The Blue Ribbon - Offices of DePaul

HIGHLIGHTING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENT-ATHLETES
The Blue Ribbon
SPRING 2016
Reverend John R. Cortelyou Award Winners
Six Programs Post Perfect Academic Progress Rates
Gena Lenti from softball and Adrian Halimi from golf top
the 2015-2016 senior class with their outstanding GPAs and
receive the Reverend John R. Cortelyou Awards.
Women’s basketball, men’s cross country, men’s golf,
softball, women’s tennis and volleyball each recorded perfect
rates and were recognized with Public Recognition Awards
from the NCAA for having multi-year Academic Performance
Rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their
respective sports.
Gena Lenti
• 4.0 Cumulative GPA
• Health Sciences Major
• Environmental Studies, Biological
Sciences and Applied Psychology
Minors
• Named to the DePaul University
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
Every Quarter
Wyatt and Megally Score Academically
Elise Wyatt—Women’s Soccer
Named to the CoSIDA 2015 Academic
All-America Women’s Soccer First Team
• Named to the DePaul University
Dean’s List Every Quarter
• Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic
Team in 2013, 2014 and 2015
• Named DePaul’s 2015-2016 BIG EAST
Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete
and earns a $2,000 scholarship toward
graduate or professional studies.
Simon Megally—Men’s Soccer
Named to the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America Scholar AllRegion Second Team
Adrian Halimi
• 3.988 Cumulative GPA
• Finance and Accountancy
Double Major
• Named to the DePaul University
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Every
Quarter
• Named to the DePaul University
Dean’s List Every Quarter
• Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic
Team in 2013, 2014 and 2015
• Named DePaul’s 2015-2016 BIG EAST
Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete and
earns a $2,000 scholarship toward
graduate or professional studies.
Women’s Basketball Excels Academically
• Finished second in the Inside Higher Ed Academic National
Tournament
•Megan Podkowa and Jessica January were named CoSIDA
Academic All-Americans—1st time two DePaul women’s
basketball student-athletes were named Academic AllAmericans in the same year. Podkowa’s second-team honor is
the highest CoSIDA academic honor in program history.
•Jessica January was named the Division I-AAA Athletics
Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Women’s Basketball
Scholar-Athlete of the Year—only the second in program
history.
•Megan Podkowa joined January on the DI-AAA ADA
Scholar-Athlete Team.
•Megan Podkowa named BIG EAST Women’s Basketball
Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earns a $2,000 scholarship
toward graduate or professional studies.
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List Fall 2015 and Winter 2016
To be named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, student-athletes must earn a term GPA of 3.0 or greater. To be named to the Dean’s List, full-time
undergraduate students must earn a term GPA of 3.5 or higher—those named to the Dean’s List for fall and/or winter are noted with *.
Men’s Basketball
Oumar Barry FQ
Eli Cain FQ, WQ*
Rolando Curington FQ, WQ*
Cory Dolins FQ, WQ*
William Garrett WQ*
Erten Gazi FQ
Joseph Hanel FQ, WQ*
Mychael Henry WQ
David Leitao WQ
David Molinari FQ
Peter Ryckbosch FQ, WQ*
Frederick Scott FQ, WQ
Aaron Simpson WQ
Darrick Wood WQ
Golf
Fredrik Eineren FQ, WQ
Jonathan Goldstein FQ, WQ*
Ronald Griggs FQ, WQ*
Adrian Halimi FQ, WQ*
Jonathan Hewett FQ, WQ*
James Lelliott WQ
Charles Spencer-White WQ
Frederick Thomas FQ, WQ*
Robert Thomas FQ, WQ*
Kyle Vincze FQ*
Men’s Soccer
Kevin Beyer FQ, WQ*
Konstantin Brkovic FQ, WQ*
Colin Cleary FQ, WQ*
John Freitag FQ, WQ
Austin Harrell FQ, WQ*
Jalen Harvey FQ
