Women’s golfer Victoria Sansom has been named
Sherertz was co-captain of the Hilltoppers in 2008-09 and competed in 11 events, earning two letters. His best rounds as a Topper were a pair of 73's in final two rounds of the 2007 Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic at
The men’s tennis program, with a 3.35 cumulative grade point average, was named WKU’s men’s scholar team of the year, while the soccer program earned the female scholar team of the year with a 3.37 GPA. Ten of WKU’s 19 sports have a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher: men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, soccer, women’s swimming, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, and volleyball.
In addition, 11 student-athletes have been named Academic All-District in 2008-09:
Jennifer Adams (swimming)
Lindsay Antone (softball)
Rachelle Boucher (softball)
Brittany Bowen (volleyball)
Wes Brown (swimming)
Dan Cline (football)
Kristen Cocchiarella (soccer)
Rachel Friedman (soccer)
Mitch Miller (swimming)
Matt Payton (baseball)
Shannon Smith (softball)
The awards cap another excellent year in academics for WKU’s athletic teams, as 47 student-athletes are scheduled to graduate in commencement ceremonies this weekend and 14 additional student-athletes are scheduled to graduate in August. Additionally, all 19 sports exceed the 925 APR mandated by the NCAA.
WKU has had more individuals honored for their academic achievements by the Sun Belt Conference than any other league institution in each of the last four years, and every men’s and women’s athletic team at WKU currently exceeds the NCAA required 925 Academic Progress Report Rate (APR). In this decade, 87% of WKU student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility have graduated.
WKU student-athletes in the university’s 19 sports are majoring in 76 different programs. Following the first semester of the 2008-09 school year, ten of the university’s athletic teams maintained a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better. Male student-athletes have an average cumulative GPA of 3.01, while female student-athletes have a cumulative 3.22 average.
47 WKU STUDENT-ATHLETES GRADUATING ON SUNDAY, MAY 17
Student-Athlete Sport - Major
Jennifer Adams - Womens' Swimming - Biochemistry
Japeth Aguilar - Mens' Basketball - Interdisciplinary Studies
Megan Argabright - Womens' Volleyball - Family & Consumer Sciences
Alecia Brown - Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track - Visual Arts
Cameron Brown - Mens' Swimming - Management
Valerie Brown - Women's Indoor Track - Visual Studies
Samantha Burke - Womens' Golf - Marketing
Kara Calvert - Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track - Exercise Science
Ana Carinena - Womens' Cross Country/Indoor-Outdoor Track - Political Science
Frank Chelf - Mens' Swimming - Marketing
Terald Clark Football - Interdisciplinary Studies
Bradley Cloud - Football - Interdisciplinary Studies
Kristin Cocchiarella - Soccer - Exercise Science
Robert Dark Football - Interdisciplinary Studies
Marija Djuran - Womens' Tennis - Management
Dominique Duck - Womens' Basketball - Communication Studies
Amanda Ford-Feitz - Womens' Softball - Interdisciplinary Studies
Christopher Franklin Football - Interdisciplinary Studies
Michael Haverfield - Mens' Golf - Communication Studies
Andrew Hawkins - Mens' Cross Country/Indoor-Outdoor Track - Advertising
Marissa Heebner - Womens' Swimming - Nursing
Lukasz Herbst - Mens' Swimming - Psychology
Matthew Hightower Baseball - Interdisciplinary Studies
Kelly Hofmeyer - Womens' Volleyball - Biology
Jared Johnson Football - Biology
Rana Johnson - Womens' Swimming - Marketing
Matthew Maresca - Mens' Basketball - Marketing
Robert McCloud Football - Physical Education
Mandhla Mgijima - Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track - Business Economics
Moore, Ashley Moore - Womens' Cross Country/Indoor-Outdoor Track - Communication Studies
Catharine Morgan - Womens' Swimming - Nursing
Jonathan Myers - Mens' Swimming - Exercise Science
Eimear O’Brein - Womens' Cross Country/Indoor-Outdoor Track - Physical Education
Benjamin Paxton Baseball - Interdisciplinary Studies
Jessie Quinn Football - Accounting
Bradley Savko Football - Marketing
Victoria Samson - Women’s Golf - Biology
Matthew Sherertz - Mens' Golf - Finance
Tanner Siewert Football - Management
Courtney Sorrell - Womens' Swimming - Public Relations
Andrew True - Mens' Tennis - Exercise Science
Emily Waits - Womens' Swimming - Hospitality Mgt & Dietetics
Michael Walker - Mens' Basketball - Recreation Administration
Travis Watters Football - Political Science
Stephen Wilson - Men's Cross Country/Indoor-Outdoor Track Sociology
