47-percent of Ravens NE-10 student-athletes honored for earning 3.0 GPAs for spring semester

RINDGE, N.H. (July 23, 2009) - 130 of Franklin Pierce University's 276 student-athletes, who compete in Northeast-10 Conference sports have been recognized as members of the Conference's Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Spring 2009 semester. The 130 Ravens are part of the 2,619 student-athletes from the NE-10's 15 member institutions that earned a 3.0 semester grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) or higher.

The Commissioner's Honor Roll is determined and submitted by each institution's Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) and recognizes student-athletes at each of the Conference's 15 institutions for their success in the classroom.

Franklin Pierce was led by its NE-10 regular season champion women's soccer team with 21 honor roll members (out of 25 student-athletes (84%) on its roster) for the semester, led by All-Americans Angelika Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden) - who was one of three on the team who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester, Gabriela Demoner (Curitiba, Brazil) and Rachel Smith (Chichester, N.H./Bible Baptist School (Pa.)). The Ravens NCAA Division II runner-up women's basketball team placed an incredible 13 of its 14 (93%) student-athletes on the honor roll, led by All-American Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) and older sister and All-East region selection Jennifer Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy), recently named assistant coach at the University.

Franklin Pierce's NE-10 championship baseball team had 16 honor roll members (43%), with ice hockey boasting 14 (52%) and softball 12 (63%). Nine Raven student-athletes achieved perfect 4.0 GPAs for the spring semester with three coming from women's soccer, two from softball and one each from cross country, field hockey, ice hockey and golf. Four of those student-athletes recorded the perfect GPAs while at least a portion of their season was played during the spring semester.

"I applaud the dedication and commitment these young men and women have exhibited to their academics as well as their abilities on the field of play," said Bruce Kirsh, Vice President & Director of Athletics at Franklin Pierce. "Our faculty and coaching staff takes great pride in this honor as well, and I personally thank them for their commitment to the University's academic mission." 

Franklin Pierce's NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll members:

BASEBALL
Mike Adams (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park), Sr., 3.20
Ben Benigno (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull), Fr., 3.498
Randy Bernosky (Port Huron, Mich./Pt Huron Northern), Sr., 3.67
Stephen Carr (Nahant, Mass./St. Mary's), Sr., 3.13
Fred Cole (Lynn, Mass./Lynn English), Sr., 3.33
Tom Cote (Swanzey, N.H./Monadnock Reg.), Sr., 3.73
Mike Dowd (E. Bridgewater, Mass./Cardinal Spellman), Fr., 3.33
Jacob Ferreira (Westport, Mass./Bishop Stang), Sr., 3.20
Derek Ingui (Sterling, Mass./Wachusett Reg.), So., 3.83
Ted Lerud (Hampden, Mass./Minnechaug), Sr., 3.33
Shane Murphy (Tolland, Conn./The Gunnery School), Sr., 3.56
James Palmer (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham), Sr., 3.36
Kevin Rivers (Bristol, Conn./Bristol Eastern), Jr., 3.13
Nate Sermini (Great Barrington, Mass./Monument Mtn), Fr., 3.07
Erik Sommers (Voluntown, Conn./Griswold), So., 3.31
Mike Szajner (Leominster, Mass./Leominster), Fr., 3.34 

CROSS COUNTRY
Melissa Dymek (Hubbardston, Mass./Quabbin Reg.), Fr., 4.00
Charlotte Farber (New York, N.Y./Churchill School), Sr., 3.59
Courtney Garrity (Manchester, N.H./Central), Sr., 3.75
Francesca Santoro (Medford, Mass./Medford), Sr., 3.73
Kristen Sheridan (Auburn, N.H./Manchester Memorial), Sr., 3.72
Tiffany Showalter (Ludlow, Mass./Ludlow), Fr., 3.81 

FIELD HOCKEY
Danielle Dolan (West Brookfield, Mass./Quaboag), Fr., 3.27
Stephanie Howard (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk), Sr., 3.22
Gina Lanni (Mason, N.H./Mascenic), Jr., 3.06
Victoria Levins (Manchester, Maine/Maranacook), Fr., 3.93
Lauren L'Heureux (Sanford, Maine/Sanford), Fr., 3.91
Ashley Moirano (S. Burlington, Vt./S. Burlington), So., 3.15
Samantha Newman (Belgrade, Maine/Messalonskee), Jr., 3.56
Kimberly Orr (Lexington, Mass./Lexington Christian), Fr., 3.04
Jennifer Provencher (Rye, N.H./Portsmouth), Sr., 4.00
Kaitlyn Taylor (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead), Fr., 3.25
Kristin Tormollan (Waterville, Maine/Waterville), Fr., 3.92
Elyse Tourangeau (Old Orchard Beach, Maine/Catherine McAuley), Jr., 3.23

GOLF
Corey Dunn (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Comsewogue), Sr., 4.00
Joseph Epifano (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull), Fr., 3.06
Brian Fleckles (Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich), Fr., 3.13
Robert Greggerson (Seekonk, Mass./Seekonk), Fr., 3.19
Justin Haapala (Danielson, Conn./Killingly), So., 3.79
Kurt Krull (Leicester, Mass./St. John's), Sr., 3.67
Josh Lupinek (E. Haddam, Conn./Nathan Hale-Ray), Sr., 3.65
Brandon Weiner (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro), Jr., 3.33 

ICE HOCKEY
Justin Adams (Homer, Alaska/Homer), Fr., 3.29
Sean Carroll (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Thunder Ridge), So., 3.04
Jeff Kasper (S. Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial), Sr., 3.06
Michael King (Center Conway, N.H./Kennett), Fr., 3.34
Kyle Kruse (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), Jr., 3.58
Phil LaBreck (Thornton, N.H./John Stark), Jr., 4.00
Josh Lupinek (E. Haddam, Conn./Nathan Hale-Ray), Sr., 3.65
Ryo Miyazaki (Tokyo, Japan), Fr., 3.00
Shane Murphy (Tolland, Conn./The Gunnery School), Sr., 3.56
Rob Perretta (Staten Island, N.Y./Stanstead Coll.), Jr., 3.00
Jeremy Rossignolo (Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili), So., 3.04
Coursen Schneider (Stony Point, N.Y./Avon Old Farms), Sr., 3.49
Nate Schursky (Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain),Fr., 3.11
Sean Woodring (Rogue River, Ore./Rogue River), So., 3.91 

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Ashton Graham (Brampton, Ontario/Gaither), Fr., 3.07
Andy Pelletier (Troy, N.Y./The Winchendon School), So., 3.31
Tristan Shields (Mason, N.H./St. Bernard's), Sr., 3.31 

MEN'S LACROSSE
Jason Flanigan (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury), Sr., 3.00
Steve Jeune (Woburn, Mass./Woburn), Fr., 3.27
Kyle Kruse (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), Jr., 3.58
Jon Priest (Burlington, Mass./Landmark School), Sr., 3.86
Kyle Roy (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack), Jr., 3.40
Ken Stubbolo (Greenlawn, N.Y./Harborfields), So., 3.07
Kurt Vaughan (Croton, N.Y./Croton-Harmon), Jr., 3.27 

MEN'S SOCCER
Frantz Francois (Saint-Marc, Haiti/Palm Beach Lakes (Fla.)), Sr., 3.27
Victor Gonçalves (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Fr., 3.67
Dominic Maduemezia (Dover, N.Y./Dover), Jr., 3.33
Vinny Papageorgiou (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington), Fr., 3.40
Tom Reilly (Wallasey, England), Fr., 3.53
Kensaku Tsuji (Tokushima, Japan), Jr., 3.13

MEN'S TENNIS
Ryo Miyazaki (Tokyo, Japan), Fr., 3.00
Daniel Willard (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany), Jr., 3.80 

SOFTBALL
Caitlin Beagan (Warwick, R.I./Pilgrim), So., 3.20
Emily Griffin (Leominster, Mass./Leominster), So., 4.00
Stephanie Howard (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk), Sr., 3.22
Kayla Johnson (Hudson, N.H./Alvirne), So., 3.33
Elaine Matthews (Roslindale, Mass./Archbishop Williams), Sr., 3.73
Kiley Molinari (Meriden, Conn./Maloney), Jr., 3.20
Meaghan O'Neil (Littleton, Mass./Littleton), Fr., 3.71
Jaclyn Prybella (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield), Sr., 3.75
Jennifer Ryan (Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop), Sr., 3.38
Kristen Tracy (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Walter Panas), Jr., 3.93
Jamie Verner (Natick, Mass./Natick), Fr., 4.00
Melissa Wade (Taunton, Mass./Coyle Cassidy), So., 3.46 

