Jan. 10, 2007

SALT LAKE CITY - As the University of Utah Swimming and Diving team continues to have a strong season in the pool, the student-athletes showed that excellence in the water is not their only strong point. The men's and women's teams put 36 athletes on the Honor Roll/Dean's List for academic achievements during the 2006 fall semester.

The combined GPA for the women's team was 3.259, while the men's team had an average GPA of 3.006.

Those posting GPA's of 3.0 or better make the Honor Roll, while those with a 3.5 GPA or better with the required amount of credit hours, earn Dean's List honors.

Here is a look at the athletes that are achieving excellence in an out of the pool:

Women
Anna Braszkiewicz *
Adrienne Coburn *
Jennifer Fredsall
Heidi Goedhart
Danielle Gregory
Beth Gunderson
Melissa Helmers
Kathryn Maasberg *
Marissa Martin *
Sydney Osmun
Karly Roberts *
Barbara Silva *
Caitlin Tidwell
Jennifer Trescott
Annie VanLeeuwen
Amber Walter
Lisa Wight *
Men
Matthew Bailey *
Todd Bradley
Andrew Brown *
Ray Bryson
Jeremy Clark
Michel DeCarolis
Bryan Edmunds *
Marco Ferraro *
Tanner Folster *
Wesley Johnson
Andrew Jones
Will Leonhart
David Maasberg *
Adam Oliver *
Spencer Peterson *
Nick Philpot *
Vitali Pushkar-Verbitsky *
Jake Ryland
*Dean's List