W&M Athletics Recognizes 81 Student-Athletes with Provost Award

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (March 16, 2012)  - The College of William and Mary's Athletics Department hosted its ninth annual Provost Award reception on Thursday evening (March 15th ) to honor an exceptional group of 81 student-athletes in Kaplan Arena. 

The 81 student-athletes represented 19 different Tribe programs.  The Provost Award is earned based on achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 GPA, or above.

 "Our student-athletes work very hard to be the best that they can be in both the classroom and in competitions," said W&M's director of athletics Terry Driscoll. "I think the fact that the Provost Award is awarded to student-athletes, by student-athletes, makes it even more special. I applaud their initiative and desire to recognize their peers who have achieved excellence in the classroom and on the playing fields"

The event is sponsored by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was hosted by the College's Provost, Michael Halleran.   The program was initiated by the SAAC, which is a group of student representatives from each of W&M's 23 intercollegiate teams.

"Students receiving the Provost Award are remarkable:  faring very well in our rigorous W&M curriculum and competing at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics," stated Halleran prior to the event.  "It is a pleasure to recognize them with this award." 

Baseball (3)
Ryan Brown
Arthur Nutter
Jonathan Goodloe

Men's Basketball (1)
Tom Schalk

Women's Basketball (3)
Kyla Kerstetter
Dana Lotito
Jaclyn McKenna

Field Hockey (5)
Lindsey Buckheit
Caitlyn Davies
Taylor Hodge
Kelsea Hull
Catherine Johnson

Football (3)
Matthew Crisafi
Connor Farrell
Zack Fetters

Men's Golf (6)
Michael Bekken
Alex Hicks
Charlie Kern
Patrick Leisure
Seth Nooe
Joey Shroyer

Women's Golf (4)
Elizabeth L. Birchall
Kaitlyn Hutcherson
Anna McMullen
Kristine Rohrbaugh

Men's Gymnastics (6)
Blake Erickson
Landon Funiciello
J.J. Jindra
Sam Patterson
Daniel  Potemski
Peter Ten Eyck

Women's Gymnastics (3)
Allie Marko
Jennifer Ware

Women's Lacrosse (7)
Meaghan (Maggie) Anderson
Lauren Binzer
Lucy Ferguson
Allison Henry
Sally Roberts
Ellen Shaffrey
Stephanie Steinweg

Men's Soccer (3)
Ben Coffey
Chris Dunn
Will Smith

Women's Soccer (7)
Jacquelyn Blake-Hedges
Mallory Schaffer
Audrey Barry
Christina Popps
Margaret Scott
Emily Fredrikson
Samantha Trail

Men's Swimming (3)
Carter Head
Evan Mulloy
Andrew Strait

Women's Swimming (3)
Jen Bentley
Megan Howard
Sara Shaner

Men's Tennis (2)
John Banks
Robert Pietrucha

Women's Tennis (6)
Anik Cepeda
Hope Johnson
Katherine Kargl
Zara (Marlen) Mesgarzadeh
Kayla Rizzolo
Sydney Smith

Men's Track and Field (5)
Will Bass
Matt Clark
Zach Gates
Brandon Heroux
Jackson Stone

Women's Track and Field (10)
Melissa DiVecchia
Nicole Dory
Anna Rose Gellert
Maggie Gutierrez
Olivia Harding
Casey Lardner
Sara Lasker
Leia Lautzenheiser
Grace Thomas
Kayla Trantham

Women's Volleyball (2)
Liz Brown
Monika Stanciauskas