Temple University Athletics
Three Softball Players Named to Trustee Ten at Eighth Annual Breakfast of Champions
4.29.10 | Softball
300-plus student-athletes honored at event
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Temple University honored its best in athletics, both on and off the field, at its eighth annual Breakfast of Champions Wednesday morning. In all, over 300 Temple student-athletes were recognized for academic and athletic.
"The Breakfast of Champions is a celebration of what is special about athletics at Temple University," said Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw, who instituted the event in 2003, his first full year at the school. "We annually recognize the `best of the best' in athletics at Temple."
Temple honored its Trustee Ten at the breakfast, its top ten student-athletes in terms of grade point average. Included in that group were three softball players – senior Michelle Lerner, senior Krystle Metzler, and sophomore Samantha Schoell. This is Metzler's third-straight year picking up the honor.
In addition, 198 student-athletes were named to the Director's Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 cumulative grade point average) with an additional 50 student-athletes to the President's Honor Roll (3.50 or above). Named to the Director's Honor Roll from softball were freshman Kayla Cook, sophomore Samantha Dungan, sophomore Christine Schlichter, and freshman Gina Sciarrone. Earning President's Honor Roll distinction were Lerner, Metzler, Schoell and sophomore Lauren Spoo.
