March 18, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee junior Andy Hetebrueg (baseball) and Valparaiso University junior Kim Sajevic (women's tennis) have been named the U.S. Army Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (March 18).

Hetebrueg helped Milwaukee to a 2-1 week after the team started the season 1-10. He went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two runs batted in during his first start in the field on Saturday (Mar. 15). Despite earning a loss on the mound on Sunday (Mar. 16), Hetebrueg allowed just three earned runs in six innings, while striking out three.

Academically, Hetebrueg boasts a 3.787 grade-point average as a marketing major. He has been on the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll, as well as the League All-Academic Team, while also being named to the Dean's Honor List at UWM. Hetebrueg was also honored on ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District Team last season.

Sajevic posted a 2-1 record at the No. 1 singles position with victories against Adelphi and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville last week. She is now 4-2 in singles this spring. Sajevic also teamed with Julie Wingstrom to notch two victories at the second doubles position.

As an electrical engineering major, Sajevic maintains a 3.85 grade-point average. She was previously named to the Mid-Continent Conference's All-Academic Team, as well as the Mid-Con Comissioner's List of Academic Excellence. She has been a member of the Dean's List every semester, and was also named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll last fall.

The Horizon League instituted the U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards as a way to recognize outstanding academic and athletic achievement by its student-athletes. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better (on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution and passed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours, and perform well during the week's competition. Winners are selected by a group of League faculty athletic representatives, from nominations provided by sports information directors.

OTHER MALE NOMINEES:

Alex Lau, Valparaiso (tennis, junior, 3.32, electrical engineering) led Valpo to a 2-1 record on the week, playing at both second singles and second doubles. He won all three singles contests, defeating opponents from Connecticut, Adelphi, and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Lau also teamed with Tom Litscher to win both doubles matches he played.

OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:

Elyse VanBogaert, Loyola (basketball, sophomore, 3.65, undeclared) averaged 16 points and eight rebounds in a pair of Horizon League Championship games last week. She helped Loyola to its first League tournament victory since 2006, with a 73-69 overtime win at UIC on Monday (Mar. 10), racking up 16 points and nine rebounds. VanBogaert followed that up with a 16-point, seven-rebound effort in an 83-67 loss at Green Bay on Wednesday (Mar. 12).

PREVIOUS U.S. ARMY SCHOLAR-ATHLETES:

Aug. 28, Nina Inic (Butler, volleyball)
Sept. 5, Ryan Miller (Green Bay, cross country); Liz Fazio (Cleveland State, volleyball)
Sept. 11, Chris Honig (Valparaiso, cross country); Katarina Hanackova (UIC, volleyball)
Sept. 18, Malcolm DeBaun (Loyola, soccer); Betty Slinger (Green Bay, volleyball)
Sept. 25, Markian Zyga (Loyola, soccer); Sara Hughes (Valparaiso, volleyball)
Oct. 2, Kent Wories (Butler, cross country); Ani Michl (Valparaiso, soccer)
Oct. 9, Zeke Dombrowski (Milwaukee, soccer); Lotte Rasmussen (Green Bay, soccer)
Oct. 16, Kent Wories (Butler, cross country); Amanda Stinson (Green Bay, soccer)
Oct. 23, Robby Leibold (Milwaukee, swimming); Alyse Serritella (Loyola, volleyball)
Oct. 30, Steve Grove (Cleveland State, swimming); Genni Gardner (Butler, cross country)
Nov. 6, Steve Grove (Cleveland State, swimming); Beth Steuer (Milwaukee, soccer)
Nov. 13, Robby Leibold (Milwaukee, swimming); Cynthia Morote-Ariza (Loyola, soccer)
Nov. 20, Mike Schachtner (Green Bay, basketball); Mel Snyder (Cleveland State, volleyball)
Nov. 27, AJ Graves (Butler, basketball); Kailey Klein (Cleveland State, basketball)
Dec. 4, Drew Streicher (Butler, basketball); Ashley Hall (Milwaukee, diving)
Dec. 11, Jake Diebler (Valparaiso, basketball); Ashley Hall (Milwaukee, diving)
Dec. 18, Samuel Haanpää (Valparaiso, basketball); Leah Hochstetler (Valparaiso, basketball)
Jan. 8, Ryan Tillema (Green Bay, basketball); Kayla Groh (Green Bay, basketball)
Jan. 15, Mike Schachtner (Green Bay, basketball); Kari Helland (Green Bay, diving)
Jan. 22, Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, indoor track & field), Kelsey Hausken (Green Bay, swimming)
Jan. 29, Robby Leibold (Milwaukee, swimming); Jessica Weidert (Wright State, swimming)
Feb. 5, Jeremy Waldhart (Milwaukee, swimming); Ashley Hall (Milwaukee, diving)
Feb. 12, Phil Orno (Cleveland State, tennis); Kat Krause (Loyola, softball)
Feb. 19, A.J. Graves (Butler, basketball); Elise VanBogaert (Loyola, basketball)
Feb. 26, Adam Schleis (Milwaukee, baseball); Jessica Weidert (Wright State, swimming)
Mar. 4, Julian Betko (Butler, basketball); Launa Hochstetler (Valparaiso, basketball)
Mar. 11, Aaron Merrill (Youngstown State, outdoor track & field); Andrea Zappia (Valparaiso, softball)