Youngstown State's Page, Loyola's Krause named U.S. Army Scholar-Athletes of the Week
April 3, 2007
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Youngstown State University junior Josh Page (baseball) and Loyola University Chicago junior Kat Krause (softball) have been named the U.S. Army Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (April 3).
Page compiled a .381 batting average (eight-for-21) last week, recording his first career four-hit game against the University of Illinois at Chicago on Saturday (March 31). He also had two hits in Friday's (March 30) series opener against the Flames, and has lifted his batting average to .338.
In the classroom, Page owns a 3.89 grade-point average as a middle childhood education major, posting a perfect 4.00 semester GPA three times. He is a two-time Academic All-League selection, and has appeared on the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll in each of the last five semesters. Page garnered Second-Team Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) last spring.
Krause hit .471 (eight-for-17) with four doubles, two home runs and seven RBI in four games last week, pacing the Ramblers to a 3-1 record. She belted a two-run homer at the University of Wisconsin on Tuesday (March 27) and added a two-run shot against the University of Detroit Mercy on Sunday (April 1), extending her hitting streak to six games and helping Loyola to its best start in League play since 2002.
In the classroom, Krause boasts a 3.74 grade-point average as a psychology/sociology major. She earned Academic All-League honors after hitting a school-record 11 home runs last spring, and is a three-time member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. This is the second weekly academic honor this spring for Krause, who also received the award on March 20.
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.
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OTHER MALE NOMINEES:
Jon Dages, Butler (baseball, junior, 3.293, finance) allowed only one unearned run in 8.1 innings Saturday (March 31), pitching the Bulldogs past Cleveland State University. He struck out six in the game, lowering his season earned run average to 4.22 in gaining his second victory of the year. He leads the League with 35 strikeouts in a team-high 49 innings of work this spring.
Brad Groleski, Cleveland State (tennis, junior, 3.24, communication) went 2-0 at the top flight in singles play and teamed with senior Dan Singer to win a pair of No. 2 doubles matches. Those efforts paced the Vikings to dual-meet victories over Walsh College and Duquesne Univesity over the weekend, lifting the Vikings' record to 14-6.
Mark Sommerfeld, Detroit (golf, junior, 3.385, international business) finished second at the College of William & Mary Invitational on Tuesday (March 26), leading Detroit to a third-place finish in the team standings. He broke par in each of his two rounds with a three-under total of (70-69) 139, and has finished below par in four consecutive rounds this spring.
Ross McCoy, UW-Milwaukee (baseball, senior, 3.251, biochemistry) hit .455 (five-for-11) during the week, helping UWM to a 3-2 record which included a pair of victories over reigning League chapmion Wright State University. He scored a total of five runs and drove in four with two doubles, a triple and three stolen bases.
Justin Parker, Wright State (baseball, sophomore, 3.564, organizational leadership) hit .538 (seven-for-13) with three doubles in four starts for the Raiders last week. He drove in a pair of runs and scored twice. His three-hit game versus UW-Milwaukee on Saturday is part of a 13-game hitting streak which has raised his season batting average to .333.
OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:
Jenny Jacobs, Butler (softball, junior, 3.649, elementary education) batted .375 with three home runs and nine RBI in the Bulldogs' nine games last week, leading Butler to a 6-3 record. Jacobs compiled a .750 slugging percentage for the week, while her three round-trippers give her a total of five for the spring.
Haley Keller, Cleveland State (softball, sophomore, 3.71, pre-nursing) had five hits in 14 at-bats (.357), scoring two runs and driving in four last week. Her hit total included her first collegiate home runs, leading the Vikings' comeback in a 3-1 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Sunday.
Heather Harding, UW-Green Bay (tennis, senior, 3.547, earth science) split two singles matches and two doubles contests last week. She won both of her outings against South Dakota State University on Saturday, leading the Phoenix to a 7-0 victory. She then fell in three sets at the top singles position against the University of Illinois at Chicago on Sunday.
PREVIOUS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE WEEKAug. 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)Dec. 12 -- Tom Levin (Loyola, basketball), Jenna Real (Loyola, basketball)Dec. 19 -- Mike Schachtner (UW-Green Bay, basketball), Steph Comisar (Wright State, basketball)Dec. 27 -- A.J. Graves (Butler, basketball), Jenna Real (Loyola, basketball)Jan. 9 -- Mike Schachtner (UW-Green Bay, basketball), Jenna Real (Loyola, basketball)Jan. 16 -- Dan Lindstrom (UW-Green Bay, swimming), Whitney Lewis (Wright State, basketball)Jan. 23 -- Robby Leibold (UW-Milwaukee, swimming), Jackie Closser (Butler, basketball)Jan. 30 -- Drew Streicher (Butler, basketball), Molly Cox (UW-Green Bay, swimming)Feb. 6 -- Blake Booher (UIC, swimming), Lindsay Caldwell (UW-Milwaukee, swimming)Feb. 13 -- Drew Burleson (Wright State, basketball), Jenni Saarinen (UW-Milwaukee, indoor track)Feb. 20 -- Evan West (Butler, tennis), Genni Gardner (Butler, indoor track)Feb. 27 -- Blake Booher (UIC, swimming), Lindsay Caldwell (UW-Milwaukee, swimming)Mar. 6 -- Rob West (Cleveland State, tennis), Amy Meissner (UW-Green Bay, tennis)Mar. 13 -- Mark Sommerfeld (Detroit, golf), Jackie Closser (Butler, basketball)Mar. 20 -- A.J. Graves (Butler, basketball), Kat Krause (Loyola, softball)Mar. 27 -- John Westra (Cleveland State, baseball), Natalie Berglin (UW-Green Bay, basketball)
MULTIPLE-AWARD WINNERS5 - Bjorn Schantz, Cleveland State4 - Genni Gardner, Butler3 - Mary Parker, Detroit3 - Jenna Real, Loyola2 - Blake Booher, UIC2 - Lindsay Caldwell, UW-Milwaukee2 - Jackie Closser, Butler2 - A.J. Graves, Butler2 - Kat Krause, Loyola2 - Whitney Lewis, Wright State2 - Robby Leibold, UW-Milwaukee2 - Mike Schachtner, UW-Green Bay2 - Kent Wories, Butler2 - Markian Zyga, Loyola
