Dec. 28, 2007

Football: Thirty-Nine Penguins Achieve GPAs Above 3.0 in Fall Semester

    Youngstown – Thirty-nine Youngstown State football players recorded a grade-point average of 3.00-or-better during the recently concluded fall semester, the YSU Athletic Department announced on Friday.
    Of the 39 student-athletes who had a GPA above a 3.00, eight had a perfect 4.00 grade-point average. Student-athletes who maintained a perfect GPA in the fall were fullback Kyle Banna, placekicker Stephen Blose, punter Erik Johnson, defensive back Tom Krupko, offensive guard/center Brian Mellott, strong safety Bob Perez, quarterback Todd Rowan and fullback Joel Younkins.
    The group of Penguins who had at least a 3.00 GPA in the fall were: Patrick Bellish, Andrew Billet, Tyler Booth, Nick Canterino, Bobby Coates, Andy Colegrove, Tim Dewberry, Andre Elliott, Tyler Figueroa, Nick Gooden, Blake Halverson, Scooter Hargate, Dustin Helle, Matt Kishman, Ben Nowicki, Stiles O'Brien, Donny Olson, Na'eem Outler, Brian Palmer, Gary Pezzuolo, Aaron Pitts, Justin Rechichar, David Rogers, Brad Samsa, Greg Sazandoff, Nate Schkurko, Scott Sentner, James Terry, Nate Ward, Lenny Wicks and Tom Zetts.