Tuesday, October 3, 2000

Record 98 Earn USM Scholar-Athlete Award

	GORHAM, Maine  --  For the fifth consecutive year, a record number of 
University of Southern Maine student-athletes and cheering squad members have 
earned the Department of Athletics' prestigious William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete 
award.
	During the 1999-2000 academic year, 98 individuals met the criteria to 
receive the Wise Scholar-Athlete Award.  The criteria includes each individual 
compiling a minimum 3.0 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.
	The Wise Award recipients will be honored at a reception and dinner 
October 22 at the Kenneth Brooks Student Center on the Gorham campus.  The 98 
winners represent 27.6% of the 355 individuals that comprised the 23 varsity 
athletic and cheering squads in 1999-2000. The previous record for Wise Award 
winners was 81 during the 1998-99 academic year.
	Among this year's record-setting number of award winners were 18 
recipients who earned their second Wise award.  Those included Kelly Busby 
(indoor and outdoor track), Leah Cloutier (soccer), Kim Cochrane (field hockey), 
Jim Hopkins (soccer), Paul Johnson (cross country), Sadye Johnson (soccer), Nick 
Joy (indoor and outdoor track), Anna Kijas (indoor track), Kim Landeen (soccer), 
Marcy Muller (volleyball, indoor and outdoor track), Ian Penney (ice hockey), 
Jennifer Snyder (cross country and outdoor track), Jason Tuck (cross country, 
indoor and outdoor track), Denny Webber (baseball), Melissa Weber (cross 
country), Tina West (soccer and softball), Samantha Whitman (soccer and ice 
hockey) and Jennifer Wilson (cross country).
	Thirteen student-athletes, including Alyssa Anderson (softball), Melissa 
Bard (cheering), Alyssa Bergeron (cross country & indoor track), Dan Drozdzik 
(ice hockey), Rachel Drury (soccer), Corey Fleming (soccer), Erica Gagnon 
(softball), Andy Gildart (hockey), Hollie Harnish (cross country and indoor 
track), Beth Hovencamp (cross country and indoor track), June LaVallee 
(softball), Kerry LePage (field hockey) and Penny Osborne (cross country), 
increased the number of student-athletes to have earned three awards to 53.
	The number of student-athletes to earn four awards nearly doubled as eight 
athletes were added to the list of four-time recipients, bringing the total to 
18.  Earning their fourth Wise Award were Michelle Cloutier (softball), Alison 
Drury (field hockey), Sarah Drury (soccer), Kevin Faria (soccer, indoor and 
outdoor track), Ali Hathaway (soccer and basketball), Julie Plant (basketball 
and softball), Rebecca Reed (field hockey and indoor track), and Derek Veilleux 
(cross country and indoor track).
	Twenty-nine student-athletes were honored as multi-sport student-athletes, 
including Alyssa Bergeron (cross country and indoor track), Kelly Busby (indoor 
and outdoor track), Heather (French) Coombs (indoor and outdoor track), Peter 
Corbett (cross country, indoor and outdoor track), Sean Diette (cross country, 
indoor and outdoor track), Jennifer Ditzel (cross country and indoor track), 
Greg Dolbec (cross country, indoor and outdoor track), Stacy Dube (volleyball 
and softball), Kevin Faria (soccer, indoor and outdoor track), Hollie Harnish 
(cross country and indoor track), Ali Hathaway (soccer and basketball), Beth 
Hovencamp (cross country,  and indoor track), Nicholas Joy (indoor and outdoor 
track), and Jake Koelker (cross country, indoor and outdoor track).
	Also Allison Lambrecht (cross country, indoor and outdoor track), Andrea 
Lambrecht (cross country, indoor and outdoor track), Jessica Libby (basketball 
and softball), Marcy Muller (volleyball, indoor and outdoor track), Julie Plant 
(basketball and softball), Rebecca Reed (field hockey and indoor track), Abby 
Rosenswaike (cross country, indoor and outdoor track), Jessica Short (cross 
country, indoor and outdoor track), Jennifer Snyder (cross country and outdoor 
track), Amy Swanberg (indoor and outdoor track), Jason Tuck (cross country, 
indoor and outdoor track), Derek Veilleux (cross country and indoor track), 
Susan Waddell (soccer, indoor and outdoor track), Tina West (soccer and 
softball), and Samantha Whitman (soccer and ice hockey).
	Since the Wise Scholar-Athlete Award program began with the 1987-88 
academic year, a total of 643 awards have been presented.

