July 9, 2009

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - - The University of Memphis athletic department posted a 2.84 GPA among all its student-athletes during the Spring 2009 semester it was announced by Joe Luckey, Director of Athletic Academic Services, Thursday. The 2.84 department GPA marked a fourth straight season the Tigers have posted a department GPA of 2.8 or higher. Memphis had 162 student-athletes post over a 3.0 GPA, with 81 being named to the University's Dean's List and with 21 posting a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring.

Women's soccer led all teams at Memphis with a team GPA of 3.576. The men's tennis team led the way among the men's programs with a 3.48 GPA. The Tiger men's soccer program also posted a team GPA over 3.0, finishing with a 3.169.

The honorees for the Spring 2009 Tiger Academic 30 and the Tiger 3.0 club are below. The Tiger Academic 30 is made up of the top student-athlete by GPA for each varsity sport and then the next-highest GPAs until there are 30 honorees on the list.

Tiger Academic 30 (Spring 2009)
Ryan Holland, Baseball *
Chris Newsom, Baseball *
Chance McGrady, Men's Basketball
Ashley Thornton, Women's Basketball
Curtis Gibbs, Men's Cross Country/Track *
Inger Froysedal, Women's Track *
Matt Reagan, Football *
Stefan Erdedi, Men's Golf
Kathleen Glavin, Women's Golf
Marissa Steen, Women's Golf
Andrew Hahn, Rifle
Parker Duncan, Men's Soccer
Kelsey Bakker, Women's Soccer *
Carly Bykerk, Women's Soccer *
Victoria Dalton, Women's Soccer *
Tarah Kerr, Women's Soccer *
Kate Murphy, Women's Soccer *
Kelsey Robson, Women's Soccer *
Leila Dolfo, Softball *
Lyndsey Sterling, Softball *
Benedikt Fischer, Men's Tennis *
Michael Gaerthoeffner, Men's Tennis *
Robyn Jones, Women's Tennis *
Christine Bach, Volleyball *
Altrese Hawkins, Volleyball *
Becky Shaffer, Volleyball *
Casey Sines, Volleyball *
Rick Alleman, Men's Soccer
Vendula Strnadova, Women's Soccer
Robert Sausaman, Men's Soccer
Tara Telford, Women's Soccer

Tiger 3.0 Club
Baseball
Ryan Fraser
Zach Helton
Ryan Holland
Mark Jobe
Jonathan Jones
Daniel Kaufmann
Brennon Martin
Chris Newsom
Chris Novikoff
Dane Sharp
Cole Shelton
Trey Wiedman
Duke Williams
Michael Wills
Chad Zurcher

Men's Basketball
C.J. Henry
Preston Laird
Chance McGrady
Shawn Taggart

Football
Michael Antonescu
Tyler Bass
Charlie Bryant
Michael Denning
Terrence Echols
Paul Edwards
Will Fruitt
DeRon Furr
John Griffin
Robbie Hardie
Mitch Huelsing
John McArthur
Corey Mills
Tommy Phelps
Matt Reagan
Dominik Riley
Jonathan Simpson
Jeremy Singler
Curtis Steele
Brent Sutherland
Brett Toney
Bryan Wright
Vinny Zaccario

Men's Golf
Jack Belote
Brad Benjamin
Philip Breeding
Carlson Cox
Stefan Erdedi
Parker Rush
Mark Trow

Men's Soccer
Rick Alleman
Jason Brooks
Parker Duncan
Cody Gibson
Michael Goodlett
Sean Goulding
Tripp Harkins
Thomas Hyland
Bradley Jacobs
Jordan Leedle
Jordan Lynn
Cody McCoy
Chris Porter
Robert Sausaman
Thomas Shannon
Eric Trujillo

Men's Tennis
Benedikt Fischer
Michael Gaerthoeffner
K.C. Griffin
Spencer Heflin
David Henry
Leon Nasemann
Charlie Ramsay
Jordan Smith
Jorge Vazquez

Men's Track and Field
Darius Anderson
Jacob Chapman
Jorgen Ekdahl
Aaron Evans
Curtis Gibbs
Guy Hudson
Robert Jackson
Darrell Lewis
Christian McDonald
Steffen Nerdal
Harding Zills

Women's Basketball
Shae Seagraves
Ashley Thornton
Alex Winchell

Women's Golf
Kathleen Glavin
Leslie Grabeman
Rachel Larson
Marissa Steen

Women's Softball
Lauren Carley
Kamri Chester
Leila Dolfo
Maddie McKinley
Jessica Phillips
Leigh Rowan
Kim Sirman
Lyndsey Sterling
Janelle Valle

Women's Soccer
Kelsey Bakker
Brittany Baldwin
Jordan Boyle
Carly Bykerk
Victoria Dalton
Brittany Hance
Aly Hancock
Kylie Hayes
Elizabeth Hildebrandt
Julia Ignacio
Tarah Kerr
Elise Kuhar-Pitters
Laura Laufenberg
Maggie Leone
Kate Murphy
Amanda Olszewski
Kelsey Robson
Katie Sabet
Emiko Schwab
Lizzy Simonin
Melissa Smith
Vendula Strnadova
Tara Telford
Nikki Unland

Women's Tennis
Amanda Brown
Kristin Chamberlain
Summer Irvin
Robyn Jones
Ashley Murdock
Marjorie Ondeck
Dara Toulch

Women's Track and Field
Sivan Aballi
Desiree' Blow
Whitney Bolton
Kayleigh Brown
Jasmine Darden
Inger Froysedal
Vivian Haynes
Emily Malinowski
Alanna Owens
Joslynne Serna
Marina Vojinovic

Volleyball
Christine Bach
Carolyn Baker
Sarah Chambers
Altrese Hawkins
Katlin Inglish
Kelsey Knoche
Becky Shaffer
Casey Sines
Rebekah Strickland
Rachel Theard
Lauren Thompson
Lauren Trouy
Emily Underwood

Rifle
Andrew Hahn
Kaitlyn Lee
Greg Morton
Jessica Phenis
Keegan Singleton
Amelia Stacey