Ohio State Places 146 Student-Athletes on Spring Academic All-Conference Team Ohio State Places 146 Student-Athletes on Spring Academic All-Conference Team
May 31, 2007
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Big Ten Conference announced its spring Academic All-Conference Team Thursday. Ohio State led the conference with 146 honorees.
The Buckeyes topped the Big Ten for the fifth-consecutive year with a total of 257 recipients during the academic year. The number is the second-highest of student-athletes ever named to the team. Last year, Ohio State broke the league record with 263 honorees. The 2004-05 season also was a banner year for the Buckeyes, as they broke the then-conference record with 260 student-athletes.
For the spring quarter, women's rowing led Ohio State with 20 student-athletes named to the Academic team. Men's track and field followed with 18 members. Men's lacrosse followed with a total of 17 student-athletes. Women's track and field also reached double digits with 13.
To be eligible for the selection, athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second year at their respective universities and maintain a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.
SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL BREAKDOWN
School Honorees Ohio State 146 Penn State 119 Minnesota 113 Michigan 100 Wisconsin 91 Indiana 84 Michigan State 81 Purdue 59 Iowa 56 Illinois 55 Northwestern 40
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS
Baseball
Name Year Major Hometwon Matt Angle JR Sport & Leisure Studies Whitehall, Ohio Trey Fausnaugh SR Finance Circleville, Ohio Eric Fryer JR Sport & Leisure Studies Reynoldsburg, Ohio Jacob Howell SR Communications Ashland, Ohio Zach Hurley SO Business Springboro, Ohio Tony Kennedy SR Information Systems Bloomington, Ind. Cory Luebke JR Marketing Maria Stein, Ohio Rory Meister SR Human Development & Family Science Mansfield, Ohio Jason Zoeller SR Philosophy Verona, Pa
Softball
Name Year Major Hometwon Lauren Daykin SR Communication Melbourne, Australia Christina Douglas SR Health Management Mesa, Ariz. Kim Reeder SO Communication Salinas, Calif. Michelle Reynolds-Parra SO Spanish Columbus, Ohio Megan Schwab SR Sports Leadership & Humanities Glendale, Ariz.
Men's Golf
Name Year Major Hometwon Kyle Sawicki JR Industrial & Systems Engineering Orange Park, Fla. Jack Tyler SR Economics Novi, Mich.
Women's Golf
Name Year Major Hometwon Haley Brown JR English Austin, Texas Jennifer Cassidy SO Marketing Dalton, Ga. Carling Coffing JR Communication Middletown, Ohio Jessica Hauser SO Marketing Hartland, Wis. Dana Je SR Textiles & Clothing Orlando, Fla.
Women's Rowing
Name Year Major Hometwon Gabriele Albertaviciute JR Marketing Vilnius, Lithuania Giulia Benedetti SR Psychology Columbus, Ohio Briony Clare SR Communication Sydney, Australia Alli Cutlip SO Business Waverly, Ohio Emily Dougher SO Nursing Cleveland, Ohio Andrea Dymalski JR Health Sciences Program Bremen, Germany Annabelle Fago SR Health Sciences Program Giessen, Germany Simone Haubner JR International Business Leipzig, Germany Mackenzie Hiltbrand SR Psychology Upper Arlington, Ohio Ashley Korfel JR Exercise Science Westerville, Ohio Elizabeth LaMantia JR Art Lima, Ohio Lauren Lederer JR Health Sciences Program Bay Village, Ohio Justine Mahler SR Material Science & Engineering Cincinnati, Ohio Jacqueline Ruetenik SR English Vermillion, Ohio Katie Seighman SR International Studies Mason, Ohio Mary Sheehan SR Medical Dietetics Johnstown, Pa. Jessica Shepherd SR Biology Richmond, Ohio Chelsea Smith SO Social & Behavioral Sciences Dublin, Ohio Sara Wallace SO Exercise Science Columbus, Ohio Susanne Wilson SR Architecture Fredericktown, Ohio
Men's Tennis
Name Year Major Hometwon Steven Moneke SO Business Alten-Busick, Germany Mike O'Connell SO Health Sciences/Health Management Toledo, Ohio
Women's Tennis
Name Year Major Hometwon Julie Blackmore SO Textiles & Clothing Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Angela DiPastina SO Psychology Titusville, N.J. Sara Kinning JR Marketing Grand Blanc, Mich. Caitlin O'Keefe JR International Studies Troy, Mich. Sonia Ruzimovsky SR Finance Brooklyn, N.Y.
