Oglethorpe University

Junior goalkeeper Lindsey Bolas of the Oglethorpe University women's soccer team was named the Southern Athletic Association Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for her efforts in the team's 1-0 extra-time loss to Berry College. It marked the second such award for Bolas in 2019 and the third of her career. A Biology major, Bolas is a graduate of Troy High School in Troy, Michigan. Bolas enjoyed an outstanding game for the Stormy Petrels on Saturday, recording a whopping 14 saves over almost 105 minutes of play in the team's one-goal defeat. For the season, she currently sits third in the SAA in both total saves and saves per game (64 and 4.6, respectively), while playing the third-most minutes of any SAA goalkeeper (1130 minutes, 56 seconds). She also sits sixth in the conference with a 1.59 goals-against average. She and the No. 7 seed Petrels will be back in action on Saturday at 12 p.m. Eastern, when they take on No. 2 seed Rhodes College in the first round of the SAA playoffs from Memphis, Tennessee.

Oglethorpe University freshman goalkeeper Ulises Rodriguez earned Southern Athletic Association Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honors from the league office on Monday after his performance in the Stormy Petrels' 4-0 win over Berry College---a victory that secured the team's fifth straight outright SAA regular season title. It served as the second time Rodriguez received the honor in 2019. A Business Administation major, Rodriguez is from Troy, NJ and a graduate of Saint Peter's Preparatory School. Rodriguez recorded five saves over the course of the game, including four in the first half with the score either 0-0 or 1-0. He played for 81 minutes of what became the Petrels' fifth clean sheet of the season, and he picked up his eighth win of the year. He currently sits in second place in the SAA with a 0.66 goals-against average and an .829 save percentage. Rodriguez also is third in the conference with three clean sheets. He and the rest of the top-seeded Petrels will host eighth-seeded Hendrix College on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the SAA playoffs at the Oglethorpe Track and Field. If they win that game, Oglethorpe will host the final two rounds of the SAA Men's Soccer Championship the following weekend.

Sophomore Aidan Goldston of the Oglethorpe men's cross country team has been named the Oglethorpe Male Athlete of the Week. A Business Administration major, Goldston is a graduate of Henry W. Grady High School in Atlanta. Goldston beat his previous 8-kilometer personal best by 29 seconds at the Berry Invitational on Saturday, leading his team to a runner-up finish at the meet. He recorded a time of 26 minutes, 19 seconds and finished in ninth. He helped the Petrels to the best SAA finish at the meet as they bested three other conference programs. He and the rest of the Petrels will now get set for the SAA Cross Country Championships back at the same course in Mount Berry on November 2.

Freshman Sarah Hsu of the Oglethorpe women's golf team has been named the Oglethorpe Female Athlete of the Week. A Biology major, Hsu is a graduate of Lanier High School. Hsu picked up her first career individual victory this week at the Chick-fil-A Collegiate Invitational, sharing the individual medal with Spring Hill's Claire Landry at 4-over-par 148 over the event's 36 holes. She shot an impressive even-par 72 on Monday and followed it up with a solid 4-over 76 on Tuesday. It served as the final event of the fall season for the Stormy Petrels. They'll return to action in early March for the Savannah Invitational, the first event of the spring season.

Sophomore Aidan Goldston of the Oglethorpe University men's cross country team has been named the Southern Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for his efforts in the Stormy Petrels' second-place finish at the Berry Invitational in Mount Berry on Saturday. A Business Administration major, Goldston is a graduate of Grady High School in Atlanta. Goldston beat his previous 8-kilometer personal best by 29 seconds en route to leading his team to a runner-up finish. He recorded a time of 26 minutes, 19 seconds and finished ninth. He helped the Petrels to the best SAA finish at the meet, as they bested three other conference programs. He and the rest of the Petrels will now get set for the SAA Cross Country Championships back at the same course in Mount Berry on November 2.

Freshman goalkeeper Ulises Rodriguez of the Oglethorpe men's soccer team earned the Souther Athletic Association Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award on Monday from the league office. A Business Administration major, Rodriguez is a graduate of St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City. Rodriguez earned the honor for his efforts in the Stormy Petrels' 2-0 weekend, featuring blowout wins over Birmingham-Southern College and Millsaps College. The Petrels' attack scored 17 goals over the two games, but Rodriguez did his part, too, allowing just one goal over 180 minutes of play. He tallied his first career clean sheet in Friday's 9-0 win over Birmingham-Southern College, recording five saves in that game. He also made five saves in Sunday's 8-1 victory over Millsaps College. Rodriguez is currently third in the SAA in goals-against average (0.98) and save percentage (.793). The Petrels will be back in action on Friday, when they head to Memphis, Tennessee, to take on Rhodes College at 4 p.m. Eastern.

