General | 4/23/2015 1:50:00 PM
The Wayne State University Department of Athletics honored the Warrior student-athletes who recorded at least a 3.50 grade-point average for the Fall 2014 term during its 15th annual Academic Recognition Luncheon held earlier today at Historic St. Andrew's on the WSU campus.
Seven Deans' Award winners were also recognized for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college:
* College of Liberal Arts and Sciences -
Cydney McChesney (Berkley, Mich. /Bishop Foley), a senior on the women's fencing team. McChesney is a nutrition and food science major, who was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) four times and the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) three other semesters. She is also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
* College of Education -
Christian Bilkovic (West Bloomfield, Mich.), a fifth-year senior on the baseball team. Bilkovic is a social studies education secondary major, who has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) five times and the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) the other four semesters. He is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and is serving as co-president during this academic year. A team captain, Bilkovic was a national semifinalist for the Coach Wooden Citizen Cup and was recently selected to participate in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum.
* School of Business Administration -
Ben Walker (Oxford, Mich. / Lake Orion), a senior on the football team who graduated last December. Walker was a business administration/management major. He was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) seven times and the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) the other two semesters.
* College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts -
Jeff Sorenson (Livonia, Mich. / Stevenson), a fifth-year senior on the baseball squad. Sorenson is a media arts and studies major. He was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) three times and to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) three other terms.
* College of Engineering -
Jamie Goryca (Clarkston, Mich.), a senior on the women's volleyball team. Goryca is an industrial engineering major, who was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for six times. She is also a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.
* College of Nursing -
Emily Bryce (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester Adams), a senior on the softball squad. Bryce, who is a nursing major, has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) six times and the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) the other semester. She is also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
* Honors College -
Kaylee Dolinski (Livonia, Mich. / Stevenson), a redshirt junior on the women's swimming team. Dolinski, who is a biology honors major, has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) five times and the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) the other two semesters.
Seventeen (17) student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.00 term GPA with 60 percent of Warrior student-athletes receiving above a 3.00 for the semester.
"This accomplishment by our student-athletes reflects the emphasis our coaches and teams puts on our primary academic mission," stated WSU Director of Athletics
Rob Fournier. "Our goal of having at least 60% of our student-athletes at a 3.00 or better was achieved and 29% of our student-athletes at 3.5 or better is impressive ... and laudatory. With 13 of 17 teams with a cumulative GPA above a 3.00, we are on pace to even improve on our 72% graduation rate in a five (5) year period."
*-Designates an individual with a 4.00 term GPA.
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+)BaseballChristian BilkovicCole CliftonJT ContiJake DavisGriffin HarmsRandy KuzdakRyan MergenerMike MurleyJeff SorensonJared TobeyMen's BasketballChuck KeyMichael LewisDeMarius Miller *
Women's BasketballTori BellamyShareta BrownDestiny Lavita-StephensSara RuhstorferShannon Wilson *
Men's Cross CountryKory LohrmannPat MillerTim SzymanskiIrvin WycheWomen's Cross CountryKayla BalfourLeah Coonrod *
Abbey FilipLauren GagnonBrittany JohnsonChelsea JohnsonAnne OkonowskiKayla SmadeMen's FencingZiad ElsissyWomen's FencingMarie Deschuytter *
Sara GrayCydney McChesneyKi Lee O'Brien *
Julie Saint-CricqZuzanna SobczakFootballTrent BrodbeckDustin CarlinCarterris CarterTyler CrowellAnthony DeDamosDrew DowdingRandy GarvinKeith GravesSean GuinaneJames HendrixBrook HigginsSalim Makki *
Manny MendozaDeiontae NicholasLogan SmithBen WalkerAaron WestonAlex ZiedasAndy ZimmermanMen's GolfReid DeanAustin HillTyler LaSerraCrawford McKinlayDexter WilsonWomen's GolfChloe Luyet *
Amanda Noakes *
SoftballMackenzie Boehler *
Emily BryceNikki FultonShannon HiltonHaley HurdKristen LucasCatherine RayosShelby SpanoGabby WilliamsMen's Swimming/DivingJayson HansenKris HectorSoren Holm *
Aryell PasternakWomen's Swimming/DivingHaley BlairKaylee DolinskiManuela FerreiraAlex Geddis-McCririeHolly KrillHannah Loesch *
Elly MaleskiEmily MaraskineMallory MooreMakayla MyersElizabeth Rawlings *
Marissa SwartzShainna YacoubMen's TennisGopinath Menta *
Women's TennisAnne Li BriandAndreea Mitrache *
Women's TrackLauren Bohn *
Han Dinh *
Karrington Seals *
Sydney VaughnVolleyballJamie GorycaBrittany GuldanMadison ReevesHeather WeissHannah WilliamsCheerleadingSandra HarrisParaskevi MihasJessica MorinGiana Paolucci *
Kaitlin Schnur *
Sarah TerminiJ.V. Women's BasketballKylie Wilson *
