Ten Mountain Hawks earn spots on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
6/19/2014 10:29:00 AM | Baseball
Patriot League Release
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Ten members of the Lehigh Baseball team secured spots on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, the league announced Thursday.
Freshman Jacen Nalesnik led the team with a 3.57 semester GPA in Lehigh's College of Arts and Sciences. Senior Joey McNamara followed with a strong GPA of 3.45 in his Political Science major. Joe Abeln, Tyler Brong and Mike Burke, Lehigh's three co-captains who are all Mechanical Engineering majors, also landed on the list as did 2014 Academic All-League member Mike Garzillo.
To be eligible for the Spring Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and participate in one of the Patriot League's winter or spring championship sports.
The strong semester in the classroom builds upon Lehigh's successful 2014 campaign that saw the Mountain Hawks advance to the Patriot League Championship series.
2014 Baseball Academic Honor Roll
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Ten members of the Lehigh Baseball team secured spots on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, the league announced Thursday.
Freshman Jacen Nalesnik led the team with a 3.57 semester GPA in Lehigh's College of Arts and Sciences. Senior Joey McNamara followed with a strong GPA of 3.45 in his Political Science major. Joe Abeln, Tyler Brong and Mike Burke, Lehigh's three co-captains who are all Mechanical Engineering majors, also landed on the list as did 2014 Academic All-League member Mike Garzillo.
To be eligible for the Spring Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and participate in one of the Patriot League's winter or spring championship sports.
The strong semester in the classroom builds upon Lehigh's successful 2014 campaign that saw the Mountain Hawks advance to the Patriot League Championship series.
2014 Baseball Academic Honor Roll
| Name | Cl. | Major | GPA | Hometown/High School |
| Joe Abeln | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | 3.28 | Allentown, Pa./Parkland |
| Tyler Brong | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | 3.28 | Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty |
| Mike Burke | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | 3.33 | Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights |
| Connor Donovan | Fr. | Business | 3.32 | Yardley, Pa./The Pennington School |
| Josh Flyer | Jr. | Finance | 3.24 | Los Angeles, Calif./Crossroads School |
| Mike Garzillo | So. | Business | 3.23 | Wind Gap, Pa./Nazareth |
| Joey McNamara | Sr. | Political Science | 3.45 | Wyckoff, N.J./Don Bosco Prep |
| Jacen Nalesnik | Fr. | Arts and Sciences | 3.57 | Lehighton, Pa./Lehighton Area |
| Patrick Walshe | Jr. | Supply Chain Mgmt. | 3.39 | Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic |
| David Young | Fr. | Business | 3.32 | Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional |
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