Juniata places 28 Spring student-athletes on Landmark Academic Honor Roll

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College placed 28 student-athletes on the Landmark Conference Spring 2012 Academic Honor Roll, which was released Wednesday afternoon. 

Juniata’s women’s track and field led the way with eight student-athletes on the Spring Academic Honor Roll, followed by men’s track and field with six. 

To be eligible for the Landmark Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes had to have at least sophomore standing academically and must have finished the semester in good standing with their respective teams. The Academic Honor Roll recognized all eligible student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher.

Juniata's spring sports that compete in the Landmark Conference are baseball, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s track and field, and women’s track and field. All six sports are represented among Juniata's selections to the Spring 2012 Landmark Academic Honor Roll, and a total of 310 student-athletes at the eight Landmark Conference institutions were recognized on the Academic Honor Roll.

The complete list of Juniata College selections to the Spring 2012 Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll is as follows:

BASEBALL

Mario DeYulius, So., Ebensburg, Pa./ Central Cambria
Thomas Eck, Sr., Columbia, Pa./ Lancaster Catholic
Dan Gray, So., Johnstown, Pa./ Richland
Russell Gray, Sr., Johnstown, Pa./ Richland
Nathan Strom, So., Ebensburg, Pa./ Central Cambria 

SOFTBALL

Jennifer Ashcraft, Jr., Bellefonte, Pa./ State College Area
Meghan Decker, So., Waynesboro, Pa./ Waynesboro
Lydia Gorba, So., Portage, Pa./ Portage 

MEN’S TENNIS

Brice Morey, Jr., Enola, Pa./ East Pennsboro
Elliott Perow, So., Huntingdon, Pa./ Huntingdon Area 

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Stacie Beegle, Jr., Schellsburg, Pa./ Chestnut Ridge
Emma Dahmus, So., Hummelstown, Pa./ Lower Dauphin
Lisa Hauptman, Sr., Lorsch, Germany/ Alfred-Delp-Schule
Megan Phillips, So., Jefferson Hills, Pa./ Thomas Jefferson
Hilary Walsh, Sr., Waynesboro, Pa./ Waynesboro 

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Nicholas Bauer, Sr., Glen Ridge, N.J./ Glen Ridge
Dustin Drake, Sr., Mount Union, Pa./ Mount Union
Aaron McCoy, Sr., Muncy, Pa./ Hughesville
Ceth Parker, Sr., Sabillasville, Pa./ Catoctin
Alex Shope, Sr., Hershey, Pa./ Trinity
Vinny Smith, Jr., Butler, Pa./ Mars 

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Kathryn Brown, So., Manchester, Mich./ Manchester
Alyssa Grube, So., Lititz, Pa./ Warwick
Casey Hoffman, Sr., Coplay, Pa./ Parkland
Melissa King, Jr., Newtown, Conn./ Newtown
Caroline Morgan, Jr., Havertown, Pa./ Haverford Township
Angela Shaffer, Jr., Prospect, Pa./ Slippery Rock
Lauren Taylor, Jr., Marlton, N.J./ Cherokee
Katrina Woods, So., Shirleysburg, Pa./ Mount Union

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