2008 Post-Graduate Scholar Bios

Abigail Hasebroock, Volleyball, Boston College A four-year member of the Boston College volleyball team…A three-time winner of the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement…Was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2005-06 and 2006-07, and was selected to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team…A two-time Dean's List honoree…Earned the ACC Top-Six Award and the Massachusetts State Lottery Award for outstanding community service…Scheduled to graduate in 2008 with a degree in English…Ranks among the school's all-time top 10 in both career blocks and attack percentage.

Kia McNeill, Women's Soccer, Boston College Was chosen to the All-ACC Academic Team as a junior and senior…A two-time winner of the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement…Earned the Team Leadership Award as a junior, and represented Boston College at the NCAA National Leadership Conference in the summer of 2007…Was the recipient of the Sr. Thea Bowman AHANA Scholar in 2006 and 2007…A 2007 Dean's List honoree…Will graduate in May 2008 with a degree in human development…Earned NSCAA All-Northeast Region second-team and Soccer Buzz All-America third-team honors in 2007, after helping lead the Eagles to their fifth straight NCAA Tournament.

Caitlyn Young, Field Hockey, Boston College Earned the Athletics Director's Award for Academic Achievement every year since entering school in 2004…Named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star in 2004 and an NFHCA Academic All-Star in 2004 and 2005…Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team in 2007…Will graduate in May 2008 with a degree from the Carroll School of Management with concentrations in finance and marketing…A two-year starter for the Eagles…Selected to the NFHCA Senior All-Star Game in 2007.

Cliff Hammonds, Men's Basketball, Clemson A candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors...Named first-team Academic All-District this season by CoSIDA...A two-time Academic All-ACC honoree and two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll...Is a member of Clemson's Blue Key society, which recognizes the top one percent of leaders on campus...One of only five players in ACC history with 1,300 points, 400 rebounds, 400 assists, and 200 steals in his career...Ranks in the top 10 in Clemson history in starts, minutes played, three-point goals, steals, assists, and assist-to-turnover ratio...Will be the first scholarship basketball player on record at Clemson to earn a degree in architecture in May…Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester.

Elizabeth Jobe, Women's Soccer, Clemson Named to the All-ACC Academic Women's Soccer Team in 2006 and 2007…Selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll from 2004-06…Graduated in December 2007 with a degree in animal and veterinary sciences…Started all 71 games of her career, helping the Tigers advance to the NCAA Tournament in all four years, including a trip to the NCAA "Elite Eight" in 2006…Led a defense that allowed just 1.03 goals per game during her senior year.

Meghan Steiner, Volleyball, Clemson Graduated a semester early in January of 2008 with a degree in biological sciences…Has remained on campus in 2008 to study cancer research…Plans to attend medical school and then pursue a career in oncology…Named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Team, and the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District third-team…Selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in each of the last three years…Led Clemson to 81 wins in four years, including the 2007 league title and the school's first NCAA Tournament berth since 1999…Ranks among the school's top 10 in career hitting percentage, blocks average and block assists.

Patrick Bailey, Football, Duke A three-time Academic All-ACC Football Team selection from 2005-2007…Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team in 2006 and 2007…Currently majoring in electrical and computer engineering…Led the Blue Devil defense on the gridiron with 4.5 sacks in 2007, and recorded seven tackles for loss in six games played…Registered 37 total tackles in his senior season, to go along with four quarterback hurries and one forced fumble.

Alexis Hausfeld, Volleyball, Duke A four-year letterwinner for the Duke volleyball team…Was named to the ESPN The Magazine All-Academic team twice, including a second-team selection as a senior…A three-time Academic All-District honoree, and a two-time All-ACC Academic team member…Has been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll three times…Holds the school record for career assists and single-season assists, and ranks second on the ACC's all-time assist list…A three-time All-ACC first-team selection and a four-time first-team All-East Region honoree…Named the 2006 ACC Player of the Year.

Anthony McDevitt, Men's Lacrosse, Duke Graduated from Duke on May 13, 2007…Majored in history with a minor in economics, and is currently pursuing an MBA in Duke's Fuqua School of Business…A top 10 candidate for the 2007 Lowe's Senior Class Award, given annually to the NCAA Division I lacrosse player who best excels both on and off the field…An All-ACC Academic team honoree and Academic Honor Roll selection, and a member of the 2007 USILA Scholar All-America team…A two-time All-American and 2008 preseason All-America selection…Named a candidate for the 2008 Williams F. Schmeisser National Defensive Player of the Year award.

Kandia Batchelor, Track & Field, Florida State A team captain for the Florida State women's track and field team…Selected to the 2007 USTFCCCA Division I Women's All-Academic Track and Field Team…Majoring in business…Named to the Dean's List in 2006…An All-ACC Academic Team honoree and three-time ACC Champion…Served as a delegate at the National Conference for Community and Justice…Was awarded the Femina Perfecta honor by her team in 2007…A member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society.

Whitney Brummett, Golf, Florida State Has been named to the Dean's List at Florida State six times and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll three times…Named a Top-Six Community Service honoree by the ACC as a sophomore…A National Golf Coaches' Association All-America Scholar in 2007…member of the National Honor Society…Majors in Political Science at Florida State…Selected as a USAA All-American Scholar…Has played in 29 of 30 events during her varsity career, leading Florida State to three tournament titles.

Abbie King, Women's Swimming, Florida State An Academic All-America honoree and an All-ACC Academic Team member in both 2006 and 2007…Selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll three times…A two-time President's List honoree and a three-time member of the Dean's List…Earned Honorable Mention All-American status in 2007 as part of Florida State's 200 medley relay team that finished in 11th place at the NCAA Championships …A two-time ACC Champion.

David Herren, Men's Track & Field - Cross Country, Georgia Tech Received his bachelor's degree in biology in May 2007….A four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree for achieving a 3.0 GPA or better for each of his academic years at Georgia Tech…Currently working on his Master's in Science in Health Systems at Tech…Will begin classes in the Medical College of the Georgia School of Medicine in August...Was a member of the Georgia Tech All-Academic team in 2006 and '07…Named part of the ACC Top-Six for Service 2007…A 2007 NCAA Championship participant in cross country…Was president of the Georgia Tech Student-Advisory Board.

Kristi Miller, Women's Tennis, Georgia Tech One of the most decorated female student-athletes in Georgia Tech history…Plans to graduate in May 2008 with a degree in history, technology and society…Plans to attend law school…Is the Yellow Jackets' career record-holder in both singles and doubles victories and was the recipient of the prestigious Honda Award in 2006…A five-time All-American that led her 2007 team to the NCAA, ITA National Indoor and ACC titles…Took part in a legislative internship at the Georgia state capitol.

Taylor Narewski, Men's Track & Field, Georgia Tech A four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree for achieving a 3.0 GPA or better for each of his academic years at Georgia Tech… Received his bachelor's degree in public policy in May 2007 and began working on his master's degree in public policy this past summer... Currently serving as the vice-chair of the Honor Advisory Council and was an ACC rep on the Student-Athletic Advisory Board… Named the ACC Top Six in Service in 2007…Was awarded the President's Undergraduate Research Award in 2006.

Oluwatoni Aluko, Women's Track & Field, Maryland Currently majoring in kinesiology at Maryland…Has received academic honors four times, and has been named to the Maryland Scholar-Athlete list seven times…Was named an ACC Scholar Athlete three times…Chosen for the U.S. Track and Field Division I All-Academic Team in 2007…Named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Team…Belongs to the Phi Alpha Epsilon School of Public Health Honor Society.

