UCCS Records 17th Straight Semester with 3.00 Student-Athlete GPA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - One of the most successful athletic semesters in the history of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs also came with success in the classroom as Mountain Lion student-athletes recorded a 17th consecutive semester with a grade point average above 3.0. Fourteen student-athletes earned the President's List with a semester GPA of 4.0 and 23 earned a spot on the Dean's List with a GPA between 3.75 and 3.99.
The Mountain Lions earned an average semester grade of 3.27 in fall 2012. The achievement comes during the same semester when UCCS earned a top 25 ranking in the NCSA Athletic Recruiting Collegiate Power Rankings for Division II institutions. UCCS was also one of 24 Division II schools to earn the President's Award for Academic Excellence from the NCAA.
Each program maintained a team GPA greater than 3.00 during a season that ranked among the most successful in UCCS history. The men's cross country team matched its best finish at the national championships with a No. 11 place performance, while the women's cross country team finished at No. 10 at the national meet. The men's soccer team advanced to the RMAC semifinals since 2001 and won its first playoff game since 1998, while the women's soccer team tied for third in the conference standings and hosted a conference tournament game for the first time in the five-year history of the program.
The Mountain Lion volleyball team qualified for the RMAC tournament posted the longest home winning streak since 1993. Men's golf finished the fall season in No. 43 in the GolfStat national rankings and was receiving votes in the latest Golf Coaches Association of America national poll.
The season also marked the fourth Academic All-American in UCCS history, with Mash Shaswar's selection to the third team for Division II men's soccer. The Mountain Lions also placed four student-athletes on RMAC All-Academic First Teams, five on the second teams and 13 on the honor rolls. Nine student-athletes or student assistant coaches also received degrees during the winter commencement in December.
UCCS Student-Athletes on President's List (4.00 GPA)
| Student-Athlete | Sport |
| William Edwards | Men's Cross Country |
| Zach Tripp | Men's Golf |
| Austin Bell | Men's Soccer |
| Gabe Causse | Men's Soccer |
| Alan Ford | Men's Track & Field |
| Ryder Tam | Men's Track & Field |
| Nathan Weeks | Men's Track & Field |
| Gabby Ramirez | Women's Basketball |
| Melanie Diep | Women's Cross Country |
| Alyssa Wendt | Women's Cross Country |
| Agnes Arnadottir | Women's Soccer |
| Jessie Greulich | Women's Soccer |
| Hannah Levett | Women's Soccer |
| Alex Colvin | Women's Track & Field |
UCCS Student-Athletes on Dean's List (3.75-3.99 GPA)
| Student-Athlete | Sport |
| Kyle Clark | Men's Basketball |
| David Olson | Men's Cross Country |
| Rob Scrivner | Men's Cross Country |
| Spencer Biersdorff | Men's Golf |
| Michael Tilghman | Men's Golf |
| Justin Miller | Men's Soccer |
| James Roberts | Men's Soccer |
| Justin Shalongo | Men's Soccer |
| Jonathan Wright | Men's Track & Field |
| Taylor Garcia | Women's Basketball |
| Hannah Knight | Women's Basketball |
| Lauren Wolfinger | Women's Basketball |
| Megan Burrell | Women's Cross Country |
| Sara Kettelkamp | Women's Cross Country |
| Jessica Belsterling | Softball |
| Becca Smith | Softball |
| Marissa Wallace | Softball |
| Jenna Lubieniecki | Women's Soccer |
| Annick Pearson | Women's Soccer |
| Hannah Rather | Women's Soccer |
| Hope Whitman | Women's Soccer |
| Kim Catlett | Volleyball |
| Nikki Kinzer | Volleyball |
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jenna Lubieniecki | 26 | M | Sr |
 | Jenna Lubieniecki | 26 | M | Fr |
 | Jenna Lubieniecki | 26 | M | So |
 | Jenna Lubieniecki | 26 | M | Jr |
 | Sara Kettelkamp | Mid-Distance | Sr | |
 | Sara Kettelkamp | Mid-Distance | Fr | |
 | Sara Kettelkamp | Mid-Distance | So | |
| Sara Kettelkamp | Sr. | ||
 | Sara Kettelkamp | Mid-Distance | Jr | |
| Sara Kettelkamp | So | ||
| Sara Kettelkamp | Fr | ||
| Sara Kettelkamp | Jr | ||
 | Alan Ford | Sprints | Sr | |
 | Alan Ford | Sprints | So | |
 | Alan Ford | Sprints | Fr | |
 | Alan Ford | Sprints | Jr | |
 | Michael Tilghman | Fr | ||
 | Michael Tilghman | Sr | ||
 | Michael Tilghman | So | ||
 | Michael Tilghman | Jr | ||
 | Gabe Causse | 9 | D | Sr. |
 | Marissa Wallace | 10 | IF | Sr |
 | Marissa Wallace | 10 | IF | So. |
 | Marissa Wallace | 10 | IF | Jr. |
 | Kyle Clark | 33 | C | Jr |
 | Kyle Clark | 33 | C | Jr. |
 | Hannah Rather | 7 | F | So |
 | Annick Pearson | 3 | D | R-Fr |
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| May 15, 2013 |  | UCCS Matches All-Time Best Finish in RMAC All-Sport Competition Cup | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs matched its best finish in school history with a sixth-place finish in the 2012-13 RMAC All-Sport Competition Cup announced today by the conference office. |
| May 1, 2013 |  | Shaswar and Burrell Receive McLaughlin Award | University of Colorado Colorado Springs senior student-athletes Mash Shaswar and Megan Burrell were honored as the recipients of the Thomas F. McLaughlin Award at the University's annual Awards Banquet tonight in Berger Hall. |
| May 1, 2013 |  | UCCS Sixth in RMAC All-Sport Standings with One Weekend Left | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs moved down to sixth in the latest RMAC All-Sport Competition Standings compiled by the Mountain Lion Sports Information Office. |
| April 26, 2013 |  | Golf Championship Moves UCCS Into 5th in RMAC All-Sport Standings | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's golf championship this week moved the Mountain Lions into fifth in the updated RMAC All-Sport Standings compiled by the UCCS Sports Information Office. |
| April 15, 2013 |  | This Week in Mountain Lion Athletics | UCCS will have softball and golf playing along the I-25 corridor, while the Mountain Lion track and field teams will be splitting squads across multiple races this weekend. |
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