News release date: June 11, 2002

Whitman Hands Out 40 Scholar Athlete Awards

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- A total of 40 students recently received Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete honors at Whitman College for the 2001-2002 academic year.

The honor goes to athletes who letter in at least one varsity sport during the academic year, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher (through the fall semester), and receive a favorable recommendation from the coaching staff. First-year student-athletes are not eligible.

Whitman has been giving Scholar Athlete awards since the spring of 1985. Click here for a year-by-year listing.

The list of the 2001-2002 Whitman Scholar Athletes follows below.

2001-2002 Whitman College Scholar Athletes

Tyson Ayers (athletic trainer), senior; graduate of Juanita High School, Kirkland, WA; son of Robert & Mari Ayers, Bothell, WA.

Rob Bell (basketball), senior chemistry/biology major; graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA; son of Lewis Frazier & Rita Johnsen Bell, Salinas, CA.

Jeremy Bishop (baseball), senior; graduate of Kamiakin High School, Kennewick, WA; son of David & Linda Bishop, Richland, WA.

** Jayne Bormann (cross country skiing), sophomore; graduate of Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, Plymouth, MN; daughter of Gerald & Priscilla Bormann, Plymouth, MN.

Mark Bouma (basketball, athletic trainer), junior; graduate of Conrad (MT) High School; son of Howard & Renae Bouma, Conrad.

Scott Burns (soccer), senior; graduate of Enterprise High High School, Redding CA; son of Richard & Mary Burns, Redding.

Matt Butts (soccer), junior; graduate of West Valley High School, Yakima, WA; son of Kathleen Lewis, Yakima, and John Butts, also Yakima.

Joel Byersdorfer (cross country running), senior; graduate of Issaquah (WA) High School; son of Gregory & Deborah Byersdorfer, Issaquah.

Dan Cadol (cross country running, skiing), junior; graduate of Jackson Hole High School, Jackson, WY; son of Armand-Didier & Marion Cadol, Jackson.

Tyler Chisholm (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Lake City High School, Coeur d'Alene, ID; son of Donald & Robin Chisholm, Coeur d'Alene.

Melinda Davis (athletic training), senior; graduate of Stevenson (WA) High School; daughter of John & Mary Davis, Stevenson.

Kim Evanger (basketball, athletic training), senior psychology major; graduate of Issaquah (WA) High School; daughter of Marc & Heidi Evanger, Issaquah, WA.

Travis Exstrom (soccer), junior; graduate of Issaquah (WA) High School; son of Russell & Connie Exstrom, Redmond, WA.

David Fee (baseball), senior geology-physics major; graduate of Bend OR.) High School; son of Dennis & Susan Fee, Bend, OR.

Patrick Flanagan (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Monroe (WA) High School; son of Thomas Flanagan, Carnation, WA, and Edith Flanagan, Bellevue, WA.

Lindsay Gore (soccer), sophomore; graduate of Bainbridge (WA) High School; daughter of Bruce & Kathryn Gore, Bainbridge Island, WA.

Jill Huber (volleyball), sophomore; graduate of Enumclaw (WA) High School; daughter of Phil & Karen Huber, Enumclaw.

Jacob Jensen (baseball), junior; graduate of Central Catholic High School, Portland, OR; son of Clifford & Dorothy Jensen, Portland.

Christina Jesaitis (tennis), junior; graduate of Bozeman (MT) High School; daughter of A.J. & Ellen Jesaitis, Bozeman, MT.

Scott Kilpatrick (athletic training, golf), sophomore; graduate of Stevenson (WA) High School; son of John & Diane Kilpatrick, Stevenson.

Denise Kirstein (volleyball, basketball), sophomore; graduate of Ferris High School, Spokane, WA; daughter of Kenneth & Peggy Kirstein, Spokane, WA.

Jeanne Knechtges (cross country running, track & field), freshman; graduate of Newport High School, Bellevue, WA; daughter of David & Taiping Knechtges, Bellevue, WA.

Julia Makowski (soccer, athletic training), senior; graduate of Boulder (CO) High School; daughter of David Makowski & Rachel Johnston Homer, Boulder.

** Carolyn Newcom (alpine skiing), sophomore; graduate of Walla Walla (WA) High School; daughter of Carolyn Newcom, Walla Walla, and John Newcom, Winthrop, WA.

Katherine Oglietti (swimming), sophomore; graduate of Pinedale (WY) High School; daughter John & Diane Oglietti, Pinedale.

Karin Pfeiffer-Hoyt (cross country running), junior; graduate of Mount Baker High School, Deming, WA; daughter of Russell & Lucinda Pfeiffer-Hoyt, Acme, WA.

Jake Pounds (basketball), sophomore; graduate of Ferris High School, Spokane, WA; son of David & Virginia Pounds, Spokane.

Art Riddle (swimming), senior; graduate of Hillsboro (OR) High School; son of Charles Thomas & Stephanie Kane Riddle, Hillsboro.

Jerome Schwartz (cross country running), junior; graduate of Sehome High School, Bellingham, WA; son of Harvey & Colleen Schwartz, Bellingham, WA.

Elly Smith (volleyball), sophomore; graduate of East Valley High School, Spokane, WA; daughter of Michael & Rosemary Smith, Spokane, WA.

Mary Jo Southwick (cross country running), junior; graduate of Wasatch High School, Heber City, UT; daughter of James & Angela Southwick, Heber City.

Sam Spiegel (tennis), sophomore; graduate of St. John's-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg, Canada; son of Jerry Spiegel, Manitoba, Canada.

Ryan Toivola (baseball), senior; graduate of Inglemoor High School, Kenmore, WA; son of Harri & Cheryl Toivola, Kenmore.

Hanna Tysver (golf), senior; graduate of Bothell (WA) High School; daughter of James & Carrell Tysver, Bothell, WA.

Paola Vizcaino (tennis), sophomore; graduate of Tecnologico Institute of Monterrey (Toluca, Mexico); daughter of Pedro Vizcaino & Graciela Suarez, Metepec, Mexico.

** Doug Whitfield (alpine skiing, golf), junior; graduate of Scots College Secondary School, Sydney, Australia; son of Peter & Catherine Whitfield, Manhattan Beach, CA.

Libby Winters (cross country running), sophomore; graduate of Roseville (MN) High School; daughter of Kendall & Mary Winters, Falcon Heights, MN.

** Dana Wong (alpine skiing), senior; graduate of York House School, Vancouver, BC, Canada; daughter of Garry & Lynn Wong, Vancouver.

** Received Academic All-America honors from the U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association