Beth Gillming, Volleyball, Maryland Was named to the ACC Honor Roll in each of her first three seasons…Chosen as a Maryland Scholar-Athlete seven times…The recipient of the prestigious Colonel Thomas M. Field Award, given to the student-athlete who best demonstrates leadership, scholarship and athletic excellence, for the 2006-07 school year… Set an ACC Tournament digs record in her freshman year en route to leading the Terps to the league title…Competed her senior season as Maryland's all-time leader in games played with 488 and ranked second all-time with 1,582 career digs.

Gretchen Kittelberger, Gymnastics, Maryland Graduated in three years with a bachelor's degree in psychology…Received academic honors five times and was named a Maryland Scholar-Athlete seven times…Named the 2007 EAGLE Scholar Athlete of the Year…Was Selected as one of the National Association of Collegiate Gymnasts All-American Scholar-Athletes in both 2005 and 2006…Plans to pursue a postgraduate degree in psychology.

Gina Marie Sabatino, Women's Tennis, Miami Has been a member of the Miami Book Buster honor roll three times, and a member of the AD honor roll twice since transferring from Boston University in 2006…Finished the 2006-07 season with a record of 30-13 overall... Became just the 10th player in school history to record at least 30 singles wins in a single season … Earned a record of 7-4 against ACC opponents in singles play in 2006-07, and a 24-15 overall record in doubles competition.

Jonathan Stratton, Men's Basketball, Miami Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in fall 2007, an honor society for individuals who exhibit exemplary scholarship and leadership… A member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the University of Miami's Honors Program… Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll five times, Dean's List five times and the Provost's Honor Roll four times for academic excellence…Double majoring in economics and legal studies with a minor in English…Intends to pursue a law degree in graduate school…A Bowman Foster Ashe Scholarship Recipient (2004-08).

Ariel Harris, Women's Soccer, North Carolina Four-year starter on defense for the Tar Heels…Played for the 2006 NCAA Championship team and three ACC Championship teams…The UNC defense allowed just 57 goals and achieved 42 shutouts in 100 matches over the course of her career…Majoring in biology…Participant in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders Program…Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List…Served as the squad's Academic Team Captain, acting as a liaison between her team and the Academic Support Program.

Tyra Johnson, Women's Track & Field, North Carolina A 2007 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Champion as part of the UNC distance medley relay team that set an American record…Earned All-America honors for the championship performance…Two-year team captain…Majoring in sociology…Two-time recipient of the Carolina Leadership Academy's Three-Dimensional Leader award, the highest honor bestowed by the CLA…Recipient of UNC's John Lotz Award, given to a student-athlete who succeeds under adverse circumstances, overcoming difficulties while maintaining a positive attitude…Honored with the Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award…Represents her team as part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council…Named to the ACC Honor Roll and the Dean's List.

Heather Kendell, Field Hockey, North Carolina Helped the Tar Heels to an undefeated season in 2007 with NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference titles…Graduated with distinction in December 2007 with a double major in biology and exercise & sport … Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa national honorary society…Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars…Two-time recipient of the Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award…Named to the Dean's List and the ACC Academic Honor Roll, as well as the All-ACC Academic Field Hockey Team and the NFHCA National Academic Squad…2007 CoSIDA Academic All-District second-team honoree…Represented her team as part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council…Participant in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders.

John Crews, Men's Cross Country, NC State A first-year graduate student in NC State's mechanical engineering program…Selected four times as an NC State scholar athlete, and four times to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…Was named an Academic All-America in cross country in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and chosen for the CoSIDA Academic All-America track and field team in 2006 and 2007…A 2007 All-ACC Academic team honoree.

Chris Kollar, Men's Cross Country, NC State Majoring in biological sciences…Chosen to the ACC Academic Honor Roll four times…Named an NC State Scholar Athlete in 2005-07…Selected as a 2005 Academic All-American in cross country…Named to 2007 All-ACC Academic team...A 2007 Academic All-American in cross country…Earned the 2007 ACC Men's Cross Country individual championship with an 8K time of 24:02.1.

