Jan. 24, 2006

CHICAGO - Fifty-two Loyola University Chicago student-athletes were placed on the 2005 Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll, the conference announced today. Butler was tops on the list with 78 student-athletes selected to the honor roll, followed by UW-Milwaukee (69), UW-Green Bay (58), Wright State (58), Youngstown State (58), Detroit (53), Loyola, Cleveland State (44) and UIC (44).

20 members of the LU men's and women's soccer teams were honored to lead all LU sport teams, while 30 student-athletes on the list were honored on the League's 2005 Spring Academic Honor Roll.

To qualify for the Academic Honor Roll, candidates need to meet three criteria: 1.) participate in at least one of the 19 League-sponsored sports; 2.) must have completed three semesters (four quarters on the quarter system) as a full-time student at the same member institution; and 3.) must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 as of Dec. 31, 2005.

Below is the list of Loyola honorees by sport:

Men's Basketball
Tom Levin

Women's Basketball
Marquise Hanser
Mandy Mennella
Emily Ponder
Jenna Real

Men's Golf
Aaron Harter
Matt Krummel
Women's Golf
Melissa Allen
Michelle Puch

Men's Soccer
Tim Baldes
Tony DeLuca
Javier Lopez
Joe Nierzwicki
Brian Sisson
Eric Spiess
Lee Zarzecki
Markian Zyga

Women's Soccer
Mary Dale
Katie Heidenreich
Laura Heidenreich
Julie Kenkel
Heather Lau
Amy Lomas
Emily Peick
Danielle Persiano
Anne Sommer
Lauren Sommer
Amanda Ward
Jamie Wasielewski

Softball
Beth Florina
Katerina Krause
Trish Oberhaus
Nora Schober

Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Dan Bird
Sean Conroy
Ryan Ferros
Michael Jagmin
Andrew McQuillan
Kyle Meyers
Marcus Myrick
Andy Sbertoli
Chad Tredway

Women's Track and Field/Cross Country
Amanda Domich
Sara DeMars
Marcia Faustin
Rachel Hansen
Briana Kennett
Maurecca Lambert
Celia Santi

Volleyball
Ann Deelo
Sarah Elmer
Jennifer White