Checking In: Alumni Update (7-14-13)

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
La Salle senior Paul Reilly (Upper Dublin) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Temple senior Kelly Broadbent (Upper Dublin) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

La Salle sophomore Anne Areias (William Tennent) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

FIELD HOCKEY
St. Joseph’s sophomore Katie Walsh (Central Bucks South) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

La Salle senior Rebecca Chylack (Souderton), junior Olivia Shoemaker and sophomore Colleen Kempf (Central Bucks South) were named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

MEN’S GOLF
Temple sophomore Alec Kissell (Plymouth Whitemarsh) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Temple freshman Brenda McDermott (North Penn) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

St. Joseph’s freshman Caroline Hagan (Hatboro-Horsham) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

La Salle junior Kaitlin Colbridge (North Penn) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

MEN’S SOCCER
Temple freshman Dalton Andrusko (Council Rock North) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

La Salle sophomore George Breslin (William Tennent) and senior James Clark (William Tennent) were named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

WOMEN’S SOCCER
La Salle senior Gabrielle Pakhtigian (North Penn) was named the 2012-13 Atlantic 10 Conference co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Voted on by the league’s Directors of Athletics, the award is given to the best overall male and female student-athlete, based on their athletic success and academic prowess. There was a tie in the voting for both the men’s and women’s award, marking the first tie in the voting since 1995-96 and the first-ever tie for the women’s award. “I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to represent our team and school in this way,” Pakhtigian said in a news release. “The La Salle women’s soccer family means the world to me, and I’m honored to represent the talent of such a special group of people.” Pakhtigian, who recently was named one of two Atlantic 10 NCAA Woman of the Year nominees, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a 3.90 GPA. “Only because of Jesus was I able to have success in the classroom or on the field,” she said. “This recognition is really a reflection of the hard work, dedication and focus of the girls and our coaches and staff.” The starting goalkeeper for the Explorers last season, Pakhtigian earned first team all-conference honors in leading the Explorers to their first-ever A-10 title and second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. “Our entire staff and team are incredibly proud of Gabby’s remarkable accomplishment,” head coach Paul Royal said. “Gabby’s dedication to her academics, teammates, university and faith is the pinnacle of what we want from our La Salle student-athletes. It’s an extraordinary award for an exceptional person.” The North Penn graduate led the A-10 with nine shutouts and ranked fifth in goals against average (0.94). She ranks second all-time at La Salle in wins (32), second in shutouts (16.5) and third all-time in goals against average. Pakhtigian also served as La Salle women’s soccer SAAC representative as well as serving on the Student Affairs Committee. She was selected to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American and All-District Teams, and twice earned a spot on the A-10 All-Academic Team. She also was a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society and a four-year member of the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Temple freshman Erin Lafferty (Upper Dublin) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

St. Joseph’s Ashley Volm (Central Bucks South was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

La Salle senior Gabrielle Pakhtigian (North Penn) and freshman Christine Vollrath (Council Rock South) were named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

SOFTBALL
Temple freshman Gina Pellechio (Norristown) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

La Salle freshman Allison Waddington (Central Bucks South) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
La Salle senior Meghan Forlini (William Tennent) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Temple freshman Sean McAneney (Upper Dublin) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
St. Joseph’s sophomore Kayla Charles (North Penn) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

La Salle freshman Meghan Longshore (Council Rock North) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
La Salle senior Emily Merrick (Pennsbury) was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the honor roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester.

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