45 Penguins earn 4.0 GPAs in fall semester

YOUNGSTOWN — Forty-five Youngstown State student-athletes earned a 4.0 grade-point average for the 2008 fall semester, an all-time high for the athletic department. For the fall semester, 51 percent earned a GPA of at least 3.0.

The 4.0 student-athletes are Katie Wolf (swimming and diving), Elizabeth Shivers (track and field/cross country), Samantha Formeck (golf), Michael Lower (golf), Kelsey Kempton (soccer), Michael Turner (golf), Kara Cooper (soccer), Kelly Culbertson (tennis), Dominique Ward (soccer), Irena Lanc (tennis), Casey Holland (baseball), Stephen Blose (football), Marc Kanetsky (football) and Vincent Patella (football).

The swimming and diving team had an average GPA of 3.37 — best of the 16 sponsored teams. Eleven achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better. The men’s group to earn the highest GPA was golf (3.27).

The following students earned a 4.0 for the 2008 spring semester in addition to those previously listed: Autumn Grove (softball), Nicole Haralambopoulos (tennis), Jessica Mullis (tennis), Olivia Arnold (swimming), Amanda Carpin (diving), Jennifer Johnstone (swimming), Carrie Wack, (soccer), Keeley Rice (soccer), Alisha Anthony (track and field), Emily Dumitru (track and field), Jennifer Grayson (track and field), Lyndsie Hall (track and field), Breanne Romeo (track and field), Lauren Blase (track and field/cross country), Dawn Goodwin (track and field/Cross Country), Madelyn McGhee (track and field/cross country), Kayla Witmer (track and field/cross county), Justin Dickman (track and field/cross country), Adam Kagarise (track and field), Aaron Merrill (track and field), Michael Perri (track and field), John Sheppard (track and field), Regan O’Brien (golf), Brittany Stillwagon (golf), Tim Morrow (golf), Allison Heinz (volleyball), Velissa Vaughn (basketball), Kelsey Gurganus (basketball), Kyle Banna (football), Tom Krupko (football).

The previous mark of 41 perfect grade-point averages was set last spring.