A record 131 student-athletes, including 2008 Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ryan McGuire of Holy Cross, were named to the Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll on Thursday.

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McGuire has compiled a 3.42 grade point average as an Economics major at Holy Cross. He was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the second year in a row. McGuire earns his third nomination to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after also receiving his second consecutive First-Team All-League nod at tight end in 2008.

Lafayette junior Chris Cosgrove made the honor roll with a 4.0 grade point average in the fall semester for the second consecutive year. A Beaver Falls, Pa., native, Cosgrove is a Biology major at Lafayette.

McGuire is one of 14 student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll that also earned All-League honors for their play this season. The other First-Team All-League picks to make the Academic Honor Roll are: Colgate senior English major Jordan Scott and senior Sociology & Anthropology major Chris Ekpo, Lafayette senior Chemistry major Joe Russo and junior Engineering major Mark Leggiero, Holy Cross senior Economics major Matt Partain and Lehigh senior Social Psychology major Quadir Carter.

The mark of 131 honorees eclipses the previous high of 124 on the Football Academic Honor Roll last season. Georgetown led all schools with 32 student-athletes named to the Honor Roll, while Bucknell had 22, Fordham notched 20, Holy Cross recorded 19 and Lafayette had 18.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter in one of the Patriot League’s seven fall championship sports. The criteria for awarding varsity letters are different at each institution.

“Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders” – The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.

2008 Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll
Name Class Major GPA Hometown/High School

BUCKNELL (22)
Josh Anderson Jr. International Relations 3.33 Pleasant View, Utah/Weber
Tyler Anderson So. Civil and Environmental Engineering3.22 Fairport, N.Y./Fairport
Phil Azarik Sr. Spanish 3.33 Hilltown, Pa./Germantown Academy
Ben Bouffard Sr. Mechanical Engineering 3.62 Newport, Vt./North Country Union
Paul Brazinski So. Undeclared 3.70 Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge
Stephen Edwards Sr. Political Science 3.55 Falmouth, Mass./Taft School
Robert Firman Sr. Civil Engineering 3.58 Vincentown, N.J./Seneca
Jay Harper Sr. History 3.33 Maple Heights, Ohio/Maple Heights
Alex Iwaskiw So. Biomedical Engineering 3.29 Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron
Greg Jones Jr. History 3.75 Springfield, Va./Lee
Nick McLeod So. Undeclared 3.25 Hermitage, Tenn./Pope John Paul II
Marques Morgan Sr. Psychology 3.66 Sacramento, Calif./Elk Grove
Kevin Mullen Sr. International Relations 3.80 Export, Pa./Penn-Trafford
Sam Nana-Sinkam Jr. Management 3.67 Lititz, Pa./Manheim Township
Travis Nissley So. Mechanical Engineering 3.95 Mount Joy, Pa./Manheim Central
Alex Odenbach Sr. Economics 3.37 Webster, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit
Carson Rohrbaugh Fr. Management 3.25 LeMoyne, Pa./Lawrenceville School
Brandon Simmons Jr. Economics 3.41 Bedford Heights, Ohio/Bedford City
Michael Tonge Fr. Undeclared 3.50 Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Tech
Marcello Trigg Jr. Economics 3.58 Tampa, Fla./Robinson
Chris Wancowicz Sr. Computer Science 3.22 Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall
Casey Williams Jr. Economics 3.50 Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area

COLGATE (9)
Michael Barry So. Undeclared 3.67 Naples, Fla./Barron Collier
Sam Breslin Sr. History 3.44 Wayland, Mass./Northfield-Mt. Herman
Gigi Cadet So. Undeclared 3.34 Riverside, Conn./Phillips Academy
Christopher Ekpo Sr. Sociology & Anthropology 3.22 Jonesboro, Ga./Jonesboro
Alex Relph Sr. History 3.34 Victor, N.Y./Victor
Jordan Scott Sr. English 3.59 Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha Catholic
Justin Snyder Sr. Educational Studies 3.25 Blacklick, Pa./Blairsville
Jacob Stein Sr. Art & Art History 3.42 St. Petersburg, Fla./Shorecrest Prep
Gregory Sullivan So. Undeclared 3.58 Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury

