Jonathan Hemmert Named Men's Soccer Patriot League Scholar-Athlete
1/31/2004 7:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Jan. 31, 2004
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell junior men's soccer player Jonathan Hemmert (Westerville, Ohio/St. Charles Prep) continues to rack up the academic awards, as he has been named the 2003 Patriot League Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete, announced by the conference office on Saturday, January 31. To be eligible for the award, a player must be at least a sophomore and a starter or significant reserve on his/her team, and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better.
Hemmert becomes just the second Bison men's soccer player to earn the award, and the first in the past nine years, joining two-time winner Greg Beatty for 1993 and 1994.
This season, Hemmert was also named to the 2003 Academic All-American University Division Men's Soccer First-Team, in addition to earning a spot on the NSCAA/adidas 2003 College Men Scholar All-East Region Second-Team.
A starter in 12 of 18 games in 2003, Hemmert continued his play as Bucknell's setup man. After recording no assists in his first year of play, the midfielder racked up 17 helpers in the last two years, including seven this season which places him ninth on the Bucknell single-season list. His 10 assists a year ago was the third best single-season total in school history.
Hemmert is not only breaking into the Bucknell charts, but he is leaving a dent on the Patriot League annals as well. His career total for assists puts him in a tie for ninth on the conference all-time list with one more season to go.
In addition to his assists, Hemmert also scored two goals this season for 11 points. One of his scores was a game-winning penalty kick to lift the Bison past Monmouth, 1-0. Of his four career goals, two have come by way of game-winning penalty kicks.
In the classroom, Hemmert has been equally successful, maintaining a 3.91 grade point average in political science. He is a member of the University's Dean's List and the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. In addition, he is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and was selected to the 2002-03 Academic All-District First-Team.
The Orange and Blue finished the season 11-7-2 overall and 5-0-2 in the Patriot League. BU completed the first unbeaten PL season in school history, in the process claiming the regular-season title for just the third time.
Bucknell has claimed 94 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes, the most among the Patriot League schools in the 13-year existence of the conference.