AASU Places 69 Student-Athletes On PBC Presidential Honor Roll

SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Armstrong Atlantic State athletic department placed 69 student-athletes on the Peach Belt Conference's Presidential Honor Roll for 2008-2009, announced today by conference officials. Student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher (on a 4.00 scale) for the entire 2007-2008 academic year to be honored.

Exactly half of AASU’s 138 student-athletes earned the Honor Roll award, and four seniors - men's basketball player Parker Hayden, women's soccer players Jennifer Brian and Jamie Craine and men's tennis player Paul Bishop - finished their AASU careers by being named to the Honor Roll four times.

In all, 836 student-athletes were named to the PBC Presidential Honor Roll from the 11 league schools.

For the second straight year, the honor roll has been divided into four groups: Presidential Scholars, Bronze Scholars, Silver Scholars and Gold Scholars. All student-athletes with a GPA of 3.00 to 3.24 are Presidential Scholars, while Bronze Scholars are 3.25 to 3.49; Silver 3.50 to 3.74 and the Gold scholars are those with a 3.75 to 4.00 GPA.

AASU's Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll honorees for 2008-09 are: (Times named to the Honor Roll are in parenthesis) Gold Scholars: Carlos Cardoza-Oquendo (2), Joshua Heath (2), Cody Walden (2), Jessica Strong (3), Paul Bishop (4), Portia Jones (2), Kelly Versluis, Kelli Bahr (2), Jennifer Brian (4), Kristin Burton (3), Tracey Mitchell (2), Alisa Kagukina (3). Silver Scholars: Kenneth Cail (3), Sam Dotson, Thomas Gray, Bryan Roby, Parker Hayden (4), Matt Motes, Ashley Bain (2), Lauren Bourdon, Torrie Bevolo, Amy Birkemeier, Casey Howett, Rindy Vidovich (3), Alyssa Anderson, Jessica Flores, Rebekah Holt, Elizabeth Kerkhoff (2), Emily Latner, Carey Patterson, Þórdís Pétursdóttir, Lyndsi Stricklen (2), Kathleen Henry, Alida Muller-Wehlau (2). Bronze Scholars: Jonatham Fulghum, David Patterson (2), Paul Fitzgerald, Mikk Irdoja, Gwendolyn Clarke (3), Dartayvia Thomas, Brittany Carr, Daviana Garcia, Samantha Held, Erin O’Rourke, Björg Magnea Ólafs, Sona Novakova, Tina Ronel, Hannah Segebart (2). Presidential Scholars: Jeffrey Chase (3), Benjamin Jackson, Brandon McCreery, Ryan Smith, Alex Wyche, Zachary Corliss, Blake Jones, Tim Johannsen, Emily Headrick, Morgan Herbort, Stephanie Mattes, Brendyce Budd (2), Marina Marinova, Martina Beckmann (3), Nicole Yates (3), Lacey Willis, Kristen Jelinek (2), Sarah Johns, Kimberly Knox, Madison Mongin, Jamie Craine (4).