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May 14, 2009

Football: Tom Krupko, Brian Mellott Earn MVFC Presidents Council Awards

St. Louis, Mo. – Youngstown State football players Tom Krupko and Brian Mellott are among a group of 13 student-athletes to earn the league’s highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Valley Football Conference President’s Council Academic Excellence Award, the conference announced on Thursday.
Overall, 400 were selected to the 2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll, of those, YSU placed 28 on the list.

The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through fall 2008 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation.
Also, 86 student-athletes received the league’s Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award. YSU had nine recipients of the 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 2008), and participation in athletics. Freshmen are not eligible.

In addition, the Missouri Valley Football Conference has announced its Honor Roll, which 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 2008), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall.

PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD:

Tom Krupko; Brian Mellott.

COMMISSIONER’S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD:

Kyle Banna; Patrick Bellish; Stephen Blose; Erik Johnson; Tom Krupko; Brian Mellott; Ben Nowicki; Brad Samsa; Scott Sentner.

HONOR ROLL:

Kyle Banna; Patrick Bellish; Stephen Blose; Tyler Booth; Ty Campana; Dailyn Campbell; Nick Canterino; Andy Colegrove; Erik Johnson; Marc Kanetsky; Andy Kowicki; Tom Krupko; Ben Lane; David Main; Lucas Matelan; Brian Mellott; Ben Nowicki; Brian Palmer; Vincent Patella; Jarvis Richards; Brad Samsa; Greg Sazdanoff; Scott Sentner; Branden Sibley; Nhemie Theodore; Nathan Ward; Bryan Whitaker; Lenny Wicks.