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CINCINNATI, Ohio--University of Cincinnati swimmer David Gustavsson (Aby, Sweden/Ebersteinska) and tennis player Andrea Phillips (Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley) have been named the athletic department's top scholar-athletes of the winter quarter after both athletes earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
A total of 17 student-athletes, representing each of UC's sports, were named scholar-athletes of the quarter and the contingent will have their photos added to the Academic Wall of Fame in Fifth Third Arena. In addition to Gustavsson and Phillips, baseball player Evan Sanford (Aurora, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit), cross country runners Randy King (North Bend, Ohio/St. Xavier) and Rick King (North Bend, Ohio/St. Xavier), men's golfer Kyle Pinger (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin), women's golfers Sarah Bires (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) Sarah Ryan (Harrison, Ohio/William Harrison) and Sarah Stamper (Covington, Ky./Villa Madonna Academy), women's soccer's Kim Sykes (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore), swimmer Marcel Kleiner (Heilbronn, Germany/Hohen Staufen Gymnasium) and track athlete Abi Hamrick (Perrysburg, Ohio/Cumberland College) all earned 4.0 GPA's during the winter.
A total of 204 student-athletes from UC's 17 sports were named to either the Bearcat or the Topcat Honor Roll. To qualify for the Bearcat Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have earned a grade point average between 3.0 and 3.49 for the quarter, while Topcat honorees must maintain between a 3.5 and a 4.0 GPA.
Scholar Athletes of the Quarter
Baseball Evan Sanford R-Fr. College of Business
Men's Basketball Scott Benken Sr. Pharmacy College of Education
Women's Basketball Jill Stephens Fr. College of Allied Health Sciences
Men's Cross Country Rick King Fr. College of Engineering
Women's Cross Country Karen Berling Sr. College of Education
Football Bill Poland Jr. College of Business
Men's Golf Kyle Pinger So. College of Business
Women's Golf Sarah Stamper Fr. College of Business
Rowing Sara Clayton Jr. College of Allied Health Sciences
Men's Soccer Kevin Schrand So. College of Engineering
Women's Soccer Kim Sykes Fr. College of Arts and Sciences
Men's Swimming David Gustavsson Sr. College of Business
Women's Swimming Gerdien de Jong Jr. College of Arts and Sciences
Tennis Andrea Phillips Fr. College of Arts and Sciences
Men's Track and Field Randy King Fr. College of Engineering
Women's Track and Field Nicole Waldie Fr. College of Engineering
Volleyball Myanna Hellsten Jr. College of Business
Top Female Scholar-Athlete of the Quarter
Andrea Phillips, Tennis
Top Male Scholar-Athlete of the Quarter
David Gustavsson, Swimming