May 29, 2001
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -
The Pacific-10 Conference has awarded postgraduate scholarships to 38 Pac-10 student-athletes who have excelled in the classroom, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced today. Each recipient, selected by their respective institution, will receive a grant in the amount of $3,000. The 2001 Cal recipients are Adrian Barnes (Men's Tennis), Wayne Boddy (Men's Track and Field), Beth Irwin (Women's Water Polo) and Anita Kurimay (Women's Tennis).
Barns finished the 2001 season with a 6-7 dual record from the No. 2 and 3 positions and 14-9 in all matches. The senior from Cambridge, England, also earned the Newfeld Scholar Athlete Award.
Boddy, a senior from Salinas, CA, has Cal's top mark 2001 in the 400M (21.78).
Irwin finished her career fourth on the Cal all-time scoring list with 128 goals. The senior from Menlo Park, CA, also earned All-MPSF honorable mention honors.
Kurimay earned second team All-Pac-10 honors in 2001. The senior from Budapest, Hungary, finished the year 11-5 in dual matches and 11-6 overall.
To be eligible for a Pac-10 postgraduate scholarship a student athlete must have an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or its equivalent, be in his or her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility, have performed with distinction as a member of the varsity team, intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time graduate student, and have behaved both on and off the field in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution and intercollegiate athletics. Participation in campus and community service activities and demonstration of leadership qualities also will be taken into consideration.
2000-01 Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Arizona
Lindsay Berryman, Women?s Diving
Andrea Dutoit, Women?s Track and Field
Jeff Casper, Baseball
Brandon Nash, Football
Arizona State
Patricia Malatesta, Women?s Diving
Natalie Tucker, Women?s Basketball
Michael Aguirre, Football
Brian Forth, Football
California
Adrian Barnes, Men?s Tennis
Wayne Boddy, Men?s Track and Field
Beth Irwin, Women?s Water Polo
Anita Kurimay, Women?s Tennis
Oregon
Lindsey Dion, Women?s Basketball
Michelle Custer, Softball
Michael Callier, Football
Oregon State
Zachary Gordon, Baseball
Samuel Bobek, Men?s Rowing
Ann Marie Fallow, Women?s Soccer
Cassie Bouska, Women?s Rowing
Stanford
Siobhan Cropper, Women?s Swimming & Diving
Misty Hyman, Women?s Swimming & Diving
Adam Messner, Men?s Swimming & Diving
Ryan Nelsen, Men?s Soccer
UCLA
Joseph Franklin, Men?s Track and Field
Elizabeth Bachman, Women?s Volleyball
Sean Kern, Men?s Water Polo
Brihgid Dwyer, Women?s Swimming & Diving
USC
Michael Van Raaphorst, Football
Ryan Shapiro, Football
Carrie Murphy, Women?s Swimming & Diving
Jennifer Durley, Women?s Water Polo
Washington
Jeremy Berman, Men?s Tennis
Erin Otagaki, Women?s Soccer
Megan Franza, Women?s Basketball
Dave Bazzi, Men?s Track and Field
Washington State
Katie Nyseth, Women?s Basketball
Paul Mencke, Football
Sarah Allen, Women?s Rowing