FORDHAM (20)
Michael Andrews Sr. Finance 3.65 Lafayette Hill, Pa./La Salle
Brandon Brown Jr. Business Administration 3.52 Glen Head, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Jason Caldwell Jr. Finance 3.53 Baltimore, Md./St. Paul’s
Frank Curry Jr. History 3.58 Falls Church, Va./Bishop Ireton
Adam Danko Sr. Communications 3.65 Medina, Ohio/St. Ignatius
Ryan D’Arcy Jr. Finance 3.28 Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley
Zac Dayton Sr. Business Administration 3.26 Haddon Township, N.J./Haddon Township
Matthew Donohue Sr. Finance 3.94 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough
Joseph Evans Jr. Business Administration 3.88 New York, N.Y./Fordham Prep
Conor Hartigan Fr. Business Administration 3.22 Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah
Ahmed Haruna So. Business Administration 3.49 Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie
Jamal Haruna So. Business Administration 3.56 Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie
Amen Igbinosun Jr. Business Administration 3.45 Rahway, N.J./Rahway
Klugy Mathurin Sr. Business Administration 3.52 North Miami, Fla./North Miami
David Mendez Jr. Business Administration 3.40 Haverford, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep
Clarke Munson So. Business Administration 3.70 White Post, Va./Clarke County
Clifton Stuckey So. Business Administration 3.38 Broadview, Ill./Proviso East
Larry Rhea Sr. Business Administration 3.60 Fredericksburg, Va./Gonzaga College
Adnan Van Dyck So. Business Administration 3.20 Brooklyn, N.Y./Fort Hamilton
Nicholas Womack Fr. Undeclared 3.34 Maple Heights, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel

GEORGETOWN (32)
Tom Amaro Sr. Accounting 3.93 Shreveport, La./Loyola College Prep
Tim Bayer Fr. Business Administration 3.40 Cincinnati, Ohio/Xavier
James Brady Fr. Business Administration 3.78 Melville, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Jon Cassidy Jr. Government 3.20 Alton Bay, N.H./St. John’s Prep
Brooks Caston Jr. Government 3.53 Dallas, Texas/JJ Pearce
Scott Coffman Jr. Management 3.20 Sugarland, Texas/Strake Jesuit
Rick Cosgrove Jr. Finance & Management 3.74 Chalfont, Pa./La Salle College
George Cullen So. Business Administration 3.42 Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig
Dean Duchak Sr. Accounting 3.47 Mahwah, N.J./St. Joseph’s
Ataefiok Etukeren Sr. Operations & Info. Management 3.47 Phoenix, Ariz./The Lawrenceville School (N.J.)
Ed Hesselgren Fr. Business Administration 3.33 San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius
Jamie Holloman So. Liberal Arts 3.33 Rye, N.Y./Rye Neck
Dennis Jackson Jr. Finance & Management 3.33 Miramar, Fla./Northwestern
Matt Kinnan Jr. Accounting & Finance 3.93 Syracuse, N.Y./CBA
Travis Mack Jr. Management 3.40 West Chester, Pa./The Hill School
Dan Matheny Jr. Management 3.58 Fairfax, Va./Paul VI
Mike McIntyre Fr. Liberal Arts 3.67 Portage, Mich./Portage Northern
Kyle Miller Fr. Business Administration 3.40 Plano, Texas/Dallas Jesuit
Justin Moore Sr. Marketing 3.47 Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit
Brian Newman Sr. Finance & Accounting 3.92 New York, N.Y./Stuyvesant
Phillip Oladeji So. Nursing 3.33 Plano, Texas/Plano East
Gyasi Parrish So. Business Administration 3.20 Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton
Brice Plebani So. Business Administration 3.87 Washington, D.C./Sidwell Friends
Gerry Reilly Fr. Business Administration 3.67 Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier
Andrew Schaetzke Fr. Liberal Arts 3.53 Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit
Geoffrey Schnorr So. Heatlhcare Management & Policy 3.27 Wappinger Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham
Torre Soderlund Sr. Physics & Mathematics 3.52 Simi Valley, Calif./Royal
Samir Tejpaul Fr. Business Administration 3.31 Duluth, Ga./Wesleyan
Danny Thompson So. Liberal Arts 3.33 Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay
Brent Tomlinson Sr. Finance & International Business 3.80 Hoffman Estates, Ill./St. Viator
Tim Waller Fr. Business Administration 3.53 Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills
Travis Zorrilla Sr. Government & Sociology 3.40 Lynn, Mass./St. John’s Prep

