Panthers bring home OVC awards for high GPA
Friday, July 24 2009 The Eastern women's basketball and women's track teams were both awarded Ohio Valley Conference Team Academic Achievement Awards for their respective sports.
The awards were given out by the OVC to the team in each sport that had the highest percentage of athletes that earned a 3.0 of higher GPA for the 2008-2009 school year. The women's basketball team had 11 of its 14 players (78 percent) earn a 3.0 or higher, while the women's basketball team had 53 percent of its athletes earn a 3.0 or higher.
The OVC also released its Commissioner's Honor Roll and list of Medal of Honor recipients. The Medal of Honor award is given to student-athletes that earned a 4.0 for the academic year. Eastern had 19 players earn the Medal of Honor, including Ellen Canale from women's basketball, Justin Helpingstine, Brandon Hii and Kyle Swynenburg from men's cross country, Meghan Kennedy and Martha Pedziwiatr from women's cross country, Jason Marcordes from football, Michelle Anderson and Katie Imburgia from women's golf, Hillary Blake, Jessica Blake, Kaylin Lorbert, Laura Ridolfi, Sarah Rusk and Angela Ziemba from women's soccer, Maria Sorrentino from softball, Samantha Manto and Bridget Sanchez from women's track and Brittany Wallace from women's volleyball.
A total of 122 athletes from OVC teams were awarded the Medal of Honor.
Eastern also had 161 athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, which is the most of any school in the conference with Medal of Honor recognition.
Eastern was also a runner-up for the OVC Institutional Academic Achievement Award, which is presented annually to the school with the highest percentage of its student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. Eastern was fourth, however all three runners-up were within two percentage points of first-place Austin Peay, who ended a four-year winning streak for Morehead State.
The awards were given out by the OVC to the team in each sport that had the highest percentage of athletes that earned a 3.0 of higher GPA for the 2008-2009 school year. The women's basketball team had 11 of its 14 players (78 percent) earn a 3.0 or higher, while the women's basketball team had 53 percent of its athletes earn a 3.0 or higher.
The OVC also released its Commissioner's Honor Roll and list of Medal of Honor recipients. The Medal of Honor award is given to student-athletes that earned a 4.0 for the academic year. Eastern had 19 players earn the Medal of Honor, including Ellen Canale from women's basketball, Justin Helpingstine, Brandon Hii and Kyle Swynenburg from men's cross country, Meghan Kennedy and Martha Pedziwiatr from women's cross country, Jason Marcordes from football, Michelle Anderson and Katie Imburgia from women's golf, Hillary Blake, Jessica Blake, Kaylin Lorbert, Laura Ridolfi, Sarah Rusk and Angela Ziemba from women's soccer, Maria Sorrentino from softball, Samantha Manto and Bridget Sanchez from women's track and Brittany Wallace from women's volleyball.
A total of 122 athletes from OVC teams were awarded the Medal of Honor.
Eastern also had 161 athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, which is the most of any school in the conference with Medal of Honor recognition.
Eastern was also a runner-up for the OVC Institutional Academic Achievement Award, which is presented annually to the school with the highest percentage of its student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. Eastern was fourth, however all three runners-up were within two percentage points of first-place Austin Peay, who ended a four-year winning streak for Morehead State.