Feb. 3, 2012

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University football team placed 32 student-athletes on the 2011 Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll, the second most in the league and its most since the 2008 season. The Hoyas honorees are composed of 11 seniors, six juniors, nine sophomores and six freshmen, with senior offensive lineman Ed Hesselgren (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius) and senior linebacker Kyle Miller(Plano, Texas/Dallas Jesuit) each making their impressive fourth appearance on the honor roll.

Hesselgren, a finance major and starter on the offensive line had a 3.67 grade point average (GPA) during the fall, tied with Miller, also a finance major, for the second-highest GPA on the squad. Junior cornerback Jeremy Moore(New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse), who earned First Team All Patriot League as a cornerback and kick returner, carried a 3.80 grade point average (GPA) as a management major. His GPA was the highest on the squad during the fall season to make his first honor roll appearance.

Senior wide receiver and captain Jeremiah Kayal (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) and senior running back Wilburn Logan (Kingston, R.I./Gunnery), both named to the Patriot League All-Academic team, made their third appearance each on the honor roll. Senior tight end Michael McIntyre(Portage, Mich./Portage Northern), a government major, had a 3.67 GPA to earn a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the third time.

Senior defensive end Andrew Schaetzke (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit), a finance major and only the ninth consensus All-American in Patriot League history, made his second career appearance on the Patriot League honor roll. Sophomore quarterback Aaron Aiken (Morristown, N.J./Lawrenceville School), sophomore defensive lineman Charlie Dann (Youngstown, Ohio/Liberty), junior defensive lineman Andrew Maliska (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto), senior safety David Quintero (Miramar, Fla./Fort Lauderdale), junior offensive lineman Donald Rhodes and senior linebacker and captain Nathan Zimmel(Allentown, Pa./Parkland) each made the honor roll for the second time.

The Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll recognizes the classroom accomplishments of the student-athletes during the fall semester with a minimum 3.2 grade point average necessary for inclusion on the list. Overall, 191 student-athletes were named to the honor roll.

GEORGETOWN (32) Aaron Aiken So. Undeclared 3.41 Morristown, N.J./Lawrenceville School
Nicholas Alfieri Fr. Undeclared 3.42 Portland, Ore./The Hotchkiss School
Mitchell Black Fr. International Affairs 3.48 Edinburgh, Scotland/University School
David Conway Sr. Finance 3.39 Sydney, Australia/St. Ignatius College
Alexandre Danis Sr. International Econ. 3.21 New York, N.Y./Ronald E. McNair
Charlie Dann So. Undeclared 3.42 Youngstown, Ohio/Liberty
Jamal Davis So. Government 3.25 North Lauderdale, Fla./Coral Springs
Heath Dickey So. Undeclared 3.33 Arp, Texas/Bullard
Fred Eggert So. Undeclared 3.25 Lake Forest, Calif./Mater Dei
Brandon Floyd Jr. Healthcare Management and Policy 3.42 Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield
Edward Hesselgren Sr. Finance 3.67 San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius
Mose Hogan III Jr. English 3.33 West Bloomfield, Mich./Detroit Country
Jeremiah Kayal Sr. Finance 3.27 Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills
David Kurtyka Fr. Undeclared 3.36 Ayr, Scotland/Radnor
Wilburn Logan Sr. Sociology 3.42 Kingston, R.I./The Gunnery School
Andrew Maliska Jr. Economics 3.65 Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto
Robert McCabe Jr. Finance 3.25 Newtown Square, Pa./Malvern Prep
Michael McIntyre Sr. Government 3.67 Portage, Mich./Portage Northern
Kyle Miller Sr. Finance 3.67 Plano, Texas/Dallas Jesuit
Jeremy Moore Jr. Management 3.80 New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse
Devon Papandrew So. Physics 3.67 Largo, Fla./St. Petersburg
John Porter So. Undeclared 3.27 Marathon, Fla./Marathon
David Quintero Sr. Marketing 3.40 Miramar, Fla./Ft. Lauderdale
Donald Rhodes Jr. Government 3.67 North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin Senior
Patrick Ryan Sr. Government 3.40 Westlake, Ohio/St. Ignatius
Andrew Schaetzke Sr. Finance 3.20 Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit
James Smith Fr. International Affairs 3.33 Syracuse, N.Y./Skaneateles
Daniel Sprotte So. Undeclared 3.50 Garden City, N.Y./Chaminade
Mac Stephen So. Computer Science 3.36 Frederick, Md./Frederick
Charles Takeh Fr. Physics 3.26 Miami, Fla./Lawrenceville School
Brett Weiss Sr. Economics 3.67 Phoenix, Md./Boys' Latin
Nathan Zimmel Sr. Finance 3.27 Allentown, Pa./Parkland