Three Clemson Student-Athletes Named 2005 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients

Feb. 23, 2005

GREENSBORO, N.C.- Rower Mary Nell Green, swimmer Franchele Klaus, and track All-American Gisele Oliveira were Clemson student-athletes among 29 Atlantic Coast Conference scholar-athletes named recipients of postgraduate scholarship on Wednesday.

The Weaver-James-Corrigan and Jim and Pat Thacker scholarships are given to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate-level degree following graduation. Each recipient will receive $5,000 to use towards his or her graduate education. Student-athletes receiving the award have performed with distinction in both the classroom and in their respective sports, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.

The Weaver-James-Corrigan award is named in honor of the late Jim Weaver and Bob James as well as Gene Corrigan, all former ACC commissioners.

Green was a 2003-04 first-team All-South Region rower Š CRCA National Scholar Athlete. She rowed with the Varsity 8+ and the First Varsity 4+ as a junior last season and looks to be one of the team leaders in 2005. She was named second-team All-Region Š 2003 National Scholar Athlete Š and was a member of the ACC Crew of the Week for the Varsity 8+ on March 17, 2003. Green is a three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.

Klaus Set the top Clemson time of the season in the 100 backstroke in an opening split at the Nike Cup. She posted a career-best mark of 2:07.82 in the 200 backstroke. She was named to the Clemson President’s List in the classroom last year and wa a member of the ACC Academic Honor roll.

Oliveira is Clemson’s all-time leader in the indoor and outdoor triple jump and ranks second on the Lady Tigers’ career list in the long jump. In 2004, she earned her third consecutive and fourth overall All-America certificates, her third in the triple jump. She now holds the ACC outdoor all-time and meet records in the triple jump, and is a six-time ACC champion. Last she was also honored for her performance in the classroom as she was a CoSIDA Academic All-America women’s cross country and track and field team.

Prior to 1994, the Weaver-James postgraduate scholarships were given as separate honors. The Jim Weaver award, originated in 1970, recognized exceptional achievement on the playing field and in the classroom, while the Bob James award, established in 1987, also honored outstanding student-athletes.

Recipients of the Weaver-James-Corrigan Awards are as follows: Clemson – Mary Nell Green (rowing), Franchele Klaus (swimming), Gisele Oliveira (track & field); Duke – Michael Hatch (cross country/track & field), Stephanie Istvan (volleyball); Florida State – Aaron Cheesman (baseball), Mihaela Moldovan (tennis), Jezali Ratliff (soccer); Georgia Tech – Nate Curry (football), Zebulon Sion (track & field); Maryland – Megan Knepper (swimming), Katayoon Shahrokh (volleyball); Miami – Yassamin Haririnia (rowing); North Carolina – Carey Fetting-Smith (field hockey), Olivia Trusty (gymnastics), Catherine Wright (volleyball); NC State – Eric Hoverstad (track & field), Leslie Jimison (cross country/track & field), Anderson Smith (cross country/track & field); Virginia – Luke Anderson (swimming), Gillian Hatch (soccer); Virginia Tech – Thomas Blaszak (baseball), Erin Gibson (basketball), Jessica Morris (cross country/track & field); Wake Forest – Karin Coetzee (tennis), Ashley Hoagland (golf).

The 35 student-athletes will be honored Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Greensboro, N.C., at a luncheon hosted by the Nat Greene Kiwanis. The luncheon will be held at the Koury Convention Center.