
Mark Shannon, Baseball (3.46)
Kristen Sheridan, Cross Country (3.55)
Tiffany Showalter, Cross Country (3.92)
Kayla Simeone, Field Hockey (3.31)
Kelly Sisco, Women's Soccer (3.67)
Kevin Skinner, Baseball (3.77)
Rachel Smith, Women's Soccer (4.00)
Erik Sommers, Baseball (3.41)
Lauren Stille, Women's Lacrosse (3.35)
May Stoffer, Women's Lacrosse (3.69)
Snezana Stojkovic, Women's Soccer (4.00)
Alex Szymanski, Baseball (3.69)
Erika Takegawa, Volleyball (3.44)
Michael Tanquay, Baseball (3.87)
Kaitlyn Taylor, Field Hockey (3.65)
Erika Tomaszewski, Women's Rowing (3.85)
Kristin Tormollan, Field Hockey (3.92)
Johan Torstensson, Men's Soccer (4.00)
Kristen Tracy, Softball (3.60)
Cristina Tyris, Women's Soccer (3.34)
Julie Waxman, Women's Rowing (3.71)
Kevin Weaver, Baseball (3.53)
Casey Williams, Baseball (3.84)
Sean Woodring, Ice Hockey (3.94)