Miller and Fazio named U.S. Army Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 5, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS, IND - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay senior Ryan Miller (cross country) and Cleveland State University sophomore Liz Fazio (women's volleyball) have been named the U.S. Army Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Wednesday (September 5).
Miller finished 19th overall at the UIC Home Opener on Saturday, (Sept. 1) with a time of 22:04 in the 4.1-mile race. His time earned him sixth place among Horizon League runners, and his first-ever top finish for Green Bay.
In the classroom, Miller owns a 3.79 grade-point average in communications and the arts. He has also merited a spot on the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll, and helped his team post a 3.25 GPA, the highest of any men's team at Green Bay last year.
Fazio helped the Vikings to a 2-1 record over the week by hitting .266, and recording 14 digs, five aces, and three blocks. Her weekend effort earned her a berth on the All-Tournament team at the Kentucky Invitational, where she registered 27 kills, nine digs and four aces as CSU swept Austin Peay and Georgetown to open the tournament.
Academically, Fazio carries a 3.91 grade-point average as a biology major. In 2006, she earned a spot on both the Academic All-League team, and the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
The Horizon League instituted the 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 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:
Steve Trapp, Cleveland State (soccer, sophomore, 3.62, international relations) scored CSU's first goal of the season, and his third career goal, in a 3-1 loss to St. Bonaventure just four minutes into the match, on Friday (Aug. 31).
Matt McCabe, Loyola (cross country, sophomore, 3.36, undecided) placed 21st overall and second among Loyola runners at the UIC Home Opener Saturday with a time of 22:07.
Ryan Schwarz, Valparaiso (soccer, sophomore, 3.36, business) stopped nine of 11 shots on goal in a 2-0 loss to Duke on Sunday (Sept. 2), and made five saves in a 2-1 loss to North Carolina State on Friday. Schwarz currently leads the League in saves per game with seven.
OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:
Jenny Southard, Butler (soccer, junior, 3.52, chemistry) scored the Bulldogs' match-winning goal against Ball State on Sunday. Southard was second on her team last year with 11 points, and has started at forward in both of Butler's matches this season.
Betty Slinger, Green Bay (volleyball, senior, 3.81, biology) was named to the All-Tournament team for the Drake Hampton Inn Invitational, where she averaged 10.3 assists, and had an attack percentage of .439. She was also fifth overall in kills, and third on the team in digs over the weekend.
Pam Staton, Loyola (cross country, junior, 3.60, human biology) placed sixth overall at the UIC Home Opener on Saturday. Her time of 11:35 was the best among Horizon League runners.
Maddie Sueppel, Milwaukee (volleyball, sophomore, 3.74, undecided) was named to the All-Tournament team at the Western New York Invitational. She hit .448 in three weekend matches and averaged 3.5 kills and over one block per game. She leads Milwaukee on the season with a .397 hitting percentage and only nine errors.
Allison Sears, Valparaiso (volleyball, junior, 3.87, elementary education) recorded 38 kills and a .315 hitting percentage while also registering eight digs and four aces in route to a 3-0 weekend sweep. Sears is currently among the top-five in the Horizon League in kills per game (3.89), aces per game (0.50) and blocks per game (1.22).
PREVIOUS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Aug. 28:Nina Inic (Butler, volleyball)
