March 15, 2000
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State Director of Athletics Rick Bay today announced the names of 135 Aztec student-athletes honored last night at the Sixth Annual SDSU Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet at the University Club in downtown San Diego. The event, sponsored by the Aztec Athletic Foundation, the SDSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Student-Athlete Academic Support Services, recognizes those San Diego State varsity athletes who earned a 3.20 grade point average or better during the 1999 calendar year. Following the banquet, the group attended a performance of the hit Broadway musical "Rent" at the Civic Theater.
Those individuals who attained a 3.50 gpa or higher received a Monty Award while those who attained a 3.20 to 3.49 earned a Big Red Award. The 135 student-athletes recognized this year represents the most Aztecs to be honored in the banquet's seven years. The figure represents 30% of the students on varsity athletic rosters in 1999. The number of this year's honorees more than triples the 43 student-athletes awarded at the first scholar-athlete banquet in 1994.
Eight student-athletes achieved a 4.0 gpa in at least one semester, thus earning the Jim Malik Award for attaining the highest gpa's in the spring and/or fall semesters. Those athletes are Damian DeBeaubien (football), Meredith Johnson (women's crew), Katja Karrento (women's tennis), Mike Koch (men's volleyball), Kelly Kyes (women's soccer), Catherine McGuire (women's soccer), Tamara Simpson (softball) and Jennifer Van Gilder (women's golf).
The award is in honor of former SDSU NCAA Faculty-Athletics Representative Jim Malik who is now retired.
Year-by-Year Breakdown of Scholar-Athlete Honorees:
1994 -- 43
1995 -- 56
1996 -- 74
1997 -- 101
1998 -- 133
1999 -- 135
1999 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS -- Student-athletes who achieved a 3.20 or better grade point average in at least one semester during the calendar year 1999 (i.e. spring, 1999 and fall, 1999)
Monty Award Winners (3.5 to 4.0 gpa) at least 9 graded units.
Bold indicates Monty Award both spring and fall semesters 1999
*Indicates Jim Malik Award Winner for highest gpa's of the semester
Italics indicates student-athlete also listed for Big Red Award one semester
Adriana Acero (women's cross country and track)
Josh Allen (football)
Summer Altice (women's volleyball)
Jennifer Atkinson (women's crew)
Brian Barnes (men's soccer)
Theresa Bond (women's crew)
Heidi Bradley (women's water polo)
Casey Brewer (men's volleyball)
John Browne (men's soccer)
*Damian DeBeaubien (football)
Heather DeFelice (women's swimming)
Melissa Dickson (women's volleyball)
Kristi Draher (women's track)
Megan Dunbar (women's water polo)
Meriah Earle (women's cross country)
Summer Ehrsam (softball)
Jamie Evans (women's volleyball)
Kelly Garner (women's volleyball)
Kaly Gillette (women's basketball)
Heather Gravendaal (women's swimming)
Alexis Gutierrez (softball)
Justin Halpern (baseball)
Natalie Harper (women's swimming)
Chris Hartshorn (baseball)
Travis Hasson (men's tennis)
Mirna Hernandez (women's track and field)
Natalie Herr (women's track and field)
Candace Hodge (women's cross country and track and field)
Tom Hunter (men's volleyball)
Jill Janotta (women's golf)
*Meredith Johnson (women's crew)
*Katja Karrento (women's tennis)
Albert Koch (men's volleyball)
*Mike Koch (men's volleyball)
*Kelly Kyes (women's soccer)
Brett Lasby (men's soccer)
Tim Lebold (men's soccer)
Shannon Lee (women's basketball)
Paul Lockhart (baseball)
Alison Malstead (women's crew)
Abraham Martinez (men's soccer)
Mark McFadyen (baseball)
*Catherine McGuire (women's soccer)
Sarah Menning (women's crew)
Camille Minkel (softball)
Kristal Montgomery (softball)
Nicole Morasky (women's water polo)
Matt Nelson (football)
Blair O'Hara (men's tennis)
Kristina Ortiz (women's soccer)
Tatum Ossinger (women's crew)
Lisa Papi (women's tennis)
Michaela Paz (women's volleyball)
Elicia Petre (women's soccer)
Catherine Rang (women's soccer)
Bethany Robinson (women's soccer)
Tiffany Sahlman (women's soccer)
Becky Sensney (women's water polo)
Lon Sheriff (football)
*Tamara Simpson (softball)
Brianna Snodgrass (women's water polo)
Monet Solberg (women's volleyball)
Jennifer Stakiw (women's cross country)
Nikki Stangarone (women's golf)
Christa Stark (women's crew)
Claire Swinbank (women's basketball)
*Jennifer Van Gilder (women's golf)
Maggie Vincent (women's track and field)
Carly Votolato (women's cross country)
Sufia Wali (women's soccer)
Alex Waske (men's tennis)
Robin Weiss (women's crew)
Renee West (women's crew)
Heather Westgaard (softball)
Josie Wheeler (women's crew)
Stefan Yeoman (men's volleyball)
Big Red Award Winners (3.20 to 3.49 gpa) at least 9 graded units
Bold indicates Big Red Award winner both spring and fall 1999
James Ange (football)
Mary Apiafi (women's basketball)
Beau Barcus (baseball)
Katey Becker (women's tennis)
Brian Berg (football)
Debora Birkel (women's cross country and track and field)
Theresa Bond (women's crew)
Lisa Bostian (women's volleyball)
Anita Bundage (women's basketball)
Julie Chidley (women's tennis)
Dan Cleary (football)
Mac Cleary (football)
Arianne Condrick (women's water polo)
Carolyn Conley (women's crew)
Carlo Cota (baseball)
Lanele Cox (women's cross country)
Melissa Dickson (women's volleyball)
Adam Dietz (men's soccer)
Meriah Earle (women's cross country and track and field)
Nathan Ekenberg (men's soccer)
Kristin Elliott (women's soccer)
John Engstrom (men's volleyball)
Kabeer Gbaja-biamila (football)
Damon Gourdine (football)
Erryn Gutjahr (softball)
Shannon Halpin (women's water polo)
Andrea Haws (women's crew)
Lindsey Hedberg (women's tennis)
Lauren Hekimian (women's crew)
Courtney Hoblick (women's swimming)
Candice Hodge (women's cross country)
Ryan Ivkovich (men's soccer)
Jill Janotta (women's golf)
Melissa Jessee (women's crew)
Lars Johansson (men's golf)
Meredith Johnson (women's crew)
Melissa Madelena (women's soccer)
Danielle Martin (women's track and field)
Heidi Matsumoto (women's swimming)
Lauren McGirr (women's crew)
Kareem Missoumi (football)
Alicia Ortman (softball)
Lisa Papi (women's tennis)
Natalie Pennell (women's swimming)
Aubrey Preston (women's track and field)
Ted Printy (football)
Leigh Readey (women's volleyball)
Jim Roban (men's basketball)
Karynn Rice (women's soccer)
Keri Rooney (softball)
Brian Russell (football)
Tiffany Sahlman (women's crew)
Melissa Segura (women's swimming)
Stephanie Shapiro (women's swimming)
Tamara Shook (women's volleyball)
Danielle Small (women's soccer)
Greg Spillane (football)
Nikki Stangarone (women's golf)
Erin Stenvers (women's swimming)
Alicia Stuebner (women's crew)
Hans Stolfus (men's volleyball)
Cory Stryker (women's crew)
Jens Ullstrom (men's golf)
Kathy Urrutia (softball)
Damon VanHoorebeke (football)
Whitney Wells (women's tennis)
Darius Wesber (football)
Kyle Wiggs (men's soccer)
