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Bucknell Men's Swimming and Diving Places 13 on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

Taylor Harris Leads Way with 4.0 GPA

Taylor Harris was one of six PL men's swimmers or divers who posted a 4.0 GPA this spring.

June 23, 2009

Patriot League Men's Swimming and Diving Academic Honor Roll

LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's swimming and diving team had 13 student-athletes named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, it was announced Tuesday. The Bison, who led the league in honor roll selections each of the last four years, ranked third in the league, behind only Lafayette (18) and Holy Cross (16).

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and be awarded a varsity letter in one of the Patriot League's six winter or 10 spring championship sports.

Among the Bucknell student-athletes recognized were All-Patriot League performers Daniel Fletcher, Nathaniel Frye, Mark Kawczenski and Brendan Smith. Additionally, Taylor Harris was one of six men's swimmers across the league to post a perfect 4.0 GPA.

The following are Bucknell's 2009 Patriot League Honor Roll members from the men's swimming and diving team:

Name, Class, Major, GPA
Ben Bible, Jr., Economics, 3.75
Daniel Fletcher, Jr., Economics/Psychology, 3.50
Nathaniel Frye, Fr., Mathematics, 3.83
Spencer Hallowell, Jr., Civil/Environmental Engineering, 3.33
Taylor Harris, Fr., Management, 4.00
David Iselin, Jr., Political Science, 3.41
Mark Kawczenski, Sr., Civil/Environmental Engineering, 3.33
Ben Leboza, Jr., Civil/Environmental Engineering, 3.33
Jeffrey Manning, Sr., Education, 3.58
David Newton, Fr., Undeclared, 3.41
Steven Schmaltz, Sr., Neuroscience, 3.50
Brendan Smith, Fr., Management, 3.91
Brendan Wills, So., English/Creative Writing, 3.66