SIUE Golfers among athletics honored by OVC
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville finished third in its first year of eligibility for the 2008-2009 Ohio Valley Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award.
The award is presented annually to the institution with the greatest percentage of its student-athletes named to the OVC’s Honor Roll for that academic year. Austin Peay State University edged out Morehead State University for top honors. OVC officials said SIUE was within two percentage points of first place out of the 11 member schools.
The SIUE softball program won the OVC Team Academic Achievement Award, garnering the highest percentage of softball players who were named to the OVC’s Honor Roll.
Eight SIUE student-athletes received the OVC Medal of Honor award and 85 were named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The OVC Medal of Honor is given annually to the student-athlete(s) who achieve the highest grade point average (GPA) in an OVC-sponsored sport. A student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 GPA and be eligible and on the team throughout the competitive season.
OVC Medal of Honors winners posted a perfect 4.00 this past year. SIUE’s honorees include Ryan Wiggs (Belleville) from baseball, Kyle Cameron (East Moline) in men’s cross country/men’s track and field, Kelly Flounders (Homer Glen) in women’s cross country/track & field, Kirstin Fischer (Godfrey) in women’s golf, Kaci Backs (Greenville) in women’s soccer, Devan Faulkenberg (Troy) in men’s tennis, Kelsey Hubert (Freeburg) in volleyball, and Samantha Schulte (Kenosha, Wis.) in volleyball.
The OVC named 85 SIUE student-athletes to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The OVC also includes those individuals in sports which it does not sponsor such as men’s soccer and wrestling. The Commissioner’s Honor Roll award winners by sport are:
Baseball: Kyle Adams (Granite City), Dustin Brooks (Ratoul), Kyle Dodson (Brimfield), Connor Haxel (Quincy), Patrick Keller (Newton), Brian Lorenz (LaGrange Park), Mitch Matecki (Millstadt), Christian Rohlfing (Columbia), Brent Rynearson (Glasford), and Ryan Wiggs (Belleville).
Men’s Basketball: Nikola Bundalo (Belgrade, Serbia), Dane Church (Charleston), and Aaron Garriott (Bloomington).
Women’s Basketball: Whitney Champlin (Olympia, Wash.), Jessica Stapleton (Chillicothe), and Jennifer Wuest (Madison, Wis.).
Men’s Cross Country: Kyle Cameron (East Moline) and Sean Gosewisch (Lockport).
Men’s Track and Field: Kyle Cameron (East Moline), Chris Littleton (Champaign) and Sean Gosewisch (Lockport).
Women’s Cross Country: Stacey Briggs (Argenta), Stephanie Briggs (Argenta), Kayla Brown (Petersburg), Kelly Flounders (Homer Glen), Heather Hackel (Decatur) and Lindsey Mulvey (Rochester).
Women’s Track and Field: Breanna Branson (Nilwood), Stacey Briggs (Argenta), Stephanie Briggs (Argenta), Dana Fischer (Nashville), Kayla Brown (Petersburg), Kelly Flounders (Homer Glen), Heather Hackel (Decatur) and Lindsey Mulvey (Rochester).
Men’s Golf: Matt Muckensturm (Belleville) and Caleb Remington (Woodstock).
Women’s Golf: Kelsey Atteberry (Auburn), Sheena Collins (Edwardsville), Kirstin Fischer (Godfrey) and Courtney Lovegreen (Kirksville, Mo.).
Women’s Soccer: Kaci Backs (Greenville), Brittany Bodziak (Schaumburg), Kaci Harkey (Bethalto), Kelley Humphrey (Edwardsville), Chelsey Johnston (Wentzville), Jennifer Kates (Florissant, Mo.), Jennifer Kratzer (O’Fallon), Kelly Limpert (St. Charles, Mo.), Michelle Martin (Collinsville), Amy Million (Granite City), Alison Stambaugh (Joliet), Devon Thomas (Brookfield), and Elizabeth Valenti (Overland Park, Kan.).
Softball: Lindsey Barron (Urbana), Whitney Davis (Cayuga, Ind.), Kay Hagelberg (Ankeny, Iowa), Ellese Lawrence (Clyde, N.C.), Lindsey Liermann (Darien), Lindsey Longfellow (Washington), Courtney Mall (Tucson, Ariz.), Amanda Pucel (Minooka), Chaleen Rumpf (New Lenox), Kasey Schlafke (Dallas Center, Iowa), Paige Sheeder (Davenport, Iowa), Christina Signore (Mokena), Katie Watkinson (Kalona, Iowa), and Lauren Zembruski (Minooka).
Men’s Tennis: Michael Chamberlin (Glen Carbon), Morten Christensen (Haslev, Denmark), Devan Faulkenberg, Jordan Faulkenberg (Troy), Paulo Gonzalez (Comitan, Chiapas, Mex.), Pete Wilson (Jasper, Ind.) and Robert Young (Kirkland).
Women’s Tennis: Stephanie Clark (Belleville), Kelsey Laird (Bloomington) and Ali Wulfers (Normal).
Volleyball: Ashlee Brockenbrough (Chesterfield, Mo.), Mallory Clements (Mt. Pulaski), Noelle Franke (Ballwin, Mo.), Kelsey Hubert (Freeburg), Emily Rahn (Waukesha, Wis.), Samantha Schulte (Kenosha, Wis.), and Tiffany Turner (Mt. Pulaski).
Men’s Soccer: Dustin Attarian (St. Louis, Mo.), Brian Groark (Florissant, Mo.), Tim Lindsay (Florissant, Mo.), Nash Maduekwe (St. Louis, Mo.), Bob Ridder (Quincy), Randy Roy (St. Louis, Mo.) and Tim Weir (Florissant, Mo.).
Wrestling: Conrad Manske (Coal Valley)
