University of Pittsburgh to Honor 216 Scholar-Athletes
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | General
March 22, 1999
PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh honored 216 of its student-athletes who achieved a 3.0 grade-point average or better including 14 with a perfect 4.0 average in either of the past two semesters at the seventh annual Scholar-Athlete Award Luncheon at the William Pitt Student Union Monday, March 22.
Additionally, the event featured the annual presentation of the Academic Team Award, given to the Pittsburgh intercollegiate sports team that attains the highest cumulative team grade-point average. This year's recipient is the women's swimming and diving team, which boasts a 3.37 average. The team was presented a traveling trophy to recognize its accomplishment.
"These student-athletes are a perfect reflection of everything we strive for at the University of Pittsburgh," said Pittsburgh athletic director Steve Pederson. "They are diverse and well-rounded individuals who are achievers athletically and academically. We admire and respect their commitment to being true student-athletes."
The 1998-99 Scholar-Athlete honorees are:
Baseball
Joseph Hipsky (Elizabeth, Pa.)
Matthew Irvin (Derry, Pa.)
Joseph Lydic (Bethel park, Pa.)
Louis Melucci (Clarks Summit, Pa.)
Brad Papciak (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Greg Paul (Ellwood City, Pa.)
John Schultz (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Jeffery Sofran (Smithton, Pa.)
Eric Rosing (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Aaron Vicari (Butler, Pa.)
Men's Basketball
Attila Cosby (Washington, D.C.)
Stephen Flores (East Liverpool, Ohio)
Christopher Gardella (Altoona, Pa.)
Women's Basketball
LaTonya Blanton (Natchez, Miss.)
Brooke Hyman (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Michelle Katkowski (Mt. Pleasant, Pa.)
McKenzie Krueger (Glenview, Ill.)
LaTonya Lawrence (Lithonia, Ga.)
Annastasiah Mhaka (Watsomba, Zimbabwe)
Gina Montesano (Rochester, N.Y.)
Nicole Whitworth (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Football
Brian Beinecke (Youngstown, Ohio)
Kevin Bever (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Mark Browne (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Nicholas Cole (Brooklyn, Ohio)
Gregory DeBolt (Auburn, Wash.)
Jason Dugger (New Wilmington, Pa.)
Chris Ferencik (Strongsville, Ohio)
John Gillespie (Coraopolis, Pa.)
Nick Goings (Dublin, Ohio)
Pedro Gonzalez (Miami, Fla.)
Andrew Grischow (Lake Milton, Ohio)
Jevon Holland (Hanover, Pa.)
Seth Hornack (Lower Burrell, Pa.)
Jay Junko (Upper St. Clair, Pa.)
Nicholas Lotz (Findlay, Ohio)
Joe Manganello (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Jon Marzoch (McKeesport, Pa.)
Embry McCray (Sunrise, Fla.)
Scott McCurley (Enon Valley, Pa.)
Kirk McMullen (Imperial, Pa.)
Kody Miller (Anaheim, Calif.)
Matt O'Connor (Aloha, Ore.)
Anthony Orlandini (West Wyoming, Pa.)
Bryan Pirosko (McMurray, Pa.)
Corey Plis (Johnstown, Pa.)
Mark Ponko (Delmont, Pa.)
Paul Ruzila (Great Falls, Va.)
Jason Sepkowski (Moscow, Pa.)
William West (Smithfield, Ohio)
Women's Gymnastics
Danielle Alba (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Calli Bodnar (Graytown, Ohio)
Sara-Claire Campesino (Delta, Ohio)
Becky Doll (Elmhurst, Ill.)
Erika Flamer (West Chester, Pa.)
Erin Freyvogel (Monroeville, Pa.)
Lisa Fronhofer (Salem, N.Y.)
Janet Highhill (Grand Haven, Mich.)
Pam Lieberman (Parkland, Fla.)
Joy McElhinny (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Vanessa Rutherford (Simsbury, Conn.)