Harry Hilling WQ
Brian Hindle FQ, WQ*
Philipp Koenigstein FQ, WQ*
Quentin Low FQ, WQ
Ryan Martire WQ*
Simon Megally FQ, WQ*
Michael Mojarro FQ
Caleb Pothast FQ, WQ*
Macklin Robinson WQ*
Erik Rodriguez FQ
Jacob Scheper FQ
Anton Sell FQ, WQ*
Francesco Sinopoli FQ, WQ*
Spencer Ward FQ, WQ*
Hans Wuestling FQ, WQ*
Men’s Tennis
Timothy Corwin FQ, WQ*
Nathan de Veer FQ
Ivan Divkovic FQ, WQ*
Jan-Willem Feilzer FQ*
Paul John FQ, WQ*
Kyle Johnson FQ, WQ*
Sten Leusink FQ, WQ*
Conor O’Meara FQ, WQ*
Maxim Renke FQ, WQ*
Men’s Cross Country/
Track & Field
Matthew Almeranti FQ, WQ*
Scott Arsenault FQ
Joseph Atria FQ, WQ*
Charles Bottoms FQ, WQ*
Alex Campanella FQ, WQ*
Noah Deck FQ, WQ*
Kyle Decker FQ, WQ*
Andrew Diehn FQ, WQ
Aaron Harris FQ, WQ
Regen Hatcher FQ, WQ*
Francis Hauser WQ
Kyle Hedge WQ*
Jarvis Hill WQ
Isaac Jimenez FQ, WQ*
Christopher Korabik FQ, WQ*
Sergio Llanes FQ
Evan Lowry FQ, WQ*
Jeremy Lozano WQ
Mackenzie Melto WQ
Scott Midgett FQ
Jake Pecorin FQ, WQ*
Daniel Peterson WQ*
James Ryan FQ, WQ*
Jeffrey Sattler WQ
Blake Thompson FQ, WQ*
Brandon Threats FQ, WQ*
Jack Wagner FQ
Softball
Cherelle Chambers FQ, WQ*
Dylan Christensen FQ, WQ*
Haydn Christensen FQ, WQ*
Micah Fitzgerald FQ, WQ*
Ellie Forkin FQ, WQ*
Celeste Franco FQ, WQ
Kali Gardner FQ, WQ*
Morgan Greenwood FQ, WQ*
Sabrina Kuchta FQ, WQ*
Gena Lenti FQ, WQ*
Megan Leyva WQ
Morgan Maize FQ, WQ*
Marsha Pendilton FQ, WQ
Nicole Pihl FQ, WQ*
Alysia Rodriguez FQ, WQ*
Angela Scalzitti FQ, WQ*
Naomi Tellez FQ, WQ*
Stefanie Troja FQ, WQ*
Brianna Viles FQ*
Volleyball
Rachel Breault FQ, WQ*
Haley Bueser FQ, WQ*
Alexa Chanos FQ, WQ*
Caitlyn Coffey FQ, WQ*
Saige Gallop FQ, WQ*
Tyler Graham FQ, WQ*
Kelsey Horvath FQ, WQ*
Callie Huebener FQ, WQ*
Dominika Kowalska FQ, WQ*
Randi Leath FQ, WQ*
Jameson MacPhie FQ, WQ*
Brittany Maxwell FQ, WQ*
Myah Reed FQ, WQ
Colleen Smith FQ*
Women’s Basketball
Tanita Allen FQ, WQ*
Meredith Bennett-Swanson FQ, WQ*
Amarah Coleman WQ*
Jacqueline Grant FQ, WQ*
Marte Grays FQ
Brandi Harvey-Carr FQ
Jessica January FQ, WQ*
Chanise Jenkins FQ, WQ
Elri Liebenberg FQ, WQ*
Ashton Millender FQ
Megan Podkowa FQ, WQ*
Lauren Prochaska FQ, WQ*
Brooke Schulte FQ, WQ*
Meghan Waldron FQ, WQ*
Women’s Soccer
Alexa Ben FQ, WQ*
Abigail Callahan WQ*
Kassandra Cerda FQ, WQ*
Franny Cerny FQ*
Lucy Edwards FQ, WQ*
Elizabeth Endy FQ, WQ*
Lauren Frasca FQ, WQ*
Madeline Frick FQ, WQ
Alejandria Godinez FQ, WQ*
Ana Greik WQ
Kelli Hubly FQ*
Sonia Johnson FQ, WQ*
Vanessa Nigg FQ, WQ*
Elizabeth Parrilli FQ
Danielle Pitaro FQ, WQ*
Abigail Reed FQ, WQ*
Brianna Ryce FQ, WQ*
Taylor Schissler FQ, WQ
Jessica Schmidt FQ, WQ*
Elise Wyatt FQ*
Gini Yost FQ, WQ*
Women’s Tennis
Marina Cozac FQ, WQ*
Jarret Fisher FQ, WQ
Patricia Lancranjan FQ, WQ*
Rebeca Mitrea FQ, WQ
Yuliya Shupenia FQ, WQ*
Zaina Sufi FQ, WQ*
Milica Tesic FQ, WQ*
Ana Vladutu FQ, WQ*
Women’s Cross Country/
Track & Field
Shianne Baggett FQ*
Simone Carr FQ, WQ*
Sarah Chappell FQ, WQ*
Katerina Cirone FQ, WQ*
Julie Dambra FQ, WQ*
Ariel Davis FQ, WQ*
Laura Edwards WQ
Emily Eller FQ, WQ*
Taylor Farley FQ, WQ*
Corinne Franz FQ, WQ*
Jessica Harris FQ, WQ*
Alexia Harvey FQ, WQ*
Gabrielle Howard FQ, WQ*
Mashayla Kirksy FQ, WQ*
Caroline Kurdej FQ, WQ*
Christine Mujica FQ
Caroline Muller FQ, WQ*
Shayna Nwokenkwo WQ*
Miranda Rea FQ, WQ*
Jessica Sanborn FQ, WQ*
Lauren Sharp FQ, WQ*
Paige Skorseth FQ, WQ*
Nora Smith FQ, WQ*
Courtney Tedeschi FQ, WQ*
Jessica Watkins FQ, WQ*
Tayler Whittler FQ, WQ*
Sophia Wilson FQ, WQ*
4.0 Club Fall 2015 and Winter 2016
THE 2015-2016 CAPTAINS’ COUNCIL
Above clockwise from top left:
Adrian Halimi | Golf, President
Gena Lenti | Softball, Vice President
Brian Hindle | Men’s Soccer, Treasurer
Rebeca Mitrea | Women’s Tennis, Secretary
The captains from each team meet monthly to
discuss issues in intercollegiate athletics and to
provide feedback to the athletic administration.
