University of Rhode Island

Department of Athletics

2005-06 Academic / Service / Leaderships Award Winners

NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship

• Melanie Kasparek (Women’s Soccer)

Madison Fellowship for Teaching in Constitutional Issues

• Marissa Owens (Rowing)

NCAA Leadership Conference

• Safi Mojidi (Women’s Basketball), Participant
• Christopher Adams (Men’s Track & Field), finalist
• James Baron, Jr (Men’s Basketball), finalist
• Liz Lyons (Women’s Track & Field), finalist

United States Olympic Committee Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere (FLAME) Leadership Conference

• Khabria Hundley (Women’s Track & Field), Participant
• Jessica Magley (Women’s Basketball), Participant

Atlantic 10 Conference Student-Athlete of the Year

• Emily Anderson (Women’s Cross Country)
• Melanie Kasparek (Women’s Soccer)

Atlantic 10 Post-Graduate Scholarship

• Melanie Kasparek (Women’s Soccer)

Atlantic 10 Sporting Award

• Courtney Klenk (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field)

ECAC Award of Valor

• Destiny Woodbury (Women’s Track & Field)

National Team Academic Honors

• Women’s Cross Country, WICCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team.”

• Women’s Field Hockey, NFHCA National Academic Team Award
• Women’s Swimming & Diving, CSCAA Academic All-American Team

Rhode Island Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women

• Amy Brown (Field Hockey)

Academic All-American Teams

• Emily Anderson (Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field), ESPN Academic All-America First Team
• Megan Kasparek (Women’s Soccer), ESPN Academic All-America Third Team
• Melanie Kasparek (Women’s Soccer), ESPN Academic All-America First Team

Academic All-Region/All-District Teams

• Emily Anderson (Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field), ESPN Academic All-District I
• Amy Brown (Field Hockey), ESPN Academic All-District I Second Team
• Megan Kasparek (Women’s Soccer), ESPN Academic All-District I
• Melanie Kasparek (Women’s Soccer), ESPN Academic All-District I
• Steve Moll (Football), ESPN Academic All-District I
• Cindy Smith (Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field), ESPN Academic All-District I

Atlantic 10 Academic All Conference Teams

• Emily Anderson (Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field)
• Erin Baxter (Rowing)
• Mike Bernardo (Track & Field)
• Amy Brown (Field Hockey)
• Fran Dempsey (Football)
• Kyle Edwards (Football)
• Mizraim Farley (Football)
• Colin Gallagher (Football)
• Bryan Giannecchini (Football)
• Damien Gresko (Football)
• Kathy Guilfoyle (Women’s Cross Country)
• Megan Kasparek (Women’s Soccer)
• Melanie Kasparek (Women’s Soccer)
• Josh Mason (Football)
• Kourtney McMenamin (Women’s Swimming & Diving)
• Steve Moll (Football)
• Keith Peacock (Football)
• Wayne Russo (Baseball)
• Cindy Smith (Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field)
• Tom Venedam (Baseball)

Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete Award

• Erin Baxter (Rowing)
• Marissa Owens (Rowing)
• Lori Sutton (Rowing)
• Lucy Sumners (Rowing)
• Cathy Pruszynski (Rowing)

National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Squad

• Amy Brown (Field Hockey)
• Brittany Ford (Field Hockey)
• Laura Hackenberger (Field Hockey)
• Nanci (Jeannie) Records (Field Hockey)
• Megan Stucke (Field Hockey)

URI President’s Award for Student Excellence

• Emily Anderson (Cross Country/Track & Field) Economics
• Megan Kasparek (Women’s Soccer) Communicative Disorders
• Virginia Sorrell (Swimming & Diving / Rowing) French
• Courtney Wall (Softball) Kinesiology

Grace B. Scherrer Award (URI Honors Program)

Recognizes outstanding senior honors students

• Emily Anderson (Cross Country/Track & Field)
• Courtney Klenk (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field)

Biological Sciences Alpha Award (URI Biological Sciences Department)

Recognizes outstanding research accomplishment

• Courtney Klenk (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field)

David Warren Scholar (URI Political Science Department)

• Emily Anderson (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field)

Margaret Thomas Phi Alpha Theta Prize (URI History Department)

Recognizes the outstanding junior history major

• Mark Sauter (Men’s Soccer)