HOLY CROSS (19)
Dakota Allosso Jr. History & Political Science 3.24 Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox
Danny Bluth Sr. Classics 3.35 Seal Beach, Calif./Servite
Luke Botting Sr. Biology 3.61 Hamilton, Ohio/Ross
Alex Carson Jr. Studio Art 3.47 Atlanta, Ga./North Atlanta
Luke Chmielinski So. Economics 3.60 Walpole, Mass./Xaverian Brothers
Andrew Cialino Jr. Economics 3.33 Medford, N.J./Shawnee
Mike Frawley Jr. Economics 3.25 Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley
Taylor Glor Jr. Biology 3.56 Wellesley, Mass./Belmont Hill
Cav Koch Fr. Undeclared 3.21 Austin, Texas/Dallas Jesuit Prep
Joe Kosich Jr. Economics 3.50 Southampton, Pa./Archbishop Ward
Rob Koster So. Economics & Accounting 3.50 Bellerose, N.Y./Chaminade
Sean Lamkin Jr. Economics 3.28 Jenks, Okla./Jenks
Quentin Liggins Jr. History 3.58 Minneapolis, Minn./De La Salle
Nicholas MacDonald Jr. History 3.50 Lackawanna, N.Y./St. Francis
Mike McCabe So. Undeclared 3.50 Watertown, Conn./Taft
Ryan McGuire Sr. Economics 3.25 Woburn, Mass./Arlington Catholic
Marcus Morgan So. Economics & Accounting 3.55 Aurora, Colo./Grandview
Matt Partain Sr. Economics 3.71 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville
Chris Smith Jr. Economics & Accounting 3.21 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis

LAFAYETTE (18)
Shaun Adair Sr. Psychology 3.60 Morristown, N.J./Morristown
Spencer Brown So. Anthropology & Sociology 3.35 Newport Richey, Fla./Mitchell
Nigel Bryant Sr. Philosophy 3.25 Dade City, Fla./Wesley Chapel
Michael Conte Sr. Economics & Business 3.43 New Providence, N.J./New Providence
Chris Cosgrove Jr. Biology 4.00 Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk
Jeff Cumming Jr. Economics & Business and Policy Studies 3.66 New Providence, N.J./New Providence
Rob Curley Jr. History 3.50 Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross
Brandon Ellis Fr. Economics & Business 3.40 Jeffersonville, Pa./Norristown
Matt Ferber Jr. Economics & Business 3.52 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East
Jeff Katz Jr. Economics & Business and Policy Studies 3.76 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire
Mark Leggiero Jr. Engineering 3.57 Bohemia, N.Y./Connetequot
Michael Phillips So. Economics & Business 3.33 Thornton, Pa./Salesianum
Davis Rodriguez Jr. Government & Law 3.20 St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic
Joe Russo Sr. Chemistry 3.50 Utica, N.Y./T.R. Proctor
Michael Schmidlein So. Economics & Business 3.50 Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy
Allen Whitesell Jr. Economics & Business 3.25 Tequesta, Fla./South Fork
Michael Wojcik Jr. Economics & Business 3.35 Philadelphia, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
Brian Wycinowski Jr. Economics & Business 3.50 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire
2008 Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll/Page 4

LEHIGH (11)
Paul Bode Sr. Finance 3.37 New Orleans, La./De La Salle
Quadir Carter Sr. Social Psychology 3.40 Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom
Jason Figura Sr. Finance 3.72 Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe
Frank Giacalone Jr. Materials Science and Engineering 3.61 Princeton, N.J./Princeton
Matt McGowan Sr. Business Management 3.54 Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton
Brien Ruyak Jr. Finance and Accounting 3.79 Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty
Steve Santora Sr. Finance 3.50 Mahwah, N.J./Choate Rosemary Hall
Chris Tiefenthal Sr. Marketing 3.33 Plainwell, Mich./Plainwell
Brendan Van Ackeren Sr. Industrial Engineering 3.56 Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty
Jon Warren Sr. Accounting and Finance 3.64 Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown
Sekou Yansane Sr. Sociology 3.57 Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill

By Patriot League Media Relations