VOLLEYBALL
Nicole Buchholz (Broadlands, Va./Stone Bridge), Sr., 3.53
Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo), Sr., 3.60
Chelsie Kohout (Harrison Twnsp., Mich./L'Anse Creuse), So., 3.71
Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina), Jr., 3.33
Dana Rowinski (Dix Hills, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy), Fr., 3.31
Erika Takegawa (Fukuoka, Japan), So., 3.63 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Tori Ahrens (E. Greenwich, R.I./E. Greenwich), So., 3.75
Alexis Auffray (Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Central), Jr., 3.63
Kirsten Doldoorian (Brimfield, Mass./Oxford), Jr., 3.13
Cynthia Gaudet (Coventry, R.I./LaSalle Acad.), So., 3.96
Marielle Giroud (Martigny, Switzerland), Fr., 3.25
Melissa Kapela (Queens, N.Y./Christ the King), Sr., 3.25
Rachel Kimball (Schenectady, N.Y./Monohasen), Jr., 3.93
Jennifer Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England), Sr., 3.48
Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England), Jr., 3.53
Anna Mapes (North Sutton, N.H./Kearsarge), Fr., 3.75
Toby Martin (Wayne, Maine/Maranacook), Sr., 3.71
Vanessa Power (Mildura, Australia), Sr., 3.53
Jewel White (Worcester, Mass./Doherty), Fr., 3.27 

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Carolyn McNeil (Lowell, Mass./Lowell), Jr., 3.23
Ashley Moirano (S. Burlington, Vt./S. Burlington), So., 3.15
Kristen Norton (Sandown, N.H./Timberlane), Fr., 3.77
Kimberly Orr (Lexington, Mass./Lexington Christian), Fr., 3.04
Emily Rouleau (Barre, Vt./Spaulding), So., 3.63
Carla Savini (Danvers, Mass./Danvers, Sr., 3.62 

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Mackenzie Bulych (Regina, Sask./Dr. Martin LeBoldus), Jr., 3.50
Nicole Chalifoux (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial), Fr., 3.26
Gabriela Demoner (Curitiba, Brazil), Jr., 3.73
Brittany Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East), Sr., 4.00
Meghan Flynn (Nashua, N.H./Nashua), Jr., 3.58
Ann Foley (Foxboro, Mass./Rockland), Sr., 3.50
Shona Franklin (Leicester, England), Jr., 3.42
Melissa Hagmire (Livonia, N.Y./Livonia), Sr., 3.93
Allison Haines (Honolulu, Hawaii/Roosevelt), Jr., 3.84
Angelika Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden), So., 4.00
Kelly Johnson (Stamford, Conn./Stamford), Sr., 3.90
Shannon Mulvey (Worcester, Mass./Burncoat), Jr., 3.47
Amanda Panaro (Rockland, Mass./Rockland), Fr., 3.88
Thatiane Preisler (Curitiba, Brazil), Sr., 3.80
Michelle Santos (E. Hartford, Conn./CIBA), So., 4.00
Kelly Sisco (Hubbardston, Mass./Quabbin Reg.), Sr., 3.53
Rachel Smith (Chichester, N.H./Bible Baptist (Pa.)), Jr., 3.88
Ashley Stewart (Westmoreland, N.H./Monadnock), So., 3.55
Snezana Stojkovic (Vitojevci, Serbia), So., 3.63
Cristina Tyris (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Mem.), So., 3.35
Kelly Weygand (Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham), So., 3.00 

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Drew Alexander (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach), Fr., 3.40
Kathleen Judge (Lowell, Mass./Lowell Catholic), Sr., 3.75
Monica Lavertu (Berlin, N.H./Berlin), Jr., 3.54
Francesca Santoro (Medford, Mass./Medford), Sr., 3.73
Lauren Smilovich (Meriden, Conn./Sacred Heart Acad.), So., 3.38