Tuesday, January 31, 2012

WEXFORD, Pa. - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) on Jan. 25 recognized 36 Westminster College student-athletes who were named to the PAC Fall 2011 Academic Honor Roll. The PAC Academic Honor Roll honors student-athletes on fall varsity sports teams who have earned a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale during their semester of competition.

A total of 375 athletes from the league's 10 schools were recognized for the Fall 2011 semester. Westminster was among six schools to place at least 30 students on the list. The Fall 2011 total represents a 4.5 percent increase from the Fall 2010 PAC Academic Honor Roll, which featured 359 honorees.

The following is a listing of the 36 Westminster student-athletes recognized on the PAC Fall 2011 Academic Honor Roll:

Name---Cl.---Major(s)---Sport ---Hometown/High School
Annarella, Michael---Fr.---Media Art---Football---New Castle, PA / Union
Casuccio, Haley---So.---International---Business---Women's Soccer---Corapolis, PA / West Allegheny
Clark, Andrew ---Sr.---Environmental Science---Football---Titusville, PA / Titusville
Del Bene, Evan---  Jr.---Accounting---Men's Cross Country---Bethel Park, PA / Bethel Park
Dever, Michael---Sr.---Biology---Men's Soccer---Salt Lake City, UT / Highland
Dever, Tyler--- Sr.---Political Science---Women's Soccer---Salt Lake City, UT / Highland
Finafrock, Jeff---Jr.---Biology---Men's Cross Country---Zullinger, PA / Waynesboro
Frank, Taylor---Fr.---Biology---Volleyball---Saint Marys, PA / Elk County
Griesmer, Dana---Sr.---Neuroscience---Women's Tennis---Canfield, OH / Canfield
Gross, James---Sr.---Accounting---Men's Soccer---McDonald, PA / McGuffey
Haggerty, Kristine---Fr.---Biology---Women's Cross Country---Pittsburgh, PA / Thomas Jeff.
Hainsey, Coty---Sr.---Mathematics---Men's Soccer---New Paris, PA / Chestnut Ridge
Hanes, Morgan---Sr.---Political Science---Men's Cross Country---McKean, PA / General McLane
Horgan, Nathaniel---Sr.---Public Relations---Football---Geneva, OH / Geneva
Jones, Jennifer---Fr.---English---Women's Cross Country---Erie, PA / Fort LeBoeuf
Killmeyer, Samantha---Sr.---English---Women's Soccer---Medina, OH / Highland
Kobis, Connor ---Jr.---Broadcast Communications---Football---Elma, NY / Bishop-Timon St. Jude
Latinovich, Lauren---Sr.---Elementary Education---Women's Tennis---Venetia, PA / Peters Township
Lehocky, Shawn---Sr.---Economics---Football---Conway, PA / Freedom
Orloski, Derrick ---Jr.---Business Administration---Football---Butler, PA / Slippery Rock
Osae, David---So.---Biology---Men's Soccer---Arlington, TX / Lawrence D. Bell
Ott, Tara---Sr.---Communication Studies---Volleyball---Camp Hill, PA / Cedar Cliff
Phillian, Shanay---Sr.---Elementary---Education---Women's Soccer---New Castle, PA / Wilmington
Powell, Julie---Fr.---Accounting---Volleyball---Meadville, PA / Meadville
Radeff, Rocky---So.---Political Science---Football---Sheffield Lake, OH / Brookside
Rhodes, Robert---Sr.---Mathematics---Men's Soccer---New Paris, PA / Chestnut Ridge
Riemer, Rebecca ---So.---Biology---Volleyball---Pittsburgh, PA / Mount Lebanon
Schaef, Tamber---Sr.---Biology---Volleyball---Guys Mills, PA / Maplewood
Speidel, Lindsay ---Sr.---Biology---Volleyball---Ravenna, OH / Southeast
Starheim, Alexis ---So.---PreK-4 ECE/PreK-8 Spec Ed---Volleyball---Hubbard, OH / Hubbard
Steele, Jordan ---So.---Psychology---Women's Soccer---Falconer, NY / Falconer Central
Szackas, Jessie ---Sr.---Elementary Education---Volleyball---Youngstown, OH / Liberty
Tissue, Kristina---So.---PreK-4 ECE/PreK-8 Spec. Ed.---Women's Soccer---Corapolis, PA / West Allegheny
Turi, Amanda---So.---PreK-4 ECE/PreK-8 Spec. Ed.---Women's Soccer---Monroeville, PA / Gateway
Wright, David---Jr.---Business Administration---Football---Solon, OH / Solon
Yost, Bryan---Sr.---Molecular Biology---Men's Cross Country---Waterford, PA / Fort LeBoeuf

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster, a top-tier liberal arts college, ranks third in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 6th among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 376 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 42 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.