Editor's Note:  See below for complete list of Wise Award winners.


Baseball
Travis Gilmore, Kingfield, Maine
Andy Lang, New Bedford, Mass.
Todd Southwick, Nashua, N.H.
Denny Webber, Sabbatus, Maine

Men's Basketball
Jason St. Pierre, Bangor, Maine
Matt Tarbox, Standish, Maine

Women's Basketball
Ali Hathaway, Hampden, Maine  *
Amy Lemieux, Lewiston, Maine
Jessica Libby, Orono, Maine  *
Amy McLaughlin, Temple, Maine
Julie Plant, Gorham, Maine  *

Cheering
Melissa Bard, Winslow, Maine
Shyla Brooks, Waterboro, Maine
Jessica Fulton, Rumford, Maine
Rebeka Koroski, Gardiner, Maine

Men's Cross Country
Peter Corbett, South Portland, Maine  *
Sean Diette, Newport, Vt.  *
Greg Dolbec, Shapleigh, Maine  *
Paul Johnson, Buxton, Maine
Jake Koelker, Portland, Maine  *
Jason Tuck, Bangor, Maine  *
Derek Veilleux, Fairfield, Maine  *

Women's Cross Country
Alyssa Bergeron, Metheun, Mass.   *
Jennifer Ditzel, Charleton, Maine  *
Hollie Harnish, Bangor, Maine *
Beth Hovencamp, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine  *
Allison Lambrecht, Norwood, Mass.  *
Andrea Lambrecht, Norwood, Mass.  *
Penny Osborne, Farmington, Maine
Abby Rosenswaike, Marlborough, Mass.  *
Jessica Short, Bennington, Vt.  *
Jennifer Snyder, Auburn, Mass.  *
Melissa Weber, Lewiston, Maine
Jennifer Wilson, Skowhegan, Maine

Field Hockey
Kim Cochrane, Biddeford, Maine
Gina Corsetti, Westbrook, Maine
Alison Drury, Canton, Maine
Tara Giroux, Greene, Maine
Stephanie Houde, Eliot, Maine
Kerry LePage, Greene, Maine
Rebecca Reed, Westbrook, Maine  *
Erin Smith, Sangerville, Maine

Men's Ice Hockey
Brian Aceto, Gorham, Maine
Dan Drozdzik, Chicago, Illinois
Andy Gildart, Portland, Maine
Neal McDowell, Campbellville, Ontario
Ian Penney, Anchorage, Alaska

Women's Ice Hockey
Heather Hill, Pascoag, R.I.
Ruth Avery McGill, Middlebury, Vt.
Trisha Palmi, Fitchburg, Mass.
Jill Powers, Beverly, Mass.
Stephanie Slater, Acton, Mass.
Samantha Whitman, Saxtons River, Vt.  *

Sailing (Fall and Spring Seasons)
David Frankenfeld, Rapid City, S.D.
Aaron Wilson, Brunswick, Maine

Men's Soccer
Chad Bouchard, Frenchville, Maine
Todd Dominski, Hebron, Conn.
Kevin Faria, Litchfield, N.H.
Corey Fleming, West Enfield, Maine
James Hamalainen, Rockport, Maine
Darby Higgins, Surry, Maine
Jim Hopkins, Bristol, Conn.
Matt Plante, North Bennington, Vt.

