1999-2000 Scholar Athletes of the Week
*This completes our scholar-athlete program for the 1999-2000 academic year. The new program will begin this September for the 2000-2001 academic year.
Week of: 05-22-00
Final Four of Mlax & Wlax Tournaments
Name: Greg Duke
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Sophomore
Major: Visual and Performing Arts, Speech
Hometown: Lake Forest, IL (Lake Forest)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Sheri Shifren
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Biology
Hometown: Mt. Laurel, NJ (Lenape)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 05-08-00 & 05-15-00
Mlax (BYE), NCAA Tournament
Wlax v. Georgetown, NCAA Tournament
Name: Sean Ring
Sport: Crew
Class: Junior
Major: Health & Exercise Science
Hometown: Hyde Park, NY
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Stacey Brown
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Policy Studies
Hometown: Scotia, NY (Scotia-Glenville)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 05-01-00
Mlax v. UMass, Wlax v. Ohio State.
Name: Joe Russell
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Health & Exercise Science
Hometown Ballston Lake, NY (Shaker)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Carrie Soults
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Sophomore
Major: Information Management & Technology
Hometown: Washington, D.C (Georgetown Day)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 04-24-00
Mlax v. UMass,
Wlax v. Ohio State.
Name: Joe Russell
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Health & Exercise Science
Hometown: Ballston Lake, NY (Shaker)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Carrie Soults
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Sophomore
Major: Information Management & Technology
Hometown Washington, D.C (Georgetown Day)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 04-24-00
Name: Jason Januszkiewicz
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Speech Communication
Hometown: Orchard Park, NY (Orchard Park)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name:Shanna Newell
Sport: Softball
Class: Junior
Major: dual majors in Biology and Education
Hometown: Fort Edward, NY (South Glens Falls)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 04-17-00
Name: Douglas Shaw
Sport: Crew
Class: Junior
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Lauren Brady
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Senior
Major: Biology
Hometown: Acton, MA (Acton Boxboro)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 04-10-00
Name: Mike Grynirk
Sport: Crew
Class: Junior
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Easton, MA
Honors Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Veronica Dyer
Sport: Track & Field
Class: Senior
Major: Health & Exercise Science
Hometown: Oshwa, ONT (R.S. McLaughlin)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 04-03-00
Mlax v. Loyola, Wlax v. Rutgers
Name: Robert Rust
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Information Management & Technology
Hometown: Camillus, NY (West Genesee)
Honors Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Erin Boyle
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Sculpture
Hometown: Berwyn, PA (Conestoga)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 03-27-00 MBB @
Mlax v. Hobart & B.U., Wlax v. Colgate & UConn
Name: Matt Liwski
Sport: Crew
Class: Senior
Major: Health & Exercise Science
Hometown: Sarasota, Florida
Honors Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Kathryn Modolo
Sport: Rowing
Class: Junior
Major: Psychology
Hometown: St. Catherine's, Ontario
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 03-20-00 MBB @
Mlax @ Towson, Wlax @UMass
Name: Etan Thomas
Sport: Men's Basketball
Class: Senior
Major: Entreprenuership
Hometown (Club): Tulsa, Oklahoma (Booker T. Washington)
Honors Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Katy Mueller
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Retailing
Hometown (HS): Huntington, NY (Huntington)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 03-13-00
MBB @ Cleveland v. Samford
Mlax v. Johns Hopkins, Wlax v. Notre Dame
Name: Matt Krehbiel
Sport: Crew
Class: Senior
Major: Policy Studies
Hometown (Club): Cincinnati, OH (St. Xavier)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Catherine Macaulay
Sport: Softball
Class: Junior
Major: Education
Hometown (HS): Oneonta, NY (Oneonta)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 03-06-00
MBB @ BIG EAST Championships
