July 7, 2008

Center Valley, Pa. - Thirty student-athletes, including the Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Army's Eddie Kang, were named to the 2008 Patriot League Men's Tennis Academic Honor Roll, Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich announced on Monday.

Kang, a senior, won the Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete award in the spring. He was also named the Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Winner for the NCAA Northeast Region, and concluded his career as the all-time leader in victories in singles play at Army. An East Asian Studies major, Kang compiled a 3.321 grade-point average in the spring semester.

Four student-athletes posted a GPA of 4.0 or better, as Army junior Rick Houghton, Lafayette sophomore Matt McGranaghan and Navy freshman Nick Birger and junior Jason Hill were all at the mark. Nine of the Academic Honor Roll selections also made the All-Patriot League squad, including Kang, Hill and Colgate's Martin MacIntyre, the 2008 Patriot League Player of the Year.

Army, Holy Cross and Lafayette tied for a League high with five selections to the Men's Tennis Academic Honor Roll.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and be awarded a varsity letter in one of the Patriot League's 16 winter or spring championship sports. The criteria for awarding varsity letters are different at each institution.

2008 Patriot League Men's Tennis Academic Honor Roll

Name Class Major GPA Hometown/High School

ARMY (5)

Sean Harris Jr. Systems Management 3.796 Billings, Mont./Billings
Rick Houghton Jr. History 4.061 Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley
Eddie Kang Sr. East Asian Studies 3.321 Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South
Josh Krieter Fr. Undeclared 3.549 Edina, Minn./Edina
Johnny Lucero So. Civil Engineering 3.393 Port St. Lucie, Fla./Lincoln Park Academy

BUCKNELL (4)

David Bednarek Jr. Management 3.66 Haworth, N.J./Bergen Catholic
Anton Kovic Fr. Undeclared 3.50 Montreal, Quebec/Milton Academy (Mass.)
Ira Reibeisen Sr. Accounting 3.91 Armonk, N.Y./Rye Country Day - Upper School
Ryan Sandburg Jr. Psychology 3.33 Orange, Calif./Canyon

COLGATE (4)

Philip Bernasek Fr. Undeclared 3.42 Fairfield, Conn./Hopkins School
Martin MacIntyre Jr. Philosophy 3.22 Arlington, Va./St. Albans School
John Noqueras So. Philosophy 3.67 Parkland, Fla./St. Andrews
Michael Yassky So. Economics 3.34 New York, N.Y./Horace Mann

HOLY CROSS (5)

Jay DeSanto Jr. Political Science 3.93 Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights
Kevin Leggio Fr. Psychology 3.25 Coram, N.Y./Longwood Senior
Dan Phelan So. Economics and Political Science 3.33 Chicopee, Mass./Chicopee
Angelo Sica Jr. Psychology 3.43 Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham
Matthew Vicidomino Sr. Psychology 3.33 Dover, Mass./St. Sebastian's

LAFAYETTE (5)

Lee Kojanis Jr. Biology 3.35 Tenafly, N.J./Tenafly
Brett Kraft Sr. Anthropology & Sociology 3.67 New Providence, N.J./New Providence
Matt McGranaghan So. Neuroscience 4.00 Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central
James Murphy So. Economics & Business/History 3.65 Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury
Eric Wiley So. International Affairs 3.42 Briarcliff Manor, N.Y./Briarcliff Manor

LEHIGH (3)

Chris Collins Fr. Business 3.55 Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield
Michael Gordon Jr. Finance 3.86 Wayland, Mass./Wayland
John Nespoli Sr. Finance 3.61 Clarks Summit, Pa./Scranton Prep

NAVY (4)

Nick Birger Fr. Comparative Politics 4.00 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West
Jason Hill Jr. Systems Engineering 4.00 Marietta, Ga./Walton
Alex James Sr. Economics 3.56 Visalia, Calif./Redwood
Johnny Waters Jr. English 3.56 Papillion, Neb./Creighton Prep