Charger Athletics 2007 Banquet

The 2007 UAH Chargers Athletics Banquet was held Wednesday, April 25th at the Von Braun Center, North Hall. The Charger family celebrated another successful year of sports.

Associate Director of Athletics Antoine Bell presided over the event. Among the distinguished list of awards presenters was UAH President Dr. Frank Franz, Director of Athletics Jim Harris, Associate Director of Athletics Michael Altman, Senior Woman Administrator Sheila Ray, Director of Compliance Julie Woltjen, Faculty Athletics Representative Brent Wren and Director of Athletics Promotions Gary Ward.

Dr. Franz was given special recognition in his final visit to the banquet. Also, former Charger supporter Earl Jacoby, who passed away back in the fall, was remembered. It was announced that the annual UAH Cross Country meet will be named the Earl Jacoby Invitational.

Several honors were bestowed during the festive occasion. Below is the complete listing of award winners.

Senior Stephanie Pinto (Softball) was the recipient of the coveted President's Award. The President's Award is the department's most prestigious honor for those athletes who have completed their eligibility and includes a $1,000 scholarship for additional studies at UAH. It is presented to the athlete who has combined outstanding performance in athletics with academic success and volunteer work in the community throughout their athletic career at UAH.

Senior Kristin Fabick (Women's Soccer) received the Scholar-Athlete Award. The Scholar Athlete Award is awarded to the student-athlete with the highest grade point average among all intercollegiate teams at UAH who has completed a minimum of 80 hours of course work at UAH.

Sophomore Erin Zellers (Cross Country/Track and Field) was the recipient of the Pamela Mitchell Memorial Scholarship Award. The award is presented annually to the top two returning female student-athletes who have combined the best elements of mind and body to achieve distinction for her achievements, and promises to be a future leader in her chosen field.

In addition to the departmental superlatives, 102 Chargers were named Scholar-Athletes. Thirteen student-athletes received the Gold Scholar Award. The Gold Award goes to student-athletes with GPA's of 3.8 and above. Twenty-four athletes received the Silver Award for holding GPA's between 3.50 and 3.79, while 65 Chargers earned Bronze Awards for having GPA's between 3.0 and 3.49.

Here is the listing of academic award winners in each group.

Gold (4.0 - 3.8 GPA)

Tye Abell, Baseball
Lauren Burns, Soccer
Amy Coleman, Soccer
Emma Dean, Cross Country and Track
Kristen Fabick, Soccer
Kyle Fraser, Soccer
Derek Johnston, Basketball
Tami Lawrence, Cross Country and Track
Kelly McAlear, Soccer
Devin Newman, Soccer
Daniel Smith, Track and Field
Caroline Weatherly, Softball
Joshua Yost, Basketball

Silver (3.79 - 3.5 GPA)

Kristin Bramlett, Volleyball
Jordan Brewer, Basketball
Kyle Dyar, Track and Field
Mireia Fernandez, Tennis
Stephanie Gehlhausen, Basketball
Abby Hand, Basketball
Craig Handrich, Soccer
Caitlin Heider, Cross Country and Track
Jenny Hess, Softball
John Holley, Baseball
Abby Jones, Soccer
Eddie Kiessling, Cross Country and Track
Zachary Koch, Cross Country and Track
Andrea Kruszka, Cross Country and Track
A.J. Larivee, Hockey
Thomas Longyear, Baseball
Johnathan McKay, Baseball
Geoffrey Merry, Soccer
Christy Moore, Softball
Joshua Murray, Hockey
Davide Nicoletti, Hockey
Anna Parker, Softball
Ashley Plier, Softball
Stephen Speciale, Baseball

Bronze (3.49 - 3.0 GPA)

Yngrid Alviz, Tennis
Shannon Anderson, Baseball
Shaun Arvai, Hockey
Andrew Beach, Baseball
Jack Beckham, Track and Field
Melanie Beddingfield, Basketball
Ori Ben-Shalom, Soccer
Ina Wam Bjorklid, Soccer
Srdjan Boskovic, Basketball
Chase Brewington, Baseball
Candice Burch, Tennis
Katelin Campione, Soccer
Stephen Canter, Hockey
Courtney Carrington, Softball
Kael Coleman, Basketball
Whitney Corder, Volleyball and Softball
Guilherme Dantas, Soccer
Kimberly Davey, Soccer
Amir Deylami, Soccer
Tyler Dunaway, Basketball
Joseph Dunlap, Baseball
Jordan Erickson, Hockey
Emily Harden, Cross Country and Track
Amy Harris, Softball
Anna Hite, Basketball
Corbin Holland, Baseball
Jessica Huckabee, Volleyball
Courtney Hudson, Softball
Andre Ipince, Tennis
Elliott Jones, Basketball
Natalie Katsikas, Volleyball
Adam Keenum, Baseball
Jillian Koch, Cross Country and Track
Yuki Kurihara, Volleyball
Brandon Mader, Cross Country and Track 
Benjamin Troy Maney, Hockey
Lauren Massey, Soccer
Alex Methvin, Cross Country and Track
Travis Morris, Soccer
Kevin Morrison, Hockey
Marc Narduzzi, Hockey
Christina Peoples, Track and Field
Mar Piernavieja, Tennis
Stephanie Pinto, Softball
Shannon Polkowski, Volleyball
Kristina Prater, Softball
Justin Pruitt, Cross Country and Track
William Rodgers, Track and Field
Anne Rush, Cross Country and Track
Daniel Saint, Track and Field
Mike Salekin, Hockey
Devin Schleif, Soccer
Grant Selinger, Hockey
Jason Smith, Basketball
Meghan Smith, Track and Field
Emily Taylor, Tennis
Mark Temple, Cross Country and Track
Brandon Tucker, Basketball
Mark Ullom, Cross Country and Track
Kristen Wengert, Volleyball
Stacy Wetmore, Tennis
Jacob Wray, Baseball
Daniel Wright, Soccer
Brandon York, Cross Country and Track
Erin Zellers, Cross Country and Track