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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Katrina Kerns Earns Bob James Memorial Scholarship
June 16, 2003 | Men's Cross Country
June 16, 2003
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bowling Green State University women's cross country and track and field athlete Katrina Kerns has been named the female recipient of the Mid-American Conference's Bob James Memorial Scholarship award. The award, which is the result of voting by the league's faculty representatives for athletics, was announced Monday (June 16). Central Michigan's Brett Faustman was the male recipient.
The Bob James Memorial Scholarship is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete who has achieved a minimum grade-point average of 3.5, as well as shown evidence of good character, leadership and citizenship. Student-athletes are nominated during the academic year in which they complete their final season of eligibility. Winners receive a $1,000 post-graduate scholarship. The award is named in honor of Bob James, the MAC's second commissioner.
Since the inception of the Bob James Memorial Scholarship in 1989, BGSU has had eight student-athletes receive the award, the most of any MAC school.
A distance runner, Kerns participated in cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track and field for the Falcons. A native of Bellefontaine, Ohio, she maintained a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average as a biology major.
Kerns earned numerous academic honors and scholarships at BG. She was named the BGSU College of Arts & Sciences Outstanding Senior in Biological Sciences in 2003 and 2003, and also has been the recipient of the Richard Fisher Scholarship (2001-2003), Steven S. Steel Scholarship (2002-03), All-American Scholar Collegiate Award (2003), Reyman Memorial Scholarship (2003), University Book Scholarship (2002-03), Merck Publication Award (2002), Marjorie Conrad Peatee Scholarship (2002, 2003), Steidmann International Award (2001-02), Schreck Carlson Scholarship (2001, 2002), Paul Woodring Scholarship (1999-2000), Alumni Legacy Scholarship (1999-2000) and the Connor Scholarship (2001). Kerns was named to the Dean's List every semester.
Kerns was the team captain of the Falcons' indoor track and field squad in 2003. She earned BGSU's Senior Scholar-Athlete and the MAC Presidential awards in 2003. Kerns earned the MAC Commissioner's Award three times and was presented with BGSU's Leadership/Exemplifier Award for the track and field team in 2002.
Additionally, Kerns was a member of Phi Beta Kappa (2003), the BGSU Women's Unity Council (2002), Golden Key International Honor Society (201) and the Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society (2001). Kerns was the Vice President of Alpha Epsilon Delta (2002-03) and treasurer for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She also volunteered for the Angel Tree (2002), AIDS Quilt (2002), Special Olympics (2002), Medical College of Ohio (2002), American Cancer Society Friendship Camp (2002), and Mary Rutan Hospital (2001, 2002), was an assistant for a middle school special education classroom (1999-2000) and participated in an Adopt-a-Family Fundraiser (1999, 2002) and laboratory research project (2001-02). Kerns was the recipient of the Suzane K. Miller Undergraduate Research Assistantship in 2002.
Kerns plans to attend medical school at the Ohio State University.
Kerns is the third BGSU student-athlete to receive the award in as many years. In 2001, swimmer Jennifer Jarjosa was the woman's recipient of the scholarship while last year, men's soccer standout Tony Malik was the male recipient.
Previous Winners
Year Name, School & Sport(s) 2003 Katrina Kerns, BGSU Cross Country/Track Brett Faustman, CMU Wrestling2002 Anthony Malik, BGSU Soccer Kate Miller, KSU Basketball
2001 Nick Iagulli, Miami Track & Field Jennifer Jarjosa, BGSU Swimming
2000 Cato Coleman, Miami Track & Field Laura Szczepanski, BSU Gymnastics
1999 Justin Millard, Akron Soccer Wendy Feldman, CMU Volleyball
1998 Desmond Johnston, Akron Soccer Janelle Tranquillo, BSU Field Hockey
1997 Joseph Burch, BGSU Soccer Sarah Mikrut, BSU Gymnastics
1996 Dustin Swinehart, Miami Soccer Kristin Gaddis, BGSU Cross Country/Track
1995 Stephen Fetyko, EMU Swimming Dana Drew, UT Women's Basketball
1994 Bob Dudley, BGSU Football Kris Parks, Ohio Cross Country/Track
1993 Sander Scott, CMU Men's Basketball Kelly Weir, Ohio Women's Basketball
1992 Jeff Bender, CMU Football Julie Young, WMU Volleyball
1991 Pat Jackson, BGSU Football Kristin McDaniel, KSU Track & Field
1990 Danny Rieman, BSU Baseball Linda Popovich, BGSU Volleyball
1989 Rick Winegardner, BSU Swimming Kim Keenan, KSU Cross Country/Track
