Blinn College has named 94 student-athletes to the Spring 2015 Don Wilhelm Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
To be eligible, student-athletes must post a 3.0 or better grade point average (GPA) and pass a minimum of 12 credit hours of college-level courses. Of 221 total student-athletes, 41.6 percent maintained a 3.0 or better.
Nine student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Volleyball player Gabriela Hernandez, baseball players Stephen Stuart and Reed Robinson, softball players Ashley Langston, Avery Mullendore, Katie Andrie and Courtney White, cheerleader Sydne Stephens and dancer Katarina Unger all earned 4.0 GPAs.
"I am proud of our student-athletes because they know the importance of academics," said Scott Schumacher, Blinn athletic director.
Football and baseball led the way with 20 players each earning honor roll recognition. Twenty of 29 baseball players maintained a 3.0 or better, cheer and dance each had 13 players on the honor roll and softball fielded 12 honorees.
The honor roll is named after former Blinn athletic director Don Wilhelm, an NJCAA Hall of Famer who served the College for 10 years.
Here are the Spring 2015 honor roll student-athletes (4.0 student-athletes in bold):
FOOTBALL (20)
Zach Buckmeier, Bailey Burton, Luke Clements, James Dallas, James Homan, Spencer Horn, Morgan Hunt, Joshua Keith, Luke Klingler, Dillon Marburger, Kenneth McCann, Garrison Mitchell, Eric Piccione, Christian Ramos, T'Kevian Rockwell, Trent Soechting, Wyatt Streider, Daniel Walker, Austin Williams, Cedric Williams.
BASEBALL (20)
Nathan Alexander, Seth Ballew, James Barry, Ryan Capel, Kaylor Chafin, Ramsey Fowler, Cullen Jozwiak, Patrick King, Hunter Lehman, Shane McCarley, Dakota Mills, Jose Reyes, Reed Robinson, Brett Rohde, Conner Smith, Stephen Stuart, Austen Swift, Christian Thames, Jager Toffan, Benjamin Upton.
CHEER (13)
Chelsea Belanger, Addison Burley, Mariah Davis, Emily Gunter, Marissa Lemmons, Erin Lewallen, Victoria Okosun, Alvaro Ospino, Dena Robison, Haley Schukei, Sydne Stephens, Caitlyn Stovall, Lauren Truax.
DANCE (13)
Jordan Blake, Carolina Brown, Brittni Crowell, Brittany Daniel, Bailey Gardner, Samantha Lindsey, Grace Naylor, Courtney Prinzel, Crystal Puga, Nicole Toler, Andi Spencer, Katarina Unger, Michelle Watt.
SOFTBALL (12)
Katie Andrie, Lara Cecchetti, Faith Dixon, Jazzmin Fritz, Ashley Langston, Avery Mullendore, Seeley Orsak, Jaiden Rawls, Alli Spivey, Jordin Wilkins, Courtney White, Meghann Wrinkle.
VOLLEYBALL (6)
Marianna Dal Pozzo, Gabriela Hernandez, Alyssa Lamont, Tawnee Luafalemana, Abolanle Onipede, Rachel Sharp.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (5)
Moe Bedford, Jonnelle Jackson, Katelynn Johnson, Micarah Malone, Jeliah Preston.
ATHLETIC TRAINING (3)
Paige Allen, Craig Havis, Juliana Lehman.
MEN'S BASKETBALL (2)
Tyler Pate, Hayden Robinson.
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 32 NJCAA national championships since 1987. For more information, visit: www.buccaneersports.com.
About Blinn College
A comprehensive community college committed to educational excellence and to individual and community enhancement, Blinn College has served its 13-county Central Texas region since 1883. With an enrollment of 19,317 students, Blinn ranks among the nation's leaders in transferring students to leading four-year universities and has received national recognition for affordable educational excellence.
Blinn offers job seekers the skills and credentials they need to succeed in the region's fast-growing industries, and partners with local businesses to provide skills development training for incumbent employees. Each year, Blinn programs and students make a $345.3 million impact on the local economy.
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