Mlax v. Yale, Wlax v. Georgetown & Maryland
Name: John Glatzel
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Junior
Major: Accounting
Hometown (Club): Ellicott City, MD (Boy's Latin)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Jenna Szyluk
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Senior
Major: Advertising Design
Hometown (HS): Longmeadow, MA (Longmeadow)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 02-28
MBB v. Notre Dame & UConn
WBB v. Boston College
Name: Ethan Mills
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Senior
Major: Speech Communications
Hometown (Club): Setauket, NY (Ward-Melville)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Clothilde Ewing
Sport: Lacrosse
Class: Senior
Major: Broadcast Journalism
Hometown (HS): Shaker Heights, OH (Shaker Heights)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 02-21
MBB v. Villanova & Georgetown
WBB v. Seton Hall & Miami
Name: C.J. MacNaught
Sport: Wrestling
Class: Sophomore
Major: Information Management & Technology
Hometown (Club): Walton, NY
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Zuzanna Borucka
Sport: Tennis
Class: Junior
Major: International Relations
Hometown (HS): Gdansk, Poland (Sopot First)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Week of: 02-14
MBB v. Pittsburgh & St. John's
WBB v. Rutgers & UConn
Name: Marc Gagnon
Sport: Track & Field
Class: Junior
Major: Speech Communications
Hometown (Club): Tewksbury, MA (Tewksbury)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Name: Michelle LaPointe
Sport: Track & Field
Class: Senior
Major: DUAL: History & TV/Radio/Film
Hometown (HS): Scotia, NY (Burnt Hills)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Week of: 02-08
MBB v. Seton Hall & Louisville
WBB v. St. John's & Georgetown
Name: Joe Ceglia
Sport: Men's Lacrosse
Class: Senior
Major: School of Management
Hometown (Club): Yorktown, NY (Yorktown)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Jazmine Wright
Sport: Women's Basketball
Class: Sophomore
Major: College of Arts & Sciences
Hometown (HS): South Orange, NJ (Columbia)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 01-31
MBB v. St. John's & Providence
WBB v. Villanova & Rutgers
Name: Brett Bergmann
Sport: Swimming & Diving
Class: Senior
Major: Psychology
Hometown (Club): Wappingers Falls, NY (Marist)
Honors: BIG EAST Championship bronze medal (Jr)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Third-team All- BIG EAST (Jr)
Name:Michelle Neveklovska
Sport: Tennis
Class: Junior
Major: Biology
Hometown (HS): West Vancouver, B.C./ Sentinel Secondary
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star
**Won all eight matches she competed in at Cornell Invitational last
weekend
Week of: 01-24
MBB v. UConn & Boston College
WBB v. Pittsburgh & West Virginia
Name: Jason Hart
Sport: Men's Basketball
Class: Senior
Major: Sociology
Hometown (HS): Los Angeles, CA (Inglewood)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Third-team All- BIG EAST (Jr)
Name: Meredith Keeran
Sport: Track & Field/ Field Hockey
Class: Senior
Major: Human Development
Hometown (HS): Sunbury, OH (Coumbus Academy)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star
Week of: 01-17
MBB v. Pittsburgh & Seton Hall
WBB v. Villanova & Seton Hall
Name: Graig Lundy
Sport: Track & Field
Class: Senior
Major: Information Systems Management & Technology
Hometown (HS): Stormville, NY (Carmel)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Name: Sara Masterpole
Sport: Swimming & Diving
Class: Junior
Major: Communication Disorders
Hometown (Club): Milford, CT (Imni Divers)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star
Week of: 01-10
MBB v. W.Va., S. Carolina & Notre Dame
WBB v. Notre Dame
Name: Mike Rosenblum
Sport: Men's Basketball
Class: Junior
Major: Accounting
Hometown (Club): Great Neck, NY (Lawrence Woodmere Academy)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Shareen Lai
Sport: Tennis
Class: Senior
Major: Enrolled in School of Management
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star
Week of: 01-03-00
MBB v. Rutgers & Miami
WBB v. Providence & Boston College
Name: Alex Brown
Sport: Track and Field (Thrower)
Class: Junior
Major: Health and Exercise Science
Hometown (HS): New Paltz, NY (New Paltz)
Honors: BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Alex and his teammates return to action this Sunday when they compete in the Father Diamond Invitational at George Mason University. The Orange return to Syracuse on February 6, when they host the Syracuse Invitational at Manley Field House.
Name: Erica Bobrek
Sport: Swimming and Diving
Class: Senior
Major: Public Relations
Hometown (Club): Camillus, NY (Syracuse Chargers)
Honors: BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Erica and her teammates are currently in training at Key West Community College and will return to action on Saturday, January 22, when they host West Virginia beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Weeks of Dec. 20 and Dec. 27
MBB v. LaSalle & Hartford
WBB v. Vermont
Music City Bowl
Name: Mark Baniewicz
Sport: Football
Class: Graduate Student
Major: Pursuing a master's degree in finance
Hometown (HS): Fairport, NY (Fairport)
Honors: BIG EAST Academic All-Star (All)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (All)
GTE/CoSIDA National Academic All-America second-team (Jr)
First-team GTE/CoSIDA District Academic All-America selection (Jr)
GTE/ CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team (Sr)
All-BIG EAST first-team (Sr)
National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame
Scholar-Athlete (Sr)
Burger King Scholar-Athlete (Sr)
Socrates Award finalist (Sr)
Name: Tara Trammell
Sport: Women's Basketball
Class: Sophomore
Major: Broadcast Journalism
Hometown (HS): Constantia, NY (P.V. Moore)
Honors: BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 12-6-99
MBB v. Albany
WBB v. Marquette
Name: Shawn Thomas
Sport: Wrestling
Class: Senior
Major: Health and Exercise Science
Hometown (HS): Tulsa, OK (Berryhill)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring '99)
Name: Alicia Crowd
Sport: Track and Field
Class: Junior
Major: enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
Hometown (HS): Greenwich, NY (Greenwich)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring '99)
BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Week of: 11-29-99
MBB v. Colgate
Carrier Classic
Name: Keith Fuhrhop
Sport: Swimming
Class: Senior
Major: Engineering Physics
Hometown (Club): Orchard Park, NY (East Aurora)
Honors: BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Erin Pratt
Sport: Women's Basketball
Class: Senior
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown (HS): Westport, NY (Westport)
Honors: BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 11-22-99
Football v. Miami
Name: Ian McIntosh
Sport: Football
Class: Senior
Major: Health & Exercise Science
Hometown (HS): Cheshire, CT (Cheshire)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall '97 & '98, Spring '99)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall '96)
Name: Deniece Bell
Sport: Track and Field
Class: Senior
Major: Child and Family Studies
Hometown (HS): Kitchner, Ontario (Preston)
Honors: All-America Honors (So.)
Outstanding Freshman Award (1997)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fr.)
BIG EAST Academic All-Star (Fr.)
Week of: 11-15 SU v. No Game
Name: Roger Donaghy
Sport: CC/Track & Field
Class: Senior
Major: Newspaper
Hometown (HS): Bethel, CT (Bethel)
Honors: BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr.)
Name: Meredith Noyes
Sport: Rowing
Class: Senior
Major: Art Design
Hometown (HS): Goffstown, NH (Trinity)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Week of: 11-8 SU v. Rutgers
Name: Etan Thomas
Sport: M. Basketball
Class: Senior
Major: Entrepreneurship
Hometown (HS): Tulsa, OK (Booker T. Washington)
Honors: BIG-EAST Defensive Player of the Year (Jr.)
Second team All BIG-EAST recognition (Jr.)
Won the BIG-EAST shot-block title
1997-98 BIG-EAST Conference Most Improved Player
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (So.)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr., Fall '97 & Spring '98)
Name: Melanie Bryon
Sport: Swimming
Class: Senior
Major: Elementary and special education
Hometown (HS): Uxbridge, Ontario (Uxbridge Secondary)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll (So., Fr.)
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (So.)
Week of: 11-1 SU v. Temple
Name: Adam Jackson
Sport: Crew
Class: Senior
Major: Information Systems
Hometown (HS): Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic City)
Honors: Team Captain 1999-2000
Member of the undefeated J.V. team in 1997
Name: Lorna McPhee
Sport: W. Basketball
Class: Senior
Major: Management
Hometown (HS): Clifton Park, NY (Shenendehowa)
Honors: BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr., So.)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr.)
(Week of: 10-25) SU v. Boston College
Name: Jeff Pilon
Sport: Football
Class: Senior
Major: Physical Education
Hometown (HS): Nepean, Ontario (St. Pius X)
Honors: Chosen by Winnipeg in the third round of the CFL draft
Member of the Fall 1997 and Fall 1998 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Name: Anna Khvalina
Sport: Tennis
Class: Senior
Major: Public Relations
Hometown (HS): Rochester, NY (Brighton)
Honors: BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr., So., Fr.)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr., So., Fr.)
Named Scolar Athlete All-American by the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association (So.)
Finished season ranked 7th in Northeast Region in doubles with partner Shareen Lai (Jr.)
(Week of: 10-11) SU v. Virginia Tech
Name: Dylan Malagrino
Sport: Swimming
Class: Senior
Major: International Relations/ Italian/ Economics
Hometown (HS): Westerly, RI (Westerly)
Honors: Remembrance Scholar (Jr.)
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr., So., Fr.)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr., So., Fr.)
Student-Athlete Council
Name: Jen Mena
Sport: W. Soccer
Class: Junior
Major: Advertising
Hometown (HS): North Grafton, MA (Grafton)
Honors: BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (So.)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (So.)
(Week of: 10-4) SU V. Pittsburgh
Name: Jeff Lowe
Sport: Football/ M. Lacrosse
Class: Graduate
Major: Persuing a master's degree in political science
Hometown (HS): Liverpool, NY (Liverpool)
Honors: BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr.)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll every semester since Spring 1997
Name: Megan Koons
Sport: Field Hockey
Class: Senior
Major: Physical Education
Hometown (HS): Mountaintop, PA (Crestwood)
Honors: GTE/CoSIDA District I Academic All-America selection
(Jr., So.)
CFHCA National Academic squad (Jr., So.)
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr., So.)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr., So., Fr.)
Mid-East Region All-America first-team honors (So.)
All BIG-EAST first team selection (So.)
Offensive MVP (So.)
(Week of: 9-27) SU v. Tulane
Name: Jason Baroni
Sport: M. Soccer
Class: Senior
Major: Marketing
Hometown (HS): Westerville, OH (Westerville North)
Honors: BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr., So.,Fr.), Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr., So., Fr.)
Name: Shannon Jensen
Sport: Volleyball
Class: Senior
Major: Retailing
Hometown (HS): Deerwood, MN (Chaska)
Honors: Team's Most Improved Player (Jr.), BIG EAST Academic All-Star (Jr., So., Fr.), Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr., So., Fr.)
(Week of 9-20-99) SU v. West Virginia
Name: Mickey Bush
Sport: Cross Country
Class: Junior
Major: Health and physical
Hometown (HS): Clifton Park, NY (Shenendehowa)
Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr., So., Fr.)
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr.)
Name: Sara Clapp
Sport: Field Hockey
Class: Senior
Major: Producing for electronic media
Hometown (HS): Bridgewater, MA (Rahyam)
Honors: BIG-EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (Jr.)
NFHCA National Academic Squad member (Jr., So.)
BIG-EAST Academic All-Star (Jr., So.)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Jr., So., Fr.)
All BIG-EAST second team honors (So.)
Two-time BIG-EAST Defensive Player of the Week (So.)
(Week of 9-13-99) SU v. Michigan
Name: Gabriel Gervais
Sport: M. Soccer
Class: Graduate
Major: Engineering management
Hometown (HS): Brossard, Quebec, Canada (Sherbrook)
Name: Sarah Schmidt
Sport: X-Country
Class: Senior
Major: Policy Studies
Hometown (HS): San Diego, CA (Scripps Ranch)
(Week of 9-6-99) SU v. Central Michigan
Name: Mark Baniewicz
Sport: Football
Class: Graduate
Major: Finance
Hometown (HS): Fairport, NY (Penfield)
Name: Rachel Kiley
Sport: Tennis
Class: Senior
Major: History
Hometown (HS): Rochester, NY (Pittsford-Sutherland)
(Week of 8-30-99) SU v. Toledo
NAME: Mike Bennett
SPORT: Football
CLASS: Senior
MAJOR: Physical Education
HOMETOWN (HS): Berwick, PA (Berwick)
HONORS: Athletic Directors Honor Roll (7 of 8 semesters)
BIG EAST Academic All-Star 1998
NAME: Jaime Mingoia
SPORT: Womens Soccer
CLASS: Senior
MAJOR: Physical Education
HOMETOWN (HS): Holbrook, NY (Sachem)
HONORS: Member of The BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Team 1996, 97, & 98
Athletic Directors Honor Roll (96, 97,98)
