TOLEDO, OH - The University of Toledo announced today that 175 student-athletes have been named Scholar-Ballers.  To be recognized as a Scholar-Baller a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade point average of a 3.0 or higher.

An embroidered Scholar-Baller patch or a Scholar-Baller helmet sticker is presented to each Scholar-Baller.  There will be 48 football players wearing the sticker on their helmets for tomorrow night's nationally televised game vs. No. 4 Boise State at the Glass Bowl.

"We are proud of the academic accomplishments of our student-athletes who have been named Scholar-Ballers," said UT athletic director Mike O'Brien. "To have 175  student-athletes achieve this recognition is something this university can be proud of."

            Sue Irmen, UT's NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs Administrator/Academic Coordinator, said that there has been a steady increase in student-athletes meeting the 3.0 GPA criterion since the Scholar-Baller program began at UT in 2007.

            "In 2007 we had 110 student-athletes qualify as Scholar-Ballers," said Irmen.  "In 2008 the number was 125, then 158 in 2009, 160 last year, and now we have 175 as we enter the 2011-2012 academic year.  It's very gratifying to see the efforts of our student-athletes in the classroom pay off in such a significant way."

In 2007, UT's Student-Athlete Affairs program formed a partnership with Scholar-Baller, a national organization which honors student-athletes for their accomplishments on and off the field. The partnership falls under the UT NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs Commitment to Academics.

2011-12 Toledo Scholar-Ballers

Baseball

Joseph Corfman

Matthew Delewski

Anthony DeMarco

Trever Gast

Tyler Grogg

Benjamin Hammer

Daniel Kelbach

Matt Kuna

Mark Lapikas

Jared Locke

James Miglin

Andy Mix

Jacob North

Alex Radon

Lincoln Rassi

Ryan Wilkinson

Men's Basketball

Julius Brown

DeLino Dear

Ryan Majerle

AJ Mathew

Rian Pearson

Richard Wonnell

Women's Basketball

Ana Capotosto

Taylor Carver

Courtney Ingersoll

Haylie Linn

Riley McCormick

Stephanie Recker

Yolanda Richardson

Naama Shafir

Men's Cross Country

Jacob Barnes

Nicholas Brenner

Trevin Flickinger

Jake Kasperski

David Moore

Louis Szilagyi

Women's Cross Country

Lei Bornhorst

Lyndie Brown

Liza Cholin

Samantha Condron

Hannah Evans

Alexandera Fisher

Richelle Gray

Emma Kertesz

Elizabeth Lemon

Amanda Mannon

Jessica Phillips

Kristal Studer

Megan Vogelsong

Megan Wright

Football

Derek Batt

Ray Bush

Kyle Cameron

Erik Carlson

Ryan Casano

James Datz

James Davidson

Jeremiah Detmer

Christian Dukes

Jacob Dunbar

Jayrone Elliott

Viadimir Emilien

Fadi Farha

Olatunji Fatinikun

Ryan Gannon

Gabriel Gilbert

James Gordon

Ethan Kagy

Henry Keighley

Zachary Kerin

Noah Key

Colby Kratch

Andrew Lindeman

Greg Mancz

Mark Mattraw

Colin McHugh

Graham Miller

Daniel Molls

Jeffery Myers

Chase Nelson

Eddie Norrils

Collin Perchinske

Benjamin Pike

Malcolm Riley

Zachary Rosenbauer

Claytin Simpkins

Mark Singer

Christian Smith

Corey Smith

Jared Strait

Andre Sturdivant

Johnion Sylvester

Mike Vandermeulen

Trent Voss

Matthew Wall

Kishon Wilcher

Ethan Wirth

Paul Wisniewski

Men's Golf

Matt Fuller

Nathan Gonring

Oliver Holtsberry

Women's Golf

Megan Carroll

Kathryn Hoops

Allison Schultz

Soccer

Megan Blake

Kelsey Borowitz

Molly Cantwell

Danielle Case

Natalia Gaitan

Nicole Gyurgyik

Rachael Kravitz

Kristen Lynn

Kristen Mattei

Jaimie Morsillo

Alyssa Niese

Anastasia Reynolds

Rebecca Rhodes

Ashley Ross

Blair Sorg

Victoria Traven

Emily Tustin

Softball

Lani Ernst

Brooke Gates

Rebecca Heimbigner

Kattie Palmer

Melissa Rons

Morgan Smith

Jennifer Solanics

Jillian Spink

Lindsey Tobias

Women's Swimming/Diving

Laura Benevento

Kristen Clemmons

Ellen Dzierzak

Meredith Gibbon

Carly Harter

Rachel Johnson

Claire Leichty

Christina Noens

Kristine Richart

Nicole Schropp

Kirsten Smith

Louise Smyth

Kirstin Stark

Gillian Staudt

Kayla Wiemers

Leslee Winfield

Men's Tennis

Benjamin Brocker

Mircea Dimofte

Bryant Dudzik

Leo Sarria

Terrance Weigand

Women's Tennis

Kelsey Anonsen

Amanda Border

Christine Coffman

Women's Track/Field

Kaitlynne Bollin

Ashley Clarke

Yuhong Fu

Huijun Jing

Ganesha Johnson

Shawna Johnson

Ksenia Kriatchkova

Nicole Macut

Ashley Phillips

Julie Snyder

Volleyball

Bailey Blank

Amber DeWeerdt

Dakota Harkins

Bethany Irwin

Jordan Kielty

Cassie Kleespies

Sondra Parys

McCall Paynter

Adria Pryor

Lauren Rafdal

Rebecca Reidy

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