Junior Medina Besic of the women's soccer team has been named the Oglethorpe Female Athlete of the Week. Besic notched a hat trick in her team's 5-0 win over Talladega College last Wednesday. It moved her to eight goals and 18 points on the season- both marks which place her in the top five on the SAA leaderboard. She and the rest of the Stormy Petrels will be back in action over the weekend. They'll host Birmingham-Southern College on Friday at 4:30 p.m. and Millsaps College on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Freshman Sarah Brummett of the Oglethorpe women's cross country team has been named the OU Female Athlete of the Week. Brummett finished sixth at the Sewanee Invitational with a time of 26 minutes, 1.9 seconds on the 6-kilometer course. It marked her best finish of the season so far in her first 6-kilometer race of the fall. A Biology major, Brummett is from Newnan, GA and a graduate of Northgate High School.

Senior forward Ryan Marcano of the Oglethorpe men's soccer team has been named the Oglethorpe Male Athlete of the Week. A Business Administration major, Marcano is a graduate of Greater Atlanta Christian School. Marcano scored both goals in a key SAA road win over Sewanee on Saturday, with the Stormy Petrels defeating the Tigers 2-1 in Tennessee. That moved the Petrel striker to four goals on the season. He and the rest of his team will host a pair of Southern Athletic Association games over the weekend. They'll take on Birmingham-Southern College on Friday at 7 p.m. and Millsaps College on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

Kenny Park of the Oglethorpe men's golf team has been named the OU Male Athlete of the Week. Park tied for fifth at the prestigious Gordin Collegiate Classic in Columbus, Ohio earlier in the week---posting a 54-hole score of 5-under-par 211 and coming in just five strokes behind the tournament's individual medalist. His best round of three at the tournament came on Monday morning when he posted an impressive 5-under 67. Park also carded an under-par round in Tuesday's final round. Park is from Cumming, GA and a graduate of Laurel Springs School.

Oglethorpe senior forward Ryan Marcano earned the Southern Athletic Association Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week from the league office on Monday, marking his second such award of the season. Marcano served as the catalyst of the Petrel attack in the team's 2-1 win over Sewanee on Saturday. He scored both of Oglethorpe's goals, tallying with the first in the 31st minute and the second off a penalty kick in the 39th. For the season, Marcano sits in the top 10 on the SAA leaderboard with four goals. He and the rest of the Stormy Petrels get set to host a pair of home contests over the weekend. They'll welcome Birmingham-Southern College to the Oglethorpe Track and Field on Friday at 7 p.m. before hosting Millsaps College on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

Oglethorpe University Chemistry major Annika (Alex) Foret '23 has won a $1,000 SAGE Scholars scholarship in a nationwide essay contest. Foret, a 2019 graduate of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, was one of only 100 scholarship recipients in the country who wrote winning essays. Students could submit essays on various topics, including "why you selected an independent, private college over a state or public college." Foret elected to write about how small universities like Oglethorpe can "prioritize individual learning over routine memorization," and "how the Core program at Oglethorpe allows me to keep studying the humanities, even as a chemistry major." "Winning this scholarship really took some of the stress off of paying for the smaller things such as books, allowing me to enjoy the last bit of my summer," said Foret. "I had actually forgotten I had even applied, so I was shocked when I got the email saying I had won. I immediately called my mom and I'm pretty sure I just screamed into the phone for the first few seconds of the call." SAGE Scholars recently pledged $1 million in college scholarships over the next five years for students attending one of over 400 private colleges and universities in the network. These scholarships are named "gap scholarships" with the goal of helping families fill in the gap between what they have to pay for their children to go to college and what colleges and universities can offer in terms of financial aid. SAGE Scholars is the nation's oldest and largest private college preparation and funding organization and has been helping families secure the best possible private college education at a discounted price for nearly a quarter of a century.

Freshman Kieran Burkey of the Oglethorpe women's soccer team has been named the OU Female Athlete of the Week. Burkey scored the game-winning goal in the Stormy Petrels' 3-2 win over Wesleyan University on Sept. 22 in Macon, as well as tallying an assist earlier in the game. She also recorded a goal in the team's 2-0 victory over Agnes Scott College on Sept. 18. She totaled five points on the week. She and the rest of the Stormy Petrels get set to face off against Centre College on Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. at the Oglethorpe Track and Field.

