Loyola's Martin, Green Bay's Elfering Honored as U.S. Army Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week

Oct. 14, 2008

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Loyola University Chicago men's soccer player Will Martin and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay volleyball player Megan Elfering have been named U.S. Army Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 5, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Friday (Oct. 10).


Martin (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier), a sophomore defender, helped Loyola extended its string of shutouts to three with blankings last week at Wright State University (1-0) and at home against Valparaiso University (2-0). The Ramblers have posted six shutouts already this fall after registering 10 a year ago.


As a biology major, Martin carries a perfect 4.0 grade-point average at Loyola. He helped the Ramblers earn a Team Academic Award from the NSCAA in 2007.


Elfering (Bristol, Wis./Westosha Central), a senior libero, led Green Bay to a pair of victories last week, including 30 digs in a 3-2 win over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Oct. 3 that snapped a nine-match losing streak to the Panthers. She set Green Bay's career digs record in a sweep of the University of Illinois at Chicago on Sept. 30 and now has 1,563 for her career.


In the classroom, Elfering maintains a 3.347 grade-point average as an elementary education and human development major at Green Bay and has been named to the League's Academic Honor Roll and the UW-Green Bay Dean's List. She has helped the Phoenix earn an AVCA Team Academic Award in both 2007 and 2008.


The Horizon League instituted the U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards 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, 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 MEN'S NOMINEES:
Andy Baker, Butler (men's cross country, graduate student, 3.693, MBA)
Patrick Liederbach, Detroit (men's cross country, sophomore, 3.41, UDM Exploration program)
David Prochazka, Green Bay (men's soccer, sophomore, 3.66, business administration)

OTHER WOMEN'S NOMINEES:
Cynthia Morote-Ariza, Loyola (women's soccer, junior, 3.45, psychology)
Jackie Thomas, Valparaiso (women's soccer, senior, 3.87, public relations and sports management)
Lauren Felsing, Milwaukee (volleyball, junior, 3.982, marketing)
Trina Kochanski, Detroit (women's soccer, junior, 3,879, accounting)