February 29, 2000

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville Athletic Department will honor more than 200 student-athletes who achieved a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the 1999 fall academic semester.

"It's a privilege for me to honor these special individuals," said Director of Athletics Tom Jurich. "Nearly one-half of our student-athletes showed they not only perform at high levels in their respective sports but in the classroom as well."

The honorees will be recognized during halftime ceremonies of the Cardinals' home basketball game versus South Florida tonight at 7:30 p.m.

The honorees are:

Baseball: Matt Baldwin, Keith Barton, Brian Bentley, Antonio Castellvi, Logan Fuller, Michael Gardner, Matt Jarboe, Mark Jurich, Brad Mattingly, Rob Partin, Todd Raithel, Kyle Rajsich, Curtis Sapp, Sean Sterner, Denny Williams.

Women's Basketball: Janelle Antoine, Alison Bass, Carol Brown, Jenny Knight, Amanda Peters, Katie Smith.

Men's Basketball: Reece Gaines, Jeff McKinley, Andres Rodriguez, Hajj Turner.

Field Hockey: Allison Barkley, Keri Beckhorn, Jennifer Clippinger, Jennifer Felker, Joanie Frame, Tonya Harrison, Amanda Milliner, Sarah Ross, Susan Sattazahn, Heather Slider, Shelby Summers, Jennifer Welgosh.

Football: Gerry Ahrens, Jeff Brunelli, Jeremy Collins, Rob Eble, Mark Grivna, D.J. Kamer, Joe O'Shaughnessy, Ariel Rodriguez, Matt Sexton, Nate Smith, Dewayne Taylor, Wade Tydlacka, Steve Veeneman, Jason Weathers.

Women's Golf: Erin Bell, Lesie Clark, Jessica Kell, Katherine Mowat, Cindy Pasechnik, Alison Wright.

Men's Golf: Danny Baron, Matthew Gade, Steven Hassett, Ryan Hurley, Daniel Skaggs, Grant Sturgeon.

Rowing: Ashley Brown, Sheila Cornelius, Anna Dotson, Kelly Drescher, Michelle Fendrick, Jamie Frerman, Alison Grady, Mona Musa, Amy Nord, Kate O'Bryan, Miranda Rodgers, Ashley Salem, Laura Scherberger, Beth Toner, Courtney Wheeler.

Women's Soccer: Jody Boss, Brittany Brindley, Dana Elder, Jordan Fredriksen, Jeanna Gandolfo, Amber Jolley, Lynda Keeton, Elizabeth Nelson, Meg Shivley, Jamie Varianides, Michelle Wilcox.

Men's Soccer: James Ciccarello, Brad Devilbiss, Shawn Faria, Tory Harris, Stuart Langrish, Kirk Latibeaudiere, Neil Mahoney, Justin Prather, Goran Yabar.

Softball: Keola Calderon, Shae Dobina, Lisa McMillan, Jessica Rak, Nicole Sparks.

Swimming and Diving: Karen Annear, Stephanie Basler, Matt Bentley, Jennifer Bergant, Katie Collins, Catherine Dievendorf, Stephanie George, Angela Hong, Nils Lofgren, Brian Lucius, Tom Manchak, Michelle Means, Joseph Mittel, Brooke Morgan, Duygu Senkal, Ronna Tackett, Amanda Tobias, Tara Tokarczyk, Wendy Wallace, Sevket Yapar.

Women's Tennis: Melissa Farmer, Kelly Ford, Beckett Hoyt, Kelly Kiehna, Katie McLaughlin, Kelly-Marie Miller, Melisa Sanmartin, Kelly Whitler.

Men's Tennis: Marek Blaskovic, Oliver Cantrell, Paulo Carvalho,, Tvrtko Kujundzic, Brent McCombe, Scott Schutzman, Alex Sivertsen.

Cross Country/Track and Field: Daniel Barczak, Carrie Besser, Mark Biros, Jen Carlsen, Alicia Cavender, Kelly Faber, Tim Franxman, Melissa Gale, Delicia Haynes, Mike Horan, Marea Ingwerson, Nicole Koenig, Mindy Martin, Marion McDonald, Brad Roach, Terry Smith, Joe Swiderski, Kelly Thornton, John Wawrysh, Trish Young.

Volleyball: Lesley Drury, Sarah Drury, Sherry Hurley, Dalela Ivory, Melissa Karrer, Katie King, Kelly McClain, Stacey Mercer, Carmen Noltemeyer, Sonja Percan, Emily Roberson, Anastasia Zaitseva.

Ladybirds: Kristen Cunningham, Jennifer Donahue, Kathryn Gresham, Christen Kinnett, Shannon Lowery, Alonna Sitter, Gwen Stark, Lynsey Stewart, Suanna Thomas.

Cheerleaders: Elizabeth Brashear, Lindsay Brzozka, Sara Byrd, Karen Catron, Cynthia Edlin, Tracy Fee, Lynley Flener, Elizabeth Francke, Ryan Johnson, Abby Jones, Steve Jones, Laura Jordan, Eugene Kennedy, Dusty Lee, Megan Mannion, Jessica Nowlin, Leslie Radler, Amy Tsai, Katherine Wells.

Student Managers and Trainers: Nikki Boyd, Kelly Buckles, Jenny Frankel, Bethany Hayes, Danielle Krebs, Kelly Melton, April Richardson, Celeste Rowe, Deanne Rowe, Matt Chanda, Tony Doninger, Frank Doninger, Josh Eberenz, Kevin Stokes, David Wilson.