Men's Track and Field
Name Year Major Hometwon Alex Bailey SR Biology Columbus, Ohio Kyle Burns JR Criminology Pataskala, Ohio Matthew Buzek SO Economics Akron, Ohio Taylor Candella SO Exploring West Chester, Ohio Zachary Carr SO Radiation Technology Smithville, Ohio Brian Chard SO Finance Marion, Ohio Andrew Crowell JR Aeronautical Engineering Columbus, Ohio John Ealy JR Marketing Reynoldsburg, Ohio Dave Ebersole JR Accounting Cleveland, Ohio Joseph Gourley SR Graduate Studies Uniontown, Ohio Gerald Griffin SR Finance College Park, Ga. Scott Hudepohl SR Biology Cincinnati, Ohio Marios Iacovou JR Electrical Engineering Nicosia, Cyprus Leonard Jatsek JR Construction System Mgmt. Walton Hills, Ohio Thomas Roof SO Business Canton, Ohio Jeffery See SO Business Middletown, Ohio Elon Simms SO Social Work Fremont, Ohio Robert Sturges JR History Columbus, Ohio
Women's Track and Field
Name Year Major Hometwon Melanie Grim JR Hospitality Management Tipp City, Ohio Brittannie Hall JR Respiration Therapy Canton, Ohio Jenna Harris SR Marketing Somerset, N.J. Bever-Leigh Holloway SO Exploring Greenbelt, Md. Ashley Jones SO Pre-Communication Lucasville, Ohio Katie Koehler SO Marketing Columbus, Ohio Chandra Krempel SO Math Pataskala, Ohio Laura Neufarth SO Marketing Dayton, Ohio Laura Piper JR Human Development & Family Science Chesterfield, Mo. Lauren Price SO Visual Design Cincinnati, Ohio Melanie Price SR Architecture Cincinnati, Ohio Jessica Stringer SR Human Development & Family Science Williamsburg, Ind. Kimberly Willett JR Exercise Science Westerville, Ohio
Men's At-Large
Name Year Major Hometown Sport Christian Rivera SR Nursing Bloomfield, N.J. Fencing Daniel Bass SO Theater St. Louis, Mo. Fencing Tom Grant JR History Des Plaines, Ill. Fencing Jason Pryor SO Journalism Cleveland, Ohio Fencing Bryce Anderson SR Finance Waterloo, Iowa Ice Hockey Dave Barton SR Finance Calgary, Alberta Ice Hockey Mathieu Beaudoin SR Finance Sherbrooke, Quebec Ice Hockey John Dingle JR Finance Shaker Heights, Ohio Ice Hockey Corey Elkins SO History West Bloomfield, Mich. Ice Hockey Johann Kroll JR Finance Plymouth, Minn. Ice Hockey Matt McIlvane JR Sport & Leisure Studies Naperville, Ill. Ice Hockey Mat Ballay JR History The Woodlands, Texas Lacrosse Jon Blashford SR International Business Carlisle, Pa. Lacrosse John Bolen SO Accounting Potomac, Md. Lacrosse Kevin Buchanan JR Health Science Cockeyesville, Md. Lacrosse Matt Cornell JR Marketing Ellicott City, Md. Lacrosse Bill Curry JR Operations Management Wilton, Conn. Lacrosse Joel Dalgarno SO Pre-Family Res Mgmt. Port Coquitlam, B.C. Lacrosse Chris Friel JR Finance Northfield, N.H. Lacrosse Josh Funk SR Health Science Poolesville, Md. Lacrosse Brian Lalley