Read about all 10 of the honorees.

Ten senior student-athletes, with hefty credentials both in the classroom and on the field of play, will be honored this Saturday when the University of Rochester presents its 2016 Lysle "Spike" Garnish Scholar Awards.
 
The presentations will take place during halftime of Rochester's football game against The Catholic University of America. Kick-off is scheduled for 12 p.m. with the ceremonies anticipated around 1:15 p.m., depending on the game.
 
Five men and five women will be honored by George VanderZwaag, Executive Director of Athletics at the university, along with other members of the Garnish Scholar Committee.
 
The 2016 honorees are Sayaka Abe, field hockey (Putnam Valley, NY), majoring in chemical engineering; Kyle Allegrini, football (Ringwood, NJ), majoring in business; Michael Cross, men's soccer (Thornton, PA), majoring in biochemistry; Eric Franklin, men's cross country/track and field (Mt. Laurel, NJ), majoring in microbiology with a minor in international relations; and Samantha Kitchen, women's cross country/track and field (Westwood, MA), majoring in microbiology.
 
Also, Ryosei Kobayashi, squash (Yokohama, Japan), majoring in business; Brynn Lauer, women's basketball (Newark, NY), majoring in chemical engineering; Danielle Neu, women's swimming and diving (Hammondsport, NY), majoring in chemical engineering; Ben Swanger, men's soccer (Penfield, NY), majoring in financial economics; and Eleni Wechsler, softball (Warwick, NY), majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology.
 
"These students represent the ideal of the scholar-athlete," VanderZwaag said. "They lead our teams on the field of play while doing outstanding work in the classroom."
 
Seven of the individuals played for Rochester teams that have competed in the NCAA Division III Championships during their college careers. Kobayashi competed in the College Squash Association team and individual championships. (Squash is not an NCAA sport.). Similarly, seven of the Garnish Scholars earned all-league honors from either the University Athletic Association or the Liberty League. Two were All-Americans and three others earned All-Region honors.
 
"What we know about the students on our teams is that they set high goals for themselves inside and outside the classroom," VanderZwaag said. "What we learn from our Garnish Scholars is that Rochester students are able to demonstrate educational excellence through an outstanding combination of athletic and academic achievement."
 
The Garnish Program was created in honor of Lysle "Spike" Garnish, coach and mentor to many Rochester student-athletes from 1930 to 1948. He became a trainer and assistant basketball coach in 1931. He was named an assistant baseball coach in 1932. From 1945-48, Garnish was an assistant football coach.

Individual Q&As (PDFs) with each Garnish Honoree: Abe, Allegrini, Cross, Franklin, Kitchen, Kobayashi, Lauer, Neu, Swanger, Wechsler