CMU Holds GTE Academic Excellence Banquet
April 28, 2000
MOUNT PLEASANT -- The Central Michigan University athletics department honored 67 student-athletes who earned a 3.5 grade point average or better at the GTE Academic Excellence Banquet on Monday, April 17.
The outstanding academic team awards went to each the men's and women's cross country teams. The women's team earned a 3.44 GPA while the men's had a 3.15.
The individual honorees by sport are:
Baseball
Mike Gates - Canton/So.
Dan Griesbaum - Grosse Pointe/Fr. Jason Helps - Wyoming, Ont./Jr. Alex Peinovich - Richmond/Fr. Scott Pieratt - Mount Pleasant/Sr.Jacob Sanborn - Grand Ledge/Sr.
Bryan Scheurer - Portland/Jr.
Men's Basketball
Todd Simmons - Iron River/Sr.
Jason Webber - Farmington Hills/Sr.Women's Basketball
Abby Lawinger - Menomonee, WI/Fr.
Field Hockey
Cheryl Eglin - Wading River, NY/Sr. April Hammer - Lancaster, NY/Jr.Melissa Lazarevski - Rochester, NY/So.
Tara Russell - Portsmouth, VA/Sr.Brianne Tallinger - Rochester, NY/Jr.
Katrina Woznek - Franklinville, NY/So.
Football
Jesse Blair - Fraser/Fr.
Peter Converse - Union City/Sr. Derek McLaughlin - Berrien Springs/Fr.Jason Meyer - Paw Paw/Sr.
Robert Turner - Fort Lauderdale, FL/Fr.
Gymnastics
Laura Chow - Mississauga, Ont./Jr.
Sarah Dame - Maple City/Fr. Andrea Price - Woodhaven/Jr.
Soccer
Marcy Abner - Brighton/Jr.
Kari Alexander - Midland/Fr. Rachel Beaudoin - Midland/Fr.Laura Fedrigo - Livonia/Sr.
Melissa Grouzard - Troy/So.Kjersten Kuhlman - St. Louis, MO/Sr.
Erin McMaster - Glen Ellyn, IL/Fr.Debbie Myslinski - Sterling Heights/So.
Softball
Jennifer Rasmussen - Saginaw/Fr.Ann Shaw - St. Clair/Jr.
Jennifer Skuta - Pinconning/So.Wendy Stephens - Mira Loma, CA/So.
Nicole Weston - Grand Ledge/Sr.
Men's Track/XC
Kevin Brokaw - Traverse City/Sr.
Ken Klinger - Muskegon/Fr. Ryan Lantzer - St. Louis/Jr.Josiah Middaugh - East Jordan/Sr.
Ron Miller - Stanton/Fr.Timothy Mocny - Chesaning/So.
Joseph Rakowski - Dearorn Heights/So.Brian Terpak - Riverview/Fr.
Mike Wilusz - Royal Oak/So.
Women's Track/XC
Melissa Brousseau - Alpena/Jr.
Stefanie Burklow - Clarkston/Sr. Brook Creed - Walkerville/So.Amber Crenshaw - Coldwater/Sr.
Maria Derenzinski - Muskegon/So.Laura Harger - Dimondale/Sr.
Jillian Hinds - Traverse City/Fr.Kristi Klein - Defiance, OH/Fr.
Cami Moll - Zeeland/Fr.Sarah Peterson - St. Louis/Fr.
Kristen Podein - Belmont/Fr.Heather Postma - Moline/Jr.
Megan Shaughnessy - Midland/Fr.Kelli Wilson - Swartz Creek/Fr.
Volleyball
Tennille Hileski - Allegan/Sr.
Jessica Rocho - Honolulu, HI/Jr.Jennifer Young - Plymouth/Fr.
Wrestling
Brett Faustman - Mason/So.
Ty Morgan - New Carlisle, OH/Fr.Jeff Pangborn - Durand/Fr.
Jordan Webster - Washington, IL/Fr.