Bowling Green State University Athletics
2002-03 BGSU Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet
April 16, 2003 | General
April 16, 2003
Bowling Green, Ohio - Craig Jarrett and Katrina Kerns have a great deal in common. Both have excelled in the demands placed on a student-athlete at the collegiate level.
And both plan to attend medical school after achieving a 4.0 grade-point average at Bowling Green State University.
It was only fitting that the pair were the winners of the senior scholar athlete of the year awards presented Sunday evening by the BGSU athletic department.
Jarrett, a walk-on who has earned a scholarship in football, has a double-major in chemistry and biology, but is still undecided on a medical school choice.
"I'm here in the summer for football, so I decided to use my time wisely and take some classes," Jarrett said about the double-major. "It's a little bit harder than a regular pre-med major, but it's been worth it."
Kerns, a member of the women's cross country and track teams, majored in biology and plans to attend Ohio State University.
"At Bowling Green there is definitely emphasis (on strong academics). I've seen it grow since my freshman year," she said. "It is very important, not only to the faculty, but to our coaches. They work around us. If they know we have a big test coming up, they are flexible with us"
Jarrett, who was sidelined by an anterior cruciate ligament injury for the 2002 football season, plans to play for the Falcons this fall and earn undergraduate minors in math and entrepreneurship.
When he attends medical school, Jarrett plans to study either anesthesiology or orthopedics.
Kerns said she hasn't decided on a field of study yet at medical school, but is planning to start out in general family practice. The Falcon Club junior student-athlete award winners were: Craig Pickerel, from Genoa, a member of the men's golf team who had a 3.86 grade-point average in Architecture/Environmental Design; and Jody Johnson, softball, who has a 3.5 GPA in marketing. In other awards:
Hockey was honored for having the most improved grade-point average for a team with 20 or more members, going from a 2.85 to a 3.08; and tennis was honored for the most improved grade-point average for a team with fewer than 20 members, going from a 2.89 to a 3.26.
Women's cross country earned the top grade-point average award for a team with 20 or more members with a 3.44; and volleyball earned the same honor for a team with less than 20 members with a 3.61.
A total of 87 athletes and trainers were recognized for having a 3.5 or better grade-point average, including Burke Badenhop, baseball, from Perrysburg, a 3.93 as an undecided major; Brandon Piersol, hockey, from Bowling Green, with a 3.80 as an undecided major; Allison Failor, women's soccer, from Perrysburg with a 3.75 in Applied Health Sciences; and Jon Jakubowski, football, from Rossford with a 3.60 as an undecided major.
Dr. Thomas Shehab, who lettered in football in 1990, was given the inaugural distinguished alumni award.
