80 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors

Oct. 26 - (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – A total of 80 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes were named to the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) All-Academic Recognition list for the fall sports teams, as announced recently.

All-Academic Recognition is awarded to student-athletes who have completed at least one full year of college study and who carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.200. The fall academic honor roll includes 490 student-athletes representing teams participating in the three men’s and three women’s fall sports for which the UAA sponsors competition.

Among the 80 Carnegie Mellon student-athletes to earn the honor, nine are from the women’s cross country team, 11 from the men’s cross country team, 39 from the football team, six from the women’s soccer team, ten from the men’s soccer team and five from the volleyball team. The entire list can be found below.

Women’s Cross Country

Name Yr. Hometown (High School)

Ashley Bakelumn Jr. Wayne, NJ (Wayne Hills)
Jerri Castillo Sr. Mastic, NY (William Floyd)
Carolyn Clayton So. Northampton, MA (Northampton)
Erin Gagnon Jr. Lebanon, NH (Lebanon)
Carrie Kmetzo Jr. Doylestown, PA (Central Bucks)
Chrissy Krutz So. Natrona Heights, PA (Shady Side Academy)
Stefani Penn Sr. Carnegie PA (Chartiers Valley)
Rachel Perry So. Uniontown, PA (Laurel Highlands)
Maureen Tang Sr. Kennett Square, PA (Unionville)

Men’s Cross Country

Mike Bridenbaugh Sr. Defiance, OH (Defiance)
Dan Carmody Jr. San Diego, CA (Thomas Jefferson)
Doug Fricker Jr. West Lafayette, IN (West Lafayette)
Mike Haley So. North Hills, PA (North Hills)
Brian Harvey So. Ellicott City, MD (Centennial)
Steve Kaplan Sr. Westport, CT (Staples)
Will Lutz So. Wyomissing, PA (Wyomissing)
Takahiro Matsuura So. Tokyo, Japan (St. Paul’s)
Geoff Misek Sr. Goodrich, MI (Goodrich)
Michael Seminatore So. Wexford, PA (Georgetown Prep)
Mark Tressler Jr. Pittsburgh, PA (South Park)

Football

Matthew Adams Jr. Dublin, OH (Dublin Scioto)
Andrew Althouse Jr. Wyomissing, PA (Wyomissing Area)
Ramsey Arnold So. Rocky River, OH (Rocky River)
Jonathan Bodnar Jr. Cheswick, PA (Deer Lakes)
Dan Boljonis So. Middletown, NJ (Middletown South)
Jonathan Brown Jr. North Olmstead, OH (North Olmstead)
David Caballero Sr. Miami, FL (Belen Jesuit Prep)
Anthony Ciotti Jr. Selingsgrove, PA (Selingsgrove Area)
Clay Crites So. Tuscarawas, OH (Indian Valley)
Jeremy Doo Jr. Cambridge, MA (Phillips Exeter Academy)
Doug Facemyer So. Eastlake, OH (Eastlake North)
Brian Freeman So. Independence, OH (Padua Franciscan)
Vincent Giacalone So. Cranbury, NJ (Princeton)
Joe Gibbs Carnegie Mellon So. Birmingham, MI (Seaholm)
Robert Gimson Jr. Palm Beach Gardens, FL (Benjamin School)
Richard Hauffe Jr. Manassas, VA (Osbourn)
Doug Hilling Jr. Morgantown, WV (Morgantown)
Rory Kaclik Sr. Freedom, PA (Freedom Area)
Robert Keelan So. N. Brunswick, NJ (N. Brunswick Township)
Jonathan Kline Sr. Greensburg, PA (Greensburg Central Catholic)
Aaron Lewis Sr. Englewood, OH (Northmont)
Stephen McGovern So. Sunnyvale, CA (Bellarmine Prep)
Kevin Mulkern Sr. Springfield, PA (Springfield)
Jameson O'Donnell Jr. Marianna, PA (Pittsburgh Central Catholic)
Greg Pitts So. Webster, NY (Webster)
Jaime Ploetzner Sr. Rathdrum, ID (Lakeland)
Michael Reggie Jr. Columbus, OH (St. Charles Prep School)
James Rogers Sr. Shippensburg, PA (Shippensburg)
James Sands So. Windham, OH (Windham)
Nathaniel Scarmazzi Sr. Canonsburg, PA (Canon McMillan)
Jonathan Scholl Jr. Coraopolis, PA (Pittsburgh Central Catholic)
Matthew Schulz Jr. Harvard, MA (Acton Boxboro Regional)
Trent Sisson Jr. Novi, MI (Novi)
Stephen Springer Jr. Chatham, NJ (Chatham)
Neil Stegall Sr. Kansas City, MO (Park Hill)
Cody Vild Jr. Willoughby, OH (Willoughby South)
J.P. White Sr. Pittsburgh, PA (Mt. Lebanon)
Derek Wisnieski So. Indiana, PA (Indiana)
Adam Zewe So. Monongahela, PA (Ringgold)

Women’s Soccer

Mary Ashe So. Rockville, MD (Wootton)
Sarah DeWath So. Cupertino, CA (Monta Vista)
Ashley McMakin Sr. San Antonio, TX (Ronald Reagan)
Lisa Pascoli Sr. Pittsburgh, PA (Mt. Lebanon)
Amanda Rose Jr. Arvada, CO (Arvada West)
Laura Steidel So. Wexford, PA (North Allegheny)

Men’s Soccer

Daniel Brackley So. Hamilton, NJ (Steinert)
Jonathan Browne Sr. Pittsburgh, PA (Thomas Jefferson)
Kurt Duschl So. Lancaster, PA (Lancaster Catholic)
Sean Filipovitz Sr. Cleveland, OH (Walsh Jesuit)
Joseph Genualdi So. Plant City, FL (Plant City)
Andrew Park Sr. Boise, ID (Boise)
Albert Penksa So. Johnstown, PA (Bishop McCort)
Will Schlough Sr. Stratham, NH (Exeter)
Robert Vargo Sr. West Mifflin, PA (West Mifflin)
Christopher Watts Jr. Pittsburgh, PA (Shaler)

Volleyball

Julianne Bierwirth So. Clinton, NJ (North Hunterdon)
Amanda Bradford Sr. Chapel Hill, NC (East Chapel Hill)
Liz DeVleming So. Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island)
Alex Gutschick Sr. Severna Park, MD (Severna Park)
Malena Yablinsky Sr. Patton, PA (Cambria Heights)