This group is extremely influential in the
decision-making process on campus, within the
conference and nationwide. In addition to their
leadership, this group spearheads community
service activities for student-athletes.
Matthew Almeranti WQ—Men’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Meredith Bennett-Swanson WQ—Women’s Basketball
Kevin Beyer FQ, WQ—Men’s Soccer
Charles Bottoms WQ—Men’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Konstantin Brkovic FQ, WQ—Men’s Soccer
Kassandra Cerda WQ—Women’s Soccer
Cherelle Chambers FQ—Softball
Marina Cozac WQ—Women’s Tennis
Julie Dambra FQ—Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Ariel Davis FQ, WQ—Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Cory Dolins WQ—Men’s Basketball
Elizabeth Endy FQ, WQ—Women’s Soccer
Taylor Farley FQ—Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Jarret Fisher FQ, WQ—Women’s Tennis
Ellie Forkin FQ—Softball
Saige Gallop FQ, WQ—Volleyball
Adrian Halimi FQ, WQ—Golf
Austin Harrell FQ, WQ—Men’s Soccer
Alexia Harvey FQ—Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Mychael Henry WQ—Men’s Basketball
Kelsey Horvath FQ—Volleyball
Gabrielle Howard FQ, WQ—Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Jessica January FQ, WQ—Women’s Basketball
Chanise Jenkins FQ—Women’s Basketball
Kyle Johnson WQ—Men’s Tennis
Christopher Korabik FQ, WQ—Men’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Gena Lenti FQ, WQ—Softball
Sten Leusink FQ—Men’s Tennis
Elri Liebenberg FQ—Women’s Basketball
Jameson MacPhie FQ—Volleyball
Morgan Maize FQ—Softball
Simon Megally WQ—Men’s Soccer
David Molinari FQ—Men’s Basketball
Nicole Pihl FQ, WQ—Softball
Danielle Pitaro FQ—Women’s Soccer
Caleb Pothast FQ—Men’s Soccer
Abigail Reed FQ—Women’s Soccer
James Ryan FQ—Men’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Peter Ryckbosch WQ—Men’s Basketball
Lauren Sharp WQ—Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Yuliya Shupenia FQ—Women’s Tennis
Paige Skorseth FQ, WQ—Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
Zaina Sufi FQ, WQ—Women’s Tennis
Frederick Thomas FQ, WQ—Golf
Robert Thomas FQ—Golf
23 States and 17 Countries
Our student-athletes come to DePaul from 23 states and 17 countries
6 Colleges and 45 Majors
Our student-athletes are enrolled in 6 of DePaul’s 10 colleges and are
pursuing 45 different majors—the fastest growing of which is Health Sciences
32.7%
30.7%
15.3%
10.9%
6.9%
3.5%
2015-2016 Quick Statistics
79%
Over 79% of our student-athletes
earned a 3.0 or greater each
quarter and were named to
the DePaul University Athletic
Director’s Honor Roll (80.7% in fall
and 79.2% in winter).
The Blue Ribbon is an
annual publication of
Athletic Academic Advising.
Kate O’Brien, PhD
Associate Athletics Director
for Academic Advising
and Life Skills Programs
kobrien@depaul.edu
54%
Over 54% of our student-athletes
earned a 3.5 or greater each
quarter and were named to the
DePaul University Dean’s List
(58.4% in fall and 54.5% in winter).
Jill Hollembeak, EdD
Assistant Director |
Life Skills Coordinator
jhollemb@depaul.edu
Andrea Mosher-Childress
Assistant Director |
Tutor Coordinator
amosherc@depaul.edu
13%
College of Business
College of Science and Health
College of Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
College of Education
College of Computing and Digital Media
Over 13% of our student-athletes
earned a perfect 4.0 each quarter
(17.3% in fall and 13.9% in winter).
Kate Clawson
Graduate Assistant
kclawson@depaul.edu
Stephanie Valerio
Graduate Assistant
svaleri2@depaul.edu
3.4+
Our Athletic Department GPA
was over a 3.4 each quarter (3.441
in fall and 3.409 in winter).
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