IRVING, Texas (April 13, 2016) – Thirty-two student-athletes from FIU have been recognized by Conference USA as Commissioner's Academic Medal winners for the 2015-2016 academic year the league announced on Wednesday. A total of 604 student-athletes for the conference's 17 schools were honored for achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.
The following is a complete list of FIU's Commissioner's Academic Medal award winners.
FIU (32)Willy Fabra Baseball
Katrina Epnere Women's Basketball
Nikolina Todorovic Women's Basketball
Lianna Farnesi Women's Cross Country
Tiffanni Hernandez Women's Cross Country
Celine Murton Women's Cross Country
Meghan MacLaren Women's Golf
Arthur Clapot Men's Soccer
Daniel Gagliardi Men's Soccer
Luca Giovine Men's Soccer
Robin Spiegel Men's Soccer
Emily Baragar Women's Soccer
Ellen Crist Women's Soccer
Lauren Michael Women's Soccer
Steffi Reischmann Women's Soccer
Nikki Rios Women's Soccer
Rachel Dwyer Softball
Dominique Grossman Softball
Michaela Mills Softball
Letizia Bertelli Women's Swimming
Valerie Inghels Women's Swimming
Anna Jonsson Women's Swimming
Nerma Caluk Women's Tennis
Sandra Honigova Women's Tennis
Yana Koroleva Women's Tennis
Maryna Veksler Women's Tennis
Samuel Morgan Men's Track & Field
Luka Mustafic Men's Track & Field
Lina Bernier Volleyball
Jade Faucette Volleyball
Katie Friesen Volleyball
Gloria Levorin Volleyball
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium. About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