Senior Rodrigo Meade of the Oglethorpe University men's cross country team has been named the OU Male Athlete of the Week. Meade had an excellent race at the Rhodes College Invitational on Saturday, September 21 in Memphis, Tennessee. With a time of 25 minutes and 51.9 seconds, he finished 29th overall and sixth among Division III athletes. That served as one of the best 8-kilometer times in program history. Meade led his team to a sixth-place finish at the meet, putting them second among Division III teams and ahead of defending SAA champion, Rhodes College.

Sophomore defender Lauren Kirby, of the Oglethorpe women's soccer team, earned Southern Athletic Association Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9-15) for her efforts in a pair of Stormy Petrel wins over the weekend. Kirby featured big in wins over Bob Jones and Huntingdon. She tallied three assists for the weekend, accounting for both goals against Bob Jones University in a 2-0 win on Friday and another against Huntingdon College in a 3-0 victory on Sunday. Kirby's outstanding defensive playing has contributed to the team's five-game streak without a single goal being made on them. She currently sits tied for fourth in the league in assists with the three she accrued over the weekend. Kirby and the rest of the Petrels will take on Agnes Scott College on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. as they look to match their best record to start a season since 2010. On Sunday, Sept. 22, the team heads south to Macon to play Wesleyan University at 5 p.m.

Junior forward Medina Besic of the Oglethorpe University women's soccer team has been named the Southern Athletic Association Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week (September 1-7) for her efforts in a pair of Stormy Petrel victories. Besic tallied six total points with two goals and two assists over the course of the two games. She recorded a goal and an assist in both the team's 4-0 win at LaGrange on Friday and their 3-0 win over Averett at Piedmont's Bradford Classic on Sunday. She is currently tied for fifth in the league with six points and two goals. She and the rest of the Stormy Petrels will be back in action on Friday and Sunday when they host a pair of games at the Oglethorpe Track and Field. They'll welcome Bob Jones University in their home opener on Friday at 6 p.m. before following up with a game against Huntingdon College on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Junior goalkeeper Lindsey Bolas of the Oglethorpe women's soccer team has been named the SAA Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts in the Stormy Petrels' season-opening victory over Benedictine (Illinois). Bolas enjoyed an outstanding game Friday night in the Petrels' 1-0 season-opening win over the Eagles. She earned the clean sheet- tallying seven saves for the game. These saves included a handful of big ones down the stretch to help her team hold onto the one-goal advantage.

Senior forward Ryan Marcano of the Oglethorpe University men's soccer team has been named the Southern Athletic Association Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the team's victories over Claremont-M-S and Pomona-Pitzer at Emory's Sonny Carter Invitational. Marcano is a graduate of Greater Atlanta Christian School. Marcano got his season off to an outstanding start as the Petrels finished first in the four-team event. The Stormy Petrel forward scored in both games- tallying the opening goal in the team's 2-1 overtime win against Claremont-M-S. He also scored the second goal of the Petrels' 4-0 rout of Pomona-Pitzer. Marcano fired five total shots over the course of the weekend, and he scored a total of three. He and the rest of the Stormy Petrels will be back in action on Friday and Sunday. They'll head back to Emory's Woodruff PE Center on Friday evening at 7 p.m. to take on the crosstown-rival Eagles. They'll then host Gordon in their home opener Sunday at 6 p.m.

Graduating senior Gillian Rabin was awarded the Sally Hull Weltner Award for Scholarship at the university's commencement ceremony on May 18, 2019. The award honors the student in the graduating class who has attained the highest grade-point average with the greatest number of hours in course work completed at the university. This award is given annually in loving memory of Sally Hull Weltner, wife of Dr. Philip Weltner, president of Oglethorpe University from 1944-1953.

The esteemed James Edward Oglethorpe Award is presented annually to two individuals in the graduating class who, in the opinion of the faculty, have excelled in scholarship, leadership and character. The award is named for Georgia's founder and Oglethorpe University's namesake, General James Edward Oglethorpe.

Oglethorpe University congratulates the 365 students named to the Spring 2019 Dean's List, honoring those who achieved at least a 3.50 term grade-point average while earning 12 or more semester hours.

Graduating senior Roberty Dougherty-Bliss '19 was awarded the Sally Hull Weltner Award for Scholarship at the university's commencement ceremony on May 18, 2019. He tied with classmate Gillian Rabin, the only tie in recent memory. The Sally Hull Weltner Award for Scholarship honors the student in the graduating class who has attained the highest grade-point average with the greatest number of hours in course work completed at the university. This award is given annually in loving memory of Sally Hull Weltner, wife of Dr. Philip Weltner, president of Oglethorpe University from 1944-1953.

