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52 Malone Student-Athletes Named To GLIAC Fall Academic Teams


Malone University student-athletes were well represented when the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2013 Fall Academic Teams. To earn the distinction, student-athletes must participate in a fall sport, possess at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA), be an active member on the roster at the end of the season and have completed at least one year at their institution (cannot be a freshman or first-year transfer student) . Student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.0-3.49 were placed on the All-Academic Team while student-athletes with a GPA of 3.50-4.0 were named to the All-Academic Excellence Team.

In total, the Pioneers placed 32 student-athletes on the All-Academic Team and 20 on the All-Academic Excellence Team. Men's cross country was the most-represented Pioneer team with a total of 11 athletes receiving the distinction. Football followed closely, with ten student-athletes earning GLIAC academic honors. Women's cross country tied the men's cross-country team as the most- represented on the All-Academic Excellence Team with a total of four athletes from each team achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher.

The GLIAC will announce additional academic awards following the completion of the winter and spring seasons.

All-Academic Team (3.0-3.49 GPA)

Men's Cross Country
Gage Black JR Computer Science Norwich, CT/Norwich Free Academy
Matt Hendrix JR Integrated Language Arts Massillon, OH/Jackson
Jordan McKelley SR Exercise Science Canton, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas
Lucas Shroades JR Youth/Sports Ministries North Canton, OH/Jackson
Brandon Simmons SO Business Administration Green, OH/Green
Mike Sunseri JR Exercise Science Kings Beach, CA/Incline
Jarod Williams SR Accounting, Business Admin. Louisville, OH/Louisville

Women's Cross Country
Mattison Rankin JR Business Administration Louisville, OH/Louisville

Men's Soccer
Treg Lunger SR Exercise Science Columbiana, OH/Heartland Christian
Troy Malsky SO Nursing Canton, OH/GlenOak

Women's Soccer
Ashley Fleming SO Nursing Canal Fulton, OH/Northwest
Staci Hackett SO Early Childhood Education Wooster, OH/Wooster
Amanda Najjar SO Political Science Richfield, OH/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Natalie Rostedt SO Nursing Uniontown, OH/Lake Center Christian

Women's Tennis
Kaley Kahoun JR Nursing Perry, OH/Madison Perry

Men's Golf
Jon Clark SR Business Administration Clinton, OH/Jackson
Isaac Haver SO Intervention Specialist Fredericksburg, OH/Central Christian
Nevada Lemon SO Business Administration Ravenna, OH/Rootstown
Tyler Light SR Business Administration Massillon, OH/Perry
Connor McCaulley SR Business Administration Stow, OH/Stow-Munroe Falls
Nathan Tarter SR Sports Management Mogadore, OH/Mogadore

Volleyball
Sarah Brent SO Intervention Specialist/Early Child Ed. Monroe, MI/St. Mary's Catholic Central
Anna Hays JR Middle Childhood Education Temperance, MI/Bedford
Elizabeth Maczuzak SO Middle Childhood Education Painesville, OH/Riverside
Kimberly McCracken SR Nursing Beaver Falls, PA/Beaver County Christian

Football
Ronnie Beers SO Nursing Canal Fulton, OH/Northwest
Drew Bond JR Business Administration Mesa, AZ/Valley Christian
Travis Howe SR Sport Mgmt./Business Admin. Uniontown, OH/Archbishop Hoban
Tyler Mihalik SR Business Administration Harrisburg, NC/Hickory Ridge
Steven Niewiedzial JR Nursing Fox Lake, IL/Grant
Lepear Smith SR Exercise Science Massillon, OH/Perry
Timothy Woods JR Communication Arts Jacksonville, FL/Florida Atlantic


Academic Excellence Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)

Men's Cross Country
Nick Fresenko SR Exercise Science Louisville, OH/Louisville
Ryan Roush SO Exercise Science Canfield, OH/South Range
Andrew Trusty JR Exercise Science Sycamore, OH/Mohawk
Scott Whitaker JR Communication Arts Pittsburgh, PA/Trinity Christian

Women's Cross Country
Katie King SR Mathematics Bellefontaine, OH/Bellefontaine
Sara Polatas JR Exercise Scence North Canton, OH/Hoover
Madison Schuler JR Undecided Massillon, OH/Jackson
Emily Tomei SR Nursing Tallmadge, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary

Men's Soccer
Sam Tonelli SO Nursing Huntington Valley, OH/Orange

Women's Soccer
Leah Arnold SO Exercise Science Bath, OH/Perry
Ally Smith JR Biology Canton, OH/Perry
Emily Soricelli JR Early Childhood Education Port Saint Lucie, FL/Southeastern Univ.

Women's Tennis
Asia Harris SO Exercise Science Cuyahoga Falls, OH/Cuyahoga Valley Christian
Alexis Hill SR Biology East Liverpool, OH/American Spirit Academy
Janelle Linder JR Communication Arts Canton, OH/GlenOak

Volleyball
Katie Hasebein JR Exercise Science Painesville, OH/Riverside
Heather Papp SO Business Administration Green, OH/Green

Football
Jacob Bishop SO Exercise Science Randleman, NC/Randleman
Casey Norris JR Biology Lima, OH/Shawnee
Taylor Wilhelm SO Accounting/Business Admin. Greenwich, OH/South Central

To view the entire list of GLIAC All-Academic honorees, please visit: http://gliac.org/general_news/2013-14/GLIAC_Fall_Academic_Teams
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