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June 4, 2007
Thirty-Six Penguin Student-Athletes Earn 4.0 GPA This Spring
   
Youngstown -- Continuing a string of outstanding academic accolades, 36 Youngstown State University student-athletes completed the 2007 spring semester with a 4.00 grade-point average, the department announced on Monday (June 4).
    The following 10 student-athletes have a cumulative 4.00 grade-point average through Spring Semester 2007: Jodi Bowlen (soccer), Stephen Blose (football), Kelly Culbertson (women's tennis), Justin Dickman (track and field/cross country), Abigail Drost (volleyball), Adam Kagarise (track and field), Irena Lanc (women's tennis),  Tiffany Leszunov (swimming), Todd Rowan (football) and Erin Schindler (softball).
    Along with the 10 listed above, the following 26 student-athletes attained a spring semester grade-point average of 4.0: Bethany Anderson (track and field), Becky Bertuzzi (swimming), Karlie Burnell (softball), Felicia Ciotola (women's golf), Julia Darling (swimming), Jessica Fraley (volleyball), Kim Hanley (swimming), Stephanie Jarvis (track and field), Jeff Koval (football), Tom Krupko (football), Aaron Merrill (track and field), Brian Mellott (football), Gina Peretti (women's tennis), Jim Powers (men's golf), Keely Rice (soccer), Brittany Senn (swimming), John Sheppeard (track and field/cross country), Bonnie Sherman (women's golf), Britta Snowberger (soocer), Brittany Stillwagon (women's golf), Emily Thayer (women's tennis), Ryan Trapp (men's tennis), Carrie Wack (soccer) and Darla Wilson (track and field).
    The women's tennis team sports a department-best 3.58 grade-point average while the women's golf team owns a grade-point average of 3.39.
    On whole, 161 student-athletes or 49 percent have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better and nine programs boast a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.