Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Football Places 31 on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2/4/2011 7:00:00 AM | Football
Feb. 4, 2011
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell football team placed 31 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced Friday. The 31 honorees ties the program record, established last year, and it marks the ninth time in the last 10 years at least 20 Bison have been recognized.
To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the fall semester and participate in one of the Patriot League's seven fall championship sports.
Seven student-athletes in the Patriot League recorded GPAs of 4.0 or higher and three were Bison. Junior LB Tim Bolte, senior LB Travis Nissley, the two-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and senior OL Jason Vollmar each posted a 4.0 GPA in the fall.
Bolte, Nissley, Vollmar and senior DL John von Paris were previously named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team as well.
Following are Bucknell's 2010 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll members from the football team.
Tyler Anderson, Sr., Civil Engineering, Fairport, N.Y./Fairport
Brandon Besant, Jr., Computer Science, Windsor, Ontario/Western Reserve
Kyle Boline, Sr., Civil Engineering, Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena
Tim Bolte, Jr., East Asian Studies/Political Science, Towson, Md./Loyola Blakefield
Jamal Briggs, Sr., Economics, Maplewood, N.J./Columbia
Ian Dal Bello, Jr., Management, Allen, Texas/Allen
Orlando Eureste, Fr., Undeclared, Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie
Travis Friend, Fr., Undeclared, Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley
Nick Gatto, So., Undeclared, Waxhaw, N.C./Charlotte Catholic
Rob Gerlach, Sr., Management, Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown
Jeff Goyette, Fr., Undeclared, Dillsburg, Pa./Trinity
Ryan Gutowski, So., Undeclared, Owings Mills, Md./Calvert Hall
Alex Iwaskiw, Sr., Biomedical Engineering, Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron
Stefen Laukien, So., Economics, Lincoln, Mass./The Rivers School
Luke Massaro, Sr., Accounting, Port Matilda, Pa./State College
Clark Maturo, Jr., History, New Haven, Conn./Hotchkiss School
Travis Nissley, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Mount Joy, Pa./Manheim Central
Robert Owoyele, So., Undeclared, Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin
Samuel Oyekoya, So., Undeclared, Lanham, Md./Gonzaga
Carson Rohrbaugh, Jr., Management, LeMoyne, Pa./Lawrenceville (N.J.)
Alex Simmons, Sr., Civil Engineering/Management for Engineers, East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville
Tracey Smith, Fr., Undeclared, Allen, Texas/Allen
Ryan Smith, Sr., Management, Mt. Airy, Md./Urbana
Christopher Spahr, So., Management, Oceanport, N.J./Red Bank Catholic
Troy Steinhilber, So., Undeclared, Rochester, N.Y./Pitttsford-Sutherland
Sal Vallala, Fr., Undeclared, Dallas, Texas/Jesuit Prep
Jason Vollmar, Sr., Management, Lansdale, Pa./North Penn
John von Paris, Sr., Accounting, Upper Falls, Md./John Carroll
Colton Weaver, So., Accounting, Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson
Ahkiel White, Sr., Economics, Somerset, N.J./Franklin
Marlon Woods, Sr., Political Science, Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods
