Centenary Lands 77 on Commissioner's List

SHREVEPORT, La. — The 2007-08 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence has been released and 77 Centenary student-athletes from 15 league-sponsored sports have been honored for their academic prowess.

In order for a student-athlete to be selected to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence, he/she must carry a 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average, achieve sophomore academic standing at the institution, have used a year of eligibility and be on the squad list in the sport in which he/she is nominated. Transfers, graduate students and junior college graduates must have completed one academic year at the nominating institution. True freshmen, redshirt freshmen, and first-year transfers are not eligible for the award.

The complete list of the Centenary student-athletes on the 2007-08 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence follows and includes:

$Commissioner\'s List athletes$

Baseball

Jason Blilie
Aaron Bronson
Jared Dysart
Joseph Hagen
Timothy Kelleher
Dakota Robinson

Men's Basketball

Travis Hill

Women's Basketball

Brittany Barbee
Leslie Forest
Bethany Joseph

Men's Cross Country

Michael Haydel
Gerrit Moeller

Women's Cross Country

Cecilia Chea
Sunny LaGrone
Cara Miccoli
Jennifer Quillin
Lori Von Pingel
Alysha Wallace
Laura Way

Men's Golf

Mark Weeber
Matthew Williams

Women's Golf

Brittany Blackwell
Jessica Garza
Leigh Newton

Men's Soccer

Osama Buazza
Todd Faulkinberry
Gabriel Silvas
James Speed

Women's Soccer

Lauren Cheaney
Catherine Donnelly
Cori Dullnig
Breanne Fletcher
Ali Hilsher
Mitzi Perkins
Stefani Robbs
Kristine Weaver

Softball

Haley Bassett
Lauren Highsmith
Beth Krysiak
Jennifer Martin
Allison McClain
Leslie Postles
Allison Shepperd
Stacy Whitmer
Brittany Williams

Men's Tennis

Jacob Dawson
Seva Kostelanetz
Gerardo Lozano
Mark Rodgman

Women's Tennis

Kate Buchanan
Jennifer Majchrowicz
Kayleigh Sullivan

Men's Swimming

John Cefalu
Dane Chambers
John D'Aquin
vRoss Gilbert
Rustin Green
Robert Hendricks
Chase Lambert
Quinn Larwood
Jeffrey Malinovsky
David Moss
Bryan Myers
Dustin Myers
Randy Myers

Women's Swimming

Jessica Brown
Leslie Clampitt
Murphy Crain
Caitlin Cunningham
Beth Geis
Alana Gregory
Ruth Litwinowicz
Kendra Norman
Nicole Turner
Leslie Wyatt
Melanie Zimmerman

Volleyball

Lindsay Bekelja

About the Summit League

The Summit League is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which operates primarily in the Midwestern United States, with outlying teams in Louisiana and Utah. Schools in the league include Centenary College of Louisiana; Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; University of Missouri-Kansas City; North Dakota State University; Oakland University; Oral Roberts University; South Dakota State University; Southern Utah University; and Western Illinois University. On June 1, 2007, the conference changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference.

About Centenary College of Louisiana

Centenary College is a private, four-year arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Centenary is one of 16 colleges and universities constituting the Associated Colleges of the South and is regularly rated as one of the top colleges in the South. In 2008 Centenary College celebrates 100 years in Shreveport and Bossier City.