Bucknell University Athletics
Lisa Baranik Named Subway Athlete of the Month for Women's Crew
4/9/2001 8:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
April 9, 2001
Lewisburg, Pa. -- Bucknell sophomore Lisa Baranik (Patton, Pa./Cambria Heights) has received the Subway Athlete of the Month Award for the month of March in Women's Crew.
The award was announced at the monthly Bucknell Women's Sports Luncheon, held Monday, April 2. Sponsored by Lewisburg Subway, the luncheon recognizes one outstanding student-athlete from each Bucknell women's sport in season at that time. The other winners for the month of March, as selected by their respective coaches, were junior Melissa Montefusco for lacrosse, freshman Maria Garcia for outdoor track & field, sophomore Jill Wurzburg for tennis, senior Steph Morgan for softball and senior Paige Cull for water polo.
Baranik began her sophomore season on the right foot, earning a medal at the 5th Annual Erg Armageddon. She had a second-place finish in the novice open weight with a time of 7:37.7. Baranik was only one of three Bison women to medal in the event. Baranik carried her success to the Augusta-Aiken Langley Pond Regatta where she helped her Novice Women's A boat win its race with a time of 7:29.0, thirty seconds faster than its nearest competitor.
The Bison are in action again on April 21st at the Murphy Cup on the Schuylkill River.
