Wells wins Paragon Award

For Immediate Release
June 2, 2003

USI student athletes receive
90 Academic All-GLVC awards

The University of Southern Indiana student athletes received 90 Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference awards in 15 sports for the 2003-04 year. USI's 90 awards ranks third among GLVC schools. The University of Indianapolis had the league's best total at 106.

Twelve Screaming Eagle student athletes received Academic All-GLVC awards for multiple sports. Junior Shannon Wells, the GLVC's Richard F. Paragon award winner, led the way with academic honors in both basketball and volleyball.

In women's sports, Wells was joined by senior Jenny Farmer; sophomore Casey Scheider; and freshmen Heather Cooksey, Jennifer Finch, Lydia Flora, Ashleigh Griechen, Jessica Jones, and Amy Shoemaker in women's cross country and track. In men's sports, juniors Matt Cronch and Mark Thurner and sophomore David Tyler were named Academic All-GLVC in cross country and track.

USI also had 23 student athletes earn repeat honors in their respective sports. Farmer leads all USI student athletes with seven Academic All-GLVC honors over her career in cross country and track. The 2002-03 USI award winners with four or more academic awards are senior Erin Oxendine from women's cross country; senior Brett Smith from men's golf; senior Stacy Beedie from softball; senior Jamie Carie from women's tennis; senior Kristi Kavanaugh from volleyball; and Wells from volleyball and women's basketball.

To be eligible, the student athlete must participate in a GLVC sponsored sport and have a cumulative 3.2 grade point average (GPA) or post a 3.4 GPA in each of the previous two semesters.

To view USI honorees, click on the designated sport:
Baseball; Women's Basketball; Men's Cross Country; Women's Cross Country; Men's Golf; Women's Golf; Men's Soccer; Women's Soccer; Softball; Men's Tennis; Women's Tennis; Men's Track & Field; Women's Track & Field; Volleyball
(* denotes number of awards won by student athlete):

Baseball
Adam Anderson, Jr., Raleigh, IL
Brian Anderson, Sr., Brazil, IN
Jed Davis, Fr., Grayville, IL
Nathan Esche, Jr., Mt. Vernon, IN***
Brandon Higgs, Fr., Morganfield, KY
Dustin Jourdan, Fr., Evansville, IN
Matt Keener, So., Newburgh, IN
Paul Kohler, Sr., Arnold, MO
Mike Kottmeyer, Jr., Boulder, IL
Daniel Tomashek, Sr., Ft. Wayne, IN
Noah Wetzel, So., New Salisbury, IN

Women's Basketball
Amanda Lechlitner, Fr., Mishawaka, IN
Bethany Miller, Sr., Princeton, IN***
Meghann Schenk, Fr., Evansville, IN
Shannon Wells, Jr., Merrillville, IN
April Williams, So., Lyons, IN

Men's Cross Country
Matt Cronch, Jr., Valparaiso, IN
Brian Heaton, Fr., Evansville, IN
Matt Reffett, Jr., Evansville, IN
David Tyler, So., Evansville, IN
Mark Thurner, Jr., Hebron, IN

Women's Cross Country
Heather Cooksey, Fr., Brownsburg, IN
Jenny Farmer, Jr., Princeton, IN
Jennifer Finch, Fr., Warsaw, IN
Lydia Flora, Fr., North Manchester, IN
Ashleigh Griechen, Fr., Valparaiso, IN
Jessica Jones, Fr., Rockport, IN
Kellee King, So., Valparaiso, IN
Erin Oxendine, Sr., Oakland City, IN****
Casey Schneider, So., New Salisbury, IN
Amy Shoemaker, Fr., Boonville, IN

Men's Golf
Mike Heider, So., Anderson, IN
Chad Horrell, Jr., Evansville, IN
Andy Skodinski, Sr., New Ross, IN***
Brett Smith, Sr., Jasper, IN****

Women's Golf
Jennifer Beaman, Jr., Evansville, IN**
Tara Ulmer, Fr., Blufton, IN

Men's Soccer
Duncan Bray, Jr., Scotland**
Josh Burton, So., Franklin, TN
Greg Dingrando, Jr., Marion, IL
Greg Henry, Sr., France
Greg Mitchum, Fr., Louisville, KY
Billy Moore, Fr., Newburgh, IN
Jeff Slaga, Fr., Russiaville, IN
Kevin Ray, Sr., Ballwin, MO

Women's Soccer
Alison Beal, Fr., Ft. Branch, IN
Aude de LaSalle, Sr., France***
Megan Fitzler, Sr., Maryland Heights, MO***
Jill Hejlek, Sr., St. Louis, MO
Pleasant Lant, Sr., Chandler, IN***
Rachel Meier, Sr., Seymour, IN**
Aimee Muller, Sr., Hilton, NY
Robin Petty, Jr., Montgomery, IN

Softball
Stacy Beedie, Sr., Bedford, IN****
Brooke Biggs, Jr., Osceola, IN**
Jenny Duell, Sr., Lafayette, IN****
Sunny Oelling, So., Valparaiso, IN**
Nichole Pike, Jr., Fairfield, IN
Ginnie Roberts, Sr., Lafayette, IN**
Monica Tepe, Jr., Granger, IN***

Men's Tennis
Paulus Halim, Sr., Indonesia**
Sam Tucker, Jr., Evansville, IN

Women's Tennis
Kalie Ackerman, So., Allendale, IN**
Emily Blinzinger, Sr., Oakland City, IN***
Jamie Carie, Sr., Washington, IN****
Nichole Freyberger, Jr., Jasper, IN**
Cassandra Froderman, Fr., Brazil, IN
Ashley Rees, Fr., Vincennes, IN

Men's Track & Field
Matt Cronch, Jr., Valparaiso, IN
Nicholas Lawalin, Fr., Tell City, IN
Doug Schwartz, Jr., Centralia, IL
Lance Sluder, Jr., Fairbanks, IN**
David Tyler, So., Evansville, IN
Mark Thurner, Jr., Hebron, IN

Women's Track & Field
Heather Cooksey, Fr., Brownsburg, IN
Jenny Farmer, Sr., Princeton, IN****
Jennifer Finch, Fr., Warsaw, IN
Lydia Flora, Fr., North Manchester, IN
Ashleigh Griechen, Fr., Valparaiso, IN
Jessica Jones, Fr., Rockport, IN
Erin Kutcosky, Fr., West Frankfort, IL
Casey Schneider, So., New Salisbury, IN**
Amy Shoemaker, Fr., Boonville, IN

Volleyball
Laura Ellerbusch, Fr., Newburgh, IN
Greta Grinstead, Sr., Mt. Vernon, IN
Leeanne Gross, So., Decatur, IN**
Kristina Kavanaugh, Sr., Montgomery, IN****
Courtney Nevins, Fr., Newburgh, IN
Ashley Riordan, Jr., Mt. Vernon, IN
Shannon Wells, Sr., Merrillville, IN***