July 16, 2008

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -

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With the completion of the 2007-08 academic year, the West Coast Conference announced the seventh annual Commissioner's Honor Roll, which recognizes those student-athletes that possess at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.   Loyola Marymount women's basketball player, Jessica Vargas, was one of eight WCC athletes to complete the year with a perfect 4.0 GPA.   Seven hundred and forty student-athletes, who participated in one of the WCC's 13 sponsored sports, were honored from the league's eight member institutions.

"Congratulations to all the members of this year's WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll," said West Coast Conference Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich. "These remarkable individuals are living proof that our WCC member institutions are dedicated to the ideals of the true student-athlete and I commend them for their efforts."

Only grades earned at WCC institutions were used in calculating the grade point averages for the award.   To be considered for the honor, student-athletes must meet the following requirements:

1) Individuals must have earned a varsity letter in a sport which the conference determined a champion in the recently completed academic year.

2) The cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 must be based on a 4.0 scale.

3) The individuals must have successfully completed an average of at least 12 graded credit hours (non pass-fail hours) per term.

The Conference recognizes the student-athletes in three separate designations:

1) 4.00-3.75 - Gold Honors
2) 3.74-3.50 - Silver Honors
3) 3.49-3.00 - Bronze Honor

Below is a complete list of all the LMU student-athletes who were honored:

