Gymnatics, Men's Tennis Earn Team GPA Awards
4/29/2007 8:00:00 AM | Terrapin Athletics
April 29, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The gymnastics and men's tennis teams earned the President's Cup Team GPA Awards for the highest cumulative average over the past two semesters on Sunday at the 11th annual President's Cup Brunch at the Riggs Alumni Center.
The event was co-sponsored by the M Club and the Terrapin Club.
University President Dr. C.D. Mote Jr. was on hand to present the team GPA awards. Gymnastics won for the third straight year and the seventh time in the 11-year history of the award. The gymnastics team posted a GPA of 3.42 for the past two semesters. The men's tennis team won for the second time in the past three years, earning a collective 2.99 grade-point average.
The national champion competitive cheer squad and the football team earned team honors in the CHAMPS/Lifeskills Cup program. That award symbolizes the five categories emphasized by the program - academic excellence, athletic excellence, career development, personal development and community service.
A number of other awards for community service, athletics achievement and academic achievement were presented at the event:
M Club Awards
John W. Guckeyson Award - Josh Wilson, Football
Talbott T. Speer Award - Sam Hollenbach, Football
Geary F. Eppley Award - Patrick Reaves, Men's Cross Country
Silvester Watch - Maurice Edu, Men's Soccer
Founders Award - Tony Miller, Men's Swimming
Maryland Watch - Dominic Berger, Men's Track & Field
Suzanne Tyler Award - Shay Doron, Women's Basketball & Paula Infante, Field Hockey
Charles P. McCormick Award - Christina Restivo, Field Hockey
James H. Kehoe Award - Christina Restivo, Field Hockey
Charles H. Beebe Award - Leah Cowdrey, Women's Track & Field
ICA Community Service Awards - Olivia Odom, Competitive Cheer; Jordan Steffy, Football; Jermaine Lemons, Football; Wesley Jefferson, Football; Jason Goode, Football; Lindsey Bonomo, Gymnastics; Angela Ferg, Gymnastics; David Neal, Men's Basketball; Tony Miller, Men's Swimming; Catherine Popadiuk, Water Polo; Allie Houseal, Water Polo; Jerry Afari, Wrestling; Emily Smoak, Women's Swimming.
ACC Community Service Awards - Olivia Odom, Competitive Cheer; Jordan Steffy, Football; Jason Goode, Football; Angela Ferg, Gymnastics; David Neal, Men's Basketball; Catherine Popadiuk, Water Polo.
Academic Achievement Awards (Junior or Senior with highest cumulative GPA, minimum 3.0) - Kevin Biringer, Baseball; Tiffani Otey, Competitive Cheer; Josh Wilson, Football; Ashley LeVine, Gymnastics; Gini Chukura, Men's Basketball; Patrick Reaves, Men's Cross Country; Hunter Bendall, Men's Golf; Jeff Reynolds; Men's Lacrosse; Stephen King, Men's Soccer; Tim Shepard, Men's Swimming & Diving; John O'Rourke, Men's Tennis; Brian Grubel, Men's Track & Field; Lindsay Klein, Softball; Beth Gillming, Volleyball; Shay Doron, Women's Basketball; Laurel Jefferson, Women's Cross Country; Megan Fox, Field Hockey, Maggie Trainor, Women's Golf; Mollie Reese; Women's Lacrosse; Allie Houseal, Water Polo; Michael Maceroli, Wrestling; Melissa Heintz, Women's Soccer; Kaleena Laputka, Women's Swimming; Brooke Rogers, Women's Tennis; Leah Cowdrey, Women's Track & Field.
President's Cup Team GPA Awards (highest cumulative GPA for past two semesters) - Gymnastics and Men's Tennis
CHAMPS/Lifeskills Cup (academic excellence, athletic excellence, career development, personal development, community service) - Competitive Cheer and Football.
