Seniors Close Careers as Scholar-Athletes – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/21/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The eight seniors on the Ohio State women’s swimming and diving team came into their careers as scholar-athletes and they close their careers as OSU Scholar-Athletes. Wednesday at the OSU Scholar-Athlete Banquet, held at the spectacular new Ohio Union, all eight seniors on the team earned the academic honor once again, giving the group a combined 30 such honors in their four-year career.
Six are now four-time OSU Scholar-Athletes: Megan Alexander (education and human ecology), Farriss Blaskovits (biology) Chelsea Davis (physical therapy), Jill Lockhart (strategic communications), Haley Mitchell (business) and Colleen Schweitzer (allied medical professions). Sarah Ratica (physical therapy) and MaryAnn Wiser (social and behavioral sciences) are each three-time OSU Scholar-Athletes.
And adding to the academic integrity of this group is the fact that all eight were named to the Academic All-Big Ten Conference team for the 2009-10 school year.
A total of 25 swimmers and divers were honored at the Scholar-Athlete banquet, an impressive 71 percent of the 31-member team. Among those honored were six individuals who have received a perfect 4.0 grade point average at least one quarter so far this school year: Alexander, Blaskovits and Ratica; junior Samantha Cheverton; sophomore Catherine Eitel and freshman Lauren Massey.
Including the seniors, a total of sixteen swimmers and divers were named to this year’s Academic All-Big Ten team. The following is a complete list Ohio State’s 2009-10 Scholar-Athletes and Academic All-Big Ten honorees (asterisked).
Seniors
Megan Alexander* – Education and human ecology
Farriss Blaskovits* – Biology
Chelsea Davis* – Physical therapy Jill Lockhart* – Strategic communications
Sr. Haley Mitchell* – Business
Sarah Ratica* – Physical therapy
Colleen Schweitzer* – Health sciences and health management
MaryAnn Wiser* – Speech and hearing sciences
Juniors
Bianca Alvarez* – Social and behavioral sciences
Kristen Asman* – Education and human ecology
Samantha Cheverton* – Social and behavioral sciences
Shelby Gordon* – Business
Morgan Menzie* – Food, agricultural and environmental sciences
Sophomores
Catherine Eitel* – Biology
Erin Fawley* – Education and human ecology
Lisa Narum* – Education and human ecology
Freshmen
Jackie Brousseau – Social and behavioral sciences
Emily Creran – Education and human ecology
Megan Detro – Exploring
Evann Heidersbach – Exploring
Lauren Massey – Biology
Kelsey Moran – Social and behavioral sciences
Megan Nunan – Exploring
Angela Severn – Education and human ecology
Elisabeth Tavierne – Education and human ecology
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