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Oakland Names Fall Golden Grizzlies Excellence in Academics Awards

Rochester, Mich. (Jan. 31, 2005) ???C Oakland University???s Athletics Department has announced the recipients of the Golden Grizzlies Excellence in Academics awards for the Fall 2004 semester. Each term during the academic year the department recognizes those student-athletes that have excelled academically. Student-athletes who meet the criteria of a minimum 3.0 GPA with a minimum of 12 credit hours taken are named to the list. For the Fall 2004 term a total of 145 student-athletes representing all 14 varsity teams attained the Golden Grizzlies Excellence in Academics honor. Top academic honors among female student-athletes went to sophomore Nicole Piggott (Pewamo, Mich.; Undecided) of the basketball team and freshman Sarah Brettrager (Palmer, Alaska; Undecided) of the swimming and diving team, both of whom attained perfect 4.0 GPAs. For the men top honors went to sophomore John Van Portfleet (Grand Rapids, Mich.; History) of the swimming and diving team, who tallied a GPA of 3.92. In addition, senior Ryan Rzepka (Novi, Mich.; Finance) was named a first team ESPN Academic All-American in the fall while senior Laura Cowham (Caledonia, Mich.; Elementary Education/Soccer), freshman Katie O???Donell (Troy, Mich.; Undecided/Golf), freshman Lauren Parker (Rochester Hills, Mich.; Undecided/Swimming & Diving), and senior Leigh Tully (Sarnia, Ontario; Communication/Basketball) all attained GPAs over a 3.9. For a complete list of the Fall 2004 Golden Grizzlies Excellence in Academics Awards please see Oakland???s athletics website, www.ougrizzlies.com.
Name            Sport       Academic Major               Class           Semester GPAJulie Austin        WCC     Biology                JR           3.60Baker, Bonnie       WBB     Undecided              SO           3.07Batcha, Amanda          WBB     Marketing              SR           3.30Beardsley, Rachel   WSW     Undecided              FR           3.40Bellhorn, Lance     MBA     Undecided              FR           3.30Benza, Maria        WSB     Communication              SO           3.32Berringer, Tara     WSW     French Language & Literature       SR           3.47Blankenship, Laura  WTE     Business Administration        FR           3.16Brettrager, Sarah   WSW     Undecided              FR           4.00Brubaker, Jessica   WSB     General Studies            JR           3.03Burwell, Amanda         WSW     Art History            SO           3.22Caruss, Tracy       WSW     Engineering Chemistry          SO           3.50Cibrario, Christina WGO     Elementary Education           SO           3.26Clark, Steven       MSO     Elementary Education           FR           3.33Cline, Dayna        WCC     Health Sciences                SO           3.10Connor, Matthew         MSO     Accounting             SR           3.51Coraci, Kara        WCC     Communication              SR           3.40Cowham, Laura       WSO     Elementary Education           SR           3.93Craze, Kelly        WCC     Undecided              FR           3.36DeJonge, Jenna          WSW     Nursing                SO           3.16Doig, Timothy       MBA     Biology                SR           3.37Dolcetti, Blaine    MSW     Computer Engineering           SR           3.74Edwards, Chris      MSO     Journalism             JR           3.00Elliott, David      MCC     General Studies            JR           3.55Ellsworth, Patricia WGO     Communication              JR           3.76Endres, Andrea      WSW     Biology                SR           3.32Fecek, Chris        MCC     Biology                SO           3.70Freytag, Karoline   WSW     Marketing              SR           3.47Gallagher, Sean         MBA     Marketing              SR           3.28Goins, Stacey       WGO     Business Administration        SO           3.50Green, Renie        WSW     Communication              SR           3.18Gulbransen, Leigh   WGO     Communication              SR           3.20Hager, Christine    WSW     Biology w/Sec. Cert.           FR           3.73Halland, Marcus         MSO     Accounting             SR           3.67Hansen, Bjornar         MSO     Undecided              FR           3.50Heath, Ryan     MBA     Human Resource Dev.        SO           3.37Hernandez, Abbey    WSB     Undecided              SO           3.15Herriott, Ty        MBA     Human Resource Dev.        JR           3.35Hewitt, Tricia      WGO     French w/Sec. Cert.        FR           3.24Hines, Aaron        MBA     General Studies            JR           3.01Holenka, Ashley         WBB     Elementary Education           SR           3.46Hollenbeck, Kathryn WGO     Nursing                FR           3.15Horvath, Zoltan     MSW     Undecided              FR           3.48Howard, Jessica         WSO     Communication              FR           3.74Jaeger, Melissa     WSW     Education              SO           3.35Jensen, Line        WSW     General Studies            JR           3.27Joffrion, Ryan      MBA     General Studies            JR           3.07Johnson, Adam       MBA     General Studies            JR           3.27Jones, Kate     WSB     Political Science          JR           3.30Jury, Bethany       WBB     Undecided              FR           3.36Kalandjian, Taline  WCC     Business Administration        FR           3.42Kamrud, Susann          WSO     Anthropology               SO           3.75Kane, Sarah     WCC     Marketing              SR           3.14Karibo, Kali        WSO     Undecided              FR           3.70Kavalauskus, Christine  WVB     Undecided              FR           3.43Keskey, Linda       WSW     Pre-Med Lab Sciences           JR           3.15Kish, Ryan      MSW     Biology                FR           3.23Kliebert, Adam      MSO     Pre-Physical Therapy           FR           3.16Kluesner, Charlie   MGO     Business Administration        SO           3.27Kobes, Evan     MSW     Undecided              FR           3.17Kralisz, Austin     MBB     Undecided              FR           3.36Krzyminski, Kris    MBB     General Studies            JR           3.53Ktovim, Shahar      MSO     Marketing              SR           3.70Kulisek, Paul       MCC     Political Science          