University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Student-Athletes Earn Big East Academic Accolades
7/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | General
PITTSBURGH - Sixty-eight student-athletes from the University of Pittsburgh have been named to the 1998- 99 Big East Academic All-Star Team for outstanding performance in the classroom and on the field of play.
To receive Big East Academic All-Star honors, a student-athlete must earn at least a 3.0 cumulative grade- point average during the academic year (both semesters), particpate in a Big East sport and have earned a versity letter.
"At the University of Pittsburgh, we strive to produce well-rounded student-athletes who are champions in the classroom and in the athletic arena," said Pittsburgh athletic director Steve Pederson. "These individuals who have earned Big East Academic All-Star honors personify that commitment and we are very proud of their accomplishments."
The 1998-99 University of Pittsburgh Big East Academic All-Stars are:
BASEBALL
Matt Irvin (Derry, Pa.)
John Schultz (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Joe Lydic (Bethel Park, Pa.)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Brooke Hyman (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Nicole Whitworth (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Matt Hornsby (Grove City, Ohio)
David Rogers (Connellsville, Pa.)
Stacy Ruffer (Stryker, Ohio)
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Roxanne Beharie (Westmoreland, Jamaica)
Chantee Earl (Hampton, Va.)
Dana-Marie McKoy (Camps Spring, Md.)
Sarah McMillan (Hollidaysburg, Pa.)
Amanda Schmidt (Annapolis, Md.)
Tia Tabb (Newport News, Va.)
MEN'S SOCCER
Reagan Bender (Willow Street, Pa.)
Keith Blass (Greenlawn, N.Y.)
Tim Montgomery (McMurray, Pa.)
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Megan Beasley (Longmont, Colo.)
Andrea Graybill (Spring Grove, Pa.)
Charity Kriley (Boise, Idaho)
Katrina Shibata (Lakewood, Calif.)
Lori Krzeszewski (Erie, Pa.)
SOFTBALL
Lisa Collins (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Katie Fischer (McChanicsburg, Pa.)
Clare McCann (Wyckoff, N.J.)
Debra Tatka (Beaver Falls, Pa.)
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Blair Beal (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Adrian Figueroa (Guadalajara, Mexico)
Jeremiah Heath (Estes Park, Colo.)
Jerry Koller (Bethel Park, Pa.)
Brendan Lupetin (Wexford, Pa.)
Michael Pron (Belle Meade, N.J.)
Joshua Quinn (Hamburg, N.Y.)
Patrick Shedlock (North Huntingdon, Pa.)
Scott Van Epps (Ft. Thomas, Ky.)
Eric vonDohlan (Oviedo, Fla.)
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Jenny Banks (Dayton, Ohio)
Heather Brennan (York, Pa.)
Erica Brummitt (Beaver, Pa.)
Samantha Chabotar (Egg Harbor, N.J.)
Nikki Clifford (Northfield, N.J.)
Aimee Crombie (West Chester, Pa.)
Rachel Fielder (Allentown, Pa.)
Beth Grube (Drexel Hill, Pa.)
Katie Hunter (Warren, Pa.)
Melinda Koser (Williamsburg, Va.)
Kate Langdon (Houston, Texas)
Amanda Lyle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Dianna Prangley (Olney, Md.)
Jennifer Salmon (Kamuela, Hawaii)
Megan Senior (State College, Pa.)
Jennifer Slack (Chester Springs, Pa.)
Karen Thibodeau (Waterloo, Ontario)
Jamie Tomazich (Wexford, Pa.)
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Erin Shalbrack (Maple Glen, Pa.)
Lindsay Carlson (Gambrills, Md.)
Katie Warden (Boardman, Ohio)
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.)
Jenny Nickels (Springfield, Ohio)
Marcia Thiesen (Chatham, Ontario, Canada)
Jessica Van Der Mallie (Ambridge, Pa.)
Paula Zemrowski (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
