Penn State Honors Brandywine Student-Athletes For Academics

MEDIA, Pa. -- Of the more than 100 Penn State Brandywine students honored by Penn State University at Tuesday night's academic recognition dinner by, 29 were Brandywine student-athletes, representing 11 of the campus' 13 varsity sports.

Penn State annually recognizes students on all of its campuses who hold a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or greater with the Academic Achievement Award. Brandywine students have been honored with the accolade every year since the 1982-83 academic year.

The Brandywine softball team, winners of two-straight conference championships, led the way with eight student-athletes earning awards, while Brandywine's PSUAC champion women's soccer team saw six student-athletes receive the accolade. Three student-athletes from both the men's soccer and women's tennis teams also landed the Academic Achievement Award.

Included among those honored were sophomore baseball player Kevin Roche (Malvern, Pa./Chaminade College Prep (Calif.)), who earned the President Sparks Award, and junior softball player Julie Foeldes (Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick), who was an Evan Pugh Scholar Award winner.

Roche, a business major, claimed the award bestowed upon Penn State students who have amassed a 4.0 GPA and earned between 36 and 59 credits during their time as a student at the University. He was one-of-three Brandywine students to receive the award.

Foeldes, who is majoring in psychology, was the only student from Brandywine to receive the Evan Pugh Scholar Award this year. The Evan Pugh Scholar Award is earned by juniors and seniors who hold a grade-point average in the top 0.5 percent of their class at Penn State and have completed a minimum of 48 credits at the University.

Below is a complete list of student-athletes who received the Penn State Academic Achievement Award: