For Immediate Release
Thursday, October 9, 2003

                   110 Earn USM Scholar-Athlete Award

     GORHAM, Maine  --  The Department of Athletics at the University of Southern 
Maine will honor 110 student-athletes on Sunday, October 26, with the William B. 
Wise Scholar-Athlete Award for the 2002-2003 academic year.
     The Wise Award recipients will be honored at a reception and dinner at the 
Kenneth Brooks Student Center on USM's Gorham campus.  The 110 award winners 
represent 29.0% of the 376 individuals that comprised the 24 varsity athletic and 
cheering squads in 2002-03.
     During the 2002-03 academic year, the 110 individuals met the criteria to 
receive the Wise Scholar-Athlete Award.  The criteria includes each individual 
compiling a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average for the fall and spring 
semesters, be a full-time student both semesters, and that they utilized a season 
of eligibility as a member of a varsity team or the cheering squad.
     One student-athlete, Marcy Muller (Farmington, Maine; volleyball), will 
receive her fifth Wise Award.  She is the fifth student-athlete to earn five Wise 
Awards since the program was started in 1987-88.
     Ten student-athletes will be honored with their fourth Wise Award.  Among 
this select group are Brian Aceto (Gorham, Maine; ice hockey), Miranda Derenburger 
(Oxford, Maine; volleyball), Sean Diette (Newport, Vt.; cross country and indoor 
track); Becky Kimball (Arundel, Maine; indoor track); Andy Lang (New Bedford, 
Mass.; baseball); Jessica Libby (Orono, Maine; basketball); Sarah McLean 
(Portsmouth, R.I.; tennis and softball); Jessica Short (Bennington, Vt.; cross 
country, indoor and outdoor track); Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine; indoor and 
outdoor track); and Matt Tarbox (Standish, Maine; basketball). This group brings 
the number of four-time Wise Award winners to 32 since the program began.
     A total of 16 student-athletes will receive their third Wise Award, including 
Deedra Boudreau (Camden, Maine; field hockey and lacrosse), Darcey Comer (South 
Berwick, Maine; lacrosse), Eric Drew (Cranston, R.I.; soccer), Melanie Fike 
(Manchester, Maine; volleyball and lacrosse), Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine; 
volleyball, indoor and outdoor track), Heather French (Smithfield, Maine; outdoor 
track), Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine; field hockey and softball), Darci Holland 
(Buckfield, Maine; field hockey and softball), Tricia Kamp (West Caldwell, N.J.; 
ice hockey and lacrosse), Rachel Kwantz (Wiscasset, Maine; soccer), Kati Libby 
(Orono, Maine; lacrosse), Lauren Lohmeyer (Portland, Maine; cross country), Pat 
McCarthy (Medford, Mass.; baseball), Pat Otto (Furlong, Penn.; golf), Drew Palmer 
(Rothesay, New Brunswick; baseball), and Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.; cross 
country, indoor and outdoor track).
     Among this year's 110 honorees are 24 student-athletes who will receive their 
second Wise Award.  Among those recipients are Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine; 
baseball), Marcy Ansley (Hudson, Mass.; soccer), Gerald "Linc" Bigelow (St. 
Johnsbury, Vt.; basketball), Bethany Blackstone (Presque Isle, Maine; indoor and 
outdoor track),  Aaron Boulter (North Conway, N.H.; tennis), Meg Bristol 
(Fairfield, Conn.; volleyball), Jessie Cotton (South Portland, Maine; cross 
country, indoor and outdoor track), Stephanie Daggett (Guilford, Maine; field 
hockey), Rebecca DeSantis (Manchester, N.H.; cross country), Tobey Farrington 
(Scarborough, Maine; lacrosse), Ryan Garland (Hermon, Maine; golf and basketball), 
and Andrea Guerette (Fairfield, Maine; lacrosse).
     Also Kendall Guyette (West Farmington, Maine; indoor and outdoor track), 
Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.; softball), Amy Ouellette (Jay, Maine; field 
hockey), Alyson Peverly (York, Maine; cross country), Courtney Rideout (South 
Portland, Maine; ice hockey), Adam Russell (Winterport, Maine; sailing and 
basketball), Jessie Superchi (Campton, N.H.; field hockey and lacrosse), Molly 
Tanguay (Yarmouth, Maine; soccer), Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine; baseball), 
Andy Urbanak (Cornwall, Vt.; tennis), Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine; cross 
country, indoor and outdoor track) and Molly Zogby (New Hartford, N.Y.; ice 
hockey).
     There are 58 first-time winners this year.
     Among the 110 award winners were 31 student-athletes who competed in more 
than one season, including seven that competed in all three seasons.
     Since the Wise Scholar-Athlete Award program began in 1987-88, a total of 989 
awards have been presented.  In addition to the five five-time winners and 32 
four-time winners, there have been 69 three-time winners, 133 two-time recipients 
and 386 single winners.



