July 5, 2009
National Player of the Year Josie Earnest and Michelle Peloquin have earned first-team Academic All-NTCA, college bowling’s highest honor, while six other Vanderbilt Commodores earned honorable mention.
Earnest and Peloquin capped tremendous individual years as both had already made first-team All-America, the second time for both on the all-star first-team. The first, second and third team academic honor squads were determined by the All-America balloting of the National Ten Pin Coaches Association membership. To make the team, a student-athlete had to have achieved a minimum of 3.40 grade point for the 2008-09 year.
Earnest, a rising senior, is a Human and Organizational Development major while Peloquin, who graduated in May, was a Chemistry major.
The other six Commodores earning all-Academic acclaim are Ashley Belden, Brittany Garcia, Karen Grygiel, Amanda Halter, Tara Kane and Kaitlin Reynolds.
First Team
Josie Earnest (Vanderbilt, Junior) Human and Organizational Development
Michelle Peloquin (Vanderbilt, Senior) Chemistry
Adriana Jaime (Delaware State, Freshman) Elementary Education
Amanda Small (New Jersey City, Sophomore) Special Education
Valerie Calberry (Nebraska, Freshman) Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science
Second Team
Kayln Washburn (Delaware State, Junior) English
Samantha Morrison (Arkansas State, Sophomore) Chemistry
Kristina Frahm (Maryland Eastern Shore, Sophomore) Accounting
Jazmyne Hefflefinger (Delaware State, Freshman) Movement Science
Alyssa Surges (Central Missouri, Senior) Criminal Justice
Third Team
Stephanie Ray (Kutztown Elementary, Sophomore) Education
Melanie DeCarlo (Alabama A&M, Freshman) Education
Martha Perez (Maryland Eastern Shore, Sophomore) Engineering
Natalie Cortese (Central Missouri, Freshman) Art
Alexandra Stein (St. Francis, Junior) Physical education