Women's Soccer
Leah Cloutier, Topsham, Maine
Rachel Drury, Canton, Maine
Sarah Drury, Canton, Maine
Michele Dufour, Madawaska, Maine
Jolaine Galibois-Barss, Augusta, Maine
Ali Hathaway, Hampden, Maine  *
Sadye Johnson, Cumberland, Maine
Kim Landeen, New Sweden, Maine
Stacey MacDonald, Gorham, Maine
Susan Waddell, Warwick, N.Y.  *
Tina West, Gorham, Maine  *
Samantha Whitman, Saxtons River, Vt.  *
Jen Young, Middlebury, Vt.

Softball
Alyssa Anderson, New Portland, Maine
Michelle Cloutier, Whitefield, Maine
Stacy Dube, Milton Mills, N.H.  *
Erica Gagnon, Oakland, Maine
Stephanie Kasek, Manchester, Conn.
Rebecca Kimball, Arundel, Maine
June LaVallee, Sidney, Maine
Jessica Libby, Orono, Maine  *
Sarah McLean, Portsmouth, R.I.
Julie Plant, Gorham,  Maine   *
Tina West, Gorham, Maine  *

Women's Tennis
Suzanne de Golian, West Buxton, Maine
Sara Goodine, South Portland, Maine
Erin O'Brien, Gorham, Maine
Meghan Rutherford, Portland, Maine

Men's Indoor Track
Peter Corbett, South Portland, Maine  *
Sean Diette, Newport, Vt.  *
Greg Dolbec, Shapleigh, Maine  *
Kevin Faria, Litchfield, N.H.  *
Nick Joy, Alfred, Maine  *
Jake Koelker, Portland, Maine  *
Chris Somma, Portland, Maine
Jason Tuck, Bangor, Maine  *
Derek Veilleux, Fairfield, Maine  *

Women's Indoor Track
Alyssa Bergeron, Methuen, Mass.  *
Kelly Busby, Biddeford, Maine  *
Jennifer Ditzel, Charleton, Maine  *
Heather French, Smithfield, Maine  *
Hollie Harnish, Bangor, Maine   *
Beth Hovencamp, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine  *
Anna Kijas, South Windsor, Conn.
Allison Lambrecht, Norwood, Mass.  *
Andrea Lambrecht, Norwood, Mass.  *
Marcy Muller, Farmington, Maine  *
Rebecca Reed, Westbrook, Maine  *
Abby Rosenswaike, Marlborough, Mass.  *
Jessica Short, Bennington, Vt.  *
Amy Swanberg, Lamoine, Maine  *
Susan Waddell, Warwick, N.Y.  *

Men's Outdoor Track
Peter Corbett, South Portland, Maine  *
Sean Diette, Newport, Vt.  *
Greg Dolbec, Shapleigh, Maine  *
Kevin Faria, Litchfield, N.H.   *
Nick Joy, Alfred, Maine  *
Jake Koelker, Portland, Maine  *
Jason Tuck, Bangor, Maine  *

Women's Outdoor Track
Kelly Busby, Biddeford, Maine  *
Heather French, Smithfield, Maine  *
Allison Lambrecht, Norwood, Mass.  *
Andrea Lambrecht, Norwood, Mass.  *
Marcy Muller, Farmington, Maine  *
Abby Rosenswaike, Marlborough, Mass.  *
Jessica Short, Bennington, Vt.  *
Jennifer Snyder, Auburn, Mass.  *
Amy Swanberg, Lamoine, Maine  *
Susan Waddell, Warwick, N.Y.  *

Volleyball
Celine Cote, Milan, N.H.
Stacy Dube, Milton Mills, N.H.  *
Marcy Muller, Farmington, Maine  *
Diane Smith, Thomaston, Conn.

Wrestling
Pat Caruana, Auburn, N.Y.
Ken Hall, Alfred, Maine
Travis Hardison, Ellsworth, Maine

* = Multi-sport student-athletes