ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst athletics department produced 356 Mercyhurst scholar-athletes in the 2012-13 school year. Sixty-four percent of Laker student-athletes had a grade point average of 3.0 or higher this past academic year.
 
All 24 teams were represented, with every squad landing at least five student-athletes on the list. Eighteen different teams had 10 or more players with the required GPA.
 
The total number of Lakers qualifying is an all-time high, as is the percentage of student-athletes earning recognition. Eleven Lakers completed the school year with 4.0 GPAs.
 
Several Lakers received larger honors this year as well. Gina Buquet (women's ice hockey) and Trevor Vargo (men's lacrosse) both won the NCAA Elite 89 Award for having the highest GPA at their sport's championship site. Jacob Pilarski (men's golf), Kristen Vidmar (women's golf) and Jorn van der Veer (men's tennis) each took the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Champion-Scholar Athlete of the Year Award, given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at the conference championship site.
 
Luis Leao (men's basketball) was chosen a Capital One Academic All-America First Team member. Leao and Anthony Vendemia (football) were both PSAC Top Winners. The wrestling team won the Division II Academic National Championship, posting the best team GPA in the nation. Jacob Griffin (men's cross country) was named All-Academic by the USTFCCCA and Meghan Smith (field hockey) picked up a Scholar of Distinction honor from the NFHCA.
 
Baseball
Dan Altavilla
Jordan Bray
Nick Cianci
Adam Curyto
Anthony Eder
Jake Hall
Matthew Jimenez
Dan Karstedt
Jon Klein
Steve McCaw
Colin McKee
Kolin McMillen
Hank Morrison
Ben Nolan
Joe Pantano
Dan Parker
Ryan Siegel
Kyle Toma
Mike Wagner
Greg Weatherly
Joel Yeagley
 
Football
Pat Barry
Ryan Bartizal
Pat Behm
Brendan Boylan
Kyle Briggs
Joe Coyne
Tyler Dawson
Ross Deglau
Joe Dever
Zach Emerick
Tony Ferraro
Dustin Galich
Jeff Groene
Ben Gysin
Curtis Hansford
Josh Harold
Donny Holl
Matt Hoyer
Matt Hyland
Colin Kimball
John Matarazzo
Dominique Montilus
Danny Moyer
Joe Noviello
Kevin Poropat
Steve Reinhardt
Matt Sarosy
Alex Schneider
Tymothy Takacs
Anthony Vendemia
Garrett Wild
Trae Williams
Ben Youngman
 
Men's Basketball
Sean Beins
Paul Bilbo
Luis Leao
Bill Fisher
Andy Hoying
Terrence Ingram
Jonathan Ouegnin
Beau Samuelson
 
Men's Cross Country
Jacob Griffin
Robert Higgins
Joseph Miller
Michael Wienczkowski
Nathan Wiest
 
Men's Golf
Sean Dailey
Dustin French
Alex Guerriero
Christian Hoecker
Ryan Kaufmann
Jake Pilarski
Cory Vinborg
Evan Watkins
Jesse Yates
Pierce Young
 
Men's Ice Hockey
Daniel Bahntge
Grant Blakey
Chris Bodo
Kyle Cook
Randy Cure
Edward DeWald
Zac Frischmon
Grant Gettinger
Kyle Johnson
Nick Jones
Kyle Just
Ryan Misiak
Mychal Monteith
Jimmy Sarjeant
Tyler Shiplo
Max Strang
Jake Williams
 
Men's Lacrosse
Deven Alves
Phil Brind'Amour
Ian Brooks
Matt Condon
Connor Enright
Joe Gravino
Brady Heseltine
Kyle Lindsay
Luke Mann
Marco Maronski
Jake McAndrew
Zac Reid
Walter Rodenhouse
James Rogan
Stephen Romas
Brent Rotz
Mark Saltrelli
Brian Scheetz
Brandon Thomson
Alex Torpey
Trevor Vargo
Andrew Wagner
Matt Wells
 
Men's Soccer
Kevin Barry
Matt Campana
Matias Karioja
Ryan Lund
Alex Manea
Sten Marcson
Dane Rimko
Mikko Sarkkinen
Silvio Scandiuzzi
Ewan Sharp
Austin Solomon
Nate Stern
Tadael Dagne
Eyale Dagne
James van Staalduinen
 
Men's Tennis
Travis Beck
Eric Drusko
Kyle Hosier
Robert Rizea
Jorn van der Veer
Mike Vinopal
  
Men's Rowing
Juan Avila
Elliott Baker
Ryan Baniszewski
Jonathan Blazevic
Christopher Branchick
David Cullmer
Damir Demirovic
Mitchell Fairer
Nate Gervais
Kyle Hill
Cornell Juliano
Blaze Kelly
Harrison Kieffer
Jake Lennon
Connor Moran
Jeff Murt
Marcin Osajda
Doug Riethmuller
Ethan Sykes
Jeffrey Thiede
Ben Urbanowski
Milos Veres
Alexander Walters
Amel Younis
 
