Trio of Crusaders Honored For Classroom Work
Repeat selections Gatt and Szymanski joined by Fuelling in 2007

Dec. 3, 2007

		Jacqui Gatt (pictured) was one of three MU volleyball players selected to the 2007 NAIA Scholar Athlete team.

OLATHE, Kan. – A trio of Madonna University volleyball players were honored as NAIA All-American Scholar Athletes following the conclusion of the 2007 National Championship. The MU selections were junior Whitney Fuelling and seniors Jacqui Gatt and Amy Szymanski.

In order to be selected, a student-athlete must be a junior or senior academically and have a 3.50 or higher grade point average.

Fuelling, a first-team all-conference selection, has a 3.56 and is majoring in nursing. The Milford, Mich., native was third on the team with 459 kills this season.

Gatt, a Livonia, Mich., native and the WHAC and Region VIII Libero of the Year, posts a 3.77 GPA in sports management and led the conference with 889 digs for a 5.9 digs per game average.

Szymanski, a Redford, Mich., native boasts a 3.66 GPA in nursing and was the 2006 MU selection to the NAIA Champions of Character team.

This is the second season in a row that Gatt and Szymanski have been honored for their work in the classroom. All three of these student-athletes were also honored as members of the academic all-conference team.

Madonna, which earned its sixth straight trip to the national tournament this season, ended the year with a 35-12 record and captured the program’s 11^th straight WHAC title.

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