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May 26, 2008

Football: YSU Second Among Gateway School’s in Honor Roll Selections

    St. Louis, Mo. – The Youngstown State football team placed 41 student-athletes, second most in the Gateway Football Conference on the league’s Academic 2007 Honor Roll. YSU trailed only Southern Illinois (43) among the seven league schools in placing members on the Honor Roll.
    YSU had two student-athletes earn the Presidents Council Academic Award as Tom Zetts and Bob Perez were selected. The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through fall 2007 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation. Overall, nine individuals received the President’s Council Academic Excellence Award. Perez and Zetts are the first Penguins since Matt Brouse in 2006 to earn the honor.
    Youngstown State had eight players receive the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award. Those individuals were: Kyle Banna; Stephen Blose; Tom Krupko; Brian Mellot; Bob Perez; Aaron Pitts; Todd Rowan; Tom Zetts. A total of 61 student-athletes received the league’s Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award. That requires a minimum grade point average of 3.2 for the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 grade point average for the current term (Fall 2007), and participation in athletics. Freshmen are not eligible.
    Named to the Honor Roll were: Michael Barlak; Kyle Banna; Patrick Bellish; Andrew Billet; Stephen Blose; Tyler Booth; Nick Canterino; Bobby Coates; Andrew Colegrove; Tim Dewberry; Andre Elliott; Tyler Figueroa; William Gooden; Blake Halverson; Dustin Helle; Erik Johnson; Antonios Kavouras; Matt Kishman; Tom Krupko; Lucas Matelan; Brian Mellot; Ben Nowicki; Stiles O’Brien; Donny Olson; Na’eem Outler; Brian Palmer; Bob Perez; Gary Pezzuolo; Aaron Pitts; Justin Rechichar; David Rogers; Todd Rowan; Brad Samsa; Greg Sazdanoff; Nathan Schkurko; Scott Sentner; James Terry; Nathan Ward; Leonard Wicks; Joel Younkins; Tom Zetts.
    The Gateway’s Honor Roll recognizes academic achievement of football student-athletes. To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.0 grade point average for a specified term (Fall 2007), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall.