Date: January 4, 2005
Contact: Brian Laubscher (540) 458-8676
Release: Upon Receipt

NUMEROUS W&L STUDENTS EARN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS
Thirteen Attain a 4.0 or Higher Grade-Point Average for the Fall Semester

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Mike Walsh has announced that 133 students earned Scholar-Athlete awards during the recently completed fall term. The students are all members of W&L athletic teams and achieved a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.500.

Additionally, 13 of the students honored achieved grade-point averages of 4.0 or higher (an A+ is worth 4.330 at W&L). Among the students achieving 4.0 or higher GPA's were sophomore football player Sutton Ansley (Leawood, Kan./Pembroke Hill School), junior football player Donny Banks (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day), freshman all-region cross country and track athlete Tom Brower (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy), sophomore men's soccer player Tyrrell Burrus (Beaumont, Texas/Monsignor Kelly Catholic), senior all-state cross country and track athlete Steve Chambers (Christiana, Pa./Octorara Area), junior All-ODAC rider Katie Goodrich (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central), junior women's tennis player Stephanie Hannon (Gastonia, N.C./Charlotte Latin), junior field hockey player Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Collegiate), sophomore All-ODAC women's tennis player Katie Kingsbury (Jenkintown, Pa./Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian), senior women's swimmer Suzie LeFleur (Natick, Mass./Montrose), senior All-ODAC and all-region lacrosse and field hockey player Kitt Murphy (New York, N.Y./St. Catherines), senior women's lacrosse player Anne Rochfort (Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep), and senior All-ODAC women's track athlete Meredith Walker (Travelers Rest, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal).

Other notable athletes to receive Scholar-Athlete awards included senior all-conference swimmer Chris Colby (Ossining, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac), junior all-conference and all-state cross country and track athlete Betsy Frayer (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids), senior All-America women's tennis player Lindsay Hagerman (Wichita Falls, Texas/Highland Park), sophomore All-ODAC field hockey player Rebecca Hatchett (Newport News, Va./Hampton Roads), junior ODAC cross country and track Runner of the Year Nathan Johnson (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County), senior All-ODAC and All-Region men's soceer player Peter Miller (Towson, Md./Baltimore Lutheran), junior All-ODAC women's soccer player Heather Rogers (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett School), senior All-ODAC football player Lloyd Wilson (Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin), senior All-America volleyball player Emily Wolfing (Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll), sophomore All-America women's tennis player Ginny Wortham (Richmond, Va./Collegiate), senior All-America women's soccer player Kelley Zagol (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) and junior All-ODAC women's soccer player Gina Von Sternberg (Houston, Texas/Episcopal).

Twenty-two of W&L's 23 varsity athletic programs achieved a team GPA of at least 3.000, led by the women's tennis team with a 3.445. The highest men's team GPA was the men's tennis team with a 3.331 and no team recorded a GPA lower than 2.993.

W&L had an outstanding fall season on the playing fields as well. W&L's nine fall sports teams combined for a record of 61-32-6 (.647) with volleyball, men's cross country and women's cross country all winning ODAC Championships.

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