Jan. 26, 2003

Wayne State student-athletes had an excellent fall semester in the classroom. Nine student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.00 grade-point average, while another 41 had at least a 3.50 gpa. In addition, 70 more earned at least a 3.00 gpa. All were required to earn at least 12 credit hours.

Leading the way with perfect 4.0 gpa's were men's basketball player Jeremy Denha, men's cross country runners Justin Kessler and Charles Stamboulian, football's Ryan Oshnock, women's cross country runners Amy Averill and Lynn Moore, women's fencing's Anna Vinnikov, women's hockey player Kim Spaulding, and softball freshman Jordan Sinclair.

Earning at least a 3.50 for fall 2002 were Nick Demers, Kurt Kieleszewski, Adam Stacey, Chris Stevenson, Ty Stevenson and Jon Weisman from the baseball team, Ethan Banks from men's basketball, Ed Garza, Brian Goodwin, Parker Roth, and Joe Verellen from men's cross country, Patrick Hanley from men's fencing, Darrell Czubaj, Dan Gray, Greg Luvisotto and Nick Pappas from football, David Guerrera, Tyler Kindle and Dustin Kingston from men's hockey, Nate Das and Brandon Peaney from men's swimming and diving, Mike Davis from men's tennis, Kristen Rogers from women's basketball, Ruth Minnick, Melissa Moncion, and Renee Moncion from women's cross country, Amanda Collins, Amanda Kasper, Peta-Gay Laird and Inga Wallrabenstein from women's fencing, Heidi Burns, Katie Jones and Anna VanderMarliere from women's hockey, Megan Misiak, Johanna Proulx and Lindsay Sammut from softball, Laura Lux, Lindsey O'Neill and Vanessa Torres from women's swimming and diving, and Monica Cushard and Anna Hume from women's tennis.

Recording at least a 3.0 for fall term were Eric Biehl, Frank Jeney, Ron Kochan, Joe Neal, Mike Paskaruk, Randy Surratt, Jeremy VanDam, Steve Walker and Gary Zielke from baseball, Chris Burns, Mike Buslepp and Ryan Molloy from men's cross country, Rex Briones, Wojciech Dudek, Rafeek Habib, Jason Jopek, Joe Langdorf, Marc Mathias and Chris Williams from men's fencing, Steve Andonovski, Qasim Basir, Bryan Brandenburg, Edwin Crawford, Andy Dombrowski, Jorge Gomez, Pat Harwood, John Lukasik, Adam Nemer-Kaiser, Stephen Stokes and Ryan Strong from football, Blake Johnson, Nick Junttila, Ryan Meharry and Kevin Zeleji from golf, Jon Brink, Marc Carlson, Steve Kovalchik, Reegan Rehm and Maxim Starchenko from men's hockey, David Collins, William Givans and David Lutz from men's swimming and diving, Rebecca Bobier, Rachel Campbell, Julie Mielke, Erin Porter, Stephanie Sayler and Kristin Soli from women's cross country, Kathryn Hefner and Jinelle Lawson from women's fencing, Lindsey Akers, Annie Devaney, Naomi Kupferstein and Kelly Meech from women's hockey, Autumn Batyik, Maria D'Agostino, Lisa Gauthier, Sara LeBlanc, Jenna McWilliams, Leah Ondrovick and Sue Verbeem from softball, Stacy Butler, Michele Golles, Sarah Johnston, Chrissy Robert and Laura Sangret from women's swimming and diving, and from volleyball - Rebecca Hague, Kelita Sinclair, Megan Smolen and Jeana Wiehl.