Carpenter Prize (URI Psychology Department)

Recognizes a senior psychology major for an original piece of empirical research

• Courtney Klenk (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field)

Joel B. Dirlam Award (URI Economics Department)

Recognizes a senior economics major for the best research project

• Emily Anderson (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field)

Outstanding Contributions to Psychology Senior Award (URI Psychology Department)

Recognizes a senior psychology major for outstanding effort, research, or service contributions

• Courtney Klenk (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field)

USA TODAY National Sportsmanship Day Essay Contest

• Courtney Klenk (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field)

Saint Elmo Brady Award for Outstanding Achievement in Science

• Destiny Woodbury (Women’s Track & Field)

Althea Gibson Scholar-Athlete Award

• Erin Fleming (Women’s Tennis)

Jackie Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award

• Robert Johnson (Men’s Track & Field)
• Terrence Mack (Men’s Basketball)
• Tyrese Sullivan (Men’s Basketball)

Diversity Award: Undergraduate Student Artistic/Cultural Excellence

• Ramatoulaye Ly (Women’s Track & Field)

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

• Ivy Zuidhof (Volleyball)

Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society (National Leadership Honor Society)

• Margaret Brainard (Rowing)

Onyx Senior Honor Society

• Robert Johnson (Men’s Track & Field)
• Destiny Woodbury (Women’s Track & Field)

Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society)

• Samantha Bair (Rowing)
• Martha Bellows (Women’s Track & Field)
• Jodi Bloomer (Rowing)
• Tracey Cannon (Women’s Swimming & Diving)
• Valerie Chacon (Women’s Tennis)
• Tess Devlieger (Women’s Swimming & Diving)
• Karin Fulkerson (Rowing)
• Grace Hedstrom (Women’s Tennis)
• Kathleen Kelly (Rowing)
• Kelsey Klenk (Women’s Track & Field)
• Jessica Lehmann (Women’s Track & Field)
• Jessica Magley (Women’s Basketball)
• Stephanie Schubert (Rowing)
• Jamie Sullivan (Women’s Track & Field)
• Scott Thomas (Men’s Swimming & Diving)
• Lauren Tourtellott (Women’s Soccer)
• Jaclyn Ventre (Gymnastics)
• Jeffrey Wallace (Golf)

Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society)

• Emily Anderson Track (Women)
• Erin Baxter Rowing (Women)*
• Elizabeth Bellamy Swimming (Women)*
• Dana Bergquist Rowing (Women)*
• Amy Brown Field Hockey (Women)
• Jennifer Coburn Rowing (Women)*
• Kyle Edwards Football (Men)
• Katherine Guilfoyle Track (Women)*
• Andrew Hunt Golf (Men)*
• Caitlin Hurley Track (Women)*
• Megan Kasparek Soccer (Women)
• Melanie Kasparek Soccer (Women)
• Courtney Klenk Track (Women)
• Kourtney McMenamin Swimming (Women)*
• Dominic Moccia Swimming (Men)
• Marissa Owens Rowing (Women)
• Catherine Pruszynski Rowing (Women)*
• Kayla Reels Soccer (Women)
• Wayne Russo Baseball (Men)
• Mark Sauter Soccer (Men)*
• Eva Scofield Volleyball (Women)*
• Andrea Scott Swimming (Women)*
• Melissa Skudris Gymnastics (Women)
• Cynthia Smith Track (Women)
• Lori Sutton Rowing (Women)
• Jamie Sweeney Track (Women)
• Kylie Tanner Gymnastics (Women)*
• Thomas Venedam Baseball (Men)
• Courtney Wall Softball (Women)
• Leah Ward-Smith Soccer (Women)*
• Lauren Wurm Gymnastics (Women)*
• Marge Zuidhof Volleyball (Women)*

* New inductees

2006 Rhode Island Speaker of the House Scholar-Athlete Awards

• Emily Anderson (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
• Molly Bergren (Women's Soccer)
• Amy Brown (Field Hockey)
• Ruth Chappell (Rowing)
• Sam Gillson (Men’s Basketball)
• Robert Johnson (Men's Track & Field)
• Lisa Mangione (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• Dominic Moccia (Men's Swimming & Diving)
• Jason Pannone (Golf)
• Robert Sutphen (Men's Tennis)