Bard Students Named
Skyline Conference Scholar-Athletes
Bard College announces that 61 student-athletes have qualified as Skyline Conference Scholar-Athletes for the 2007–08 academic year. In order to qualify, student-athletes must achieve a grade point average of 3.30 or higher during the semester in which they compete.
Bard freshman Erica Ball was also named the Skyline Conference Women’s Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year. Student-athletes from 17 different conference sports have been named Skyline Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year in their respective sports. The Scholar-Athlete of the Year is the individual with the highest GPA (minimum 3.40) among First Team All-Conference selections.
The 2007–08 season marks the Skyline Athletic Conference’s 18th year of operation. Formed on May 16, 1989, as a men’s basketball conference, the Skyline Conference now conducts championships in 17 sports – nine for men and eight for women. The mission of the Skyline Conference is to recognize that athletic programs and student-athletes are integral parts of the educational experience, to conduct athletic competitions among members and determine conference champions, and to foster the growth of leadership opportunities for the student-athletes.
Bard CollegeSkyline Conference Scholar Athletes for the 2007–08
| NAME | YEAR | SPORT |
| Craig Avery | Fr. | Men’s Soccer |
| Saum Ayria | Fr. | Men’s Soccer |
| Alexandria Baker | So. | Women’s Cross Country |
| Erica Ball | Fr. | Women’s Cross Country |
| Kylie Collins | Fr. | Women’s Cross Country |
| Alanna Costelloe-Kuehn | Sr. | Women’s Tennis |
| Nick Cusworth | Jr. | Men’s Tennis |
| Alyssa DeConto | So. | Women’s Soccer |
| Laura Dorsey | Sr. | Women’s Soccer |
| Natalia Drozdiak | So. | Women’s Basketball / Women’s Cross Country |
| Amy Engelson | Jr. | Women’s Basketball |
| Mariah Ernst | Jr. | Women’s Soccer |
| Tamsin Flanders | Sr. | Women’s Cross Country |
| Christine Gasparich | Sr. | Women’s Cross Country |
| Emily Gildea | Fr. | Women’s Cross Country |
| Nicholas Gorski | So. | Men’s Soccer |
| Vivianne Greenwood | Jr. | Women’s Soccer |
| Zachary Hamaker | Sr. | Men’s Volleyball |
| Elizabeth Henkle | Fr. | Women’s Soccer |
| Jennifer Hodge | So. | Women’s Tennis |
| Simone Humphrey | So. | Women’s Tennis |
| Khana Itkis | So. | Women’s Tennis |
| Aleksandar Kirov | Sr. | Men’s Soccer |
| Toni Kristic | Jr. | Men’s Soccer |
| Taylor Lambert | Fr. | Men’s Cross Country |
| Rose Lee | Sr. | Women’s Soccer |
| Sarah Leonard | Fr. | Women’s Soccer |
| Alyshia Linville | So. | Women’s Basketball |
| Alienor Littaye | Sr. | Women’s Tennis |
| Jake Magee | So. | Men’s Soccer |
| Travis McGrath | Fr. | Men’s Volleyball |
| Noah McKenna | Sr. | Men’s Soccer |
| Scott McMillen | Jr. | Men’s Volleyball |
| Alexandra Michelini | So. | Women’s Tennis |
| Quinn Olbrich | Jr. | Men’s Tennis |
| Robert Orf | Jr. | Men’s Tennis |
| Marissa Papatola | Fr. | Women’s Basketball |
| Abigail Paris | Jr. | Women’s Tennis |
| Nicholas Peet | Fr. | Men’s Tennis |
| Elysia Petras | So. | Women’s Cross Country |
| Lucas Pipes | Sr. | Men’s Cross Country |
| Daniela Plattner | So. | Women’s Tennis |
| David Polett | So. | Men’s Basketball |
| Abhay Puskoor | Sr. | Men’s Tennis |
| Hannah Quay-de la Vallee | So. | Women’s Soccer |
| Elyse Rivas | Sr. | Women’s Basketball |
| Aleksandra Romano | So. | Women’s Volleyball |
| Courtney Scott | So. | Women’s Soccer |
| Samuel Share | Fr. | Men’s Cross Country |
| Genya Shimkin | Sr. | Women’s Tennis |
| David Silberberg | Fr. | Men’s Cross Country |
| Eva Steinmetz | Fr. | Women’s Volleyball |
| Colin Stevens | So. | Men’s Soccer |
| Steven Stevenson | Jr. | Men’s Soccer |
| Luca Tognozzi | So. | Men’s Soccer |
| Maksim Tsikhanovich | Fr. | Men’s Cross Country |
| Rose Uscianowski | Fr. | Women’s Volleyball |
| Alexandru Vladoi | Fr. | Men’s Volleyball |
| Rosemary Winter | Jr. | Women’s Volleyball |
| Gabriel Yassky | So. | Men’s Tennis |
| Mozhdeh Zahedi | Jr. | Women’s Soccer |
This event was last updated on 10-29-2008
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