                 2002-2003 William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete Awards

Baseball
Ryan Adams, Sanford, Maine
Thomas "Tip" Fairchild, Monmouth, Maine
Andy Lang, New Bedford, Mass.
Brent Lemieux, Cumberland, Maine
Pat McCarthy, Medford, Mass.
Drew Palmer, Rothesay, New Brunswick
Greg Stacy, Denmark, Maine
Jason Thibodeau, Old Town, Maine

Men's Basketball
Justin Almy, New Sharon, Maine
Gerald "Linc" Bigelow, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Ryan Garland, Hermon, Maine
Jason Ouellette, Levant, Maine
Adam Russell, Winterport, Maine
Matt Tarbox, Standish, Maine

Women's Basketball
Cassie Carver, Lincoln, Maine
Donna Cowing, Weeks Mills, Maine
Katie Frost, Calais, Maine
Jessica Libby, Orono, Maine
Coley Stetler, Lamoine, Maine
Dianna Thibaudeau, Sanford, Maine

Cheering
Stacy Bisson, Brunswick, Maine
Lonnie Powers, Norway, Maine
Kristi Turner, Leeds, Maine

Men's Cross Country
Sean Diette, Newport, Vt.
Matt Harnden, Auburn, Maine
Chris Kachinski, Peabody, Mass.
Darryl Whitney, Hudson, N.H.

Women's Cross Country
Hollie Corbett, Bangor, Maine
Jessie Cotton, South Portland, Maine
Rebecca DeSantis, Manchester, N.H.
Jill Fernandes, Taunton, Mass.
Lauren Lohmeyer, Portland, Maine
Melissa Patten, Bucksport, Maine
Alyson Peverly, York, Maine
Jessica Short, Bennington, Vt.
Kristy Wechter, South Berwick, Maine

Field Hockey
Libby Asselin, Lewiston, Maine
Deedra Boudreau, Camden, Maine
Stephanie Daggett, Guilford, Maine
Jodie Eldridge, Westbrook, Maine
Renee Heath, Brunswick, Maine
Darci Holland, Buckfield, Maine
Rachael Nimon, Augusta, Maine
Amy Ouellette, Jay, Maine
Jessie Superchi, Campton, N.H.
Kayla Vaughan, Monroe, Maine


Golf
Ryan Garland, Hermon, Maine
Pat Otto, Furlong, Penn.

Men's Ice Hockey
Brian Aceto, Gorham, Maine
Matt Collaton, Oakville, Ontario

Women's Ice Hockey
Caitlin Cashman, Tariffville, Conn.
Halley Grabarz, Manchester, Vt.
Audra Hill, Braintree, Mass.
Tricia Kamp, West Caldwell, N.J.
Heather Kornmann, Winslow, Maine
Courtney Rideout, South Portland, Maine
Sarah Sandwick, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Michelle Stephen, Toronto, Ontario
Molly Zogby, New Hartford, N.Y.