Luke Lathan, Football, NC State A December 2007 graduate of NC State…Majored in agricultural management with a concentration in biological sciences…Was named to the Dean's List for three semesters…Started all 12 games at center for the Wolfpack in 2007, participating in a team-high 872 snaps…Allowed just two sacks as a senior…Played in 28 career games, with 20 career starts.

Mary Eddy, Rowing, Virginia A three-year veteran of the Cavalier rowing program entering the 2008 season…Was the coxswain for Virginia's Varsity Four boat that won the 2007 NCAA Championship and ACC Championships in both 2006 and 2007…Was named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's National Scholar-Athlete team in 2007 and has been a member of the All-ACC Academic team in each of the past three years…Serves as a resident adviser on Grounds and is a research assistant in the Clinical Research Lab at the UVa Medical Center.

Sarah Kirkwood, Volleyball, Virginia A finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship…Became the first All-American to be named multiple times in the history of the Virginia volleyball program in 2007 when she received honorable-mention honors…Collected first-team All-ACC honors and was named to the AVCA All-East region team in 2007… A three-time Academic All-American, earning first team honors as a junior and selected for the second team following her senior and sophomore campaigns…Is one of only four student athletes to have been named to the All-ACC Academic Volleyball team in 2005, 2006 and 2007…Had the honor of being one of the UVa undergraduate students selected to live on The Lawn as a senior.

Rebecca Sauerbrunn, Women's Soccer, Virginia Was named the 2007 NSCAA Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year in January of 2008…Was a member of the All-ACC Academic team in 2006…Named an NSCAA first-team All-American, and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2007…Anchored a Virginia defense that led the nation in goals against average (0.40) and set a school record with 15 shutouts a year ago...Is the only three-time NSCAA All-American in Virginia history and one of only two Cavaliers to be twice named a first team All-American…Currently a member of the U.S. National Team…Has been active in Special Olympics, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and local activities supporting Multiple Sclerosis fundraising.

Jennifer Albrecht, Volleyball, Virginia Tech Garnered ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III University First-Team honors three-straight years … Will graduate with a dual major in biochemistry and human nutrition, foods and exercise, and a dual minor in Spanish and chemistry … Named to the St. John's Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Team this season … Selected to VaSID All-State Academic Team in 2006 … Member of the ACC's Academic Honor Roll and the 2007 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team.

Jessica Botzum, Women's Swimming, Virginia Tech Became the first Virginia Tech swimmer to earn All-American honors (200 breaststroke)…Named the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2005…Chosen as the ACC Swimmer of the Year as a junior in 2007 and earned All-American honors in the 100 and 200 breaststroke…Received Academic All-America and All-ACC Academic Team honors…Named to the Virginia Tech Dean's List and ACC Honor Roll.

Mary Elizabeth Newton, Women's Soccer, Virginia Tech Has been a part of Virginia Tech's first two winning seasons in program history, including the team's first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2004…Is tied for third all-time at Tech with 75 game appearances, and has anchored a defense that allowed a program-record low 20 goals in 2007…Was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in each of the last three years, and has also made the Dean's List at Tech.

Caitlin Chrisman, Women's Track & Field, Wake Forest One of Wake Forest's top performers in both cross country and track during her career…Finished seventh in the 10,000 meters and 14th in the 5,000 meters at the 2007 ACC Championship Track Meet…A member of Omicron Delta Kappa…Has made the ACC Academic Honor Roll for three years and made the Dean's List five times…A member of the All-ACC Academic Track and Field team in 2006 and was named to the 2006 USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Track and Field Team.

Ben Hunter, Baseball, Wake Forest Was one of the top starters in the ACC in 2007, posting a 5-1 record in eight conference starts…Earned wins for the Deacons in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments…Named to the All-ACC Academic Baseball Team in 2007…Named a second-team All-American in 2006 by Rivals.com and a third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball…A member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, a premedical honor society, and Beta Beta Beta, a biological honor society.

