Spartan Scholar-Athletes Honored at SASS Gala
4/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
April 13, 2006
East Lansing, Mich. - More than 200 student-athletes were honored on Monday evening at the Student Athlete Support Services' ninth annual Academic Excellence Gala, held at the Kellogg Center on the Michigan State campus. In addition, 23 received team honors for sporting the top grade point average on their team, while six were given SASS's top awards for the 2005-06 school year.
Senior Taren James - a jumper for the women's track & field squad - was the recipient of the Multicultural Award, while junior ice hockey captain Drew Miller was named the winner of the Gwendolyn Norrell Community Service and Leadership Award.
Both men's and women's cross country teams were honored during the evening, for posting the highest team cumulative grade point average among Michigan State's 25 varsity teams. The women's squad boasts a 3.5208, with the men right behind with a 3.3796. The Presidents Award - which is given to the top graduating male and female - was given to rower Abby Wieber, who has posted a 3.9697 grade point average as an advertising major. The male recipient was Nathan Egger, who's 3.9673 has been compiled as a physiology concentrator. Jeff Lerg (Ice Hockey) and Lauren Aitch (Women's Basketball) were given the Office of the Provost Award, presented to the top male and female grade point averages in the freshman class.
Below are the individual award winners from each Spartan varsity squad, honored for having the highest GPA on their respective teams:
Baseball - Nolan Moody
Men's Basketball - Jason Aerts
Women's Basketball - Liz Shimek
Men's Cross Country - Nathanael Egger
Women's Cross Country - Emily Adama
Field Hockey - Breanna Harpstead
Football - Cole Malatinsky
Men's Golf - Zachary Zedrick
Women's Golf - Kristen Polanski
Women's Gymnastics - Victoria Iakounina
Hockey - Jeffrey Dunne
Rowing - Kate Burdick
Men's Soccer - Douglas Demartin
Women's Soccer - Erin Konheim
Softball - Rachel Turney
Men's Swimming & Diving - Matthew McNichols
Women's Swimming & Diving - Basak Oguz
Men's Tennis - Adam Monich
Women's Tennis - Pascale Schnitzer
Men's Track & Field - Kyle Sweeney
Women's Track & Field - Melinda Buckmaster
Volleyball - Miken Trogdon
Wrestling - Clint Frutiger
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