RECEPTION TO HONOR WESTFIELD STATE SCHOLAR STUDENT-ATHLETES

One hundred seventy-eight (178) Westfield State College student-athletes will be honored at the Director of Athletics Honor Roll 3.0 Reception this Thursday evening, Feb. 21.

The reception will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Woodward Center second floor lounge prior to the men's basketball game vs. Framingham State. The Owl scholar-athletes completed the 2007 fall semester with cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or better.

The Director of Athletics Honor Roll represents an impressive 45 percent of the 391 student-athletes at Westfield State. In addition, 51 percent of the student-athletes (201 of 391) earned a 3.0 or better semester grade point average.

"We are very proud of all our student-athletes; the way they perform on the playing fields and in the classroom," said Westfield State athletics director Richard Lenfest. "I would especially like to thank the faculty, staff and coaches for their support and guidance."

The following is a sport-by-sport breakdown of Westfield State's scholar-athletes:


BASEBALL (10): Jeff Ackerman, Jimmy Collins, Jeff Fields, Adam Franke, Sean Geary, Garrett Kendziera, Andrew Poliferno, Brendon Tivnan, Cagney Turner, Jesse Vermeersch

CHEERING (10): Kelly Barhoff, Lauren Carchidi, Ashley Ferraro, Tiara Ghedi, Bailey Hunter, Samantha Knight, Thomas Kwok, Valerie LeBoeuf, Nicole McCoy, Patricia Rudd

FIELD HOCKEY (12):
Heather Beninati, Libby Bouley, Amanda Burns, Elizabeth Curran, Rachel Dionne, Alicia Gardner, Cat Hanks, Catherine Moriarty, Taylor Murray, Ali Rheaume, Jacqui Turner, Alyssa Wesoly

FOOTBALL (19):
Bryan Anderson, David Benoit, Matt Burzdak, Geoff Farrington, Tom Filiberto, Randall Hitchins, Sandro Junkovic, Garrett Kendziera, Doug Landry, Akin McCall, Tyler Merchant, Shane Parrott, Doug Pawlishen, Matt Pawlishen, Mike Prouty, Brett Ralph, Joe Riccardi, Billy Stewart, Nicholas Tardif

MEN'S BASKETBALL (6):
Mark Edmonds,,Chris Jurkowski, Chris Kinback, Derek Leab, Ryan Mauer, Drew Pereira

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (10):
Michael Clark, Jon Dunham, Dave Estabrook, Phil Gingras, Steve Griffith, Dan Haryasz, Brendan Hiersche, Mike McPartlin, Kevin O'Brien, Andrew Strniste

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD (19):
Robert Archambault, Michael Clark, David DiRico, David Estabrook, Phil Gingras, Gregory Hager, Dan Haryasz, Sean Kavanagh, Matt Krysko, Matthew LePan, Michael McPartlin, Tyler Merchant, Kevin O'Brien, Adam Rocca, Ed Senecal, Anthony, Stomski, Drew Soltysiak, Andrew Strniste, Jovaney Toledo

MEN'S SOCCER (12):
Kevin Andrade, Anthony Azevedo, Ben Berthiaume, Tim Budri, John Callahan, Jeff Fields, Nick Gumlaw, Bryan Little, Joseph Manzella, Josh Silvia, Michael Thompson, Joseph Waddington

SOFTBALL (12):
Allison Allen, Kim Brennan, Kristyn Carroll, Mary Jo Cunningham, Lisa Donahue, Alicia Gardner, Katie Gorman, Lindsay Jardin, Danielle Lutenegger, Sam Prouty, Jen Raymond, Angela Stearns

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (10):
Amma Agyeman, Sarah Boudreau, Molly Brogan, Kim Conant, Jill Jones, Cassy Jouannet, Mary Mueller, Katie Sylvain, Lauren Sylvain, Andrea Wasuk

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (11):
Kerry Arouca, Mandi Baker, Ally Brown, Nicole Brown, Jeannie Channell, Jen Daniels, Colleen Geary, Marianne Mealey, Jill Monaham, Kasey Sheehan, Selina Welles

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD (21):
Kerry Arouca, Heather Beninati, Nicole Brouwer, Nicole Brown, Jeannie Channell, Kristina Conary, Jen Daniels, Claire Glabach, Amanda Gricus, Maureen Jones, Meghan Karagiozis, Val Massa,
Marianne Mealey, Jill Monahan, Emily Murphy, Kristina Norris, Kelly Raposo, Samantha Stone, Selina Welles, Laura White, Sara Wolpe,

WOMEN'S LACROSSE (17):
Mandi Baker, Ally Brown, Jess Bruso, Rachel Costa, Danielle Deburgo, Ashley Evers, Tiara Ghedi, Alexandra Hudyka, Valerie LeBoeuf, Missy MacNeil, Kristina Norris, Kati Pinder, Michelle Raymond, Kasey Rogers, Gina Simonetti, Kellye St. John, Kaitlin Welsh.

WOMEN'S SOCCER (9):
Alicia Chandler, Kelcie Gildea, Kelly Gonet, Susie Lachowski, Kate MacLellan, Kim Martell, Emily Murphy, Ali Pease, Jill Ranney

SWIMMING AND DIVING (15):
Leslie Anderson, Cairsten Beanland, Jen Butler, Hanna Cicerone, Amanda Colbert, Steph Cooper, Chelsey Georgoulis, Lindsay Hryniewich, Lindsey Malboeuf, Laura Morganelli, Michelle O'Brien, Gina Sementelli, Alli St. Clair, Libby Stewart, Jacky Taglieri

VOLLEYBALL (8):
Stephanie Bartkus, Ashley Bergeon, Ashley Conway, Sarah Goodridge, Krista Grifoni, Morgan Hosking, Maura McLaughlin,
Alyssa Thibodeau

ATHLETIC TRAINERS (8):
Russell Bruce, Nicole Hammond, Meghan Karagiozis, Katelyn Kervin, Danielle Pelissier, Kelly Raposo, Katie Sylvain, Jessica Winn