UC Names Winter Scholar-Athletes of the Quarter

UC Names Winter Scholar-Athletes of the QuarterUC Names Winter Scholar-Athletes of the Quarter

May 3, 2010

CINCINNATI ­- University of Cincinnati baseball player Brian Garman (Wapakoneta, Ohio/Wapakoneta) and women's swimmer Elinore de Jong (Bussum, Netherlands/Goois Lyceum) have been named the Department of Athletics top scholar-athletes of the winter quarter after both individuals earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages (GPA).

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 just outside the Nancy Hamant Academic Center on the fifth floor of the Richard E. Lindner Center.

In addition to Garman and de Jong, cross country runners Brian Berling (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder), Tamara Masters (Sylvania, Ohio/Northview), football player J.K. Schaffer (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle), lacrosse player Jen Mott (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore), men's swimmer Nicholas Saul (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon), tennis player Kseniya Slynko (Odessa, Ukraine/ Odessa), track and field athletes Jason Berling (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder), Ashley Arnold (Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne), Boudine Bouma (Purmerend, The Netherlands/DaVinci College), all earned 4.0 GPAs during the winter quarter.

A total of 239 student-athletes 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

Sport Student-Athlete Class Major
Baseball Brian Garman Sr. Criminal Justice
Men's Basketball Lance Stephenson Fr. Exploratory Studies
Women's Basketball Stephanie Stevens Sr. Special Education
Men's Cross Country Brian Berling Jr. Secondary Education
Women's Cross Country Tamara Masters Sr. Biomedical Engineering
Football J.K. Schaffer Jr. Psychology
Men's Golf Kurt Harris So. Finance
Women's Golf Bambee Del Paz Jr. Industrial Management
Lacrosse Jen Mott Sr. Secondary Education
Men's Soccer Austin Cook Rs-So. International Business
Women's Soccer Kaylee Dakers Fr. Health Sciences
Men's Swimming Nick Saul Sr. Electronic Media
Women's Swimming Elinore de Jong Sr. Physics
Tennis Kseniya Slynko Jr. Economics
Men's Track and Field Jason Berling Jr. Criminal Justice
Women's Track and Field Boudine Bouma Sr. Operations Management
Volleyball Stephanie Niemer Jr. Marketing


Top Female Scholar-Athlete of the Quarter
Elinore de Jong, Women's Swimming

Top Male Scholar-Athlete of the Quarter
Brian Garman, Baseball