Jan. 24, 2007
Chicago, Ill.- 34 UIC student-athletes earned a spot on the Horizon League 2006 Fall Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced on January 24th.
The women's cross country/track and field team led the way for UIC with five honorees, followed by four representatives from the men's soccer, men's swimming and diving and women's swimming and diving teams.
The baseball, women's basketball, women's tennis and men's cross country/track and field teams each had three honorees, while the softball and volleyball teams each turned in two honor roll student-athletes. Men's tennis rounded out the UIC contingent with one.
Candidates for the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll must meet three criteria in order to qualify. The student-athletes must participate in at least one of the League's 19 sports during the most recent (or current) season; complete three semesters as a full-time student at the same member institution; and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 on a 4.00 scale as of December 31, 2006.
UIC STUDENT-ATHLETES ON FALL 2006 HORIZON LEAGUE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
BASEBALL
Michael Kaffel
Brett Schaefer
Zack Wright
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Thomas Chin
Oscar Pina
Tom Schutzius
MEN'S SOCCER
Derek Kosek
Pawel Ligas
Jed Schenkier
Roman Tulis
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Blake Booher
Mike Conroy
Josh Johnson
Mark Pappalardo
MEN'S TENNIS
Amit Nathani
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Megan Cummens
Nikki Grobbecker
Jill Hushka
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Kerry Brennan
Korinne Krych
Lisa Petty
Danyelle Somerfield
Dena Zak
SOFTBALL
Lauren Brennan
Nikki Rogers
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Colleen Dougherty
Sarah Economides
Rachel Funk
Andrea Giczewski
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Grace Gill-Morlis
Melanie Humphrey
Christina Oum
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Liz Hrebic
Maura McCarthy
