March 6, 2007

Twelve student-athletes from the 2006-07 Wayne State men's hockey team have been named to the College Hockey America All-Academic Team.

It marks the highest number of honorees from Wayne State since 15 Warriors were named to the squad in the 2000-01 season.

Four Warriors earned the award for the third time in their careers - seniors Matt Boldt (Burnsville, Minn./Billings Bulls), Taylor Donohoe (Richmond, B.C./Powell River Kings), Adam Drescher (Belleville, Mich./Wexford Raiders), and Will Hooper (Woodbridge, Ont./Wexford Raiders).

To earn placement on the CHA All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must have completed at least one year of residency at his present institution prior to the current academic year. The student-athlete must have a grade-point average of at least 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale) for the previous two semesters or three quarters, or an overall GPA of at least 3.00 for all terms at his present institution. The student-athlete must be both academically and athletically eligible to compete during the present season.

The honorees from Wayne State are listed below:

Name	Year	Hometown	Major
Jason Bloomingburg	R-Senior	Canton, Mich.	Business
Matt Boldt **	Senior	Burnsville, Minn.	Kinesiology
Taylor Donohoe **	Senior	Richmond, B.C.	Liberal Arts
Adam Drescher **	Senior	Belleville, Mich.	Accounting
Nate Higgins *	Senior	Calgary, Alb.	Chemical Engineering
Will Hooper **	Senior	Woodbridge, Ont.	Accounting
Matt Krug	Sophomore	Livonia, Mich.	Liberal Arts and Sciences
Mark Nebus *	Senior	South Lyon, Mich.	Elementary Education
John Nogatch	R-Sophomore	Redmond, Wash.	Business Management
Stavros Paskaris *	Junior	Dearborn, Mich.	Marketing
Derek Punches	Sophomore	Manchester, Mich.	Business Management
Adam Smith	Sophomore	West Bloomfield, Mich.	Business Marketing

* Indicates number of previous years on CHA All-Academic Team