44 Franklin Pierce
Student-Athletes Named to
NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
15 earn both Gold & Silver Scholar status, 14 earn Bronze Scholar honors

RINDGE, N.H. (July 10, 2008) – 44 Franklin Pierce University student-athletes have been named to the Northeast-10 Conference’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2007-08 academic year. The 44 Ravens were among a Conference-record 756 student-athletes league-wide named to the Honor Roll in an announcement today by the Conference office and new commissioner, Julie Ruppert.

            The Commissioner’s Honor Roll is determined and submitted by each institution’s Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR). The annual award recognizes student-athletes at each of the league’s 15 institutions for their success in the classroom.

“It is with great admiration that I congratulate our student-athletes on their accomplishments and success in the classroom during the academic year,” said Ruppert. “The Northeast-10 takes great pride in the academic excellence of our student-athletes and I applaud them for their accomplishments in the classroom as well as being able to dedicate themselves to their respective sport.”

The Honor Roll includes a gold, silver and bronze scholar athlete list. Each Gold Scholar finished in the top five percent for grade point average among student-athletes at their institution, respectively. Silver Scholars finished in the top six through ten percent and Bronze Scholars placed among the top 11 through 15 percent.

Among Franklin Pierce’s 44 honorees are nine from the NCAA Division II National Runner-up women’s soccer team, five each from women’s basketball, tennis and men’s ice hockey, four from the National Champion men’s soccer team, women’s cross country and men’s golf, three from softball and field hockey, two from volleyball and one each from baseball and men’s basketball.

Featured among the Raven honorees are All-Americans Rachel Smith (Chichester, N.H./Bible Baptist School (Pa.) and Angelika Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden), from the women’s soccer team, and Richard Burns Senior Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Elizabeth Ellis (Turner, Maine/Leavitt) from the field hockey program.

“I applaud the dedication and commitment these young men and women have exhibited to their academics over the past year,” said Bruce Kirsh, Vice President & Director of Athletics at Franklin Pierce. “Our faculty and coaching staff takes great pride in this honor as well, and I personally thank them for their commitment to the University’s academic mission.” 

Franklin Pierce Commissioner’s Honor Roll members are:

GOLD SCHOLARS:
Cynthia Gaudet (Coventry, R.I./LaSalle Academy), Fr., Women’s Basketball
Angelika Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden), Fr., Women’s Soccer
Michelle Santos (E. Hartford, Conn./Conn. Int’l Baccalaureate Acad.), Fr., W. Soccer
Emily Griffin (Leominster, Mass./Leominster), Fr., Softball
Joshua Lupinek (East Haddam, Conn./Nathan Hale-Ray), Jr., Golf/Ice Hockey
Jenna Hunt (Winchendon, Mass./Murdock), So., Softball
Sean Woodring (Rogue River, Ore./ Rogue River), Fr., Ice Hockey
Alexis Auffray (Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Central), So., Women’s Basketball
Johan Torstensson (Falköping, Sweden), Fr., Men’s Soccer
Elizabeth Ellis (Turner, Maine/Leavitt), Sr., Field Hockey
Brittany Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East), Jr., Women’s Soccer
Rachel Kimball (Schenectady, N.Y./Monohasen), So., Women’s Basketball
Philip LaBreck (Thornton, N.H./ John Stark Regional), So., Ice Hockey
Monica Lavertu (Berlin, N.H./Berlin), So., Women’s Tennis
Rachel Smith (Chichester, N.H./Bible Baptist School (Pa.), So., Women’s Soccer

SILVER SCHOLARS:  
Myles Mourneault (Madawaska, Maine/Madawaska), Jr., Men’s Soccer
Samantha Newman (Belgrade, Maine/Messalonskee), So., Field Hockey
Coursen Schneider (Stony Point, N.Y./Avon Old Farms), Jr., Ice Hockey
Toby Martin (Wayne, Maine/Maranacook), Jr., Women’s Basketball
Matthijs Eppinga (Drachten, The Netherlands), So., Men’s Soccer
Tristan Shields (Mason, N.H./St. Bernard's), Jr., Men’s Basketball
Daniel Melville (Hudson, N.H./Alvirne), Fr., Men’s Soccer
Kathleen Judge (Lowell, Mass./Lowell Catholic), Jr., Women’s Tennis
Laura Stockdale (Sunderland, England), Sr., Women’s Soccer
Jessica Hathaway (Cooperstown, N.Y/Edmeston Central), So., Women’s Cross Country
Charlotte Farber (New York, N.Y./Churchill School), Jr., Women’s Cross Country
Snezana Stojkovic (Vitojevci, Serbia), Fr., Women’s Soccer
Kurt Krull (Leicester, Mass./St. John's), So., Golf
Chelsie Kohout (Harrison Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse), Fr., Volleyball
Kristen Tracy (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Walter Panas), So., Softball

BRONZE SCHOLARS:
Francesca Santoro (Medford, Mass./Medford), Jr., Women’s Tennis/Cross Country
Misty Start (Thomaston, Maine/Georges Valley), Fr., Women’s Tennis
Meghan Flynn (Nashua, N.H./Nashua), So., Women’s Soccer
Melissa Hagmire (Livonia, N.Y./Livonia), Jr., Women’s Soccer
Craig Jasinski (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford), Sr., Golf
Kristen Sheridan (Auburn, N.H./Manchester Memorial), So., Women’s Cross Country
Corey Dunn (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Comsewogue), Jr., Golf
Mariana Zahora (New Ringgold, Pa./Tamaqua), So., Women’s Tennis
Tevis Hannington (Canton, Mass./Notre Dame Academy), Fr., Field Hockey
Ann Foley (Foxboro, Mass./Rockland), Jr., Women’s Soccer
Sean Carroll (Highlands Ranch, Colo./ Thunder Ridge), Fr., Ice Hockey
Erika Takegawa (Fukuoka, Japan), Fr., Volleyball
Ryan Copp (Cumberland, Maine/Greely), Jr., Baseball
Vanessa Power (Mildura, Australia), Jr., Women’s Basketball