WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (April 7, 2016) - The William & Mary's Athletics Department hosted its 14th annual Provost Award reception recently (March 30th) to honor an exceptional group of 134 student-athletes at the William & Mary Alumni House.
The 134 student-athletes is a record total for the event (and marks the third consecutive year the athletics department has exceeded its previous highest total) and saw at least one representative from all 23 of the Tribe's varsity programs. The Provost Award is earned by student-athletes who achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 GPA or better.
The women's track and field/cross country and men's gymnastics programs were especially exceptional, as they led the way with 21 and 11 student-athletes represented, respectively. The lacrosse and women's soccer team were tied for the next highest total with 10 honorees.
While the Provost Award recognizes the highest achievers, the entire athletics department (approximately 500 student-athletes) turned in a cumulative GPA of 3.15, with 20 of the 23 varsity sports showing GPAs of better than 3.0 (for the fall 2014 semester). It marked the ninth consecutive year the Tribe Athletics program either maintained, or improved, its total GPA. Further, three athletes were named to the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa (Ashley Bruce/T&F/XC
, Kelly Martins/Lax and Olivia Jebb/VB), which moves the Tribe's all-time total to 181.
"While this award carries the Provost's name and support, it is really a peer-to-peer recognition," noted W&M's Director of Athletics,
Terry Driscoll. "Our student-athletes created this award more than a decade ago to celebrate the highest academic achievers, and it has been a tradition that has been carried forward with enthusiasm. That fact alone makes it a remarkable event in my opinion. Our coaches and student-athletes work extremely hard to excel, both competitively and in the classroom."
The event is sponsored by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was hosted by the College's Provost, Michael R. Halleran. he program was initiated by the SAAC, which is a group of student representatives from each of W&M's 23 intercollegiate teams.
"William & Mary is an academically elite institution and competes at the highest level of Division I Athletics," said Halleran during the event. "For a student to be successful in either academics or athletics at these levels is impressive; to succeed in both is truly remarkable and a cause for celebration."
Baseball (6)Nicholas Raquet
Bodie Sheehan
Owen Socher
Jason Waldman
Ryan Hall
Ryder Miconi
Men's Basketball (1)Paul Rowley
Women's Basketball (3)Misha Jones
Jenna Carroll
Jenna Green
Field Hockey (5) Jennifer McCann
Ashleigh Nottingham
Katelyn Rennyson
Olivia Hajek
Amanda McAteer
Football (7)Jesse Anderson
Kristopher Hooper
Zachary Sims
Andrew Weidinger
Spencer Kleinrichert
Hunter Windmuller
Daniel Schwab
Men's Golf (4) Gavin DeFisser
David Hicks
Austin Morrison
Davis Morrison
Women's Golf (2)Kelly Moran
Alessandra Liu
Men's Gymnastics (11)David Allen
Griffin Antle
Jacopo Gliozzi
John Hasenkopf
Peter Makey
Mitchell Campbell
Ryan Metzger
Keaton Ackerman
Aria Sabbagh
Mat Turnansky
Adam Avant
Women's Gymnastics (8)Madison Dwyer
Sophia Harris
Gabrielle Johanek
Regan Sindelar
Katie Webber
Monica Ouellet
Alyssa Glass
Brittany Stover
Lacrosse (10)Claire Duchene
Annie McElgunn
Courtney Donovan
Lindsey Jenks
Mary Catherine Curran
Michelle Goss
Abigail Junior
Julia McGrath
Rachel Rapp
Kelly Martins
Men's Soccer (9)Ryder Bell
Remi Frost
Reilly Maw
Korede Olagbegi
Riley Spain
William Eskay
Logan Jones
Geoffrey Young
Ryan Flesch
Women's Soccer (10)Elysse Branton
Haley Kavanaugh
Claire Robbins
Maire Shine
Caroline Casey
Corinne Giroux
Leci Irvin
Ashley Booth
Samantha Cordum
Barbara Platenberg
Men's Swimming (5)Joseph Rento
Andrew Nyce
Conrad Zamparello
D. Ryan Natal
Joshua Zimmt
Women's Swimming (9)Brooke Bruno
Giovanna Lesser
Mary Sell
Claire Williams
Rachel Anderson
Selina Fuller
Emma Merrill
Courtney Mizerak
Noelle Klockner
Men's Tennis (4)Christian Cargill
Austin Childs
Lars de Boer
Scott Huang
Women's Tennis (4)Lauren Goodman
Maria Groener
Olivia Thaler
Cecily Wuenscher
Men's Track (9)Andrew Cacciatore
Gregory Gallagher
Duncan Goodrich
Ryan Onders
Brian Waterfield
Jomar Aryee
Matthew Pittard
Derek Trott
Lucas Wratschko
Women's Track (21)Hope Bloxom
Deirdre Casey
Sarah Goodrich
Natalie Marcotullio
Julia McDermott
Danielle Monahan
Stephanie Urbancik
Molly Breidenbaugh
Leia Mistowski
Lindsay Myers
Susannah Philbrick
Regan Rome
Margaret Sullivan
Ashley Bruce
McCall Ledgett
Erica Amatori
Leanna Eisenman
Felicia Hammer
Meghan McGovern
Meghan Mulroy
Emily Stites
Volleyball (4)Carolyn Albright
Gabrielle Pe
Madeline Sanford
Olivia Jebb