SO Pre-Family Res. Mgmt. Orchard Park, N.Y. Lacrosse Chris Li SR Marketing Dix Hills, N.Y. Lacrosse Keith Lovett SO Pre-Family Res. Mgmt. Madison, N.J. Lacrosse Jason Lutz SR Mechanical Engineering Carlisle, Pa. Lacrosse Steve McKinlay JR Biology Coquitlam, B.C. Lacrosse Eric O'Brien SR Family Management Powell, Ohio Lacrosse Andrew Pace SO Economics Orchard Park, N.Y. Lacrosse Jon Rydberg SR Communications Colorado Springs, Colo. Lacrosse Peter Schell JR Hospitality Management Columbus, Ohio Lacrosse Mark Burns SR Biology Napoleon, Ohio Pistol Steven Nozaki SO Engineering Hilo, Hawaii Rifle Sam Ohlinger JR Political Science Lockbourne, Ohio Rifle John Albertson JR Finance Ballwin, Mo. Volleyball Layne Dreven SR Accounting Pittsburgh, Pa. Volleyball Matt Hankey SR Finance Naperville, Ill. Volleyball Conor Martin JR Accounting Avon Lake, Ohio Volleyball Daniel Mathews JR History Shorewood, Wis. Volleyball Dan Meske SR Construction Sys. Mgmt. Willow Spring, Ill. Volleyball Brett Versen SR Mechanical Engineering Centerville, Ohio Volleyball
Women's At-Large
Name Year Major Hometown Sport Kaela Brendler SR Psychology San Antonio, Texas Fencing Siobhan Byrne JR Health Mgmt. & Systems Eislingen, Germany Fencing Eileen Grench JR Spanish Davis, Calif. Fencing Alexandra Obrazcova JR Computer & Info Science Daugaupils, Latvia Fencing Syvenna Siebert SR Communication Upper Arlington, Ohio Fencing Lauren Diefenderfer JR Pharmacy Dear, Del. Pistol Teresa Meyer JR Human Resources Dearborn, Mich. Pistol Krystin Schmid SR Civil Engineering Granville, Ohio Pistol Jayme DeLancy SO Pre-Human Nutrition Hamden, Conn. Synchronized Michelle Benzie JR Marketing El Cajon, Calif. SS Julia Broadfoot JR Dental Hygiene El Cajon, Calif. SS Kendra Sollars SO Pre-Art Scottsdale, Ariz. SS Liana Bonanno SO Physics Mount Sinai, N.Y. Ice Hockey Amber Bowman SR Exercise Science Innisfil, Ontario Ice Hockey Jody Heywood JR Human Resources Regina, Saskatchewan Ice Hockey Megan Hostasek SO Sports & Leisure Studies Kimberley, B.C. Ice Hockey Erin Keys JR Communications St. Paul, Minn. Ice Hockey Whitney Miller SO Japanese Anchorage, Alaska Ice Hockey Mallory Peckels JR Social Work Minocqua, Wis. Ice Hockey Erika Vanderveer SR Sociology Bradford, Ontario Ice Hockey Joy DeMarco SR Sociology Hudson, Ohio Lacrosse Kristen Gilwee SO International Studies Hunt Valley, Md. Lacrosse Libby Graf SO Special Education Delaware, Ohio Lacrosse Kendall Gysin SO Pre-Communication Noblesville, Ind. Lacrosse Rachel Hawes SO Undecided Eldersburg, Md. Lacrosse Ally MacMeekin SR Speech & Hearing Sciences Baltimore, Md. Lacrosse Margaret Prunte SO International Studies Columbus, Ohio Lacrosse Keri Yourick SO Italian Castle Rock, Colo. Lacrosse
