Swimming Teams Post Stellar Grades in Spring Semester
5/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Swimming Teams Post Stellar Grades in Spring Semester
5/8/2003
PITTSBURGH ? After continued success in the pool this spring, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams put the finishing touches on their classwork, posting stellar grades this past semester.
The women's team had a cumulative grade point average of 3.24 with 21 of the team's 29 members earning a 3.0 or above. The men's team had a cumulative GPA of 2.95 and 18 of the team's 28 athletes earned a 3.0 or above. In all, over two-thirds (39 of 57, 68.4 percent) of the Panthers' swimming and diving teams reached the 3.0 mark.
There were three perfect GPAs in the spring, including seniors Julia Carolan (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) and Lacey Hlavka (Fairfax Station, Va./Hayfield) and junior Eric Limkemann (New Haven, Ind./Woodlan).
The men's swimming and diving team won its seventh consecutive Big East title in February, while the women's team broke numerous school records and showed marked improvement in every area.
Swimming and Diving athletes that achieved at least a 3.0 in the spring semester:
Julia Carolan (SR, 4.00), Lacey Hlavka (SR, 4.00), Eric Limkemann (JR, 4.00), Kate Butrie (FR, 3.95), Kelli Tielking (JR, 3.77), Michael Grube (SR, 3.75), Sarah Grant (JR, 3.73), Kelli Krallman (FR, 3.73), Kristin Criner (FR, 3.70), Raymond Brush (SR, 3.69), Troy Kaczorowski (FR, 3.65), Chad White (FR, 3.65), Carolyne Savini (JR, 3.63), Rubi Cisneros (SR, 3.60), Kristin Swoyer (SO, 3.57), Jennifer Koch (SO, 3.50), Brian Bonczek (SO, 3.45), Kevin Bast (SO, 3.44), Emily Colley (SR, 3.40), Jenny Livingstone (JR, 3.39), Whitney Severino (FR, 3.39), Courtney Budd (FR, 3.38), Adam Webber (JR, 3.37), Dennis Nemtsanov (FR, 3.34), Amy Miteff (FR, 3.32), Michael Hand (SO, 3.30), Darryl Washington (FR, 3.25), Nicole Ebert (FR, 3.20), Chris Ippoliti (FR, 3.17), Richard Grinstead (SO, 3.16), Jason Miller (FR, 3.11), Matthew Weiser (FR, 3.07), Ryan Redman (JR, 3.06), Matthew Schwartz (JR, 3.06), Mary Ann McCauley (FR, 3.04), Matthew Erdosy (FR, 3.02), Hannes Kohnke (SO, 3.02), Rebecca Mrljak (FR, 3.01), and Kelly Redcay (FR, 3.00).