July 14, 2011
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Six members of the University of Iowa track and field team have been honored by the Big Ten Conference with the Distinguished Scholar Award. The Hawkeyes were among a total of 34 University of Iowa student-athletes to receive the honor. Of the 34 Hawkeye honorees, 10 maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the previous academic term, including track and field student-athletes Kelsey Hart and Hannah Roeder.
“We are very proud of these student-athletes and this tremendous accomplishment,” said head coach Layne Anderson. “We have traditionally done very well as a team with respect to academics and these six student-athletes led the way for the Hawkeyes during the 2010-11 academic year.”
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The Distinguished Scholar Award is presented to student-athletes who have earned a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. The honorees must be a letterwinner and in at least their second academic year at their institution.
2011 UI DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD HONOREES
BASEBALL
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Tyson Blaser, Sr., History, Taylor Ridge, Ill.
Jeff Pacha, Sr., Finance, Iowa City, Iowa
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Kelsey Cermak, Sr., Communication Studies, Norwalk, Iowa
CROSS COUNTRY
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
* Sam Bailin, Jr., Biology, Urbandale, Iowa
FIELD HOCKEY
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Sarah Drake, So., Philosophy, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Chelsea Miller, Sr., Interdepartmental Studies/Art, Palmer, Texas
Becca Spengler, Jr., Psychology, Lititz, Pa.
WOMEN’S GOLF
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
* Gigi DiGrazia, Jr., Human Physiology, Addison, Ill.
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Jessa Hansen, Jr., Journalism/Mass Communications, Clive, Iowa
Andrea Hurlburt, Sr., Anthropology/Communications, Waterloo, Iowa
Annie Szatkowski, Jr., Journalism/Health and Sports Studies, Reno, Nev.
ROWING
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Darcy DeLong, Sr., Geography, Marion, Iowa
* Anna Kolden, Sr., Elementary Education, Madison, Wis.
* Haylie Miller, Sr., Psychology, Byron, Ill.
Heidie Miller, Sr., Psychology/Health and Sports Studies, Byron, Ill.
* Allison Robinson, Sr., Chemical Engineering, Bettendorf, Iowa
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Jenna Aleo, Sr., Interdepartmental Studies, Tinley Park, Ill.
Kali Feiereisel, Sr., International Studies, Libertyville, Iowa
* Jade Grimm, So., Integrative Physiology, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Amanda Martin, Sr., Psychology/Communications, Lewis Center, Ohio
Stephanie Swanson, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Downers Grove, Ill.
MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Sean Hagan, Sr., Management Information Systems, Boone, Iowa
WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
* Anna Flessner, So., Engineering, Springfield, Ill.
* Sarah Galvin, So., Psychology, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Kelsie Neubauer, Sr., Leisure Studies, Libertyville, Ill.
MEN’S TENNIS
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Garret Dunn, So., