TicketsJan. 26, 2007
| Marcel Kleiner is the Male Scholar Athlete of the Fall Quarter. |
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CINCINNATI, Ohio--University of Cincinnati swimmer Marcel Kleiner (Heilbronn, Germany/Hohen Staufen Gymnasium) and women's basketball player Jill Stephens (Mineral Wells, W.Va./Parkersburg South) have been named the athletics department's top scholar-athletes of the fall 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 Kleiner and Stephens, cross country runners Brian Berling (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder), Jennifer Hannen (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek), Nichole Leslie (Huron, Ohio/Perkins) and Scott Mindel (Ballston Lake, N.Y./Shenendowa), football players Digger Bujnoch (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) and Bill Poland (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder), golfers Sarah Bires (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) and Katelyn Hiller (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley), rowers Abby Beach (Dayton, Ohio/Stivers), Andrea Hedlund (Perrysburg, Ohio/Anthony Wayne) and Brianna McSemek (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood), men's soccer player Kevin Schrand (Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota West), women's soccer players Gigi Ernst (Plain City, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) and Kim Sykes (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore), women's swimmer Kristen Funk (Cambridge, Ohio/Cambridge), track and field participants Karen Berling (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton), Courtney Hentz (Erlanger, Ky./St. Henry), Jake Richards (Hamilton, Ohio/Ross) and Ashley Wilhelm (St. Leon, Ind./East Central) and volleyball player Jenny Custer (Colorado Springs, Colo./Doherty) all earned 4.0 GPA's during the spring.
A total of 268 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 So. College of Business
Men's Basketball Marcus Sikes Jr. College of Arts and Sciences
Women's Basketball Jill Stephens So. College of Allied Health Sciences
Men's Cross Country Scott Mindel So. College of Engineering
Women's Cross Country Nichole Leslie Jr. College of Allied Health Sciences
Football Bill Poland Sr. College of Business
Men's Golf Joe Young Sr. College of Applied Science
Women's Golf Katelyn Hiller Fr. College of Business
Rowing Abby Beach Sr. College of Arts and Sciences
Men's Soccer Kevin Schrand Jr. College of Engineering
Women's Soccer Gigi Ernst Jr. College of Business
Men's Swimming Marcel Kleiner Jr. College of Business
Women's Swimming Kristen Funk Sr. College of Allied Health Sciences
Tennis Hannah Hinton Sr. College of Arts and Sciences
Men's Track and Field Scott Maze Sr. College of Business
Women's Track and Field Jennifer Hannen Jr. College of Engineering
Volleyball Jenny Custer Jr. College of Arts and Sciences
Top Female Scholar-Athlete of the Quarter
Jill Stephens, Basketball
Top Male Scholar-Athlete of the Quarter
Marcel Kleiner, Swimming