University of Minnesota Athletics
Spring Academic All-Big Ten Includes 131 Gophers
5/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Minnesota had the conference’s second-highest total of student-athletes named to the spring Academic All-Big Ten teams with 131 honorees.
The total encompassed student-athletes from 10 different sports, representing the university’s eight spring sports and two hockey teams. Only Ohio State had more student-athletes honored with 163 selections in 20 sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Minnesota’s women’s track and field squad had 29 student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big Ten squad. The Gophers had 24 representatives from men’s track and field and 17 each from baseball and women’s rowing.
Minnesota had two of the Big Ten’s 12 student-athletes with perfect 4.00 grade point averages in baseball player Matt Nohelty and men’s track and field athlete Hans Storvick.
The conference recognized a total of 1,049 student-athletes during the spring and 2,238 student-athletes during the 2008-09 academic year. Minnesota had 257 Academic All-Big Ten selections for the year, which ranked second behind Ohio State’s 291 honorees.
A complete list of Minnesota’s spring Academic All-Big Ten selections is below:
Baseball
Brooks Albrecht, So., Management Info Systems, Hutchinson, Minn.
John Anderson, Jr., Political Science, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Tom Buske, Sr., Kinesiology, Apple Valley, Minn.
Eric Decker, Jr., Business & Marketing, Cold Spring, Minn.
Chauncy Handran, Sr., Kinesiology / Pre-Physical Therapy, Scobey, Mont.
Jon Hummel, Sr., Environmental Horticulture, Lakefield, Minn.
Kyle Knudson, Jr., Sports Management, Maple Grove, Mont.
Scott Matyas, So., Sports Management, North Prairie, Wis.
Derek McCallum, Jr., Applied Economics, Shoreview, Minn.
Matt Nohelty, Gr., Computer Science, Rothschild, Wis.
Nick O’Shea, So., Mechanical Engineering, Blaine, Minn.
Tyler Oakes, Sr., Sports Management, Jordan, Minn.
AJ Pettersen, So., Economics, Minnetonka, Minn.
Luke Rasmussen, So., Business, Northfield, Minn.
Seth Rosin, So., Business & Marketing, Shoreview, Minn.
Tim Ryan, So., Actuarial Science, Eagan, Minn.
Cullen Sexton, So., Undecided, Plover, Wis.
Men’s Hockey
Justin Bostrom, Sr., Communication Studies, Vadnais Heights, Minn.
Mike Hoeffel, So., Undecided, North Oaks, Minn.
Brian Schack, Jr., Undecided, Lino Lakes, Minn.
Men’s Golf
Thomas Campbell, Jr., Sports Management, Abbotsford Dunedin, NZ
Patrick Datz, Sr., Sports Management, Bluffton, S.C.
Justin Kaplan, So., Undecided, Sugarland, Texas
Men’s Tennis
Adam Altepeter, Sr., Accounting / Finance, East Grand Forks, Minn.
Dino Bilankov, Jr., Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia
Sebastian Gallego, So., Finance, Medellin, Colombia
Tobias Wernet, So., Undecided, Mainz, Germany
Men’s Track and Field
Matt Barrett, Jr., Statistics, Monroe, Wis.
Blake Bowers, So., Business Marketing & Education, Sherwood, N.D.
Matt Clauer, So., Business, Elk River, Minn.
Trey Davis, So., History, Farmington, Minn.
Addison Demer, So., Genetics / Cell Biology & Development, Oakdale, Minn.
Sean Duling, So., Political Science, North Oaks, Minn.
Rick Furseth, Sr., Finance, Stillwater, Minn.
Justin Grunewald, Sr., Biochemistry, Merrifield, Minn.
Paul Hoplin, So., Education, Grand Forks, N.D.
Sayfe Jassim, Sr., Microbiology, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Ben Kampf, Jr., Kinesiology, Farmington, Minn.
Tyler Kleinhuizen, So., Kinesiology, Forest Lake, Minn.
Walter Langkau, Sr., Biology, Eagle River, Minn.
Mike Linnemann, Gr., Non-Profit Management, Melrose, Minn.
Joe McFarland, So., Mechanical Engineering, Hartland, Wis.
Mike McFarland, So., Actuarial Science, Hartland, Wis.
Sean Olson, So., Finance, Menomonie, Wis.
Ben Puhl, Sr., Bio-Based Products, Rochester, Minn.
Joey Schwecke, So., Sports Management, Buffalo Lakes, Minn.
Mike Shelendich, So., Biochemistry, Shoreview, Minn.
Luke Silovich, Jr., Kinesiology, Fargo, N.D.
Hans Storvick, Gr., Sports Management, Mankato, Minn.
Aaron Studt, Jr., Business Marketing & Education, Ripon, Wis.
Softball
Colleen Conway, Sr., Business & Marketing Education, Woodbury, Minn.
Katie Dalen, Sr., Communication Studies / Business & Marketing Education, Roseville, Minn.
Briana Hassett, Sr., Business, Eagan, Minn.
Mallory Mitchell, So., Pre-Med/Nursing, Forney, Texas
Alison Murphy, So., Kinesiology, Rapid City, S.D.
Natalie Neal, So., Finance, Frisco, Texas
Lauren Pockl, Sr., Political Science / Global Studies, Green Bay, Wis.
Shannon Stemper, Sr., Finance / Insurance Risk Management, Burnsville, Minn.
Christine Watts, Jr., Psychology, Minneapolis, Minn.
