University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Places 135 on Academic All-Big Ten
5/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
May 28, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS - On Wednesday afternoon, the Big Ten Conference announced that 135 Gopher student-athletes had been placed on the Academic All-Big Ten Teams this spring to cap off a successful year for the Maroon and Gold both in competition and in the classroom.
The Big Ten recognized a total of 1,216 spring and at-large sport student-athletes for their commitment to excellence in the classroom. Minnesota competes in nine spring sports including baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, softball and rowing. Women's ice hockey is also included as an at-large sport at the University of Minnesota.
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. Two Minnesota track and field student-athletes, Alena Brooks and Cassy Opitz, have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs.
The track and field teams totaled 56 honorees, with the women's team leading the way for the Maroon and Gold with 37 honored student-athletes.
Baseball and rowing reached double digits with 17 and 23 respectively while the national runner-up ice hockey team placed seven on the list.
The softball team, who finished their season this past weekend, placed 11 on the list after a historic season that landed the team in its first ever NCAA Super Regional.
The complete list of honored student-athletes features 96 baseball players, 105 softball players, 126 women's rowers, 45 men's and 49 women's golfers, 53 men's and 48 women's tennis athletes, 169 men's and 256 women's track and field standouts and 86 men's (representing fencing, lacrosse, rifle and pistol, rowing and volleyball) and 183 women's (representing bowling, fencing, ice hockey, lacrosse, lightweight rowing, rifle and pistol, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming and water polo) at-large athlete
Baseball (17)
Jake Bergren
Alec Crawford
Matt Halloran
Kevin Kray
Ty McDevitt
Ben Meyer
Dan Motl
Dan Olinger
Dalton Sawyer
Chris Schaaf
Connor Schaefbauer
Tony Skjefte
Jordan Smith
Matt Stemper
Mark Tatera
Lance Thonvold
Troy Traxler
Men's Golf (4)
Jon DuToit
Alex Gaugert
Tyler Lowenstein
Jon Trasamar
Men's Tennis (6)
Mathieu Froment
Eric Frueh
Jack Hamburg
Tucker Saxon
Leandro Toledo
Ruben Weber
Men's Track and Field (19)
Aaron Bartnik
Alex Brend
Jacob Capek
Jeffrey Cottrell
Jamie Crum
Blayne Dulian
Ben Holcomb
Dominique Howard
Mark Jennings
Matthew Jergenson
Troy Koivisto
Jon Lehman
Bob Nicolls
Danny Schiller
Zach Siegmeier
Viktor Stelter
Steve Sulkin
Josh Thorson
Adam Zutz
Softball (11)
Bree Blanchette
Sydney Fabian
Hannah Granger
Kelsey Klucas
Brandi McGregor
Erica Meyer
Sara Moulton
Kaitlyn Richardson
Erika Smyth
Tyler Walker
Kayla Wenner
Women's Golf (5)
Alexandra Buska
Carmen Laguna
Anna Laorr
Taylor Quinn
Sarinee Thitiratanakorn
Women's Ice Hockey (7)
Rachael Bona
Hannah Brandt
Bethany Brausen
Baylee Gillanders
Rachel Ramsey
Shyler Sletta
Kelly Terry
Rowing (23)
Tabitha Andelin
Kylie Andersen
Armonia Balch
Elisabeth Bott
Rebecca Braak
Sylvia Coleman
Jessica Flakne
Taylor Gainey
Lynn Hodnett
Ellen Hughes
Madison Koch
Jen Kohl
Nicolette Marquardt
Kjerstin Meyer
Chelsea Miller
Erica Revering
Rachael Rogers
Sara Scarbro
Kersten Schwanz
Sarah Sobek
Mari Sundbo
Amy VanHeel
Katherine Windsor
Women's Tennis (6)
Tereza Brichacova
Julia Courter
Pauline Gilbert
Natallia Pintusava
Paula Rincon Otero
Yuliana Umanets
Women's Track and Field (37)
Te'Shon Adderley
Abby Anderson
Alex Beckman
Amanda Beckman
Liz Berkholz
Maggie Bollig
Alena Brooks
Kelli Budd
Ashlie Decker
Laura Docherty
Rachel Drake
Becca Dyson
Megan Geyen
Cami Gilson
Angie Guenther
Erin Hawkins
Jess Herauf
Katie Hill
Jillian Johnson
Kailee Kamps
Molly Kayfes
Leighton Lerum
Katie Loberg
Rachel Melum
Taylor Mikkalson
Kaitlin Mincke
Katie Moraczewski
Katie Murgic
Cassy Opitz
Madison Smith
Stephanie Solfelt
Devin Stanford
Lyndsey Thorpe
Kaila Urick
Jamie Vandenberg
Jessica Waldvogel
Audra Winter
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