July 6, 2006

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - Lafayette landed 21 student-athletes on the Patriot League Women's Swimming and Diving Academic Honor Roll, tied for the highest total in the league, and had eight men named to the Honor Roll as well for the Spring 2006 semester.

Sophomores Julia Kumpan, an Interdisciplinary/History and Religious Studies major, and Jaryd Freedman, a Biochemistry major, were two of 14 Patriot League student-athletes who recorded a 4.0 grade-point average last semester. In all, 181 of the league's swimmers and divers earned a spot on the Honor Roll, which requires a 3.2 GPA and a varsity letter to qualify.

Among Lafayette's honorees are graduated seniors Greg Van Volkenburg and Tory Littlefield, who were both named to the Patriot League Class of 2006 Top 10 list for their performances at the league's championship meet over their four years. Van Volkenburg, a backstroker who posted a 3.80 GPA as a Chemical Engineering major, was a first team All-Patriot League choice as a senior after being named to the second team as a sophomore and junior. Littlefield, a Biology major with a 3.46 GPA last spring, placed in the 100 and 200 butterfly each of her final three seasons as a Leopard.

Lori Anderson	Sr.	Mathematics and Economics and Business	3.57
Lauren Bedard	So.	Government and Law	         3.60
Sara Berberich	Jr.	Chemical Engineering	3.54
Amanda Curley	Fr.	History	                  3.25
Shelby Grabowski	So.	Government and Law	         3.50
Lindsay Grimes	So.	Psychology	         3.42
Liz Helwig	Jr.	Biology	                  3.85
Meaghan Henrici	Fr.	Biology	                  3.82
Brittany Hitz	Fr.	International Affairs	3.67
Paige Hulsizer	So.	Psychology	         3.32
Julia Kumpan	So.	Interdisciplinary/History and Religious Studies	4.00
Tory Littlefield	Sr.	Biology	                  3.46
Megan Livak	Fr.	Biology	                  3.50
Lindsay McCarthy	Sr.	Engineering	         3.82
Daniele Menard	Sr.	Chemistry	                  3.75
Lindsay Messina	So.	Psychology	         3.70
Samantha Morse	Fr.	Undeclared	         3.40
Michelle Oswald	Jr.	Civil Engineering	         3.54
Danielle Rosiejka	So.	Government and Law	         3.56
Jennifer Totten	Sr.	American Studies	         3.32
Elisabeth Verrochi	Jr.	Mechanical Engineering	3.68

Will Choi	         So.	Neuroscience	         3.27
Jaryd Freedman	So.	Biochemistry	         4.00
Robert Gates	Sr.	Chemical Engineering	3.46
Brad Knepper	So.	Economics and Business	3.66
Ryder Pingry	Jr.	Chemistry	                  3.60
Mark Ranta	Sr.	Government and Law	         3.57
Greg Van Volkenburg Sr.     Chemical Engineering	3.80
Brian Woltz	So.	Mechanical Engineering	3.60