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7/29/2001 - Women's Swimming
Sixty-Eight Named to Women's Swimming & Diving Academic Honor Roll

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Navy's Jones, Reshetar And Tjoa All Post Perfect 4.00 Grade Point Averages

During Spring Semester

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - U.S. Naval Academy juniors Amy Jones, Laura Reshetar and

Kristi Tjoa each recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA during the spring semester to

lead 68 student-athletes named to the 2001 Patriot League Women's Swimming &

Diving Academic Honor Roll, announced today by Carolyn Schlie Femovich,

Patriot League Executive Director.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average

during the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter in one of the

League-sponsored championship sports during the winter and spring.

A total of 496 student-athletes were named to the League's Spring Academic

Honor Roll, including 31 with 4.00 GPAs or better. The Spring Academic

Honor Roll which includes the sports of men's and women's basketball, men's

and women's swimming, men's and women's track & field (indoor and outdoor),

baseball, softball, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis and

golf.

Bucknell led the way with 156 candidates on the League's Spring Academic

Honor Roll. On the Women's Swimming & Diving Academic Honor Roll, Lafayette

led the way with eight honorees.

The Patriot League, which was founded on the principles of admitting

athletes who are academically representative of their class, is in its

second decade of academic and athletic achievement. Participation in

athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component

of a well-rounded education. The Patriot League began as a successful

Division I-AA football conference in 1986. Full League members include

American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy.

Associate members include Fairfield (field hockey), Fordham (football),

Georgetown (football), Hobart (men's lacrosse), Towson (football), Ursinus

(field hockey) and Villanova (women's lacrosse). These member institutions

are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation. Alumni from Patriot

League colleges and universities have played a leadership role in the

shaping of our country. More information may be obtained on the League's

website at www.patriotleague.org.