Pepperdine Honors Its 2007-08 Scholar-Athletes
3/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
Associate Athletic Director Roxanne Levenson began by welcoming the student-athletes, faculty members and administrators in attendance. She mentioned that 30 percent of all student-athletes made the scholar-athlete list, and that the teams with the highest percentage of scholar-athletes were women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, women’s soccer, women’s cross country, men’s volleyball and men’s cross country.
Following an invocation by women’s basketball student-athlete Miranda Ayim, lunch was served.
Dr. Marv Dunphy, long-time men’s volleyball coach and a popular instructor in the physical education department, spoke next. He told a story about taking an anatomy class at
Dr. Robin Perrin, a professor in the sociology department and a member of the Faculty Athletic Committee, took a walk down memory lane as a life-long fan of Pepperdine athletics. He mentioned names from the past and talked about listening to games when he was young to traveling to championship events in recent years. He said that while the winning is memorable, he’s proudest of the athletic department when academic honors are announced and he sees Pepperdine’s representatives on the list.
Women’s volleyball student-athlete Julie Rubenstein spoke about growing up in a Pepperdine family and how it was natural for her to come here. She said she was thankful that Pepperdine has allowed her to grow as a student, a player, a leader, a Christian and a friend, and that the school has helped her become who she is today. Rubenstein is Pepperdine’s representative on the national Student Athletic Advisory Committee and she talked about her role on that group, and how she and others have a voice and have influenced NCAA decisions and legislation.
Director of Athletics John Watson wrapped up the luncheon by thanking the administrators, coaches and faculty members for their guidance, mentoring and support of student-athletes, and he thanked the student-athletes for taking their academics seriously and setting a fine example for their teammates.
Pepperdine's 2007-08 Scholar-Athletes are:
Miranda Ayim (WBB)
Erin Bay (WSOC)
Brianna Blanchard (SWIM/WTRK)
Leanne Bowditch (WGOLF)
Jillian Braverman (WTEN)
Ashley Burt (WCC)
Lauren Carfioli (WCC/WTRK)
Michaela Carrera (WSOC)
Brieanna Carroll (WCC/WTRK)
Alex Castillo (MVB)
Jessica Cervantes (WCC/WTRK)
Molly Coe (WCC/WTRK)
Ashley Copp (WSOC)
Chevy Crum (WVB)
Chase d'Arnaud (BASE)
Kelly Donovan (SWIM)
Bianca Dulgheru (WTEN)
Alex Evans (WTRK)
Hilary Field (WTRK)
Kiah Fiers (WVB)
Ricky Fois (MBB)
Krista Friedman (WVB)
Stephanie Gelleni (WGOLF)
Amanda Gordon (WCC)
Travis Gough (MWP)
Catherine Haas (WTRK)
Kimberly Haynes (WTEN)
Kayleen Hicks (SWIM)
Mckenzie Hill (WSOC)
Katie Hyten (WCC)
Kevin Inman (BASE)
Torrey Jacoby (BASE)
Tyler Jaynes (MVB)
Sara Kallman (SWIM)
Mahmoud Kamel (MTEN)
Marissa Kerby (WCC)
Paige Knudsen (WCC/WTRK)
Caitlin Lawson (WVB)
Jaime Lyon (SWIM)
Liz Lyons (WCC/WTRK)
Marigrace Marshall (WTEN)
Tiffany Martz (SWIM)
Shane Mason (MGOLF)
Matt McKee (MVB)
Lauren Meagher (SWIM)
Andrew Milcovich (MWP)
Alejandro Moreno (MTEN)
Amy Nightingale (SWIM)
Chris Ogle (MCC/MTRK)
Jessell Owens (SWIM)
Tyler Hess (BASE)
Amanda Pond (DIVE)
Patrick Powers (MVB)
Andrew Putman (MGOLF)
Kelly Reilly (WSOC)
Garrett Reim (MCC)
Tania Rice (WTEN)
Katie Rokus (WSOC)
Nicole Romanowski (WSOC)
Julie Rubenstein (WVB)
Amanda Rupp (WSOC)
Graham Saber (MWP)
Annie Schad (WTRK)
Brent Schirripa (MVB)
J.D. Schleppenbach (MVB)
Jenna Shay (WSOC)
Haleigh Smith (WTRK)
Kayla Stole (WSOC)
Josh Stutzman (MCC)
Mary Stutzman (WCC/WTRK)
Tom Verdone (MCC/MTRK)
Taylor Watson (MWP)
Caitlin White (WCC)
Rachel Williams (SWIM)
Jonathan Winder (MWP)
Emily Wynne (WSOC)