Amanda Salacinski (Chicopee, Mass.)
Samantha Salyers (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)
Rebecca Singleton (Poland, Ohio)
Men's Soccer
Kevin Armour (Lancaster, Pa.)
Reagan Bender (Willow Street, Pa.)
Keith Blass (Greenlawn, N.Y.)
Jared Cochran (Butler, Pa.)
William Hicks (Bridgeville, Pa.)
Steven Hopper (North Versailles, Pa.)
Wade Hosler (Lititz, Pa.)
Andrew Kopp (Lebanon, Pa.)
(men's soccer continued)
Philip Matilla (Wyomissing, Pa.)
Tim Montgomery (McMurray, Pa.)
Jason Piombino (Malvern, Pa.)
Jorge Rivera (Roanoke, Va.)
Jason Smathers (Butler, Pa.)
Peter Veltri (Washington, Pa.)
Joshua Whitham (Woodbridge, Va.)
Women's Soccer
Megan Beasley (Longmont, Colo.)
Rachel Bertges (Erie, Pa.)
Anya Bohun-Chudyniv (Silver Spring, Md.)
Michelle Carberry (Rye Beach, N.H.)
Andrea Graybill (Spring Grove, Pa.)
Michele Johnson (High Bridge, N.J.)
Charity Kriley (Boise, Idaho)
Lori Krzewzewski (Erie, Pa.)
Kara Kunkle (New Holland, Pa.)
Johnny Lamb (Warner Robbins, Ga.)
Holly Mays (Sinking Spring, Pa.)
Charity McClure (Asheville, N.C.)
Cande Ruiz (Oxnard, Calif.)
Renee Spampinato (Rochester, N.Y.)
Sarah Stout (Dayton, N.Y.)
Julia Swenda (Downingtown, Pa.)
Keeley Tobler (Leesburg, Va.)
Brittany Vivian (Moon, Pa.)
Women's Softball
Lisa Collins (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Rebecca Feldman (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Laura Fischer (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Dawna Kasper (Munhall, Pa.)
Clare McCann (Wyckoff, N.J.)
Jennifer Meshanko (Cranberry, Twp., Pa.)
Shelby Scrabis (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Debra Tatka (Beaver Falls, Pa.)
Brittany Yoder (Philipsburg, Pa.)
Men's Swimming and Diving
George Anderson (Liverpool, N.Y.)
Blair Beal (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Brett Collins (Grosse Pointe, Mich.)
Adrian Figueroa (Guadalajara, Mexico)
Jeremiah Heath (Estes Park, Colo.)
Jerome Koller (Bethel Park, Pa.)
Adam Kotkiewicz (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Adam Love (Latrobe, Pa.)
Brendan Lupetin (Wexford, Pa.)
Craig Peterson (Washington, Pa.)
Michael Pron (Belle Meade, N.J.)
Joshua Quinn (Hamburg, N.Y.)
Joe Schuchert (Moon, Pa.)
Patrick Shedlock (N. Huntingdon, Pa.)
Steven Siler (Westmont, Ill.)
(men's swimming and diving continued)
Mike Tortorici (Union, N.J.)
Scott VanEpps (Fort Thomas, Ky.)
Eric vonDohlen (Oviedo, Fla.)
Women's Swimming and Diving
Jennifer Banks (Dayton, Ohio)
Leslie Becki (Bethel Park, Pa.)
Erin Bissell (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Heather Brennan (York, Pa.)
Erica Brummitt (Beaver, Pa.)
Melissa Burns (Lowell, Mass.)
Samantha Chabotar (Egg Harbor, N.J.)
Shannon Clifford (Northfield, N.J.)
Isabel Dejo (Burke, Va.)
Rachel Fielder (Allentown, Pa.)
Elizabeth Grube (Drexel Hill, Pa.)
Rebecca Heyns (Silver Spring, Md.)
Kathryn Hunter (Warren, Pa.)
