LANCASTER, Pa. – Thirty-seven Ursinus College student-athletes were among the 543 who were named to the 2016 Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll for their excellence in the classroom and on the field of play. To be nominated for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.40 or higher.
Three Bears earned recognition on both the Academic Honor Roll and the all-conference team in their respective sports: Sophomore Bridget Sherry of the field hockey team and senior Erin Farrell and junior Anna Budny of the women's soccer team.
Below is the full list of Ursinus athletes who received Academic Honor Roll recognition, a group comprised of 15 sophomores, 9 juniors, and 13 seniors.
Men's Cross Country: Dylan Ammons (Sr.), Joseph Iuliucci (Jr.), Luke Schlegel (Sr.), Andrew Voyack (So.)
Women's Cross Country: Alicia Baker (Sr.), Riley Engel (So.), Brittany Gasser (So.), Sam Innes (Sr.), Gabrielle Manto (So.), Audrey Simpson (So.), Lily Talerman (Jr.)
Field Hockey: Ann Kopera (Sr.), Colleen Leahy (Sr.), Sydney Godbey (Jr.), Brooke Overly (Jr.), Bridget Sherry* (So.)
Football: Salvatore Bello (Sr.), Johnnie Cherneskie (Sr.), Kirk Cherneskie (So.), Alex Drum (Jr.), Benjamin Espenhorst (So.), Brian Meilinger (So.), Joseph Schmid (Jr.), Chase Stine (Jr.)
Men's Soccer: Ben Amaral (So.), Vince Maiorino (Sr.), Stephen Meixner (Sr.), Aaron Nelson (Sr.), Daan Slaats (So.), Tim Yarosh (So.)
Women's Soccer: Colleen Becker (So.), Anna Budny* (Jr.), Kendall Couch (Jr.), Erin Farrell* (Sr.), Lauren Verso (Sr.)
Volleyball: Sydney Gonzalez (So.), Grace LaDelfa (So.)
*Indicates that a student-athlete also earned All-CC honors