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Wednesday,  October 27, 1999

Record 81 Earn USM Scholar-Athlete Award
	GORHAM, Maine  --  For the fourth consecutive year, a record number of 
University of Southern Maine student-athletes, cheerleaders and student athletic 
trainers have earned the Department of Athletics' prestigous William B. Wise 
Scholar-Athlete award.
	During the 1998-99 academic year, 81 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 or were members of a varsity team.
	The Wise Award recepients will be honored at a reception November 7 at the 
Kenneth Brooks Student Center on the Gorham campus.  The 81 winners represent 
more than 22% of the students that comprised the varsity athletic teams, 
cheerleaders and student athletic trainers in 1998-99. The previous record for 
Wise Award winners was 76 for the 1997-98 academic year.
	Eighteen student-athletes, including Alyssa Bergeron (cross country, 
indoor and outdoor track), Kelly Busby (indoor and outdoor track), Karen 
Dearborn (field hockey and ice hockey), Miranda Derenberger (soccer, indoor and 
outdoor track), Sarah Drury (athletic training and soccer), Kevin Faria (indoor 
and outdoor track), Stephanie Forrest (soccer and indoor track), Hollie Harnish 
(cross country, indoor and outdoor track), Ali Hathaway (soccer and basketball), 
Paul Johnson (cross country, indoor and outdoor track), Nick Joy (indoor and 
outdoor track), Anna Kijas (cross country and indoor track), Marcy Muller 
(indoor and outdoor track), Julie Plant (basketball and softball), Rebecca Reed 
(field hockey and indoor track), Jason Tuck (cross country, indoor and outdoor 
track), Derek Veilleux (cross country, indoor and outdoor track) and Tina West 
(soccer and softball) were honored as multi-sport student-athletes.
	Among this year's record setting number of award winners were 29 
recipients who earned their second Wise award.  Twelve student-athletes, 
including Michelle Cloutier (softball), Alison Drury (field hockey), Sarah Drury 
(soccer/athlete training), Kein Faria (men's track), Jay Harper (tennis), Ali 
Hathaway (soccer/basketball), Tracy Libby (basketball), Chip Pate (ice hockey), 
Julie Plant (basketball/softball), Valerie Pollard (cheering), Rebecca Reed 
(field hockey/indoor track) and Derek Veilleux (cross country/track), increased 
the number of student-athletes to earn three awards to 40.  Michael Ellerbrook 
(basketball) and Erald Kilkenny (baseball) became the ninth and tenth persons to 
earn four awards since the award was established.
	Since the Wise Scholar-Athlete Award program began with the 1987-88 
academic year, a total of 545 awards have been presented.

Editor's Note:  See below for complete list of 1998-99 Wise Award winners.

Athletic Training
Sarah Drury, Canton, Maine   *
Kendall Dyer, Kennebunk, Maine
Dana Fish, Weld, Maine
Ron Hutchins, Cumberland, Maine
Gary Mahaney, Cumberland, Maine

Baseball
Cory Adams, Sanford, Maine
Erald Kilkenny, Bridgton, Maine
Jon Melanson, Portland, Maine
Alden Pelletier, Sanford, Maine
Matt Shardlow, Portland, Maine
Denny Webber, Sabbatus, Maine
Bob Wiles, Gardiner, Maine

Men's Basketball
Michael Ellerbrook, Northampton, Mass.
Andy MacVane, South Portland, Maine

Women's Basketball
Angel Elderkin, Providence, R.I.
Ali Hathaway, Hampden, Maine  *
Tracy Libby, Falmouth, Maine
Julie Plant, Gorham, Maine   *
Susan Ware, Owls Head, Maine

Cheering
Melissa Bard, Winslow, Maine
Lynn Bettencourt, Middleboro, Mass.
Monica Hanson, Seal Harbor, Maine
Valerie Pollard, South Thomaston, Maine

Men's Cross Country
Paul Johnson, Buxton, Maine  *
Jason Tuck, Bangor, Maine  *
Derek Veilleux, Fairfield, Maine   *

Women's Cross Country
Alyssa Bergeron, Metheun, Mass.   *
Hollie Harnish, Bangor, Maine *
Beth Hovencamp, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
Anna Kijas, South Windsor, Conn.  *
Julianna Lagin-Nasse, Anson, Maine
Penny Osborne, Farmington, Maine
Julie Skillings, Falmouth, Maine
Jennifer Wilson, Skowhegan, Maine

Field Hockey
Karen Dearborn, Bristol, Vt.  *
Alison Drury, Canton, Maine
Kerry LePage, Greene, Maine
Rebecca Reed, Westbrook, Maine  *
Sara Sleeper, Montpelier, Vt.

Men's Ice Hockey
Tony Coates, Goose Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland
Dan Drozdzik, Chicago, Illinois
Andy Gildart, Portland, Maine
John Lauziere, Lewiston, Maine
William "Chip" Pate, Townsend, Mass.
Ian Penney, Anchorage, Alaska

Women's Ice Hockey
Karen Dearborn, Bristol, Vt.  *
Jan Forgeron, Gorham, Maine
Karen Harrison, Lakewood, Calif.

Sailing (Fall and Spring Seasons)
James Allen, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Jolene Chonko, Topsham, Maine
Melissa Griffith, Kennebunk, Maine
Rich Dedek, York Harbor, Maine
Katya Kutnetsova, Arkhangel, Russia

Men's Soccer
Jason Batchelder, Derby, Vt.
Jamie Everhart, Bethel, Conn.
Corey Fleming, West Enfield, Maine

Women's Soccer
Leah Cloutier, Topsham, Maine
Miranda Derenberger, Oxford, Maine  *
Rachel Drury, Canton, Maine
Sarah Drury, Canton, Maine   *
Stephanie Forrest, East Hartford, Conn.  *
Ali Hathaway, Hampden, Maine  *
Sadye Johnson, Cumberland, Maine
Kim Landeen, New Sweden, Maine
Tina West, Gorham, Maine  *

Softball
Alyssa Anderson, New Portland, Maine
Lindy Briggette, Peru, Maine
Michelle Cloutier, Whitefield, Maine
Erica Gagnon, Oakland, Maine
June LaVallee, Sidney, Maine
Julie Plant, Gorham,  Maine   *
Tina West, Gorham, Maine  *

Men's Tennis
Jay Harper, Saco, Maine
Justin Lewis, Cape Neddick, Maine

Women's Tennis
Kelly Hodge, Jay, Maine

Men's Indoor Track
Jason Dawbin, Gardiner, Maine
Kevin Faria, Litchfield, N.H.   *
Paul Johnson, Buxton, Maine  *
Nick Joy, Alfred, Maine  *
Jason Tuck, Bangor, Maine  *
Derek Veilleux, Fairfield, Maine   *

Women's Indoor Track
Alyssa Bergeron, Methuen, Mass.   *
Kelly Busby, Biddeford, Maine  *
Kim Carpenter, Raymond, Maine   *
Miranda Derenberger, Oxford, Maine  *
Stephanie Forrest, East Hartford, Conn.  *
Hollie Harnish, Bangor, Maine   *
Anna Kijas, South Windsor, Conn.  *
Marcy Muller, Farmington, Maine  *
Rebecca Reed, Westbrook, Maine  *
Melissa Weber, Lewiston, Maine

Men's Outdoor Track
Kevin Faria, Litchfield, N.H.   *
Paul Johnson, Buxton, Maine  *
Nick Joy, Alfred, Maine  *
Jason Tuck, Bangor, Maine  *
Derek Veilleux, Fairfield, Maine   *

Women's Outdoor Track
Alyssa Bergeron, Methuen, Mass.   *
Kelly Busby, Biddeford, Maine  *
Miranda Derenberger, Oxford, Maine  *
Hollie Harnish, Bangor, Maine   *
Marcy Muller, Farmington, Maine  *

Volleyball
Lia Kennedy, Gorham, Maine
Leeann Stella, Tewksbury, Mass.

Wrestling
Bryan Chabot, Wells, Maine
Tom Labrie, Vernon, Conn.


* = Multi-sport student-athletes