June 25, 2009
ELMHURST, Ill. âˆ' The 2008-09 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence has been released and a total of 803 student-athletes from all 19 league-sponsored sports have been honored for their academic prowess.
Oakland led the way with a league-best 146 selections to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence, topping South Dakota State and Western Illinois, which had 117 and 108 recipients, respectively. North Dakota State landed 86 student-athletes on the Commissioner's List, followed by Southern Utah with 73 honorees and Oral Roberts with 63 recipients. Centenary (59 honorees), IUPUI (48 recipients), UMKC (44 selections) and IPFW (42 honorees) rounded out the list. Associate member Eastern Illinois placed 17 student-athletes on the swimming & diving Commissioner's List. Of the 803 student-athletes that were honored, 21 have perfect 4.00 cumulative grade-point averages.
In order for a student-athlete to be selected to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence, he/she must carry a 3.00 or better cumulative GPA, achieve sophomore academic standing at the institution, have used a year of eligibility and be on the squad list in the sport in which he/she is nominated. Transfers, graduate students and junior college graduates must have completed one academic year at the nominating institution. True freshmen, redshirt freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible for the award.
The complete list of Oakland University selections follows below.
Baseball (15)
Brett Geschke (Jr., Paw Paw, Mich.)
Dan Gliot (Jr., Glen Allen, Va.)
Rob Merkle (Sr., Bay City, Mich.)
Taylor Traub (Sr., Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Dan Ryan (Sr., Saginaw, Mich.)
Eric Ogg (Jr., Clarkston, Mich.)
Aaron Wick (Sr., Flushing, Mich.)
Alex Wierenga (Fr., Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Andrew Estes (Jr., Blissfield, Mich.)
Justin Wilson (Sr., Blissfield, Mich.)
Scott Sexton (Jr., Bridgeview, Ill.)
Tommy Jablonski (Jr., Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Keith Kampe (Jr., Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Mark Leichtman (So., Rochester Hills, Mich.)
D.J. Jarrad (So., Portage, Mich.)
Men's Basketball (3)
John Kast (Jr., Clarkston, Mich.)
Ricky Bieszki (Sr., Shelby Township, Mich.)
Erik Kangas (Sr., Dewitt, Mich.)
Women's Basketball (11)
Aubrey Freshour (Sr., Rochester, Mich.)
Jessica Pike (Sr., Clawson, Mich.)
Riikka Terava (Sr., Helsinki, Finland)
Kira Carter (So., Indianapolis, Ind.)
Melissa Jeltema (Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Hanna Reising (Jr., Peoria, Ill.)
Kirstie Malone (So., Brighton, Mich.)
Courtney Walters (So., Flushing, Mich.)
Brittany Carnago (So., St. Clair, Mich.)
Stacey Farrell (So., St. Clair, Mich.)
Anna Patritto (So., Howell, Mich.)
Men's Golf (3)
Michael Marks (Jr., Midland, Mich.)
Sam LaMantia (Jr., Trenton, Mich.)
Travis Peitz (Jr., Fenton, Mich.)
Women's Golf (5)
Laura Kwiatkowski (Jr., Ortonville, Mich.)
Nikki Swan (Sr., Tipp City, Ohio)
Lauren Gardner (Jr., Caseville, Mich.)
Lindsay Scarlatelli (Jr., Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Austin McDermaid (Jr., Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Men's Soccer (10)
Ian Daniel (Sr., Troy, Mich.)
Ron Dewberry (So., Portage, Mich.)
Stew Givens (Sr., Troy, Mich.)
Gabe Hernandez (Sr., South Lyon, Mich.)
Machel James (Jr., St. Annes, Trinidad)
Camron Kashani-Gharavi (So., Rochester, Mich.)
Daiki Mori (Jr., Jackson, Mich.)
Piotr Nowak (Sr., Shelby Twp., Mich.)
Martin Sandell (Sr., Oslo, Norway)
Brendan Symington (Jr., Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.)
Women's Soccer (12)
Samantha Bono (So., Oxford, Mich.)
Jessica Boyle (Sr., Lake Orion, Mich.)
Lauren Brodie (Sr., Livonia, Mich.)
Brittni Carter (Jr., Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Cara Duffy (Jr., Medina, Ohio)
Kristi Evans (Sr., Mason, Mich.)
Meghan Hartwig (So., Chesterfield, Mich.)
Kim Herbst (Sr., Rochester, Mich.)
Nikki Neubauer (Jr., Milford, Mich.)
Emma Pope (Jr., Manotick, Ontario)
Kristi Smith (Sr., Aurora, Ontario)
Kirsten Stencel (Jr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)
Softball (15)
Katie Dreyer (Jr., Metamora, Mich.)
Jessica Granger (Sr., Troy, Mich.)
Marisa Everitt (So., Rossford, Ohio)
Roberta Ches (Sr., Attica, Mich.)
Haley Emerson (Jr., Elkhart, Ind.)
Kerry Brennan (So., Dearborn, Mich.)