Men's Lacrosse
Chris Brookes, Hallowell, Maine
Jeff Donovan, Walpole, Mass.
Tobey Farrington, Scarborough, Maine
Jeff Lamoureux, Walpole, Mass.
Frank Leclair, York, Maine

Women's Lacrosse
Deedra Boudreau, Camden, Maine
Darcey Comer, South Berwick, Maine
Melanie Fike, Manchester, Maine
Andrea Guerette, Fairfield, Maine
Tricia Kamp, West Caldwell, N.J.
Kati Libby, Orono, Maine
Jessie Superchi, Campton, N.H.
Kim Wagner, Hallowell, Maine

Sailing
Jane Gray, Freeport, Maine
Colby Meehan, Bar Harbor, Maine
Adam Russell, Winterport, Maine

Men's Soccer
Eric Drew, Cranston, R.I.
Raheem Jammeh, Gambia
Jonathan Martens, Tolland, Conn.
Jason Ouellette, Levant, Maine
Mike Stowe, South Hiram, Maine
Mike Suesse, Westborough, Mass.

Women's Soccer
Marcy Ansley, Hudson, Mass.
Rachel Kwantz, Wiscasset, Maine
Sophia Louis, Saco, Maine
Renee Martin, Gorham, Maine
Jamyn Mooney, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Sarah Sandwick, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Molly Tanguay, Yarmouth, Maine
Amanda Valeriani, South Portland, Maine
Amy Verschoor, West Newbury, Mass.

Softball
Angela Cote, Windham, Maine
Jodie Eldridge, Westbrook, Maine
Emily Forbes, North Berwick, Maine
Renee Heath, Brunswick, Maine
Melissa Henderson, Newburyport, Mass.
Darci Holland, Buckfield, Maine
Sarah McLean, Portsmouth, R.I.

Men's Tennis
Aaron Boulter, North Conway, N.H.
Matt Filteau, Waterville, Maine
Jason Ouellette, Levant, Maine
Andy Urbanak, Cornwall, Vt.
Kendon Warren, Millinocket, Maine

Women's Tennis
Megan Allyn, Cumberland, Maine
Sarah McLean, Portsmouth, R.I.

Men's Indoor Track
Jeff Averill, South Portland, Maine
Chris Brookes, Hallowell, Maine
Sean Diette, Newport, Vt.
Jeff Donovan, Walpole, Mass.
Matt Harnden, Auburn, Maine
Chris Kachinski, Peabody, Mass.
Darryl Whitney, Hudson, N.H.

Women's Indoor Track
Bethany Blackstone, Presque Isle, Maine
Jessie Cotton, South Portland, Maine
Nikki Freeman, Whitefield, Maine
Kendall Guyette, West Farmington, Maine
Becky Kimball, Arundel, Maine
Lindsay Kuhn, South Burlington, Vt.
Melissa Patten, Bucksport, Maine
Jessica Short, Bennington, Vt.
Amy Swanberg, Lamoine, Maine
Kristy Wechter, South Berwick, Maine

Men's Outdoor Track
Jeff Averill, South Portland, Maine
Chris Kachinski, Peabody, Mass.
Chris LaGrow, Perkinsville, Vt.
Darryl Whitney, Hudson, N.H.

Women's Outdoor Track
Bethany Blackstone, Presque Isle, Maine
Jessie Cotton, South Portland, Maine
Donna Cowing, Weeks Mills, Maine
Nikki Freeman, Whitefield, Maine
Heather French, Smithfield, Maine
Kendall Guyette, West Farmington, Maine
Lindsay Kuhn, South Burlington, Vt.
Jessica Short, Bennington, Vt.
Amy Swanberg, Lamoine, Maine
Dianna Thibaudeau, Sanford, Maine
Kristy Wechter, South Berwick, Maine

Volleyball
Meghan Bristol, Fairfield, Conn.
Emily Daigle, Rollinsford, N.H.
Miranda Derenburger, Oxford, Maine
Melanie Fike, Manchester, Maine
Nikki Freeman, Whitefield, Maine
Elizabeth Gray, Wethersfield, Conn.
Kati Libby, Orono, Maine
Marcy Muller, Farmington, Maine

Wrestling
Shaun Darrow, Pittsfield, Mass.
Ben Davis, Buxton, Maine
Ben Goulette, Bath, Maine
Phil Hamilton, Skowhegan, Maine