Gymnastics: Seven Named to Academic Team
March 19, 2003 04:29 PM | General
March 19, 2003
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Seven West Virginia University gymnasts have been named to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) all-academic team announced today.
A total of 77 gymnasts from the eight EAGL schools were named to the squad eight of which are seniors who were named to the team for the fourth consecutive year, including WVU's Amanda Halovanic.
Amazingly, of the 132 gymnasts who compete on the eight EAGL teams, 58.3 percent of them were named to the EAGL all-academic team this year.
In order to be named to the EAGL all-academic team, student-athletes must have a grade point average of 3.00 or higher in the two previous semesters.
The following are the Mountaineer gymnasts who were named to the team.
Casey DePerro,Marlton, N.J.,Fr., 3.42, Exercise Physiology
Alyssa DeSantis, Steubenville, Ohio, Fr., 3.00 Pre-Business
Emily Duryea*, Cheswick, Pa., Jr., 3.00, Dental Hygiene
Amanda Halovanic***, Grove City, Pa., Sr., 4.00, Marketing and Finance
Melissa Mascaro, E. Longmeadow, Mass., Sr., 3.06, Exercise Physiology
Gretchen Richter, Madisonville, Tex., Fr., 3.00, General Studies
Ashley Scalerico*, Moon Township, Pa., So., 3.04, Biology
*** - Four-time honoree
* - Two-time honoree