Melinda Koser (Williamsburg, Va.)
Katherine Langdon (Houston, Texas)
Amanda Lyle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Megan McNallen (Macungie, Pa.)
Erika Nim (Bethel Park, Pa.)
Kristie Opiola (Reston, Va.)
Elizabeth Perry (Morganton, N.C.)
Dianna Prangley (Olney, Md.)
Megan Rothney (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jennifer Salmon (Kanuela, Hawaii)
Megan Senior (State College, Pa.)
Jen Slack (Chester Springs, Pa.)
Margaret Smith (Hermitage, Pa.)
Lindsay Swiderski (New Castle, Del.)
Karen Thibodeau (Waterloo, Ontario)
Jamie Tomazich (Wexford, Pa.)
Women's Tennis
Alison Bucher (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lindsay Carlson (Gambrills, Pa.)
Natalie D'Amora (Lansdale, Pa.)
Frances Davis (Dallas, Pa.)
Tiyonda DuVall (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Amanda Hoffman (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Kim Niklewicz (Rochester, N.Y.)
Tracy Paris (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Shilo Raube (Greensburg, Pa.)
Erin Shalbrack (Maple Glen, Pa.)
Katie Warden (Boardman, Ohio)
Men's Track and Field
John Becker (West Chester, Pa.)
Scott Curry (Punxsutawney, Pa.)
Kyle Davis (Bexley, Ohio)
Tim Eyles (West Mifflin, Pa.)
Matt Hornsby (Grove City, Ohio)
(men's track and field continued)
James Neese (Baden, Pa.)
Mike Orzechowski (Hatboro, Pa.)
David Rogers (Great Meadows, N.J.)
Stacy Ruffer (Stryker, Ohio)
Women's Track and Field
Stacey Anderson (Greensburg, Pa.)
Roxanne Beharie (Westmoreland, Jamaica)
Gina Bundy (Ambler, Pa.)
Nina Carter (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Chantee Earl (Hampton, Va.)
Lauren Fittz (Medford, N.J.)
Amy Francy (Toronto, Ohio)
Anna-Rebekka Kohler (Berlin, Germany)
Lesley Mamula (Hopewell, Pa.)
Dana McKoy (Camp Springs, Md.)
Sarah McMillan (Holidaysburg, Pa.)
Joetta Purter (Newport News, Va.)
Elizabeth Rocks (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Amanda Schmidt (Annapolis, Md.)
Tia Tabb (Newport News, Va.)
Stacey Taylor (West Mifflin, Pa.)
Women's Volleyball
Melissa Alpers (Milford, Mass.)
Jenna Birkel (Lincoln, Neb.)
Tara Haefner (Rochester, N.Y.)
Lindsay Howard (Adrian, Mich.)
Peggy Meinhart (Newton, Ill.)
Kelly Meyers (Butler, Pa.)
Jennifer Nickels (Springfield, Ohio)
Karen Reisiger (Vestal, N.Y.)
Stacy Renick (Eagan, Minn.)
Marcia Thiesen (Chatham, Ontario)
Jessica VanDerMallie (Ambridge, Pa.)
Paula Zemrowski (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Wrestling
Scott Britton (Cheltenham, Pa.)
Samuel Davis (New Castle, Pa.)
Joshua Drewitz (Washington, Pa.)
David Galati (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Carl Fronhofer (Salem, N.Y.)
Zachary Hasse (Washington, W.V.)
Jonathan Hazi (Transfer, Pa.)
Kristoffer Neu (Rochester, Pa.)
Nick Mengerink (Upper Sandusky, Ohio)
Brian Pardini (Upper St. Clair, Pa.)
Jacob Schaus (Kennedy, N.Y.)
Fabiano Sciullo (West Mifflin, Pa.)
Jeffrey Skakalski (Greenville, Pa.)
John Withrow (Elizabeth, Pa.)
Brad Wood (Philipsburg, Pa.)