Feb. 6, 2007

Washington, D.C. - Thirty-two members of the Georgetown University football team were named to the 2006 Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll, it was announced Friday, February 2 from the league office in Center Valley, Pa.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter in one of the seven League-sponsored fall championship sports.

With 32, the Hoyas placed the most student-athletes on the list, followed by Bucknell (18), Holy Cross (16), Fordham (14), Lehigh (11), Colgate (8) and Lafayette (7) for a total of 106 student-athletes representing football. Overall, 532 student-athletes were named to the Patriot League's Fall Academic Honor Roll, which includes the sports of men and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men and women's soccer and volleyball.

Under first-year Head Coach Kevin Kelly, the Blue and Gray doubled the number of student-athletes named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll as 16 student-athletes received the honor in 2005. Georgetown ended the 2006 regular season with a 2-9 overall record and a 0-6 mark in league play.

2006 Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll Hoya Honorees
Darren Alberti (Atherton, Calif./Menlo) Jr., American Studies, 3.47
Tom Amaro (Shreveport, La./Loyola College Prep) So., Business Administration, 3.93
Matt Barbiasz (Ware, Mass./Ware) Jr., Government, 3.44
Nick Cangelosi (Camden, N.J./Camden Catholic) Sr., Government, 3.44
Jon Cassidy (Alton Bay, N.H./St. John's Prep) Fr., Undeclared, 3.40
Dave Chillura (Basking Ridge, N.J./Delbarton) Fr., Business Administration, 3.42
David Corak (Street, Md./St. Paul) Fr., Business Administration, 3.54
Roosevelt Donat (Union, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep) Sr., Government, 3.39
Dean Duchak (Mahwah, N.J./St. Joseph's) So., Business Administration, 3.42
Ataefiok Etukeren (Litchfield Park, Ariz./The Lawrenceville School [N.J.]) So., Business Administration, 3.53
David Fajgenbaum (Raleigh, N.C./Roosevelt) Sr., Human Science, 3.67
Mike Greene (Bethesda, Md./St. John's) Jr., Finance, 3.67
Julius Griauzde (Riverside, Ill./Fenwick) Sr., Math, 3.63
Liam Grubb (Massapequa, N.Y./Chaminade) Sr., Government, 3.36
Brad Hartung (Wyckoff, N.J./Bergen Catholic) So., Business Administration, 3.29
Chris Higgins (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Bergen Catholic) Jr., Government, 3.20
Anthony Homsey (Oakdale, Conn./Montville) So., Undeclared, 3.40
Ben Hostetler (Ellicott City, Md./River Hill) So., Business Administration, 3.87
Shaun Johnson (Linden, N.J./Linden) Sr., Computer Science/Sociology/Theology, 3.23
Matt Kinnan (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers) Fr., Business Administration, 3.27
Jarrod Kohl (Ravenna, Ohio) Sr., Psychology, 3.25
John Lancaster (Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro) Jr., Computer Science/Studio Art, 3.33
Robert Lane (Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley) Fr., Undeclared, 3.33
Christopher MacGriff (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich./University Liggett School) Jr., Physics, 3.29
Collin Meador (Lyndhurst, Ohio/St. Ignatius Prep) So., Undeclared, 3.25
Brian Newman (New York, N.Y./Stuyvesant) So., Undeclared, 3.87
Chris Rau (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) Fr., Undeclared, 3.20
Mark Shaffer (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) Fr., Business Administration, 3.40
Brent Tomlinson (Hoffman Estates, Ill./St. Viator) So., Business Administration, 3,.85
Kyle Van Fleet (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock) Jr., Management, 3.74
Brad White (Cape Coral, Fla./Bishop Verot) Jr., Human Science, 3.73
Travis Zorrilla (Lynn, Mass./St. John's Prep) So., Undeclared, 3.25