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Six Saint Mary's Student Athletes Garner WCC All-Academic Honors
May 28, 2003
San Bruno, CA - Following the conclusion of the 2003 West Coast Conference spring schedule, five Saint Mary's student-athletes were named to the WCC All-Academic Team. Highlighting the list is three-time WCC All-Academic honoree Thomas Burgemeister from the men's tennis team. Joining Burgemeister from the men's tennis team is Filip Sarovic, from women's tennis Catalina Fillol and Valerie Verrier, from women's rowing is Breezy Jackson, Dane Dobrinich from baseball, and Joe Lanza from golf also garnered academic honors.
The 2003 West Coast Conference Spring All-Academic teams honor some of the league's finest examples of the consummate scholar-athlete. At the completion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each of the participating sponsored sports. To be considered, a student-athlete must earn at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials, and have sophomore athletic and academic standing.
Burgemeister garnered his third selection on the all-academic team after finishing his career at SMC with a 3.83 GPA in Business. Burgemeister was also a First Team All-WCC selection in singles and an Honorable Mention All-WCC selection in doubles following the 2003 season. Filip Sarovic garnered his first selection on the all-academic team after finishing his career with a 3.30 in Business Administration. On the women's tennis side, Fillol garnered her second straight WCC All-Academic selection and Verrier is awarded with her first such award. Fillol finished her days at Saint Mary's with a 3.34 GPA in Psychology and Verrier maintains a 3.25 GPA in Economics.
Baseball's Dane Dobrinich also garnered his second straight WCC All-Academic selection. The junior pitcher carries a 3.36 GPA as a Business Administration major. Breezy Jackson's selection to the all-academic team follows her selection as a 2003 First Team All-WCC Women's Rowing team. Jackson carries a 3.62 GPA in Environmental Science. Joe Lanza rounds out this year's list of Saint Mary's student athletes on the WCC All-Academic Team. Lanza, who finished third at the 2003 WCC golf championships and was a First Team All-WCC selection, carries a 3.70 GPA.
2003 West Coast Conference Spring All-Academic Team
BASEBALL NAME SCH YEAR GPA MAJOR Kevin Annis USF Sr. 3.42 Business Admin. Marshall Bratton GON Jr. 3.60 Accounting Cory Brightwell PEP Jr. 3.65 Business Admin. Nick Cirbo USF Jr. 3.32 Business Admin. Dane Dobrinich SMC Jr. 3.36 Business Admin. Armand Gaerlan USF Jr. 3.26 Business Admin. John Gonzalez GON Jr. 3.80 Physical Education Robert Hobbs PEP So. 3.43 Business Steve Kleen PEP So. 3.56 Sports Medicine Kea Kometani PEP So. 3.21 Economics Anthony Rea SCU So. 3.39 Economics Eric Rodland GON Sr. 3.76 Mechanical Eng. Kevin Rose USF Jr. 3.85 BiologyMEN'S GOLF Justin Ahasic SCU Jr. 3.56 English Tim Cureton USD Sr. 3.50 Business Admin. Mike Farrell LMU Jr. 3.32 Biology/Psycology Robert Frye USF Jr. 3.52 Finance Mark Hepler USD Jr. 3.37 History David Hill GON Sr. 3.58 Psychology Joe Lanza SMC So. 3.70 Undecided Matt Munroe GON So. 3.28 Business Michael Putnam PEP So. 3.40 Business Tom Semeraux USF So. 3.22 Finance
WOMEN'S GOLF Katherine Hull PEP Sr. 3.40 Sports Admin. Kelsey Posedel GON Jr. 3.57 Marketing Cecily Quinajon POR Sr. 3.47 Nursing Megan Radonich POR Sr. 3.52 Accounting Marissa Crnkovich POR So. 3.53 Biology Kate Siddell GON Sr. 3.44 Business Admin. Elizabeth Campbell GON So. 3.70 Exercise Science
MEN'S TENNIS Jakko Asuja LMU Sr. 3.67 Business Thomas Burgemeister SMC Sr. 3.83 Business Erich Chen SCU Jr. 3.30 Computer Eng. Brendan Cunningham GON Sr. 3.40 Biology Christian Dyvik USF Sr. 3.56 Business Admin. Axel Elvik USF So. 3.43 Business Admin. Tigran Martirosyan LMU So. 3.49 Economics Filip Sarovic SMC Sr. 3.30 Business Admin. Shaun Whitney GON Sr. 3.41 Biology
WOMEN'S TENNIS Anna Andersson PEP So. 3.58 Advertising Michelle Duncan USF So. 3.79 Int'l Business Penka Fileva LMU Sr. 3.28 Finance Catalina Fillol SMC Sr. 3.34 Psychology Lauren Kazarian USD So. 3.76 Accountancy Christine Limbers SCU Sr. 3.71 Communications Katie Rock GON Sr. 3.77 Int. Relations Karin Schlapbach PEP So. 3.31 Psychology Anna Skogerboe USF So. 3.66 Accounting Kaori Tanabe POR Jr. 3.93 Political Science Charlotte Vernaz PEP Jr. 3.20 Int'l Studies Valerie Verrier SMC Sr. 3.25 Economics Aaryn Volkmann GON Sr. 3.80 Exercise Science
WOMEN'S ROWING Kristi Aamodt GON Jr. 3.90 Public Relations Kimberly Cupini GON Sr. 3.30 Evironmental Studies Kirsten Davis USD Sr. 3.55 Biology Breezy Jackson SMC Sr. 3.62 Environmental Science Amanda Kremer SCU Jr. 3.27 Liberal Arts Caitlin McClain LMU So. 3.96 Urban Stud./Poli. Sci. Cynthia Savoca GON Sr. 3.75 Sociology Angela Tanner LMU Jr. 3.85 Communications Kelly Vanek USD Sr. 3.77 Anthropolgy
