February 19th, 2008
Bloomsburg University Holds Scholar-Athlete Luncheon
Front Row: (L-R) Amber Hackenberg, Cross Country and Dan Gall, Tennis.
Back Row: Professor Michael Shapeero, Dr. James Mackin,
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Jonathan Ohn.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Jonathan Ohn.
BLOOMSBURG - Bloomsburg University honored 80 student-athletes as 2007-08 Bloomsburg Scholar-Athletes. A luncheon honoring their achievements was held Tuesday, February 19th in the Kehr Union ballroom on campus.
Senior Dan Gal, a member of the men's tennis team, and senior Amber Hackenberg, a member of the women's cross country and track teams, spoke on behalf of all of the BU Scholar-Athletes at the luncheon. Those in attendance included Bloomsburg University Athletic Director Mary Gardner and members of the faculty.
The student-athletes chosen have achieved a grade point average of 3.25 or higher over the past two semesters and/or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher.
Name Sport Major Hometown Matthew Allen Baseball Management South. Williamsport Brian Donofry Baseball Business Education Newtown Michael Griggs Baseball Accounting Jersey Shore Preston Hitchcock Baseball Business Management Laceyville Dustin Johnson Baseball Elementary Education Sunbury Christopher Tressler Baseball Exercise Science Lewistown John Allen Men's Basketball Seconday Education Hatfield Jeremiah Long Men's Basketball Business Management New Columbia Colleen Kegerreis Women's Basketball Elementary/Special Ed. Schuylkill Haven Tim Marcoe M Cross Country/Track Secondary Ed./Citizenship Lansdale Jake Stamey M Cross Country/Track Elementary/Special Ed. Danville Daniel Tallarico M Cross Country/Track Journalism Pittsburgh Amber Hackenberg W Cross Country/Track Accounting Middleberg Shannon Hoffman W Cross Country/Track Mass Communications Watsontown Cara Holman W Cross Country/Track Secondary Ed./Math Towanda Michelle Jansen W Cross Country/Track Elementary/Special Ed. Warrington Ann Marie Sabo W Cross Country/Track Marketing Richboro Bethany Schwing W Cross Country/Track Speech Path./Audio. Hershey Aubrey Carman Field Hockey Undeclared Dallastown Chelsea Due Field Hockey Undeclared Penn Argyl Kacy Friend Field Hockey Elementary/Special Ed. Penn Argyl Amy Gilbert Field Hockey Elementary/Special Ed. Duncannon Ashley Heckard Field Hockey Secondary Ed./English Millerstown Kelsy Kress Field Hockey Elementary/Special Ed. Littlestown Samantha Kropa Field Hockey Elementary/Special Ed. Tunkhannock Caitlin Koczynski Field Hockey Business Education Langhorne Jamie Vanartsdalen Field Hockey Psychology Huntingdon Valley Luke Beall Football Secondary Ed./Physics Girard Marc Bragg-Best Football Exercise Science Bushkill Corey Gipe Football Criminal Justice Schuylkill Haven Darnell Hayes Football Exercise Science Williamsport Joseph Kantz Football Environmental Planning Selinsgrove Mark Keeley Football Secondary Ed./Math Reading Alex Landis Football Marketing Pine Grove Daniel Latorre Football Bus. Management/French Elysburg Jeremy Lightner Football English Fairview Jonathan Ochs Football Management/Economics Wind Gap Mark Radio Football Exercise Science Nazareth Brad Reesman Football Finance Lebanon James Sweeting Football Pre-Med Hughsville Samantha Alexander Lacrosse Elementary/Special Ed. Willow Grove Justine Coleman Lacrosse Communication Studies Media Bridget Maenner Lacrosse Speech Pathology Philadelphia Cara McGroarty Lacrosse Accounting Pottstown Cali Toms Lacrosse Early/Elementary Ed. Pottstown Daniel Beshore Men's Soccer Criminal Justice Mt. Wolf Christopher Chestnut Men's Soccer Business Marketing West Lawn Jonathan Keller Men's Soccer Business Management Clarks Summit Justin McLennan Men's Soccer Business Administration Wyndmoor Ryan Scaffidi Men's Soccer Mathematics Turnersville, NJ Eric Simonds Men's Soccer Business Management Sassamansville Christopher Tomarelli Men's Soccer Elementary Ed./Math Oreland Angela Brown Women's Soccer Elementary Education Sparta, NJ Ashley Brucker Women's Soccer Elementary/Special Ed. Blairstown, NJ Robin Gerber Women's Soccer Exercise Science Succasunna, NJ Jennifer McLean Women's Soccer Nursing Birdsboro Brittany Moses Women's Soccer Social Work East Greenville Tiffani Corliss Softball Elementary Education Lewisburg Sheelin Fisher Softball Elementary Education Coplay Stacey Krupiewski Softball Elementary/Special Ed. Trooper Ashley Lynn Softball Math Stats./Bus. Economics Riverside Casey Massimini Softball Clinical Lab Sciences Downingtown Tara Reed Softball Elementary Education Williamsport Jessica Rosin Softball Management Brooklyn, NY Nichole Shiko Softball Early/Elementary Ed. Kulpmont Kayleen Sidisky Softball Secondary Ed./History Bellefonte Michael Bierds Men's Swimming Biology West Chester Steven Withers Men's Swimming Secondary Ed./Math Chalfont Jessica Gribbin Women's Swimming Elementary/Special Ed. Richboro Katheryn Leibig Women's Swimming Speech Path./Audio. Saylorsburg Laura Punda Women's Swimming Speech Path./Audio. Camp Hill Allison Reed Women's Swimming Elementary/Special Ed. Selinsgrove Elizabeth Tesoro Women's Swimming Elementary/Special Ed. Doylestown Daniel Gal Men's Tennis Finance South Park Daniel Phillips Men's Tennis English Colchester, England Katherine Hasyn Women's Tennis Elementary/Special Ed. Lansdale Nicholas Westerfer Men's Track Computer/Info. Science Gillett Malissa Amerman Women's Track Marketing Nazareth Sandra Newell Women's Track Biology St. Mary's Susan Wade Women's Track Medical Imaging Watsontown
