The Wilkes University athletic department had 29 student-athletes make the Middle Atlantic Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll for their performance in the classroom.
The honor roll comprises those student-athletes of sophomore class standing or higher who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher and completed the playing season in good standing.
On the baseball team, 10 Colonels made the Academic Honor Roll, including
Matt Ruch (Dallas, Pa./Holy Redeemer ),
Scott Skammer (Dallas, PA/Dallas),
Phil Leid (Denver, PA/Cocalico),
Mike Brennan (New Ringold, Pa./Marian Catholic),
Joe Dantas (Reading, Pa./Fleetwood),
Rich Cosgrove (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Myers H.S.),
Corey Martin (Central Islip, NY/St. Anthony's),
Trevin Jaggars (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale), Jame DeRe and
Mike Olerta (Springfield, Va./Robert E. Lee ).
The men's tennis team had four individuals make the honor roll in
Jeremy Nolt (Bloomsburg/Central Columbia),
Jefferson Bohan (Danville/Danville),
Clarke Freeman (York, PA/Central York) and
Wes McCollum (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin).
The softball team was represented by
Laura Gonzales (Mount Bethel, Pa./Bangor Area), Lindsey Behrenshausen,
Maureen Pelot (Kirkville, N.Y./Chittenango),
Megan Gershey (Lake Ariel, Pa./Western Wayne),
Gina Stefanelli (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Meyers) and
Abbey Agresti (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin East).
Two women's lacrosse players made the Academic Honor Roll,
Amanda Tilley (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) and
Caitlin Jordan (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall).
While seven women's tennis players were honored, those being
Amanda Holyk (Scranton, PA/Scranton Prep),
Anna Mitchell (Montclair, NJ/Montclair),
Xiaoqiao Zhang (Zhengzhou City, China/Warren Hills (N.J.)),
Rebekah Shanaman (Richland, PA/ELCO),
Michelle Knight (Roaming Shores, OH/Trinity),
Victoria Bybel (Lancaster/Lancaster Mennonite) and Katrina Lynn.