Feb. 5, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS - In recognition of success in the classroom by its participants, the Horizon League honored 715 student-athletes on Thursday (Feb. 4) as members of the 2009 Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Butler led the list with 108 student-athletes, followed by Milwaukee with 89 representatives, Loyola with 83 and Youngstown State with 72. Valparaiso had 67, followed by Wright State with 66. Green Bay and Cleveland State with 63 each. Detroit with 62 and UIC adding 42.

Here is a list of UIC's honorees:

Harry Kammholz Baseball So. 3.23 Undeclared

Steve McGuiggan Baseball Jr. 3.36 Sociology

Ty Rubio Baseball, Sr., 3.24 Criminal Justice, Psychology

Kristin Petrinec, Women's Basketball, Jr. 3.96, Mathematics

Nicholas Aubert Men's Cross Country & Track Sr., 3.37, Finance

Matthew Morse Men's Cross Country & Track Jr. 3.95 History

Matthew Zaluckyj Men's Cross Country & Track RsFr. 3.7O Undeclared

Mary Brennan Women's Cross Country & Track Sr. 3.62 Nursing

Rosemary Gillam Women's Cross Country & Track Jr. 3.55 English

Kristen Heckert Women's Cross Country & Track Sr. 3.57 Teaching of Math

Asa Carson Soccer RsFr. 3.63 Undeclared

Paul Kopec Soccer Sr. 3.25 Psychology

Brooke Frydendall Softball Sr. 3.21 Communications

Melinda Macias Softball So. 3.33 Accounting

Christie Seddon Softball Jr.q 3.78 Accounting

Evan Dunn Men's Swimming Jr. 3.38 Movement Sciences

Michael Hare Men's Swimming Sr. 3.57 Accounting

Will Ikeda Men's Swimming So. 3.29 Mechanical Engineering

Marc Sarran Men's Swimming Sr. 3.59 Mathematics

Rahul Singh Men's Swimming Sr. 3.8O Finance

Zach Van Swol Men's Swimming So. 3.39 Biology

Lillian Cabel Women's Swimming So. 3.64 Undeclared

Alexandra Farrar Women's Swimming So. 3.61 Marketing

Sarah Harper Women's Swimming So. 3.7O Undeclared

Laurel Heath Women's Diving Jr. 3.69 Nursing

Shaina Isreal Women's Swimming Sr. 3.24 Movement Sciences

Clair Martin Women's Swimming So. 3.67 Undeclared

Brooke Sawyer Women's Swimming Jr. 3.43 Psychology

Julia Shallcross Women's Swimming Jr. 3.52 Teaching of Math

Nate Kirk Men's Tennis So. 3.41 Finance

Alex Marginean Men's Tennis So. 4.OO Biology

David Robare Men's Tennis So. 3.78 Economics

Ilinca Cristescu Women's Tennis Jr. 3.73 Spanish

Mariya Kovaleva Women's Tennis So. 3.71 Undeclared

Jenna Reisch Women's Tennis Sr. 3.8O Psychology & Communications

Brian Denk Men's Track So. 3.35 Teaching of History

Erik Perez Men's Track & Field Jr. 3.95 Teaching of Math

Aimee Schuh Women's Track & Field So. 3.39 Kinesiology

Kellie Schuh Women's Track & Field So. 3.24 Biology

Constance Sciacero Women's Track & Field So. 3.38 Movement Sciences

Emily Schafer Volleyball Jr. 3.42 Psychology

Casie Sullivan Volleyball Jr. 3.47 Marketing

A sport-by-sport breakdown features 99 student-athletes competing in women's track and field/cross country along with 86 in women's soccer and 69 from men's track and field/cross country. Other top sports include men's soccer with 66 women's swimming and diving with 54, volleyball with 52, softball with 48, and baseball with 41.

Candidates for the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll must meet three criteria in order to qualify: 1) participation in at least one of the League's 19 sports during the most recent (or current) season; 2) completion of three semesters (or four quarters, where applicable) as a full-time student at the same member institution; and 3) a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) as of Dec. 31, 2009.