Sixty-Two Hawkeyes Named Academic All-Big Ten

May 28, 2008

IOWA CITY — The Big Ten Conference has announced that 62 University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2008 spring Academic all-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from baseball (8), men’s golf (3), women’s golf (2), rowing (14), softball (4), men’s tennis (6), women’s tennis (5), men’s track (13) and women’s track (7).

To be eligible for an academic all-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a career grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Baseball (8)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownTyson Blaser	So.	History/Secondary Education	 Taylor Ridge, ILNick Erdman	Jr. 	Chemical Engineering	 Cedar Rapids, IABen Geelan	Sr.	Political Science/Health & Sports Studies Algona, IAKevin Hoef	Jr.	Pre-Business	 Troy, ILMichael Jacobs	So.	Pre-Business	 Lenexa, KSNick Muhlenbruch	Jr.	Biomedical Engineering	 Iowa City, IAAndrew Porter	Sr.	Computer Science	 Moline, ILJustin Toole	Jr.	Psychology; Health & Sports Studies	 Council Bluffs, IA

Men's Golf (3)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownZack Anderson	Sr.	Finance/Marketing	 Iowa City, IASam Christensen	Jr.	Integrative Physiology 	 Waterloo, IADan Holterhaus	Sr.	Interdepartmental Studies	 Hiawatha, IA

Women's Golf (2)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownAlison Cavanaugh	So.	Finance	 Littleton, COJill Marcum	Sr.	Economics	 Clarinda, IA

Rowing (14)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownAnnette Allard	So.	English/Spanish	 Pass Christian, MOKatelyn Davy-Traynor Jr.	Interdepartmental Studies	 Chemainus, British ColumbiaMegan Erickson	So.	Nursing	 Ankeny, IADani Harris	Jr.	Microbiology	 Marshalltown, IAEmily Katalinich	So.	Communication Studies	 Springfield, ILKristin Kelly	Jr.	Speech & Hearing Science	 Brockville, CanadaBrittany Keyes	Sr.	Athletic Training	 Stillman Valley, ILMolly Lynch	So.	Biology	 Wheaton, ILHannah Miller	Jr.	Speech & Hearing Science	 Leaf River, ILKatie Ouellette	Jr.	Nursing	 Duluth, MNSheila Rinozzi	So.	Pre-Athletic Training	 Chicago, ILCourtney Spears	So.	Journalism & Mass Communications	 Rockford, ILEmily Vinson	So.	Nursing 	 Boulder, COMelissa Wordelman	Jr.	Art	 Ada, MN

Softball (4)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownLindsey Digmann	So.	Health & Sports Studies/History	 Marion, IASummer Downs	Sr.	Health & Sports Studies	 San Diego, CAColleen McGlaughlin Jr.	Actuarial Science 	 Morton, ILErin Riemersma	Jr.	Finance/Management 	 Orland Park, IL

Men's Tennis (6)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownPatrick Dwyer	So.	Marketing	 Franksville, WIReinoud Haal	So.	Pre-Business	 Heemstede, NetherlandsGregory Holm	Jr.	International Studies/French	 Omaha, NETommy McGeorge	So.	Pre-Business	 Tucson, AZMat Sawin 	Sr.	Finance	 Alberta, CanadaBart van Monsjou	Sr.	Industrial Engineering	 Oirschot, Netherlands

Women's Tennis (5)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownJennifer Barnes	Jr.	Marketing 	 Bettendorf, IAMerel Beelen	Jr.	Chemical Engineering	 Grubbenvorst, NetherlandsKayla Berry	Sr.	Communication Studies	 Brisbane, AustraliaJacqueline Lee	Sr.	Interdepartmental Studies	 Canton, OHMilica Veselinovic	Sr.	Health & Sport Studies/German	 Sombor, Serbia

Men's Track (13)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownBrendan Camplin	Jr.	Biomedical Engineering	 Batavia, ILA.J. Curtis	Jr.	Math/Secondary Education	 Brodhead, WICannon Dolan	Jr.	Marketing/Finance	 Independence, IALee Elbert	Sr.	Communication Studies	 Whittemore, IAJesse Luciano	So.	Pre-Business	 Villa Park, ILMark Mankivsky	So.	Management Information Systems Naperville, ILEric MacTaggart	Sr.	Music/Secondary Education	 Glen Ellyn, ILAndy Napier	Sr.	History/Secondary Education	 Antioch, ILRyan Niver	Sr.	Health & Sport Studies	 Mason City, IAJay Renaud	Jr.	History/Secondary Education	 Mt. Prospect, ILMark Schaapveld	Sr.	Management	 Iowa City, IABrice Wilson	Jr.	Mechanical Engineering	 Wichita, KSBobby Windauer	Jr.	Art/Health & Sport Studies 	 Iowa City, IA

Women's Track (7)Name	 Year	Major	 HometownKrista Anderson	Jr.	Elementary Education	 Leeds, NDMeghan Armstrong	Sr.	Integrative Physiology	 Martinsburg, WVJolly Burke	So.	Psychology/Sociology 	 Parker, COKatie Ellis	So.	English/Cinema	 Barrington, ILMolly Esche	Sr.	Communication Studies	 Waukesha, WIRachel Hawks	Sr.	Biomedical Engineering	 Marshalltown, IARhonda-Kaye Trusty	So.	Biology	 Brampton, Ontario