Gold: 4.0-3.75LMU Jill Austin     W. Rowing       Communication Studies   3.80LMU Kim Feeney     W. Soccer       Communication Studies   3.90LMU Abby Fall        W. Cross Country    Communication Studies   3.83LMU Michael Glomb       Baseball        General Education   3.83LMU Lisa Helmers     W. Basketball       Sociology       3.84LMU Laura Mickelson        W. Cross Country    Natural Science     3.92LMU Andrew Morris       M. Soccer       Biology         3.85LMU Greg Moss     M. Golf         Economics       3.94LMU Caroline Nothnagel W. Tennis       Natural Science     3.93LMU Adam Sloustcher       M. Soccer       Political Science   3.75LMU Becky Stehling     W. Volleyball       Studio Arts     3.86LMU Tamara Tanner       W. Tennis       Counseling      3.90LMU Jessica Vargas     W. Basketball       Biochemistry        4.00LMU Nick Von Der Ahe   M. Tennis       Chemistry       3.90
Silver: 3.74-3.50LMU Lacey Bartels       W. Soccer       Natural Science     3.66LMU Paul Beckwith        M. Cross Country    English         3.70LMU Stephen Carlson       M. Soccer       Civil Engineering   3.51LMU Emily Day       W. Volleyball       Mathematics     3.54LMU Jacques Delouche  M. Cross Country    History         3.68LMU Brenn Donnelly      W. Cross Country    Communication Studies   3.53LMU Ahnie Draper      W. Cross Country    Studio Arts     3.67LMU Mary Foster     W. Rowing       Political Science   3.73LMU Shea Franklin        W. Cross Country    Science/Engineering 3.71LMU Trini Gomez       M. Soccer       Biology         3.54LMU Kavita Goss       W. Basketball       Biology         3.54LMU Kathryn Holzberger   W. Rowing       Natural Science     3.70LMU Lauren Kirk       W. Volleyball       Liberal Studies     3.61LMU Liz LaLonde     W. Rowing       Accounting      3.57LMU Megan Lynch        W. Cross Country    Communication Studies   3.64LMU Jonathan MacNeil M. Cross Country    Mechanical Engineering  3.69LMU Kathryn Maloney     W. Rowing       Business/Marketing  3.51LMU Alicia Martinez     W. Soccer       Economics       3.72LMU Candice Matheny     W. Rowing       Communication Studies   3.57LMU Becky Nolan     W. Rowing       Biochemistry        3.64LMU Katie Osborne        W. Soccer       Biology         3.52LMU Kayla Pietruszka   W. Rowing       Biology         3.69LMU Shawnell Russell W. Tennis       English         3.72LMU Joslyn Slovek       W. Soccer       Business Administration 3.51LMU Stephanie Speer     W. Rowing       Communication Studies   3.57
Bronze: 3.49-3.0LMU Aris Andreasian       M. Tennis       Business Administration 3.20LMU Stefanie Baduria W. Soccer       Liberal Studies     3.48LMU Courtney Bannerman   W. Rowing       Business Administration 3.22LMU Jamie Bell      W. Soccer       Business Administration 3.23LMU T.J. Bernardy         Baseball        Business Administration 3.19LMU Audrey Bulkley     W. Tennis       Sociology       3.12LMU Maggie Burkett     W. Basketball       Psychology      3.42LMU Ernie Cho       Baseball        Business Administration 3.26LMU Katrina Chong       W. Soccer       Biology         3.43LMU Steve Connolly         Baseball        English         3.46LMU Max Craig       M. Basketball       Business Administration 3.07LMU Amanda DeCoud       W. Basketball       Liberal Studies     3.11LMU Will Dugoni       Baseball        Business Administration 3.18LMU Ashley Dutro     W. Volleyball       Sociology       3.23LMU Ollie Enos         Baseball        Sociology       3.03LMU Bronwyn Evans       W. Basketball       Natural Science     3.07LMU Kristina Fernandez  W. Cross Country    English         3.03LMU Kathleen Foster     W. Rowing       Biology         3.02LMU Kristen Garcia     W. Soccer       Natural Science     3.05LMU Leslie Grandy       W. Soccer       Communication Studies   3.13LMU Nicole Ha       W. Soccer       Liberal Arts        3.27LMU Blayze Hanson       M. Soccer       Applied Mathematics 3.24LMU Tiffany Harrison W. Soccer       Psychology      3.14LMU Jasmin Heckel       W. Tennis       Business Administration 3.07LMU Marni Hietbrink     W. Rowing       Psychology      3.40LMU Andrew Hirning      M. Cross Country    Biochemistry        3.49LMU Annie Holden      W. Cross Country    Communication Studies   3.45LMU Renee Horton     W. Volleyball       Liberal Studies     3.30LMU Heather Hughes     W. Volleyball       Communication Studies   3.29LMU Caitlin Jennings  W. Cross Country    Athletic Training   3.28LMU Nate Keadle       Baseball        Business Administration 3.40LMU Whitney Leonard       W. Volleyball       Communication Studies   3.20LMU Amanda Lernor       W. Soccer       Natural Science     3.20LMU Tyler Mehl     M. Soccer       Business/Marketing  3.34LMU Pavla Mesterova       W. Tennis       Business Administration 3.29LMU Shauna Morgan       W. Tennis       Studio Arts     3.25LMU Blake Nicolai     M. Golf Business    Administration      3.31LMU Bliss Nixon       W. Tennis       Theatre Arts        3.03LMU Valerie Ogoke       W. Basketball       Business Administration 3.14LMU Gabrielle Parisella   W. Soccer       Communication Studies   3.17LMU Dmitry Popov     M. Tennis       Mathematics     3.26LMU Andy Preston         Baseball        Sociology       3.17LMU Brittany Rezowalli  W. Cross Country    Recording Arts      3.09LMU Greg Ricks     M. Soccer       Philosophy      3.00LMU Lauren Ruebsamen   W. Rowing       Studio Arts     3.38LMU Patrick Sampson       M. Soccer       Business/Finance    3.42LMU Lauren Shanklin       W. Soccer       Natural Science     3.34LMU Audra Silman     W. Tennis       Business Administration 3.42LMU Sean Sisk        M. Cross Country    Business Administration 3.19LMU Sydney Swanson       W. Rowing       Environmental Science   3.43LMU Jill Sweetnam       W. Soccer       Business Administration 3.31LMU Natalie Tejada     W. Tennis       Communication Studies   3.08LMU Brittany Teleng     W. Rowing       Natural Science     3.16LMU Jacek Twarowski       M. Tennis       Business Administration 3.08LMU Ryan Wheeler         Baseball        Business Administration 3.44LMU Kelly Yahr      W. Cross Country    Business Administration 3.37LMU Jacque Yang     W. Rowing       Business/Finance    3.06LMU Brandi Young      W. Soccer       Communication Studies   3.42