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Haw k Talk 4 4 4 4 4 4Barnett Leads Team in AcademicsThe Rockhurstwomen’s basketballteamraised the baracademicallylast year. The Hawks finished25th among NCAADivision II schools with a3.315 grade-point average.Chelsea Barnett led theHawks in the classroom inthe 2006-07 school year.The senior from Emporia,Kan., finished with a 4.0GPA in her junior year andheld a 3.9 cumulative GPA.“Being ranked academicallymakes us all feelgood,” said Barnett, whois majoring in philosophyand political science with apre-law focus. “We hope toraise it this year.”Barnett hopes to beginlaw school in fall 2008. Shecredits Rockhurst for givingher an excellent educationand preparing her for alegal career.“It has been very positiveacademically,” Barnett said.“You get to know all ofyour professors. It demandsthat you are organized.This has been a beneficialexperience.”One year after havingsurgery on her knee, Barnettstarted 15 games forthe Hawks last season. The5-foot-7 guard was fourthon the team in scoring,with 6.7 points per game,and second in three-pointSenior Chelsea Barnettfield goals made, with 38.She scored a career-high25 points in leading theHawks to a road win atUpper Iowa.Barnett came to Rockhurston a soccer scholarshipin 2004. She was thestarting goalkeeper in herfreshman year, posting 67saves and five shutouts. Thesame year, she was also thestarting point guard on thebasketball team.“I always preferred basketballover soccer,” saidBarnett, who tore the ACLin her right knee duringpreseason soccer workoutsin 2005. “I wanted to continuewith soccer until Ihurt my knee. I would nothave come to Rockhurst ifit hadn’t been for the confidencethat Coach GregHerdlick showed in me.”Diskin, Tinsley Join Athletics Hall of FameFrank Diskin and Andrea Tinsley were inducted intothe Rockhurst Athletics Hall of Fame during Homecomingceremonies on Sept. 28 at Bourke Field.Diskin served as athletic director at Rockhurst from1985-2007. During his tenure, Rockhurst athletics grewfrom four to 11 intercollegiate sports. He directed theHawks into joining the NCAA and becoming a Division IImember while assisting in the formation of the HeartlandConference in 1998.Diskin also spearheaded the school’s move into theGreat Lakes Valley Conference in 2005. Six of the athleticprograms qualified for NCAA national tournament competitionbehind his leadership. He served as Rockhurst’smen’s basketball coach for six years and volleyball coachfor three years.Tinsley was a four-year letter winner and three-yearstarter in basketball from 1989-93. The Hawks compileda 103-25 record and played in the NAIA Tournamenttwice in her four seasons at Rockhurst.Tinsley was an NAIA and Kodak All-American in1992 and 1993. As the team captain in 1993, she led theHawks to a 30-2 record and a district championship. Shealso lettered two years in volleyball as a middle hitter.Frank Diskin was surrounded by friends and family when hewas inducted to the Rockhurst Athletics Hall of Fame Sept. 28.18 Ro c k h u r s t4w i n t e r 2007
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4Konzem Named New Director of AthleticsRichard Konzemhas been hiredas Rockhurst’snew director ofathletics. He is the fourthfull-time director of athleticssince 1941 and joinsRockhurst in December.Konzem comes to Rockhurstfrom BenedictineCollege, an NAIA schoolin Atchison, Kan., wherehe has been the director ofathletics since June 2006.He directed an athleticdepartment consisting of17 sports and 475 studentathletesat Benedictine.“Jesuit universities takea holistic approach to education,so athletics playan important role in theformation of our students,”said the Rev. Thomas B.Curran, O.S.F.S., presidentof Rockhurst University.“Konzem’s experience andleadership will be invaluablein fulfilling thisimportant aspect of ourmission.”Prior to joining Benedictine,Konzem served 23years in various capacitiesat the University of Kansas,including interim directorof athletics in 2001. He wasan integral part of the KUathletics staff during sixNCAA Final Four appearancesin basketball, threebowl games and a CollegeWorld Series in both baseballand softball.Richard KonzemA Scholar and an AthleteIf Garrett Fischeris not on the tenniscourts, you canprobably find himin the classroom orlibrary preparingfor another exam.Fischer began his senioryear this fall with a perfect4.0 grade-point average asa double major in finance/accounting and economics.He also has been one of thetop players on the Rockhurstmen’s tennis teamover the past three years.Last spring, Fischerreceived one of the highesthonors earned by anyRockhurst student-athlete.He was chosen the GreatLakes Valley ConferenceScholar-Athlete of the Yearfor men’s tennis.“It’s a great honor,” saidFischer, who will graduatefrom Rockhurst in May andhopes to begin law school.“This award summarizesmy collegiate career. I’vehad to balance my timebetween athletics and academics.It’s especially hardto balance them during theseason with the travel.”A two-time ITA AcademicAll-American, Fischer wasnamed to the ESPN TheMagazine All-District AcademicTeam in 2007. Healso held officer positionswith the Delta Sigma Pibusiness fraternity.Fischer hopes to finishhis college tennis careerwith another appearance inthe NCAA Championships.He participated in the 2005and 2007 NCAA regionalSenior Garrett Fischer, one of Rockhurst’s top tennis players,began the year with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.tournament. He wouldhave played in the 2006NCAA Championships buthad to sit out the year whilebattling Crohn’s disease.“I still might come backfor another year if I don’tgo to law school,” saidFischer, who was playingNo. 1 singles in the fall forthe Hawks. “I feel like I’mplaying the best in my fouryears at Rockhurst.”Ro c k h u r s t4w i n t e r 2007 19
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