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Gannon Softball Team Records Seventh-Highest Team Grade-Point Average in the Nation

The Gannon softball team was one of the nation's best in the classroom during the 2008-09 academic year.

Dan Teliski, Director of Athletic Media Relations

9/28/2009 11:51:45 AM

ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon softball team produced the seventh-highest team grade-point average among NCAA Division II programs during the 2008-09 academic year, according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).

Ouachita Baptist owned the best team GPA in the country with a 3.663 mark. Arkansas-Monticello (3.579), Barry (Fla.) (3.555), Grand Valley State (3.525), and Rockhurst (3.520) completed the top five. Gannon was tabbed seventh with a 3.425 team GPA.

The Gannon softball program has a strong tradition of stellar student-athletes. The Lady Knights produced the nation’s best team GPA in 2000 and ranked fourth in 1999.

Head coach Tom Jakubowski’s squad placed 14 student-athletes on the 2009 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) academic team. In all, Lady Knights have earned all-conference academic honors 65 times during the last seven seasons. Seventeen student-athletes have earned Academic All-District accolades over the last nine years, including two who became an Academic All-American.

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Athletes of the Week

Tiffany Crocker

Women's Basketball

Crocker led the No. 1 Gannon women's basketball team to its first-ever Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship last weekend at the Hammermill Center. The Lady Knights won the tournament with victories over Edinboro (81-67), Kutztown (81-65) and California (Pa.) (77-68). Crocker was named PSAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 15.7 points, 7.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals in three games. She scored a career-high 27 points against Cal in the PSAC title game, including 22 in the second half. Crocker narrowly missed her second career double-double with nine assists. The Dublin, Ohio native was 7-of-11 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 10-of-10 from the free throw line. She began the week with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Edinboro in the quarterfinals. Crocker had four points, seven rebounds and seven assists against Kutztown in the semifinals. In all, she dished out 22 assists compared to 10 turnovers in 114 minutes during the tourney.

Greg Radwan

Baseball

Radwan earned two of the Gannon baseball team's four victories last weekend in Winter Haven, Florida. The senior righthander went 2-0 with a 1.93 earned run average in two starts. He allowed only three earned runs while tossing two complete games. Radwan struck out 17 compared to only four walks. The Farnham, N.Y., native limited the opposition to a .226 average. He was even tougher in clutch situations, limited hitters to a .154 (4-26) average with runners on base. Radwan began the week with an 8-1 victory over Hillsdale, striking out 10 and walking two. During a victory against Findlay, he allowed two earned runs on five hits, striking out seven and walking two.

The Gannon athletic department is in the midst of a fabulous winter campaign. Which Gannon team will finish highest at their respective national championship? (Note all national rankings are as of February 8)

No. 3 Gannon Women's Basketball Team
Gannon Men's Basketball Team
No. 8 Gannon Wrestling Team
No. 6 Gannon Women's Swimming & Diving Team
No. 23 Gannon Men's Swimming & Diving Team

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