Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Track & Field Dominates with Patriot League-Best 44 Academic Honor Roll Selections
6/30/2011 8:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
June 30, 2011
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell men's track and field team placed 44 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced on Thursday. The total was the highest in the league by more than a dozen as the Bison were led by Nicholas Hruch (Sykesville, Md./Liberty), John Picardo (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton Central) and Jake Schroeder (York, Pa./York Suburban), who each recorded a perfect 4.0 grade-point average during the spring semester.
A total of 184 men's track and field student-athletes across the Patriot League were named to the Academic Honor Roll. Bucknell's 44 selections led the way, followed by Holy Cross with 29, Lehigh with 25 and Army with 21. Of the 184 award winners, 10 student-athletes earned GPAs of 4.0. Only Bucknell had three with perfect GPAs.
Among those with a perfect grade-point average last spring was Picardo, who also earned selections to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and the inaugural Academic All-Patriot League Team. Robert Arent (New Providence, N.J./New Providence), Jordan Donaldson (Saxton, Pa./Tussey Mountain) and Luke Webster (Pataskala, Ohio/Newark Catholic) were also academic all-league honorees.
To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and participate in one of the Patriot League's winter or spring championship sports.
The following are Bucknell's 2011 Patriot League Honor Roll members from the men's track and field team:
Chris Applegate, So., Accounting, Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
Robert Arent, Jr., Chemistry, New Providence, N.J./New Providence
Greg Barbier, Jr., Accounting, Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony's
Nicholas Blodis, So., Economics, Moon Township, Pa./Sewickly Academy
Christopher Boyd, Sr., Philosophy, Gaithersburg, Md./Thomas S. Whooton
Christian Brandstetter, So., Economics, McMurray, Pa./Peter's Townships
Jason Brown, So., Philosophy, Plainview, Mass./Bishop Feehan
Gary Bush, Jr., Anthropology, Trout Run, Pa./Mountoursville
Slade Capasso, So., Computer Science & Engineering, Eastchester, N.Y./Eastchester
Guy Castranova, Sr., Management, Trenton, N.J./Notre Dame
Brian Charland, So., Civil Engineering, Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas
Joshua Clark, Sr., Chemical Engineering, Shamong, N.J./Seneca
David D'Alessio, Sr., Civil Engineering, Gaithersburg, Md./Northwest
Jordan Donaldson, Jr., Accounting, Saxton, Pa./Tussey Mountain
Ian Ferguson, So., Mechanical Engineering, Springfield, Pa./Springfield
Drew Fitzgerald, Sr., Management, Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa
Ted Heitzman, Jr., Interdepartmental, Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia
Ray Holmes, Fr., Mathematics, Campbell, N.Y./Campbell-Savona
Nicholas Hruch, Sr., Electrical Engineering, Sykesville, Md./Liberty
Leonard Joseph, So., Psychology, Whitesboro, N.Y./Clinton
D.J. Krystek, So. Accounting, Pitcairn, Pa./Gateway Senior
Daniel Kubinski, Sr., Civil Engineering, Erie, Pa./Cathedral Preparatory School
Quinten Marcott, So., Chemical Engineering, Wayland, Mich./Wayland
Daniel Markwalter, So., Biomedical Engineering, Vienna, Va./Thomas Jefferson S&T
Thomas McGarrigle, Jr., Management, Malvern, Pa./Malvern Prep
Kevin McGuire, Sr., History, Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area
Ted Mottola, So., Accounting, Valhalla, N.Y./Iona Prep
Charles Murphy, Sr. Biology, Short Hills, N.J./Millburn
Evan Novakowski, Sr., Chemical Engineering, Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury
Justin O'Brien, Sr., Civil Engineering, Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain
John Picardo, Sr., Art Studio/Education, Rochester, N.Y./Hilton Central
Andrew Powell, Jr., Accounting, Charlton, Mass./St. John's
Timothy Ryan, Sr., Civil Engineering, Schenectady, N.Y./Niskayuna
Michael Ryan, Sr., Civil Engineering, Schenectady, N.Y./Niskayuna
Jake Schroeder, Sr., Economics/German, York, Pa./York Suburban
Zachary Shapiro, Sr., Management, River Edge, N.Y./River Dell Regional
Ian Shore, Sr., Management, South Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Prep
John Skovira, Jr., Civil Engineering, Park Ridge, N.J./Park Ridge
Clayton Smith, Sr., Management, Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII
David Strauss, Fr., Chemistry, Orefield, Pa./Parkland
Luke Webster, So., Chemical Engineering, Pataskala, Ohio/Newark Catholic
Scott Weismiller, Fr., Biology, Mahwah, N.J./Don Bosco Prep
Nathaniel Witter, Fr., Civil Engineering, Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan
Marlon Woods, Sr., Political Science, Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods
