UWM Tops League With 78 Student-Athletes On Honor RollJuly 5, 2007 MILWAUKEE - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has placed a league-best 78 student-athletes onto the Horizon League's 2007 Spring Academic Honor Roll. Among the honorees are ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans Billy Meier of men's soccer, Ginny Graczyk of women's soccer and Cheryl Hegemann of women's volleyball. In all, the women's cross county and track and field teams from UWM led the way with 14 honorees, while 12 members of the women's soccer team were honored. The women's swimming and diving team had 10 honorees while the men's squad had nine student-athletes recognized. UWM's women's volleyball team had eight honorees while the men's soccer team had seven and the women's basketball team had five. Five members of the men's cross country and track and field teams were also recognized, while one student-athlete from women's tennis was honored. The 78 Panther honorees, which tied Butler for league top honors, are particularly impressive when considering UWM does not offer men's or women's golf, men's tennis or softball - all sports offered by Butler. The news on the league honor roll capped off a stellar semester in the classroom for UWM athletics. In all, UWM athletic teams earned an average semester grade-point averaged of 3.137 while posting an average cumulative GPA of 3.197. The Panther volleyball team topped the semester and cumulative GPA list on the women's side, posting a 3.402 semester GPA and a 3.461 cumulative GPA. Meanwhile, the Panther soccer team had best GPA's on the men's side, tallying a 3.278 semester GPA and a 3.145 cumulative GPA. Those weren't the only teams excelling in the classroom, though. Eight of UWM's 13 teams had semester GPA's of 3.0 or better, while 10 teams now have cumulative GPA's of 3.0 or better. In fact, every one of UWM's teams is pitching in to the academic success. The men's basketball team posted a 2.898 semester GPA - its best on record - with nine players recording a semester GPA of 2.9 or better. Also, UWM's baseball team has 15 players with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and now has a team cumulative GPA of 2.979 - just shy of becoming UWM's 11th team with a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA. Overall, 13 student-athletes from eight different sports recorded a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the second semester. 2007 Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll Members From UWM Members 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). On the list below, the GPA listed is cumulative, while year listed is academic (if different from athletic eligibility).
Baseball
Women's Basketball
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Men's Soccer
Women's Soccer
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Women's Tennis
Women's Volleyball |