Julian Valentin, Men's Soccer, Wake Forest A starting defender on Wake Forest's 2007 National Championship men's soccer team… Was a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award and a semifinalist for the 2007 MAC Hermann Trophy…Named a second team All-American by the NSCAA in 2006…Selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III team as a senior… Served as the vice president of Wake Forest's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and co-chaired the Campus and Community Involvement Committee…Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for three consecutive years and has been named to the Dean's List for six semesters…A 2007 Cum Laude graduate in English.

Honorary Nominees

Jennifer Pandolfi, Women's Golf, Duke A three-time All-ACC selection for the Blue Devils…Was named the league's Freshman of the Year in 2005 after leading Duke to its third NCAA Championship…Has collected three NCAA and ACC titles since arriving at Duke…Has participated in 48 career tournaments, recording a score of even or under par in 19 rounds…Owns a 75.32 stroke career average in leading Duke to 27 career team wins…A philosophy major at Duke…Has studied abroad in Greece (2005), Switzerland (2006) and Turkey (2007) in each of the last three years…Has been selected to the ACC Honor Roll in each of her first three years.

Crystal Langhorne, Women's Basketball, Maryland Has been on the Student-Athlete Honor Roll for seven consecutive semesters…Majoring in communications…Has received University Honors in three of those semesters…Was selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in each of the last three years…Named to the All-ACC Academic Women's Basketball Team in 2006 and 2007…Currently ranks as the all-time leading scorer at Maryland and ranks 14th all-time in ACC history…Led the Terrapins to the 2006 NCAA Championship.

Rachel Dawson, Field Hockey, North Carolina Graduated with distinction in December 2007 with a degree in business…Recipient of the Carolina Leadership Academy's Three-Dimensional Leader award, the highest honor bestowed by the CLA…Represented her team as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council…Named to the Dean's List and ACC Academic Honor Roll, as well as the All-ACC Academic Field Hockey Team and the NFHCA National Academic Squad…Received the 2007 Honda Award as the national player of the year for field hockey…Led UNC to an undefeated season, the ACC and the NCAA Championship in 2007…Two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year and the 2007 ACC Tournament MVP…Will have her No. 9 Jersey retired by UNC.

Steven Hauschka, Football, NC State A master's student in sports management during the fall semester of 2007…Intends to enroll in dental school in the fall of 2008…Led the ACC in field-goal percentage in 2007 after making 16 of 18 attempts…Was ninth in scoring among ACC kickers and was tied for first in point-after-touchdown percentage (25-of-25)…Named the ACC Specialist of the Week after hitting four field goals in an NC State win over Miami…A semifinalist for the Lou Groza Placekicker Award.

Michael Thomas Santi, Jr., Football, Virginia Recognized by the ACC at the league's annual awards luncheon as the winner of the 2007 Jim Tatum Award, given annually to the conference's top football student-athlete…Received All-ACC Academic team honors for the third straight year in 2007... Earned second-team All-ACC honors in 2007 after catching 36 passes for a team-leading 418 yards and three touchdowns…Received his degree in sociology in January 2008, a semester early…Was presented the Joe Palumbo Award for self-sacrifice, dedication and enthusiasm at UVa's annual football team awards banquet in 2007…Was a captain on the 2007 team.

Angela Tincher, Softball, Virginia Tech A two-time ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American, earning first-team honors in 2007…Has made Dean's List in every semester at Virginia Tech…Two-time ESPN the Magazine Softball Academic District III First Team…Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society for college students…Named a first team NFCA Softball All-American in 2007, and a second-team All-American in 2006…A two-time finalist for USA Softball National Player of the Year Award…Chosen as the ACC Pitcher of the Year in 2006 and 2007…Named the 2007 ACC Championship MVP after leading Tech to the league title.