Jan. 23, 2008

LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell field hockey team had 15 student-athletes named to the 2007 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, the league announced Wednesday. Senior Katie Leinen (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) was one of two student-athletes on the list (along with Lafayette's Meghan Cicchi) to post a 4.0 grade-point average for the fall semester. Senior Kelly Hoffman (Boyertown, Pa./Oley Valley) was named field hockey's Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter in their respective sport.

Of the 65 student-athletes named to the honor roll, Bucknell and American both recorded a league-best 15 members on the list. Colgate and Lafayette each had 11, followed by Lehigh (8) and Holy Cross (5).

The following are Bucknell's 2007 Field Hockey Patriot League Academic Honor Roll members:

Suzanne Arian Fr. Undeclared 3.91
Jessie Atieh So. Elementary Education 3.50
Trina Boyer Jr. Political Science 3.41
Kelly Bruvik Fr. Environmental Studies 3.25
Sarah Ebright So. Civil and Environmental Engineering 3.75
Sarah Herrmann Jr. International Relations 3.58
Kelly Hoffman Sr. English 3.91
Emily Hutchison Jr. History, Political Science 3.75
Jacquie Kataneksza Jr. International Relations 3.55
Katie Leinen Sr. Economics 4.00
Katie Ruiz Jr. Environmental Studies 3.58
Chyncia Smith Sr. Accounting 3.60
Austin Thomas So. Undeclared 3.25
Christine Weiss Fr. Management 3.83
Lindsey Weller Sr. English 3.58