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