Murray State University Athletics
MSU Athletics Excels in Academic Honors Presented by OVC
7/21/2009 3:15:00 PM | General
The commitment to making sure that the student in student-athlete comes first was bolstered today as the Ohio Valley Conference announced is annual academic awards. Murray State had 11 student-athletes earn the OVC Medal of Honor and 104 athletes were named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2008-09 school year. Both numbers are up from the 2007-08 when the MSU earned nine Medal of Honor awards and 87 Commissioner's Honor Roll spots. In addition the Racer men's basketball team earned the OVC Team Academic Achievement Award.
The Medal of Honor is given annually to student-athletes who achieve the highest grade point average, a 4.0 GPA.
The 2008-09 recipients of the honor for Murray State included: Bradley Cobb (baseball); Amber Guffey, Paige Guffey, Rachael Isom and Angela Mullins (women's basketball); Karissa Magnuson and Alaina Zanin (women's cross country and track and field); Tyler Brown and James Stevenson (men's golf); Sarah Seay (women's golf); and Holly Stanek (women's track and field).
Both Amber and Paige Guffey earned their third-straight OVC Medal of Honor, while this is the second-straight honor for both Seay and Zanin.
The OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll award goes to student-athletes that have a 3.25 GPA or better and were eligible to compete for their teams during the season.
“I am proud to see that more and more of our student-athletes are being recognized for the time and effort they are putting into their work in the classroom,” said Athletics Director Allen Ward. “Every one of the 104 athletes that earned at academic honor from the OVC is an example of what we strive for at Murray State.”
The OVC also announced its 16 Team Academic Achievement Awards, which are given to the member institution's team with the greatest percentage of its student-athletes named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. The Murray State men's basketball team shared the 2008-09 honor with Austin Peay, after the Racers placed three players on the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
“I am very proud of the success our players are having in the classroom,” said head men's basketball coach Billy Kennedy. “ Matt Kelly and his support team are doing a great job. ”
OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Baseball (11)
Will Cartwright
Bradley Cobb
Chris Craycraft
Elliot Frey
Marc Harmon
Daniel Hill
Jason Laws
Matt McGaha
Daniel Miller
Matt Phillips
Kyle Tiernan
Men's Basketball (3)
Tyler Holloway
Jarad Key
Picasso Simmons
Women's Basketball (7)
Amber Guffey
Paige Guffey
Rachael Isom
Kristen Kluempers
Mallory Luckett
Angela Mullins
Kayla Vance
Men's Cross Country (3)
Andrew Beckman
Jack Findley
Andrew Smithson
Women's Cross Country (9)
Kayla Crusham
Katelyn Jones
Karissa Magnuson
Kristen Miller
Asenath Na'Aman
Kristin Reffett
Bridget Stichnot
Katie-Sue Thorpe
Alaina Zanin
Football (12)
Chris Barry
Blake Booth
Tyler Brockman
Tamar Butler
Tyler Evans
Chris Franklin
Zach Knight
Andy Mahoney
Brock Rydecki
Will Werner
Terrence Wilmer
Nico Yantko
Men's Golf (4)
Tyler Brown
Chris Griffin
William Hunt
James Stevenson
Women's Golf (8)
Morgan Cross
Andrea Downer
Alexandra Hinteregger
Kaysin Hutching
Sarah Seay
Joyce Trus
Bethany Yates
Kristen Yates
Rifle (1)
Erica Meece
Women's Soccer (14)
Cara Bohrman
Melisa Curry
Jane DeWitt
Laken Dirkes
Nicole Evans
Rachel Longley
Kalli McCoy
Krista Muilkens
Veronika Pribyslavska
Kellyn Robison
Rebecca Shultz
Audrey Wilson
Katie Wilson
Rachel Wright
Men's Tennis (2)
Mikel Headford
Mason Johnson
Women's Tennis (4)
Adriana Alvarez
Katelyn Fulcher
Lyndsay Ottosen
Anne Pennington
Women's Track and Field (17)
Martika Clark
Kayla Crusham
Shameka Dial
Kelsey Frank
Christina Johnson
Katelyn Jones
Karissa Magnuson
Maggie McKay
Kristen Miller
Asenath Na'Aman
Kristin Reffett
Galileo Simmons
Holly Stanek
Bridget Stichnot
Alicia Tempel
Katie-Sue Thorpe
Alaina Zanin
Volleyball (6)
Jade Guo
Sara Hayden
Kelli Johnson
Becca Lamb
Ashley Nenninger
Cassy Woolverton
