Levin, Real lead the way as Loyola sweeps Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week awards
Dec. 12, 2006
Complete Release in PDF Format
Download Free Acrobat Reader
INDIANAPOLIS -- Loyola University Chicago junior Tom Levin (men's basketball) and Rambler senior Jenna Real (women's basketball) have been named the Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (Dec. 12).
Levin turned in his best effort of the season in Loyola's 76-42 victory over Loyola University New Orleans last Saturday (Dec. 9), posting yearly-high totals of eight points, five rebounds and two steals. The junior forward hit all three of his shots from the field including a pair of three-pointers. He has been a key contributor off the bench throughout the season, helping the Ramblers to a 7-3 record.
In the classroom, Levin carries a 3.58 grade-point average as an economics major. He was a member of the Academic All-League team last winter and also earned a spot on the circuit's Academic Honor Roll in each semester during the 2005-06 season.
Real registered 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals on Wednesday (Dec. 6), leading Loyola to its first victory of the season with a 73-69 triumph at the University of Dayton. She converted eight of ten attempts from the floor against the Flyers to snap LU's season-opening seven-game losing streak. She leads the League in field-goal percentage (.603) while ranking eighth in rebounding (5.6 per game) and ninth in scoring (11.6 points per contest).
In the classroom, Real owns a 3.54 grade-point average in her studies as a fine arts major. She is a four-time member of the League's Academic Honor Roll.
The Ramblers' sweep marks the third time this year that one school has claimed both weekly awards. Kent Wories and Genni Gardner accomplished the feat for Butler University on Sept. 5, while the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tandem of Robby Leibold and Sarah Moore took the honors on Nov. 21.
The Horizon League instituted the Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards for this academic year as a way to recognize outstanding academic and athletic achievement by its student-athletes. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better (on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution and passed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours, and perform well during the week's competition. Winners are selected by a group of League faculty athletic representatives, from nominations provided by sports information directors.
###
OTHER MALE NOMINEES:
A.J. Graves, Butler (basketball, junior, 3.370, actuarial science) scored 11 points in the Bulldogs' 66-41 victory over Ball State University on Wednesday (Dec. 9) and 11 at Indiana State on Saturday (Dec. 9). He leads the League in three-point field goals made and ranks third in the nation with a .982 free-throw percentage while pacing Butler to the No. 18 ranking in the national polls.
Mike Schachtner, UW-Green Bay (basketball, sophomore, 3.90, general studies) scored ten points and grabbed six rebounds in the Phoenix's 89-71 triumph over Central Michigan University on Saturday. He made four of seven field-goal attempts as UWGB shot a season-high 54.5 percent from the field.
OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:
Cassie Freeman, Butler (basketball, junior, 3.563, secondary education) posted a career-high 21 points while collecting five rebounds versus the University of Evansville on Wednesday, canning five of seven three-point field-goal attempts. She was perfect in the first half, making all four shots from the floor (three behind the arc) and both free throws.
Kayla Groh, UW-Green Bay (basketball, junior, 3.56, business administration) averaged 13.5 points and shot 53 percent from the field in two home victories for the Phoenix. She had 17 points and a team-high six rebounds as UW-Green Bay defeated Indiana State University on Saturday following a ten-point performance in UWGB's 67-43 rout of the University of Iowa on Thursday (Dec. 7).
PREVIOUS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 -- Aaron Thompson (Butler, soccer), Liz Fazio (Cleveland State, volleyball)Sept. 5 -- Kent Wories (Butler, cross country), Genni Gardner (Butler, cross country)Sept. 12 -- Kent Wories (Butler, cross country), Stephanie Gross (UW-Green Bay, soccer)Sept. 19 -- Markian Zyga (Loyola, soccer), Ginny Graczyk (UW-Milwaukee, soccer)Sept. 26 -- Paul Mongillo (Butler, soccer), Liz Fazio (Cleveland State, volleyball)Oct. 3 -- Tom Sadd (Cleveland State, soccer), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)Oct. 10 -- Billy Meier (UW-Milwaukee, soccer), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)Oct. 17 -- Nick Hawley (UW-Milwaukee, cross country), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)Oct. 24 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Betty Slinger (UW-Green Bay, volleyball)Oct. 31 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Genni Gardner (Butler, cross country)Nov. 7 -- Markian Zyga (Loyola, soccer), Sarah Rauen (UW-Green Bay, volleyball)Nov. 14 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Genni Gardner (Butler, cross country)Nov. 21 -- Robby Leibold (UW-Milwaukee, swimming), Sarah Moore (UW-Milwaukee, volleyball)Nov. 28 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Whitney Lewis (Wright State, basketball)Dec. 5 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Amanda Popp (UW-Green Bay, basketball)
MULTIPLE-AWARD WINNERS5 - Bjorn Schantz, Cleveland State3 - Genni Gardner, Butler3 - Mary Parker, Detroit2 - Kent Wories, Butler2 - Markian Zyga, Loyola
