Feb. 20, 2007

BOSTON, Mass. - A total of 83 University of Maine student-athletes have been named to the 2006 America East Fall Academic Honor Roll for earning grade point averages of 3.0 or better. A total of 45 Black Bears were named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, acknowledging grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher during the most recent athletic season. In addition, Kirby Davis was named the America East Scholar-Athlete in men's cross country for the second consecutive year.

Maine had the second highest number of student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll and the second highest number named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. Maine had the highest percentage of student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll as 83 of its 110 student-athletes (75.45 percent) in fall sports received that distinction.

The student-athletes were members of teams in the six championship sports which America East offered in the fall season including men's cross country, women's cross country, field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball. Member institutions of America East Conference for the 2006 fall season included University at Albany, Binghamton University, Boston University, University of Hartford, University of Maine, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and University of Vermont.

Davis, a senior from Falmouth, Maine is a civil engineering major. Earlier this year, he became just the third student-athlete in league history to garner top honors in back-to-back seasons winning the America East Cross Country individual title. In addition, he is a two-time America East Cross Country All-Academic Team selection and has been on the America East honor roll in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 for track and cross country. Davis is a three-time Maine Scholar-Athlete and the 2006 M Club Dean Smith Award winner. A committee of athletic administrators and NCAA Faculty Athletics Representatives chose an honoree in each of the six fall championship sports. Each honoree, named America East Scholar-Athlete, was a starter or prominent reserve and carries a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.20.

Men's Cross Country
Travis Vicary, Kirby Davis, Jonathan McGonagle, David Manz, Michael Dabrieo, Miles Bartlett *, William Fulford III *, Donald Drake Jr. *, Christopher Harmon *, Eric Newman *, Joshua Trevino *

Women's Cross Country
Nerissa Gross, Amy Kuhl, Laura Brustolon *, Lauren Forgues *, Jolene Belanger *, Heather Henningsen *, Hana Pelletier *, Elonnai Hickok *, Shelby Howe *, Jessica Belliveau *, Stephanie Jette *, Erin Lawler *, Brenna Walsh *, Lauren LaRoche *

Men's Soccer
Ben Piotrowski, Ryan Kelley, Dimitri Anastasiou, David Kreps, Andrew Price, Adrian LeRoy, Mark Trombley, Kenneth Caceros, Dan Eggert, Jordan Antonucci, Philip Reed *, Kiaran McCormack *, Marshall Holmes *, Greg Penoncello *, Jason Jacobe *

Women's Soccer
McKayla Bell, Rachel Schiffman, Jaymie Coulston, Kylan Smith, Marie-Andree Canuel, Kaitlind Smith, Natalie Berry, Hailey Blackburn, Véronique Fleury, Katie DeLong *, Laura Harper *, Kim Stephenson *, Jordon Pekrul *, Marie-Michele Bouchard *, Anjelica Hodgson *

Field Hockey
Whitney Worcester, Jackie D'Amato, Gina Legge, Kim MacDonald, Kirsten Costa, Katie Flaherty, Gigi Niekrash, Mallory Shute *, Maygan Cassarino *, Nicole Emery *, Kristen Healy *, Mallory Anderson *, Joanna Fernandes *, Rebecca Giroux *, Christie Mosley *, Amy Zdrojesky *, Abigail Herrick *, Erin Reusch *

Volleyball
Lindsay Allman, Amanda Armstrong, Amy Lawson, Katrina Fruehauf, Brittany Kiehl, Justine Chabot *, Jessica Wolfenden *, Jody Connacher *, Jennifer Domer *, Shelly Seipp *

* - Denotes America East Commissioner's Honor Roll