Aug. 1, 2007

Cape Girardeau, Mo. - Student-athletes at Southeast Missouri State University claimed 24 Ohio Valley Conference Medals of Honor for the 2006-2007 school year. The Medal of Honor is given annually to the student-athlete who achieves the highest grade point average in a Conference-sponsored sport.

Southeast athletes earning Medals of Honor included Josh Parham, Scott Powers and Andrew Wiese, baseball; Rachel Blunt, women's basketball; Matt Boyack, football; Courtney Alexander and Amber Garner, soccer; Lindsay Woodworth and Megan McDonald, softball; Kim Anderson, tennis; Molly Davis, volleyball and Heather West, women's track and field. Dustin Davis, Mark McNamara, Brittni Peck, Sarah Verelst, Amy Warren and Lindsay Zeiler won Medals of Honor in both cross country and track and field. All of the athletes had a 4.0 grade point average for the 2006-2007 school year.

In other academic awards, the Southeast men's cross country team received an OVC Team Academic Achievement Award presented by Aeropostale. The award is presented annually in each Conference sponsored sport to the member institution team with the greatest percentage of its student-athletes named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

The Redhawks men's cross country team had eight athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll including Dustin Davis, Brad DeMattei, Brandon Karcher, Lucas Luckett, Kevin McNab, Mark McNamara, Paul Stemmerman and Danny Stults. They were also honored for men's track and field.

They lead a school record group of 107 Southeast student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. To be listed on the Honor Roll, recipients must have achieved at least a 3.25 grade point average and have been eligible and on the team throughout the competitive season in their chosen NCAA-sponsored sport or sports.

Commissioner's Honor Roll award winners from Southeast include Matthew Carter, Greg Dambach, Derek Hayden, Jim Klocke, Josh Parham, Dustin Pritchett, Scott Powers, Josh Syberg, Andrew Wiese and Sean Zoellner, baseball; Roderick Pearson, men's basketball; Rachel Blunt, Heather Diebold, Mathilde Dufour, Ashley Lovelady, Tarina Nixon and Szandra Pal, women's basketball; Stephanie Harres, Juli Koenegstein, Katherine Mueller, Brittni Peck, Sarah Verelst, Amy Warren and Lindsay Zeiler, women's cross country and track; Ashley Brewer, Lashonda Conley, Precious Elliott, Danielle Gross, Audrey Harwood, Lindsay Hearne, Orie Ibe, Rebecca Martin, Samantha Shaw, Heather West and Brenda Whitworth women's track; Kevin Ballatore, Matt Boyack, Stephen Callanan, Joseph Goff, Kyle Hubert, Zach Leible, Kendall Magana, Oge Oge, Colin Schermann, Nick Stauffer and Joseph Tuineau, football; Courtney Alexander, Molli Beard, Nicole Bussman, Amber Garner, Caitlin Huber, Jessica Kaiz, Stephanine Kulavic, Alaina Lacopo, Lauren Lacopo, Megan Matter and Jessica Wuellner, women's soccer; Stephanie Mata, Megan McDonald, Katie Otterness and Lindsay Woodworth, softball; Kim Anderson, Bryce Kristal, Drew Kristal, Julia Massotti and Elise Nattier, tennis; Alyssa Aston, Sarah Barth, Molly Davis, Karleigh DeLong, Katrina Niemeyer and Brenna Schlader, volleyball; Danyelle Aber, Sandra Blake, Jennifer Dinan, Alison Ezell, Amber Garlotte, Maureen Grimaldi, Jacqueline Heath, Kelley Krengiel, Jena Nguyen, Starlyn Schwartz, Rikara Turner and Bryanna Wong, gymnastics.