Lehigh football places 24 on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Posted: 01/29/2013 | Last updated: February 18, 2013 at 08:25 AM
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh football team placed 25 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, announced Tuesday. Among Lehigh’s 25 honorees were Capital One Academic All-American Zach Barket and five of the Mountain Hawks’ All-Patriot League selections.
Freshman Noah Robb posted the top grade point average among Mountain Hawks in the fall semester, earning a 3.94 in Lehigh’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. Robb edged out senior kicker Jake Peery who earned a 3.93 as a finance major. Nearly half of Lehigh’s Academic Honor Roll honorees earned Dean’s List distinction with semester GPAs of 3.6 or better.
Barket capped a strong career both on the field and in the classroom by earning second team Academic All-American honors in December. He was also named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star team earlier this month. Barket and senior Ryan Spadola were named to both the Capital one Academic All-District II Team and the Academic All-Patriot League team. Spadola earned a 3.54 in the fall majoring in supply chain management.
In addition to Spadola, four other seniors: defensive lineman Tom Bianchi, linebacker Billy Boyko, quarterback Mike Colvin and offensive lineman Mike Vuono, were named to both an All-Patriot League team and the Academic Honor Roll.
To be eligible for the honor roll, student-athletes must maintain a 3.2 GPA and be listed on the team roster.
A total of 170 Patriot League football student-athletes were named to the Academic Honor Roll, including 13 members of the Academic All-Patriot League football team. Colgate wide receiver Chris Looney was voted the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year for football last November.
2012 Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll
|
Name
|
Class
|
Major
|
Semester GPA
|
|
Zach Barket
|
Sr.
|
Accounting
|
3.77
|
|
Tom Bianchi
|
Sr.
|
American Studies
|
3.24
|
|
D.J. Bourgeois
|
Fr.
|
Arts and Sciences
|
3.65
|
|
Billy Boyko
|
Sr.
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
3.52
|
|
Michael Colvin
|
Sr.
|
Political Science
|
3.50
|
|
Tim Divers
|
Jr.
|
Accounting
|
3.28
|
|
Sergio Fernandez-Soto
|
Jr.
|
Political Science
|
3.27
|
|
John Gonos
|
So.
|
Arts and Sciences
|
3.54
|
|
Jerard Gordon
|
Sr.
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
3.64
|
|
Scott Grossnickle
|
So.
|
Accounting
|
3.88
|
|
Cody Haupt
|
Jr.
|
Supply Chain Management
|
3.82
|
|
Ryan James
|
Fr.
|
Engineering
|
3.22
|
|
Cody Kondas
|
Fr.
|
Business
|
3.27
|
|
Kyle Lechner
|
Jr.
|
Finance
|
3.56
|
|
John Mahoney
|
Jr.
|
Business
|
3.42
|
|
Wenner Nunes
|
So.
|
Business
|
3.30
|
|
Josh Parris
|
So.
|
Biology
|
3.73
|
|
Jake Peery
|
Sr.
|
Finance
|
3.93
|
|
Noah Robb
|
Fr.
|
Engineering
|
3.94
|
|
Chris Ruhl
|
Fr.
|
Engineering
|
3.78
|
|
Paul Schroeder
|
So.
|
Bioengineering
|
3.88
|
|
Ryan Spadola
|
Sr.
|
Supply Chain Management
|
3.54
|
|
Matt Stapleford
|
So.
|
Bioengineering
|
3.24
|
|
Lex Utt
|
Sr.
|
Finance
|
3.49
|
|
Mike Vuono
|
Sr.
|
Finance
|
3.62
|