ORLANDO, Fla. -- Barry University placed 56 student-athletes on the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring 2008 semester. In addition to the Barry students, Commissioner Michael J. Marcil announced the induction of 420 other students from the remaining eight institutions.
To be eligible for the SSC Honor Roll, a student-athlete must post a minimum grade point average of 3.2 on a scale of 4.0. Student-athletes in men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf and women's rowing are included in the honor roll.
Eight Barry student-athletes earned a 4.0 GPA for the semester. Softball and women’s basketball led the way as each team had two members with perfect 4.0’s. Those earning a 4.0 GPA include Brittany Anderson (softball), Amanda Mageean (women’s basketball), Nicole Okabanjo (women’s basketball), John Parafinczuk (men’s basketball), Danielle Rezendes (softball), Patrick Rittenauer (men’s tennis), Brett Rossi (baseball), and Johanna Soderstrom (women’s golf).
In addition to the 67 national championships the SSC has won since its inception in 1975, the SSC’s student-athletes have also proven to be successful in the classrooms. The NCAA announced earlier this year that the Sunshine State Conference led all 24 Division II conferences with an Academic Success Rate of 85 percent.
Barry’s Honorees on Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll:
Baseball (6): Brett Rossi, Andrew Frezza, Bobby Riley, Javier Busutil, Josh Holmes, and Mike Tomoleoni
Men’s Basketball (2): Martin Leibovich and John Parafinczuk
Women’s Basketball (6): Amanda Mageean, Kisa Duncan, Lisa Fors, Lucy Martinez., Kia Palmer, and Kelli Welch
Men’s Golf (6): Chris Carlin, Kevin Goles, Preston Roberts, Carlos Velez, Matt Jonah, and Juan Perello
Women’s Golf (4): Johanna Soderstrom, Anna Haglind, RemiJin Camping, and Isadora Stapff
Rowing (4): Elise Carlson, Robin Cascioli, Beyza Kutlu, and Athena Corodimas
Softball (11): Brittany Anderson, Danielle Rezendes, Jessica Bevlin, Julia Chongarlides, Holli Davis, Cristina DeTagle, Amanda Goelz, Ashley Likens, Shyla Rider, Emily Witcher, and Sara Hipson
Men’s Tennis (8): Patrick Rittenauer, Manuel Lauter, Roman Werschel, Jakub Fejfar, Ronald Fletcher, Emanuel Fraitzl, Christoph Gayer, and Ales Svigelj
Women’s Tennis (10): Laime Contreras, Saskia Kruse, Olivia Lilien, Berit Peterson, Marion Schmitz, Caroline Stevens, Angie Werschel, Helen Wisniewski, Julie Cadet, and Ildiko Csordas
