Jamaica, N.Y.- St. John’s University student-athletes had an exceptional year in the classroom in 2002-03 as 122 student-athletes were named BIG EAST Academic All-Stars.

To be named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher, participate in a BIG EAST sport and earn a varsity letter. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible for this honor.

Leading the way on the men’s side for the Red Storm was the baseball, soccer and track & field teams with a total of 12 student-athletes named BIG EAST Academic All-Stars. The men’s swimming team was fourth with eight student-athletes earning honors.

On the women’s side, women’s soccer team led the way with 16 members earning BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors. The women’s swimming team was second with 13 members, while the softball team added 11 members and the women’s basketball team posted seven student-athletes with honors.

St. John’s University has a rich tradition of excellence on the field and in the classroom. The students-athletes of 2002-03 added to that tradition and set the standard for which future student-athletes will be measured.

The following student-athletes earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors:

Baseball
Justin Muir
Eddie Shultz
Derek Sullivan
Mike Tamulionis
Marc Wagner
James Wladyka
John Paul Cirgliano
Anthony DeRosa
Kenneth Devenney
Brett Hardie
Blake Hershelman
Greg Holmes

Men’s Basketball
Jon Scheiman

Men’s Golf
Tim McCarthy
Kyle Sleasman
John DeForest

Men’s Soccer
Brian Morris
Tim O’Neill
Simone Salinno
Phillip Szczerba
Robert Syzmanik
Nathaniel Tickner
Chris Wingert
Chris Corcoran
Matia Damiani
Matthew Groenwald
Chris Leidner
Patrick Lonergan

Men’s Swimming
Tim Salter
Wojciech Sikora
Johan Sunrydh
Daniel Wells
Mike Boody
Milos Cerovich
Gregory Danner

Men’s Tennis
Jake Maxwell
Nicholas Stocker
Morgan Bauer
Boris Chiporukha
Todd Goldberg

Men’s Track & Field
Phillip McLean
Chris Porsenna
Eric Stoddard
Dietrich Washington
Peter Alfano
Kemar Bassargh
Douglas Bradley
David Girardin
Jason Goulart
Kevin Pflug
Sean Tremblay
Robert Block
Softball
Jessica Marical
Jillian Sandoval
Jessica Shepard
Meghan Allman
Alesha Argeras
Blair Belloni
Jessica Cameron
Leigh Carlson
Courtney Fitzgerald
Carrie Kester
Melanie Lehman

Volleyball
Meaghan Creedon
Rosalyn Dang
Robyn Kurasaki
Allison Heckl

Women’s Basketball
Dana Petersen
Crystal Andrews
Sherri Brown
Patrycja Gulak
Nora Gyuris
Katalin Kurtosi
Angie Leung

Women’s Golf
Jennifer Rhee
Jaclyn Sanders
Christin Thomson
Katie Lebel

Women’s Soccer
Jennifer Pugsley
Stephanie Ramia
Dominica Reina
Tracey Rollings
Claudia Rubino
Kaitlin Schmidt
Denisse Vallejo
Pristina Alford
Theresa Bulman
Laura Burlacu
Heather Cook
Andrea Coukoulis
Mallory DiMaio
Tina Fogg
Gabriela Franco
Erin Henderson

Women’s Swimming
Elizabeth Malinowski
Lisa Molinaro
Chrstine Meyers
Laura Nuudi
Caitlin Ranney
Gosia Rodzik
Darinka Savcic
Rachael Seager
Amanda Test
Lisa Zuffante
Lauren Brown
Jennifer Brunette
Melissa Kolackovsky

Women’s Tennis
Kristina Bothova
Vera Efstathiou
Nataliya Kostova
Tessa Woodruff

Women’s Track & Field
Alina Abramova
Dominqua Ficalora
Tynisa Martin
Denise Raab
Stephanie Zollman
Sophia Bazile
Nenjae Gibson
Vanessa Augeri
Thamara Cherisme
Jennifer Lebowitz
Axum Gaines