April 5, 2001
LAS VEGAS -
The UNLV Department of Athletics honored its finest student-athletes for their academic achievements at the 22nd Annual UNLV Scholar-Athlete Luncheon on Wednesday at the Richard Tam Alumni Center.
Sophomores Tuomas Talvio and Donna Escobar captured the event's top honors as they were named UNLV's Most Oustanding Male and Female Scholar-Athlete, respectively. Talvio is a forward for the men's soccer team and carries a 3.98 cumulative grade point average. His major is undecided.
Escobar, an elementary education major, is a utility player for the softball team and carries a 3.85 cumulative GPA.
UNLV also announced the top GPA Award winners in each sport and honored the members of the Rebel Academic Top 30 and selections to the Academic All-Mountain West Conference and Academic All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation teams, which were released earlier this year.
UNLV Most Outstanding Male Scholar Athlete
Tuomas Talvio, So., Men's Soccer
UNLV Most Outstanding Female Scholar Athlete
Donna Escobar, So., Softball
2001 UNLV Top GPA Award Winners
Katie Barto, Sr., Track/Cross Country
Dan Erez, Sr., Men's Tennis
Marianne Bakken, Jr., Women's Tennis
Shannon Fredrickson, Jr., Women's Soccer
Danny Brotherson, Sr., Men's Basketball
Donna Escobar, So., Softball
Toby Smeltzer, So., Football
Michael Short, Jr., Men's Swimming
Hailey Nance, Jr., Women's Swimming
Leiana Oswald, Fr., Volleyball
Tuomas Talvio, So., Men's Soccer
Linda Fr?hlich, Jr., Women's Basketball
Garett Shitanishi, So., Baseball
Scott Lander, Sr., Men's Golf
