UMass Holds Fall Academic Honors Luncheon

Feb. 27, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. - At Wednesday's UMass Sports Luncheon, the Athletic Department honored the student-athletes with the top GPAs from the fall semester. Thirty UMass student-athletes were recognized for outstanding achievement in Fall 2007. Of the group, 20 had perfect 4.0 GPAs including five from the men's track and field program. As part of the ceremony swimmer Samantha Demty and runner Ryan Durkin gave an entertaining speech about life as student-athletes.

Fall Academic Awards

Baseball - Mitchell Eilenberg, Management
Men's Basketball - Papa Lo, Engineering
Women's Basketball - Florence Avebe, Undecided
Men's Cross Country, Track & Field - Kevin Johnson, Biology *
Women's Cross Country - Jamie Richmond, Psychology
Field Hockey - Courtney Mayerick, Kinesiology
Football - Chris Cefalo, Finance Operations Management
Football - Breyone Evans, Education
Hockey - Martin Nolet, Psychology *
Men's Lacrosse - Tim Balise, Psychology *
Women's Lacrosse - Merritt Cosgrove, Communications
Women's Rowing - Megan Donovan, Kinesiology *
Women's Rowing - Stephanie Nunes, Biology *
Men's Skiing - Paul Lewenberg, Accounting
Women's Skiing - Heidi Skinner, Economics *
Men's Soccer - Doug Rappaport, Political Science *
Men's Soccer - Zach Simmons, History *
Women's Soccer - Kaelyn Caldwell, Psychology
Softball - Bailey Sanders, Kinesiology *
Men's Swimming & Diving - Brendan Jones, Chemistry *
Women's Swimming & Diving - Samantha Demty, Accounting *
Women's Tennis - Stephanie Gimenez, Economics *
Women's Tennis - Maude Lecluyse, Economics *
Men's Track & Field - Robert Deegan, Management *
Men's Track & Field - Ryan Durkin, Finance Operations Management *
Men's Track & Field - Carl Jewell, Biology *
Men's Track & Field - Samuel Laorenza, Management *
Men's Track & Field - Brian Tino, Management *
Women's Track & Field - Erinn Dandley, Undecided *
Women's Track & Field - Lindsey Pfau, Human Nutrition *

*4.0 semester

University of Massachusets Athletics

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