Bethany Wolvington, Sr., Architecture, Winona, Minn.
Women’s Golf
Kelli Berns, Sr., Marketing / Supply Chain Management & Operations , South Haven, Minn.
Paige Bromen, Sr., Marketing & Entrepreneurial Management, Stillwater, Minn.
Michele Edlin, So., Undecided, Jackson, Minn.
Christine Herzog, Jr., Pre-Business, Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Young Na Lee, Sr., Kinesiology, Tamuning, Guam
Mary Narzisi, So., Undecided, Omaha, Neb.
Teresa Puga, So., Undecided, A Corua, Spain
Women’s Hockey
Kelli Blankenship, Jr., Undecided, Lusby, Md.
Rachael Drazan, Sr., Elementary Education, Orono, Minn.
Brittney Francis, Jr., Business Marketing & Education, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Melanie Gagnon , Sr., Pharmacy, St. Adolphe, Manitoba
Chelsey Jones, Jr., Sociology, Lake Elmo, Minn.
Gigi Marvin, Sr., Communications, Warroad, Minn.
Michelle Mauna, Jr., Kinesiology, Esko, Minn.
Terra Rasmussen, So., Business Management, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Dagney Willey, Sr., Kinesiology, Maple Grove, Minn.
Alexandra Zebro , Jr., Kinesiology, Oak Grove, Minn.
Rowing
Stephanie Bakkum, Sr., Advertising, Arena, Wis.
Emily Baxter, Sr., Psychology, Liverpool, N.Y.
Rebekah Brzozowski, Jr., Kinesiology, Pattersonville, N.Y.
Tina Cho, Gr., Kinesiology, Chicago, Ill.
Erin Desmond, Sr., Business Marketing & Education, Waterville, Ohio
Allison Fisher, Sr., Kinesiology / Pre-Physical Therapy, Wadsworth, Ill.
Monika Folker, Jr., Physiology, Green Lake, Wis.
Sarah Graham, Jr., Physiology, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Emily Johnson, Sr., Mathematics, Chesterfield, Mo.
Molly Kalmoe, So., Sociology, Evolution & Behavior, St. Croix Falls, Wis.
Kate Ladell, So., Family Social Science, Madison, Wis.
Teresa Logemann, So., Architecture, Lancaster, Wis.
Erica Niemiec, Sr., Classic Civilization / Latin, New Berlin, Wis.
Michele Peterson, Jr., Biomedical Engineering, Plymouth, Minn.
Lisa Pugh, Sr., Fisheries & Wildlife, Apple Valley, Minn.
Jenna Schuder, Jr., Housing / Family Social Science, Wyoming, Minn.
Ashlee Vilmo, Sr., Biology, Verona, Wis.
Women’s Tennis
Karina Chiarelli, Sr., International Business, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jackie Claypool, Jr., Biology, Duluth, Minn.
Alessandra Ferrazzi, So., Business Administration, Brescia, Italy
Peta Forsyth, So., Undecided, Wagga Wagga, Australia
Tijana Koprivica, Jr., Marketing, Belgrade, Serbia
Alex Seaton, Sr., History / Communication Studies, Edina, Minn.
Jackie Sperling, Jr., Retail Merchandising / Spanish Studies, Mequon, Wis.
Liz Tussler, Jr., Speech-Language & Hearing Sciences, Neenah, Wis.
Women’s Track and Field
Gabriel Anderson, Gr., Public Policy, Perham, Minn.
Katelyn Barylak, Sr., Kinesiology, Waukesha, Wis.
Maggie Bobbin, Jr., Microbiology, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Clarissa Bootsma, Jr., Nursing, Glendale, Wis.
Anne Marie Boyd, So., Elementary Education, Green Bay, Wis.
Jamie Cheever, Sr., Sociology, Minneapolis, Minn.
Sharyn Dahl, So., Kinesiology, Hudson, Wis.
Ariella DePrenger-Gottfried, Sr., Elementary Education / Jewish Studies, Eau Claire, Wis.
Jamie Dittmar, So., Journalism, Wausau, Wis.
Heather Dorniden, Sr., Kinesiology, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Megan Duwell, Sr., Marketing & Operations Management, West Bend, Wis.
Christin Kingsley, Sr., Psychology, Fargo, N.D.
Amy Laskowske, So., Global Studies, Palatine, Ill.
Felicitas Mensing, Gr., Mechanical Engineering, Neuhausen, Germany
Liz Roehrig, Sr., Kinesiology, Chilton, Wis.
Caitlin Roemhildt, Sr., Advertising, Minnetonka, Minn.
Alicia Rue, Jr., Math / Education, Plymouth, Minn.
Kara Schmidt, Gr., Human Resources Management, Lindstrom, Minn.
Julie Schwengler, Gr., Sports Studies, Rapid City, S.D.
Megan Smith, So., Kinesiology, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Kelly Stalpes, So., Biology, Plymouth, Minn.
Carie Steil, Jr., Kinesiology, Eau Claire, Wis.
Jill Steinbach, So., Kinesiology, Corcoran, Minn.
Hannah Studt, So., Early Childhood, Shell Lake, Wis.
Brittni Swanson, So., Biology, Hartford, Wis.
Nicole Tzanakis, So., Biochemistry, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Mallory Van Ness, Jr., Architecture, Shoreview, Minn.
Kelly Wilson, Jr., Nutrition, Ortonville, Mich.
Elizabeth Yetzer, Jr., Elementary Education, Lakeville, Minn.
