Panthers Named to Big East Academic Team

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A Record 87 Panthers Named to Big East Academic All-Star Team

A Record 87 Panthers Named to Big East Academic All-Star Team

7/13/2004

The total topped last year's mark of 86 and was the eighth consecutive year the number has increased or remained the same.

PITTSBURGH A record 87 University of Pittsburgh student-athletes have been named Big East Academic All-Stars for their outstanding academic and athletic performance, announced Monday by the conference. The honorees must be letterwinners who have posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher and completed a minimum of two semesters of academic work.

The number of honorees eclipsed the highest total ever for the University of Pittsburgh, established last year with 86 in 2003. The Panthers have increased their number of Big East Academic All-Stars in each of the past eight years except for 2002 when the number remained the same. Fifty-two of the 87 recipients have been Big East Academic All-Stars in previous seasons and eight student-athletes have earned their fourth nomination.

Eric Limkemann (New Haven, Ind./Woodlan) of men’s swimming and diving, Sheila Stufflet (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson Senior) of women’s basketball, Sarah Grant (Simi Valley, Calif./Seneca Valley), Jenny Livingstone (Endwell, N.Y./Union-Endicott), Carolyne Savini (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Holy Spirit) and Kelli Tielking (Damascus, Md./Damascus) of women’s swimming and diving, Elizabeth Bayne (Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan) of women’s track and field and Michael Stellefson (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) of men’s track and field are the eight Panthers who have earned their fourth Big East Academic All-Star honor.

"The community should be extremely proud to have this group of students representing the University of Pittsburgh," Director of Academic Support Services Michael Farabaugh said. "Their dedication to academic excellence shows a commitment to being the best they can be in the classroom, as well as on the field of play. The families, coaches, faculty and administration who have played a role in the success of these students should be congratulated as well."

The 2003-04 University of Pittsburgh Big East Academic All-Stars include all varsity sports except football, which are named separately, as well as wrestling (affiliated with Eastern Wrestling League) and women’s gymnastics (East Atlantic Gymnastics League).

BASEBALL

John Hay (Poland, Ohio)

Adam Luckette (Syracuse, N.Y.)

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Aaron Gray (Emmaus, Pa.)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Brooke Hughes (Wheelersburg, Ohio)

Amy Kunich (Monroeville, Pa.)

Sheila Stufflet (Sinking Spring, Pa.)

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD

Matthew Brousse (Carlisle, Pa.)

Korey Gross (Burke, Va.)

Michael Long (Getzville, N.Y.)

Ryan Smith (Freedom, Pa.)

Michael Stellefson (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)

Nick Westerman (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Andrew Zang (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD

Joelle Ambrose (Sarver, Pa.)

Nikki Angstadt (Kutztown, Pa.)

Elizabeth Bayne (Hampton, Va.)

Suzette Bossart (Greensburg, Pa.)

Trenace Elliot (Chesapeake, Va.)

Katelyn Fleishman (Monroeville, Pa.)

Leandra Golden (Hanover, Pa.)

Tamara McGill (Franklin Park, N.J.)

Shannon Moore (Altoona, Pa.)

Julianna Reed (Gibsonia, Pa.)

Kim Rorabaugh (Clymer, Pa.)

Rachel Rothe (Landisburg, Pa.)

Lauren Shaffer (Imperial, Pa.)

Lamoy Stephens (Westmoreland, Jamaica)

Abby Zaylor (Chagrin Falls, Ohio)

MEN’S SOCCER

Tyler Bastianelli (Bear, Del.)

Thomas DeCato (LaGrangeville, N.Y.)

Jacob Kring (Johnstown, Pa.)

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Annette Agredano (Tucson, Ariz.)

Carli Brill (Lancaster, Pa.)

Kendall Enmark (Sterling Heights, Mich.)

Kristina Francois (Fairfax, Va.)

Antoinette Koram (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Erin McFarling (Atlanta, Ga.)

Jamie Pelusi (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Aimee Romasco (Moon Township, Pa.)

Katie Surma (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Emily Tipton (Fort Collins, Colo.)

SOFTBALL

Laura Belardinelli (Endicott, N.Y.)

Desiree Dye (Muskegon, Mich.)

Sheena Hellon (Sacramento, Calif.)

Morgan Howard (Wexford, Pa.)

Casey Pickard (Newhall, Calif.)

Jessica Thomas (Southlake, Texas)

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

Kevin Bast (Reading, Pa.)

Brian Bonczek (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)

Randy Gertenbach (El Centro, Calif.)

Richard Grinstead (Wellsville, N.Y.)

Troy Kaczorowski (Bethel Park, Pa.)

Hannes Kohnke (Malmo, Sweden)

Eric Limkemann (New Haven, Ind.)

Jason Miller (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)

Andrew Sheaff (Yardley, Pa.)

Adam Webber (Lebanon, Pa.)

Chad White (Chambersburg, Pa.)

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

Kristin Brown (East Berlin, Pa.)

Courtney Budd (State College, Pa.)

Kate Butrie (Orefield, Pa.)

Kristin Criner (Bryn Mawr, Pa.)

Jennifer Easter (Dover, Del.)

Sarah Grant (Simi Valley, Calif.)

Marie Houghton (Frederick, Md.)

Jennifer Koch (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Kelli Krallman (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Jenny Livingstone (Endwell, N.Y.)

Amy Miteff (Wellington, Fla.)

Avy Mitchell (Clearfield, Pa.)

Kelly Redcay (Reading, Pa.)

Ryan Redman (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Carolyne Savini (Egg Harbour Twp., N.J.)

Andrea Shoust (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario)

Kathy Siuda (Waterloo, Ontario)

Cynthia Snyder (Murrysville, Pa.)

Kristin Swoyer (Erie, Pa.)

Kelli Tielking (Damascus, Md.)

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Anne Davies (Parkersburg, W.Va.)

Becky Emmers (Wilson, N.C.)

Konita Jude (Milwaukee, Wis.)

VOLLEYBALL

Madelyn Egan (Sandy, Utah)

Abby Fechhelm (Roscoe, Ill.)

Jessica McDonald (Valencia, Calif.)

Megan McGrane (Muncie, Ind.)

Megan Miller (Milford, Conn.)

Kim Norris (Fostoria, Ohio)

[bulls96go]

great would be nice if we could see how usf stacks up.

does cdoa have such a list? and how many do we have on it?