JR           3.22Lane, Whitney       WVB     Elementary Education           JR           3.47Lippert, Heather    WVB     Elementary Education           SR           3.43Lubinski, Claire    WSW     Undecided              FR           3.63Lulgjuraj, Teuta    WTE     Business Administration        FR           3.06Mahoney, Josh       MSO     Undecided              FR           3.41Marulli, Bryan      MBA     English                JR           3.06Marzano, Nicole         WSB     Elementary Education           SR           3.58McCloskey, Patrick  MBB     Undecided              FR           3.25McCollum, Nick      MSW     Communication              JR           3.30McCracken, Courtney WSO     Pre-Physical Therapy           FR           3.61McDonald, Alexander MSO     Business Administration        SO           3.32McNabb, Bret        MSO     Journalism             SR           3.06Meredith, Erin      WSW     Communication              JR           3.35Miller, Sara        WVB     Communication              SR           3.16Miller, Holly       WSW     Pre-Physical Therapy           SR           3.45Mitchell, Kristi    WSO     Undecided              FR           3.77Moen, Silje     WSO     Human Resource Dev.        JR           3.77Moller, Rebecca         WVB     Biology                SR           3.34Moorehouse, Adam    MSW     Undecided              FR           3.52Musialczyk, Maria   WSW     General Studies            JR           3.38Nacy, Jack      MGO     Undecided              SO           3.30Nagel, Amber        WCC     Wellness               JR           3.05Nery, Aroldo        MSW     Undecided              SO           3.07Ng, Danny       MSO     Finance                SR           3.25Noel, Brad      MBA     Undecided              SO           3.30Novack, Erica       WGO     Undecided              SO           3.00O???Donnell, Katherine  WGO     Undecided              FR           3.93Palmer, Erin        WVB     General Studies            JR           3.82Panabaker, Cat      WSO     Wellness               SO           3.25Parker, Lauren      WSW     Undecided              FR           3.97Pauli, Jonathon     MGO     Finance                JR           3.60Pellafone, Lisa     WTE     Elementary Education           JR           3.76Perrino, Alexandra  WSB     Undecided              FR           3.09Phillips, Paul      MBA     Communication              JR           3.36Piggott, Nicole     WBB     Undecided              SO           4.00Pullen, Matthew     MGO     Accounting             SR           3.44Recknagel, Nathan   MBA     Undecided              FR           3.40Renkola, Rebecca    WSW     Undecided              FR           3.27Rice, Doug      MSO     Electrical Engineering         SR           3.60Rigoli, Riley       WSW     Undecided              FR           3.50Rosenacker, Kurt    MBA     History                SR           3.06Routh, Carolyn      WSW     Undecided              FR           3.80Rzepka, Ryan        MSO     Finance                SR           3.81Samdal, Marianne    WSO     Communication              SO           3.52Sanchez-Murphy, Lauren  WTE     Spanish Language & Lit.            SO           3.67Schroeder, Jenna    WBB     Undecided              FR           3.15Schultheiss, Ryan   MGO     Business Administration        JR           3.29Schultz, Kim        WCC     Elementary Education           JR           3.72Scott, Cortney      MBB     Training & Development         SR-GR        3.66Sewell, James       MSW     Communication              JR           3.62Shalla, Elaine      WSW     Pre-Law                    SO           3.40Shamus, Danielle    WSB     Undecided              SO           3.50Sinclair, Samantha  WGO     Undecided              FR           3.61Slaughter, Joshua   MSO     Computer Engineering           JR           3.63Stinchcombe, Dan    MBA     Pre-Physical Therapy           SO           3.26Stoffel, David      MSO     Undecided              SO           3.00Stuard, Brian       MGO     General Management         SR           3.37Summerhill, Allison WVB     English (w/Secondary Cert.)    JR           3.56Swaving, Krisit     WSO     Wellness               JR           3.70Tansel, Bryon       MSW     Undecided              SO           3.30Tansel, Chris       MSW     Undecided              FR           3.00Tate, Robert        MGO     Business Administration        JR           3.28Traub, Taylor       MBA     Business Administration        FR           3.53Trecola, Angela     WTE     Elementary Education           JR           3.38Treharne, Kim       WSO     Psychology             SO           3.05Tully, Leigh        WBB     Communication              SR           3.90Unrath, Lindsey     WSW     Communication              SR           3.60Van Portfleet, John MSW     History w/Secondary Cert.      SO           3.92Vance, Brady        MSO     Undecided              SO           3.40 Wasniewski, Christan   WSO     Business Administration        SO           3.33Webb, Natalie       WSB     Business Administration        JR           3.85West, Brittany      WSB     Health Sciences                FR           3.24Wheeler, Jordon         MBA     General Studies            JR           3.20Wiese, Jeff     MSO     Financial Information Systems      JR           3.20Wilke, Kelly        WGO     Undecided              FR           3.35Wilke, Katie        WSW     Business Administration        FR           3.06Wilson, Jayme       WBB     Business Administration        JR           3.35Wooten, Calvin      MBB     General Studies            SO           3.05Wright, Ashley      WSW     Pre-Physical Therapy           JR           3.20Yarsinsky, Katherine    WCC     Undecided              FR           3.80Zuckerman, Alicia   WGO     Communication              JR           3.16Abbreviation               TeamMBA         Men???s BaseballMBB         Men???s BasketballWBB         Women???s BasketballMCC         Men???s Cross CountryWCC         Women???s Cross CountryMGO         Men???s GolfWGO         Women???s GolfMSO         Men???s SoccerWSO         Women???s SoccerWSB         Women???s SoftballMSW         Men???s Swimming & DivingWSW         Women???s Swimming & DivingWTE         Women??? TennisWVB         Women???s Volleyball
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