Jan. 24, 2008

WASHINGTON - Eleven American University men's soccer players have been named to the Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll, league officials announced Thursday.

The Eagles' 11 selections tied for the second-most of any team in the league.

To be eligible for the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade point average in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter in one of the PL's seven fall championship sports.

Sophomore forward Christopher Liebner, one of the 11 Eagles honored, was one of just seven players league-wide that earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall semester.

American's other honorees are listed below.

Name	Class	Major	GPA	Hometown/High School
Jon Friemark	Fr.	International Studies	3.94	Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery
Tim Hoagland	So.	Undecided	3.60	Linden, N.J./David Brearly
Ryan Leonard	So.	Business & Communications	3.31	Braintree, Mass./Thayer Academy
Chris Liebner	So.	Undecided	4.0	Corning, N.Y./Corning East
David Menzie	Fr.	Undecided	3.74	Chantilly, Va./Chantilly
Zach Pritchard	So.	International Business	3.63	Dallas, Texas/Greenhill School
Chris Sedlak	Sr.	Accounting	3.54	Valrico, Fla./Bloomingdale
Mike Worden	Fr.	Business	3.34	Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair
Mark Wysocki	Fr.	Business	3.51	Waldorf, Md./Westlake
Dor Yasur	So.	Business Administration	3.45	Boca Raton, Fla./Donna Klein Jewish Academy
Colin Zizzi	So.	International Business	3.79	Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle