Specketer, as all coaches, has the players sign a contract at the beginning of each season, clearly outlining the students' academic responsibilities. There are no secrets. They know their responsibilities and we treat them as adults, accountable to doing well in the classroom. If during their freshman year, the players fall below those standards, they will not play. Sophomores, however, have a break if they have averaged those requirements during their schooling, Rodel said.
Basketball comes second.
Some men's basketball players have gone on to play in the European leagues and there is potential for some of the men's baseball players to be drafted in minor leagues, Rodel said. Below are the names of students who last year earned All-American status in academics. Leslie Shaw has committed to continue playing basketball at Westminster College while Kim Hemingway, Heidi Paulson and Marie Worsham will be returning to the Bruins basketball team.