Seven Pitt Gymnasts Named to EAGL All-Academic Team

DeBone earns honor for fourth straight season




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March 18, 2008

PITTSBURGH--Seven University of Pittsburgh gymnasts were named by the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) to the 2008 EAGL All-Academic Team, it was announced today by the league's sports information office.

 

In order to be named to the EAGL All-Academic team, student-athletes must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in the two previous semesters or a 3.0 cumulative GPA.  Freshmen are also eligible, if they earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the fall semester.

 

Senior Samantha DeBone (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) was honored for the fourth straight time, making her one of only 14 gymnasts from the total of 87 to have accomplished the feat.

 


 

 

Pitt also had a trio of two-time honorees as sophomore Dani Bryan (Germantown, Md./Northwest), junior Andrea Konesky (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin) and sophomore Sarah Thompson (Shokan, N.Y./Onteora) were all named to the team for the second time.  

 

The other honorees included Kaitlin Harrison (Manchester, N.H./Manchester Memorial), Nicole Kujawski (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) and Krista Rubini (Newton, Pa./Council Rock North).

 

Name                                        Class    GPA     Hometown                     Major

Dani Bryan**                               So.       3.14       Germantown, Md.         Undeclared

Samantha DeBone ****               Sr.        3.41       Greensburg, Pa.           Rehab Science

Kaitlin Harrison                          Sr.        3.20      Manchester, N.H.          Exercise Science

Andrea Konesky**                      Jr.         3.02      Pittsburgh, Pa.             Psychology

Nicole Kujawski                         Jr.         3.21      Ephrata, Pa.                 Exercise Science

Krista Rubini                              So.       3.03      Newtown, Pa.               Undeclared

Sarah Thompson **                    So.       3.125    Shokan, N.Y.                Undeclared