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Written: April 7, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Shawn Sell [email protected] UC Names Winter Scholar-Athletes of the Quarter 202 student-athletes honored

CINCINNATI, Ohio--University of Cincinnati swimmer David Gustavsson (Aby, Sweden/Ebersteinska) and tennis player Andrea Phillips (Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley) have been named the athletic department’s top scholar-athletes of the winter quarter after both athletes earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average. A total of 17 student-athletes, representing each of UC’s sports, were named scholar-athletes of the quarter and the contingent will have their photos added to the Academic Wall of Fame in Fifth Third Arena. In addition to Gustavsson and Phillips, baseball player Evan Sanford (Aurora, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit), cross country runners Randy King (North Bend, Ohio/St. Xavier) and Rick King (North Bend, Ohio/St. Xavier), men’s golfer Kyle Pinger (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin), women’s golfers Sarah Ryan (Harrison, Ohio/William Harrison) and Sarah Stamper (Covington, Ky./Villa Madonna Academy), women’s soccer’s Kim Sykes (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) and swimmer Marcel Kleiner (Heilbronn, Germany/Hohen Staufen Gymnasium) all earned 4.0 GPA’s during the winter. A total of 202 student-athletes from UC’s 17 sports were named to either the Bearcat or the Topcat Honor Roll. To qualify for the Bearcat Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have earned a grade point average between 3.0 and 3.49 for the quarter, while Topcat honorees must maintain between a 3.5 and a 4.0 GPA.

Scholar Athletes of the Quarter Baseball Evan Sanford R-Fr. College of Business Men’s Basketball Scott Benken Sr. Pharmacy College of Education Women’s Basketball Jill Stephens Fr. College of Allied Health Sciences Men’s Cross Country Rick King Fr. College of Engineering Women’s Cross Country Berling Sr. College of Education Football Bill Poland Jr. College of Business Men’s Golf Kyle Pinger So. College of Business Women’s Golf Sarah Stamper Fr. College of Business Rowing Sara Clayton Jr. College of Allied Health Sciences Men’s Soccer Kevin Schrand So. College of Engineering Women’s Soccer Kim Sykes Fr. College of Arts and Sciences Men’s Swimming David Gustavsson Sr. College of Business Women’s Swimming Gerdien de Jong Jr. College of Arts and Sciences Tennis Andrea Phillips Fr. College of Arts and Sciences Men’s Track and Field Randy King Fr. College of Engineering Women’s Track and Field Nicole Waldie Fr. College of Engineering Volleyball Myanna Hellsten Jr. College of Business

Top Female Scholar-Athlete of the Quarter Andrea Phillips, Tennis

Top Male Scholar-Athlete of the Quarter David Gustavsson, Swimming Winter Quarter Topcat Honor Roll (3.5-4.0 GPA) Baseball (8) Sara Clayton John Dixon Crystal Coolbaugh Kyle Dragan Dustin Alvey Jennifer Hales Isaac Hendricks Nick Buscemi Sarah Lautenslager Randy King Jon DeLuca Allison Lemaster Rick King Jake Geglein Jennifer Wagner Greg Roberson LaFringe Hayes Andrew Smith Josh Harrison Quentin Taylor Evan Sanford Men’s Soccer (5) Adam Yeager Noah Davidson Mike Dwyer Women’s Track (10) Men’s Basketball (1) Sam Miller Karen Berling Kevin Schrand Melissa Brankamp Scott Benken Mike Vessells Danielle Erwin Cory Huber Women’s Basketball (5) Women’s Soccer (11) Megan Knapp Bianca Roldan-Jarus Rachael Epps Ellen Knopf Anne Stephens Jessica Ernst Marcey Mankosa Jill Stephens Heather Haney Tara Meier Karen Twehues Jennifer Johannigman Nicole Waldie Chelsea Kindschuh Ashley Wilhelm Men’s Cross Country (4) Jennifer Leiter John Dixon Erica Maine Volleyball (6) Kyle Dragan Amy May Natalie Dossman Randy King Kristin May Myanna Hellsten Rick King Lindsey Noteboom Erin Maldo Kim Sykes Noel Olson Women’s Cross Country (4) Maria Pongonis Karen Berling Men’s Swimming (7) Melissa Zenz Megan Knapp Al Dowling Ellen Knopf David Gustavsson Nicole Waldie Jeff Kaemmerlen Marcel Kleiner Football (5) Mark Talma Digger Bujnoch Logan White Brent Celek Ryan Yearwood Bill Poland Jeff Reinstatler Women’s Swimming (7) Kurt Shoemaker Ann Degenstein Gerdien de Jong Men’s Golf (1) Cassandra Dori Kyle Pinger Kristen Funk Annelie Jonsson Women’s Golf (6) Elyse Perez Lindsey Smith Emily Elliott Marianne Erb Mya Pronschinske Tennis (3) Sarah Ryan Hannah Hinton Sarah Stamper Jennifer Kelly Hillery Wilson Andrea Phillips

Rowing (8) Men’s Track (10) Jessica Beebe Jerod Batt Laura Caravantes Dominick Davolio Fall Quarter Bearcat Honor Roll (3.00-3.49 GPA) Baseball (6) Jodie Lush Solomon Kessio Chad Hanson Adam Calez Deirdre McCartney Scott Maze Nick Maragas Jessica Miller Jeff Merkt Kyle Meeker Melissa Patrick Patrick Starkey Jack Nelson Alison Place A.J. Upton Rebekah Resnik John Virostko Beth Schoenfeld Women’s Track (13) Elisa Super Shintara Carpenter Men’s Cross Country (3) Lisa Teague Dominique Davis Sarah White Monica Hundley Brad Babiak Brittany Klima Taylor Garvin Erin Leeper Solomon Kessio Men’s Soccer (5) John Boggs Nichole Leslie Omar Cummings Jessica Moyer Women’s Cross Country (3) Sean Hassman Jennifer Myers Nicole Leslie Scott McKinney Ijeoma Obiorah Amy Schoenfeld Kwame Sarkodie Amy Schoenfeld Julia Strombotne Jasmine Smith Women’s Soccer (5) Dennale Speakman Julia Strombotne Football (15) Cara Alldred John Bowie Anna Barrett Brad Bury Lauren Buland Volleyball (4) Jon Carpenter Brittney Hansen Maddie Barron Anthony Carvitti Nicole Sanda Custer Hank Davis Jessica Elley Chris Flores Lindsey Peterson Dustin Grutza Men’s Swimming (6) Charley Howard Jakub Carda Jeff Linkenbach II Aaron Celik Ryan Manalac Zach Czapla Jordan Roth Bjoern Mates Dominic Ross Sergio Nevarez Jon Tobin Steve Wood Cedric Tolbert Marcus Waugh Women’s Swimming (6) Dominique De Bruin Men’s Golf (2) Allison Griffin Luke Underhill Kelly Hagen Alex Wenzel Val Lindsey Nicole Martinez Women’s Golf (2) Randi Vogel Jaclyn Nimer Alyssa Olson Tennis (2) Jill Klauck Rowing (18) Maddy Reasoner Abby Beach Kelly Camp Men’s Track (11) Candice Decree Brad Babiak Elizabeth Deitmyer John Bowie Emily Fox Justin Conway Andrea Hedlund Ryan Forsthoefel Julie Idoine Taylor Garvin Mary Locke Calen Gaus