Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Athletics Announces 32 Inductees Into Athletics Honors Society
March 20, 2012 | General
Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University Department of Athletics has announced that 32 BGSU student-athletes have been accepted into the 2012 class for Chi Alpha Sigma – the National College Athlete Honor Society.
This is the second class of Chi Alpha Sigma at Bowling Green after inducting an inaugural class of 50 student-athletes a year ago. The National College Athlete Honor Society was founded at DePauw University on May 17, 1996, as a student-athlete honor society for the recognition of high academic achievers and sport letter winners at the collegiate level.
In order to qualify for Chi Alpha Sigma, student-athletes must earn a varsity letter and maintain a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average through their junior and senior years. Bowling Green is the 10th school in the state of Ohio to have a charter, joining Mid-American Conference schools Kent State and Ohio, as well as out of state MAC schools Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Ball State.
The student-athletes who are members of the National College Athlete Honor Society will be able to wear a cord at graduation acknowledging the achievement. They will also be recognized during BGSU's annual Athletics Honors Night on April 21. The list of new inductees is below:
Cody Apthorpe - Baseball
Andrea Arney - Softball
Paige Berger - Softball
Cassie Berning - Volleyball
Gregory Black – Cross Country
Katherine Borgelt – Track and Field/Cross Country
Lindsey Butterfield - Volleyball
Courtney Cox - Softball
Ashley Dunn - Volleyball
Madelyn Eccleston - Tennis
Jennifer Fowler - Soccer
Josh Franek – Cross Country
Hannah Fulk - Softball
Kari Galen - Volleyball
Ronald Goble - Football
Kyle Grassel – Cross Country
Matthew Griesinger - Soccer
Katelyn Grubb - Tennis
Jade Johnson - Tennis
Abigail Koch –Track and Field/Cross Country
Jessica Odell - Softball
Emily Rothwell - Soccer
Amy Ruthenberg - Golf
Jason Salyer – Cross Country
Brandon Silva - Soccer
Christine Steffen - Basketball
Jill Stein - Basketball
Taylor Stichter – Track and Field/Cross Country
Ryan Viselli - Hockey
Sarah VonderBrink - Soccer
Allison Weimer – Track and Field
Danielle Wishart - Gymnastics
This is the second class of Chi Alpha Sigma at Bowling Green after inducting an inaugural class of 50 student-athletes a year ago. The National College Athlete Honor Society was founded at DePauw University on May 17, 1996, as a student-athlete honor society for the recognition of high academic achievers and sport letter winners at the collegiate level.
In order to qualify for Chi Alpha Sigma, student-athletes must earn a varsity letter and maintain a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average through their junior and senior years. Bowling Green is the 10th school in the state of Ohio to have a charter, joining Mid-American Conference schools Kent State and Ohio, as well as out of state MAC schools Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Ball State.
The student-athletes who are members of the National College Athlete Honor Society will be able to wear a cord at graduation acknowledging the achievement. They will also be recognized during BGSU's annual Athletics Honors Night on April 21. The list of new inductees is below:
Cody Apthorpe - Baseball
Andrea Arney - Softball
Paige Berger - Softball
Cassie Berning - Volleyball
Gregory Black – Cross Country
Katherine Borgelt – Track and Field/Cross Country
Lindsey Butterfield - Volleyball
Courtney Cox - Softball
Ashley Dunn - Volleyball
Madelyn Eccleston - Tennis
Jennifer Fowler - Soccer
Josh Franek – Cross Country
Hannah Fulk - Softball
Kari Galen - Volleyball
Ronald Goble - Football
Kyle Grassel – Cross Country
Matthew Griesinger - Soccer
Katelyn Grubb - Tennis
Jade Johnson - Tennis
Abigail Koch –Track and Field/Cross Country
Jessica Odell - Softball
Emily Rothwell - Soccer
Amy Ruthenberg - Golf
Jason Salyer – Cross Country
Brandon Silva - Soccer
Christine Steffen - Basketball
Jill Stein - Basketball
Taylor Stichter – Track and Field/Cross Country
Ryan Viselli - Hockey
Sarah VonderBrink - Soccer
Allison Weimer – Track and Field
Danielle Wishart - Gymnastics
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