Softball
Courtney Brothers
Chelsea Calabro
Kristen Fyffe
Colleen Griffin
Julie Harmon
Megan Hopton
Taylor Jezuit
Kayla Larson
Becky Malaga
Molly McNamara
Kayleigh Milliman
Shannon Minihane
Megan Smith
Annie Truelove
Amanda Walker
Allison Yule
 
Men's Water Polo
Adam Borgman
Colin McDonald
Gavin Oakley
Isaac Ogloblin
William Page
Alex Strong
Danilo Svorcan
 
Women's Basketball
Dana Banda
Lindsey Burke
Kristi Ewanick
Kaylee Foster
Adrienne Kloecker
Jessica Ludwig
Kelley McBroom
Paris Thomas
Kelsey Trosch
 
Women's Cross Country
Sara Chuzie
Kayley Dunn
Emily Francis
Jennifer Hoobler
Mary Mancuso
Amanda Marley
Amanda Moore
Anna Polaski
Rebecca Reichbaum
Jonna Schaper
Lauren Shingledecker
Kenzie Stepanik
Hillary Sullivan
Rebecca Wheeling
 
Field Hockey
Laura Akin
Morgan Beaty
Allison Brace
Marissa Faso
Andrea Goldbach
Katlyn Heitzhaus
Jessica Hillman
Kelley Hynes
Kate Kurzanski
Tracey Mason
Tesa Ramsdell
Megan Richards
Jessica Richards
Samantha Siegferth
Cayla Slade
Meghan Smith
Kelsey Violanti
Jess Wess
Emily Koestler
 
Women's Golf
Andrea Carneval
Gaelin Carrig
Renata Drusko
Sarah Ann Giachetti
Lindsey Gotkin
Grace Gutierrez
Caitlin Kempton
Breda Knott
Andrea Novoa
Emily O'Donnell
Kristen Vidmar
 
Women's Ice Hockey
Shelby Bram
Gina Buquet
Molly Byrne
Stephanie Ciampa
Christie Cicero
Stephanie DeSutter
Julia DiTondo
Kristine Grenier
Lauren Jones
Lauren Kilroy
Caroline Luczak
Amanda Makela
Maggie Rothgery
 
Women's Lacrosse
Erica Albornoz
Tara Barnhardt
Katrina Campbell
Alisha Catalino
Hannah Corton
Shannen Drennon
Emily Gebhardt
Rebecca Himes
Regan Kaestner
Kyla Keefe
Olivia Keirn
Kiersten Krolikowski
Anna LeGrett
Kyra Maludy
Kayla Minner
Ashley Nelson
Kate Opolski
Alexandra Petrone
Emily Pflumm
Taylor Santiago
Sarah Stokes
Brittany Tucker
 
Women's Soccer
Macarena Aguirre
Shannon Broderick
Nikki Charboneau
Kiley Cleveland
Allie Cornacchia
Maire Dunning
Sara Hawksworth
Maddie Kalke
Perrin Kern
Emily Leiby
Ellie McDougall
Katie Michaelis
Brooke Morrison
Fawn Mulholland
Olivia Resch
Kristina Roberti
Sarah Slezak
Sarah Stirrup
Lauren Testa
Janine Wong
 
Women's Tennis
Sarah Baich
Caroline Bristol
Katelyn Caniford
Rebecca Haener
Devon Hubbard
Jenna Raynor
Courtney Thompson
 
Women's Rowing
Michelle Ahrens
Michelle Denninger
Leyla Dombrowski
Emily Dutton
Arden Gill
Jordan Herbert
Meghan Hogan
Caitlin Kilcoyne
Alexandra Kleckner
Kate Moran
Breellen Plucknett
Allissa Porter
Jessica Ritchie
Alicia Stoklosa
Maggie Switzer
Kristine Wright
 
Volleyball
Amanda Balasko
Karly Burns
Veronica Crosby
Gretta Freyermuth
Emily Kainer
Becky Leusch
Katie Powell
Becky Smith
Lexi Stefanov
Elyse Texido
Nicole Texido
Sarah Vick
Kelly Vitt
 
Women's Water Polo
Trish Armstrong
Annie Blackman
Lisett Calderon
Stephanie Fernandez
Allie Grimes
Bella Hersh
Ali Iaquinto
Cailin Jope
Meagan Marques
Kylie McCormick
Jesse Sworden
Aleeyse Utech
  
Wrestling
Ian Abplanalp
Tyler Berger
Willie Bohince
Ryan Bohince
Angelo Bortoluzzi
Dylan D'Urso
Ian Grecco
Eric Lundgren
Ryan Martini
Joey Miller
August Mizia
Aaron Page
T.J. Stanton
Seth Stonis