Julie Owen (Sr., Goodrich, Mich.)
Danielle Peters (So., Washington Twp., Mich.)
Dayna Peters (So., Washington Twp., Mich.)
Stephanie Schall (Sr., St. Clair Shores, Mich.)
Brittany Doyle (Fr., Lincoln Park, Mich.)
Caitlin Lynch (Sr., Moraga, Calif.)
Sam Bell (Jr., Lake Orion, Mich.)
Angela Righetti (Jr., East Tawas, Mich.)
Alison Tansel (So., Dundee, Mich.)
Men's Swimming and Diving (7)
Pat Downing (Jr., Kirkland, Quebec, Canada)
John Ledda, Jr. (So., Monroe, Mich.)
Tim Montague (Fr., Ashland, Ohio)
Scott Yarbrough (Fr., Tecumseh, Mich.)
Dawid Tatarczyk (Sr., Miedziana, Poland)
Nicholas Bonucchi (Sr., Rochester, Mich.)
Mike Templeton (Jr., Campton Hills, Ill.)
Women's Swimming and Diving (14)
Tara Baxter (Sr., Manotick, Ontario, Canada)
Rachel Girard (Jr., Rochester, Mich.)
Julie Hintermeister (Sr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)
Marie Stuve (Jr., Shelby Twp., Mich.)
Sarah Ludema (Jr., Zeeland, Mich.)
Lauren Patterson (So., Val des Monts, Quebec)
Natalie Torano (So., Rochester, Mich.)
Emily Wike (So., Sterling, Ill.)
Kelli Dewey (So., Grand Haven, Mich.)
Missy Butcher (Jr., Holland, Mich.)
Jennifer Ruman (So., Romeo, Mich.)
Corey Tschannen (So., Ada, Mich.)
Jaclyn Kurpinski (So., Sterling Heights, Mich.)
Agnes Solan (Jr., Pulawy, Poland)
Women's Tennis (5)
Lindsay Grimmer (Sr., Troy, Mich.)
Michelle Maxfield (Sr., Commerce Twp., Mich.)
Gabrielle Gogas (Jr., Sarnia, Ontario, Canada)
Caryn Shermetaro (Jr., Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Amanda Scheer (Sr., Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Men's Cross Country and Track and Field (17)
Justin Battle(So., Beverly Hills, Mich.)
Brian Buntman (Jr., Green Bay, Wis.)
John Butler(Jr., Troy, Mich.)
Brian Ciarkowski (Jr., Sterling Heights, Mich.)
Jason Clement (Jr., Gobles, Mich.)
Jack Coleman(So., Holly, Mich.)
Mike Craze (Jr., Sterling Heights, Mich.)
Michael Flemming (Sr., Mt. Clemens, Mich.)
Tom Gienapp (So., Brighton, Mich.)
Zack Jones (Jr., Tustin, Mich.)
Andy Lawrick (Sr., Baroda, Mich.)
Kevin MacDonald (Sr., Beverly Hills, Mich.)
Steven Marcinkowski (Fr., Howell, Mich.)
Joe Osentoski (Jr., Temperance, Mich.)
Ross Solanskey (Jr., Berkley, Mich.
Jordan Strohkirch (Jr., Gladwin, Mich.)
Dave Thomas (Sr., Almont, Mich.)
Women's Cross Country and Track and Field (17)
Erica D'Angelo (Jr., Clinton Twp., Mich.)
Kayla Doan (Jr., Ortonville, Mich.)
Sara Gerhardt (Jr., Macomb, Mich.)
Andrea Hill (Jr., Ruth, Mich.)
Stephanie Huber (Sr., Sterling Heights, Mich.)
Liz Jones (So., Waterford, Mich.)
Sara Lieblein (Jr., Lake Orion, Mich.)
Melissa Martinez (Jr., Clarkston, Mich.)
Maria Mets (Sr., Macomb, Mich.)
Amy Noser (So., Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Jenna Kempf (So., Bruce Twp., Mich.)
Kelsey Krych (So., Goodrich, Mich.)
Leslie Schachinger (Sr., Clawson, Mich.)
Kelly Stumpmier (Jr., Carleton, Mich.)
Sarah Thompson (Jr., Tustin, Mich.)
Megan Willemsen (Jr., Shelby Twp., Mich.)
Volleyball (11)
Hallie Beattie (Sr., Bowling Green, Ohio)
Brittany Dunn (Jr., Bowling Green, Ohio)
Leah Dupuie (Sr., Addison Twp., Mich.)
Lauren Duquette (Sr., Clinton Twp., Mich.)
Kelli Fiedler (Sr., Port Huron, Mich.)
Samantha Filipek (So., Washington, Mich.)
Amy Golem (Sr., Dearborn, Mich.)
Emily Hoffiz (So., West Bloomfield, Mich.)
Adrienne Leone (Jr., Clinton Twp., Mich.)
Stephanie Parkin (Sr., Clarkston, Mich.)
Nikki Pawson (Jr., Bissfield, Mich.)
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