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17 on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Bassett leads the Eagles with 4.00 in biology

June 26, 2004

Ethan Bassett lead the Eagles academically with a perfect 4.00 grade-point average.

WASHINGTON - The American University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams placed 17 athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, with senior Ethan Bassett (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) leading the pack with a perfect 4.00 grade-point average in biology.

Bassett, a Dean’s list student, graduated in May and was recognized at the spring commencement ceremony by the university for his outstanding performance in both the classroom and the pool with the American University Student Achievement Award. Currently, he is training for the United States Olympic Trials that will take place in Long Beach, Calif. in July.

On the women’s side, freshman Lori Burkett (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) led the Eagles with a 3.94 grade-point average in international business. Burkett performed well in her freshman campaign, finishing 11th in both the 100 and 200 backstroke at the championship meet.

To be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, athletes must earn a grade-point average of 3.20 in the spring semester and be awarded a varsity letter his or her respective sport.

Bassett and Burkett are joined on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll by 15 teammates: Erwan Jeffory (Mariel-Marly, France/Lycee Jeanne d’Albret), Kevin Falkenstein (Westmont, N.J./Haddon Township), Valery Fomenko (Jovy-En-Josas, France/Espandon Develizy), William Linnoila (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson), Gordon McGregor (Cary, N.C./Cary), Stephan Brennan (Murraysville, Pa./Franklin Regional), Stephen Maher (Stuart, Fla./Lincoln), Shannon Westfall (Bloomington, Ill./Lake Park), Melissa Ferrara (North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick Township), Michelle Risinger (Wilmett, Ill./New Tier), Jessica Lidstrom (Stockholm, Sweden/The Swedish School in London), Elizabeth Lyons (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron), Lindsay McDavitt (Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep), Chelsea Oudin (Charlotte, N.C./Providence) and Cameron Miller (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee Mission East).

American University, which fields a 19-sport NCAA Division I athletics program featuring 10 women’s sports and nine for men, completed its third year of membership in the Patriot League. Since joining the Patriot League, the University has captured league championships in men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, field hockey and women’s volleyball, and two regular-season titles in men’s basketball.
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