12/11 - Royals Honored For Academics; Scranton Has Second Most Representatives of the MAC's 17 Institutions

Immediately, December 11, 2003 Contact: Kevin Southard, SID

ROYALS HONORED FOR ACADEMICS; SCRANTON HAS SECOND MOST REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MAC’S 17 INSTITUTIONS

Ken Andrews, commissioner of the Middle Atlantic Conferences, has announced that 50 student-athletes from The University of Scranton have been named to the 2003 MAC Academic Honor Roll for fall sports. The Royals have the second most representatives among the MAC’s 17 institutions.

In order to qualify, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2-or-higher.

The University of Scranton’s representatives on the 2003 MAC Academic Honor Roll for fall sports are as follows:


Cross-country
John Barlow (Springfield, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep)
Matt Hansen (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville)
Gavin Keogh (Palmerton, Ireland/Belvedere College)
Kevin Kloss (Throop, Pa./Lackawanna Trail)
Caspar Magacs (Binghamton, N.Y./Seton Catholic)
William Peoples (Medford, N.J./Shawnee)
Katie Barnes (Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North)
Rickie Lee DeMaio (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South)
Ellen Driscoll (Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North)
Bridget Lally (Ewing, N.J./Notre Dame)
Jennifer Serra (Campbell Hall, N.Y./John S. Burke)

Field Hockey
Jennifer Bostwick (Chalfont, Pa./Gwynedd Mercy)
Theresa Szczepanski (Elizabethtown, Pa./Lan. Catholic)
Leah Hegstrom (Hampton, N.J./North Hunterdon)
Jessica DeVito (Newton, N.J./Newton)
Katie Szczepanski (Elizabethtown, Pa./Lan. Catholic)
Amanda Massaro (Valhalla, N.Y./Valhalla)
Erin Sweeney (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Basil Academy)
Courtney Ross (Lisle, N.Y./Whitney Point)
Caitlin Boyle (Drexel Hill, Pa./Merion Mercy)

Men’s Soccer
Mat Richardson (Sherman, Conn./Shepaug Valley)
Timothy Gibbons (Monroe Twn., N.J./Monroe Twn.)
Bill Cheney (Downingtown, Pa./Bishop Shanahan)
Nicholas DeBarbrie (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius)



Volleyball
Bridget Troxell (Andreas, Pa./Tamaqua Area)
Cassie Dyer (Lafayette Hill, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph’s)
Katie McManus (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame)
Krista Hylinski (Norristown, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick)
Kim McManus (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame)
Jamie Shea (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow)
Marta DeLong (Downingtown, Pa./Villa Maria Acad.)
Katie Stroh (Landenberg, Pa./Ursuline Academy)

Women’s Soccer
Sara Suchoski (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin)
Jennifer Smith (Kearny, N.J./Kearny)
Maria Hundersmarck (Dover Plains, N.Y./Dover)
Meghan Calpin (West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Area)
Colleen O’Connor (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley)
Katrina Banfe (Medford, N.J./Holy Cross)
Kelly Klingman (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights)
Kim McCormick (Fraser, Pa./Great Valley)
Liz O’Connor (Exton, Pa./Villa Maria Academy)
Wendy Hafner (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks West)
Kim Fugok (Broomall, Pa./Merion Mercy)
Julie Martino (Blackwood, N.J./Gloucester Catholic)
Kristin McNerney (Paramus, N.J./Paramus)
Colleen Murphy (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy)

Women’s Tennis
Sheila Broadhead (Campbell Hall, N.Y./John S. Burke)
Katie King (Philadelphia, Pa./Phila. H.S. for Girls)
Maggie Leuzarder (Florham Park, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth’s)
Ashlee Wydra (Schnecksville, Pa./Atown Cent. Cath.)

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