12 Rutgers Gymnasts Earn All-Academic Honors
Mar 20 | Women's Gymnastics
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Twelve Rutgers gymnasts were named to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) 2008 All-Academic Team, the group announced on Wednesday.
There were a total of 87 gymnasts honored on the EAGL All-Academic Team. The Scarlet Knights' 12 honorees were one shy of league-leaders New Hampshire and West Virginia.
Senior Jacquelyn Verdon (Freehold, N.J.) is a four-time All-Academic honoree, while juniors Kristy Behr (Northport, N.Y.), Elizabeth Bohnsack (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Jessica Haddaway (Baltimore, Md.) and Alison Hartwig (Wayne, N.J.) are three-time All-Academic selections. The list below includes all 12 EAGL All-Academic selections from Rutgers in 2008.
Name Class GPA Hometown Major
Kristy Behr*** Jr. 3.700 Northport, N.Y. History
Elizabeth Bohnsack*** Sr. 3.375 Scottsdale, Ariz. Journalism
Erica Gerlach Fr. 3.375 Papillion, Neb. Engineering
Jessica Haddaway*** Jr. 3.900 Baltimore, Md. Communication
Alison Hartwig*** Jr. 3.278 Wayne, N.J. Psychology
Stephanie Pannick Sr. 3.608 Archbald, Pa. Exercise Science
Brooke Schwamburger Fr. 3.875 Powell, Ohio Undeclared
Prishani Seebadri* So. 3.111 Mt. Laurel, N.J. Undeclared
Laura Sevarino** So. 3.721 Cheshire, Conn. Exercise Science
Jacquelyn Verdon (4) Sr. 3.661 Freehold, N.J. Landscape Architecture
Sara Woodward Fr. 3.583 Tallahassee, Fla. Undeclared
Madeline Zwiebel Fr. 3.269 Bridgewater, N.J. Undeclared
To qualify for the EAGL All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must have a grade point average 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.
Rutgers will be in State College, Pa. this Friday for a 7:00 p.m. meet with Penn State, Maryland and Nebraska.