Oglethorpe University congratulates the following members of the incoming Class of 2023, who have received the James Edward Oglethorpe (JEO) Scholarship. This four-year, full-tuition award recognizes high school seniors with an outstanding record of academic achievement and great potential to contribute to the community life of Oglethorpe University.

Senior forward Lauren Ransom of the Oglethorpe women's basketball team earned one more postseason honor Monday, as Women's D3 News named her to their all-America honorable mention list. It marked the first all-America honor of Ransom's career and capped an outstanding senior season for the Stormy Petrel forward. Ransom earned D3hoops.com All-South Region first team honors, as well as Southeaster Athletic Association (SAA) Player of the Year, All-SAA first team, and SAA all-tournament accolades. She also earned SAA Player of the Week honors in each of the last two weeks of the regular season. The Oglethorpe senior finished tied for eighth in the South region in total blocks with 46 and came in 11th in blocks per game with 1.59. She finished third in the conference in both categories. In addition, she finished second in the SAA in rebounding with 7.7 per game and third in offensive rebounding with 3.0 per contest. She came in fifth in free throws made with 85. It marked the second consecutive season in which the Petrels placed somebody on the Women's D3 News all-America honorable mention list. Current sophomore center Savannah LeGate earned the honor as a freshman after the 2017-18 season. Ransom served as one of 25 honorable mention selectees. The publication also named five all-America teams, consisting of a total of 25 players. Ransom served as the only SAA representative out of the 50 honorees. The Oglethorpe forward led the Petrels to a 23-7 mark on the season and an NCAA tournament at-large spot. The Petrels defeated No. 23 Chicago 57-51 in the first round on March 1, advancing to the second round of the national tournament for the first time since 2008-09. The 23 wins also served as the most for the program since accruing 27 in 2008-09.

Oglethorpe congratulates the recipients of the 2019 OU Theatre Scholarship, a four-year, full-tuition award that recognizes high school seniors who demonstrate commitment and promise in the field of theatre and performance, as well as the critical ability to tie these pursuits to disciplines such as literature and history. Recipients compete during an invitation-only Scholarship Weekend, hosted on campus.

Oglethorpe congratulates Chole Butler, the recipient of the 2019 Hammack Scholarship for business, a four-year, full-tuition award that annually recognizes a high school senior's outstanding record of academic achievement, pursuit of entrepreneurial or business-related opportunities, and desire to major in a business field at Oglethorpe.

Oglethorpe University congratulates the recipients of the 2019 Civic Engagement Scholarship, a four-year, full-tuition award that recognizes high school seniors who have demonstrated a deep commitment to service and leadership in their communities, as well as the promise of continued exemplary service at Oglethorpe and in Atlanta.

Oglethorpe senior forward Lauren Ransom has been named the Southern Athletic Assocation's Women's Basketball Player of the Week by the league office for her outstanding performance in the Stormy Petrels' road sweep of Centre and Sewanee over the weekend. It marked the second weekly award of Ransom's career and the fourth time that a member of the team won the award during the 2018-19 season. Ransom enjoyed an outstanding weekend, leading the Petrels to a pair of victories on the road in conference play. She averaged 22.5 points, 10 rebounds and two steals per game over the two contests, converting at a 60-percent rate from the field in the process. She scored a career-high 30 points on Sunday against Sewanee, going 12-of-16 from the field and grabbing 13 rebounds. She's currently fourth in the league in rebounding (7.1 per game) and third in blocks (1.3 per game).

Junior defender Dreshona Mapps-Whitmore of the Oglethorpe women's lacrosse team was named SAA Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week by the league office Monday. It marked the second such award of her career. Mapps-Whitmore played outstanding defense in the Stormy Petrels' 9-6 season-opening win over Southern Wesleyan Saturday. She scooped five ground balls and caused six turnovers to help her team to victory. The six caused turnovers tied a career high for the Petrel defender.

Oglethorpe University junior Claudine Niyonsenga has received the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the 2019 spring semester. Niyonsenga, a Business Administration major, will attend the Council On International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Open Campus program, where she will earn credits in three cities and countries: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Santiago, Chile. The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the student population that studies and interns abroad by supporting undergraduates who might not otherwise participate due to financial constraints. The program encourages students to study and intern in a diverse array of countries and world regions, with an emphasis on foreign language study, especially critical need languages deemed important to national security. By supporting undergraduate students who have high financial need, the program has been successful in supporting students who have been historically underrepresented in education abroad