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submitted by Ian Marks, assistant director of athletic
communications
Houghton - Michigan Tech contributed four players
out of a total of 79 men's and women's student-athletes to make up the
fifth annual group of WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipients from the
Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Sophomores Corson Cramer
and Peter Rohn and seniors Mike VanWagner and Eli Vlaisavljevich were
each named to the team. This marks the third straight year that
VanWagner and Vlaisavljevich have won the award.
The prestigious
WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award was established with the 2005-06 season. To
earn the recognition, student-athletes must have completed at least one
year of residency at their present institution prior to the current
academic year, and must also have a grade point average of at least 3.50
on a 4.0 scale for the previous two semesters or three quarters, or may
qualify if his or her overall GPA is at least 3.50 for all terms at his
or her present institution.
Cramer carries a 3.76 cumlative grade
point average in mechanical engineering and Rohn has a 3.69 in business
administration. VanWagner currently carries a 3.62 cumulative grade
point average in biology and Vlaisavljevich has a 4.0 in biomedical
engineering.
"On behalf of the entire Western Collegiate Hockey
Association family of student-athletes, coaches and administrators, we
wish to send heartfelt congratulations to each of our men's and women's
WCHA Scholar-Athlete recipients for 2009-10," said lead spokespersons in
a joint statement.
"As we head into the stretch run of our
regular seasons and prepare for our post-season championships, it is
fitting that we pause here to recognize and honor the tremendous
accomplishments of our student-athletes off the ice. They truly
represent the very best in collegiate athletics--combining great
athletic skill with an unwavering determination and drive to achieve the
epitome of success in the classroom as well. Those are truly noble
aspirations that will serve them well throughout their lives."
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