Green Wave Student-Athletes Excel in the Classroom - Tulane University Athletics (2024)

June 4, 2004

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Tulane placed 127 student-athletes on the Conference USA Honor Roll for 2003-04, highlighting the most recent academic achievements for Tulane student-athletes and reinforcing the University's commitment to a model athletics program.

In addition, senior Birka Wicke from the Tulane women's track and field team was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team. Wicke was a Second Team selection after posting a 3.87 cumulative grade-point average as a double major in math and environmental studies.

Of the 127 Tulane students on the C-USA Academic Honor Roll, 15 earned the prestigious Commissioner's Academic Medal indicative of a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or above. To make the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must post a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale for that academic year.

The Green Wave women's soccer team led the way for Tulane with 22 representatives on the C-USA Academic Honor Roll, an amazing 81 percent of coach Betsy Anderson's 27 team members. Tulane won a school record 11 games and reached the semifinals of the Conference USA Tournament for the first time in school history in the fall.

"Over the past three years, we have always stressed academics," Anderson said. "When our freshmen arrive, they know from the start that academic performance is a high priority. Our standards have increased in the classroom and on the field and it has paid off with these impressive grades and a school-record for victories. A Tulane education is a great opportunity and we expect our student-athletes to take full advantage of that."

The Wave baseball and football teams each placed 16 student-athletes on the Honor Roll. Coach Daniella Irle's first-year women's swimming program had 10 of its 15 swimmers post 3.0's or better.

On the list of Academic Medal winners were five members of Coach Heather Van Norman's women's track and field team, while Coach Tom Shaw's men's golf team had four members record 3.75 grade-point averages or better. Tulane's Conference USA Academic Honor Roll Selections
Baseball
Matthew Barket
Joey Charron
Greg Dini
Ricky Fairchild
Matt Goebel
Brandon Gomes
*Mark Hamilton
Daniel Latham
Scott Madden
Tommy Manzella
Billy Mohl
Edward Reedy
Nathan Southard
Philip Stringer
Robert Whitman
Chris Worster

Men's Basketball
Marc Siegel

Women's Basketball
Jessica Carroll
Jami Montagnino
Tymeka Moore
Kelly Nadeau

Men's Cross Country
Phillip Aagaard
Ryan Gallagher
*Brett Guy
*Luke Hooper
Michael Moore

Football
Aryan Barto
Ray Boudreaux
Anthony Cannon
Nickolas Cannon
Chris Dawson
Tye Graham
Bart Grasso
Richard Irvin
Sean Lucas
Lane Macaluso
Michael Purcell
Michael Roberts
Darren Sapp
*Joseph Traina
Matthew Traina
Adam Wood

Men's Golf
*Justin Adendorff
Bill Gutkecht
*Wes Hitchco*ck
*Jeff Osborn
Kyle Ritchie
Bill Roach
*Mike Rodrigue
Chris Wheeler

Women's Golf
Liliana Alverez
Suzanne Cope
Maggie Cuningham
Carrie Farnham
Lindsay Hulwick
Carolin Landmann
Alexis Wooster

Women's Soccer
Jacque Gruber
Keisha Kennedy
Jessica Mendez
Kali Miller
Maren Miller
Megan Morey
Lindsay Morris
Makenzie Morris
Jacquelyn Obert
Brook Parker
*Lauren Peek
Leah Peterson
Toni Schlapprizzi
Mandy Schumacher
Jillian Sharp
Asia Simons
Kristen Tasca
Rachel Thompson
Jessica Traver
Kristen Warren
Lauren Whalen
Melissa Wheeler

Women's Swimming
Jen Berzinis
Elizabeth Carey
Jessica Hughes
Taylor Hughes
Nellie Langeland
Katherine McCoy
Katie McGuire
Lauren Patterson
Megan Underwood
Amanda Williams

Men's Tennis
*David Goulet
Michael Kogan
Maxime Lacroix
Hannu Piironinen
Victor Romero
MattiasWesterberg

Women's Tennis
Karen Duchin
Stephanie Franco
Nancy Kockott
Jenny Kuhn
Ana Maria Saaibi

Women's Track
Reagan Balsamo
Sarah Bumby
*Brianne Darragh
Katherine DuPont
Eva Gordon
Lisa Green
Rebecca Greenberg
Bessie Hatch
Mandy Hopper
Nicole Hutchinson
*Helmi Leppanen
Eva Lustigova
Lissie Mo
Allicia Ryan
*Nicole Sauer
Lauren Swenson
Sarah Szczerbicki
Katherine Tek
Heather Vinet
*Ellen Vollmers
*Birka Wicke

Volleyball
Katie Case
Karlyn Daly
Kelli Dickson
Iman Houston
Lindsey Norman
Sara Thorson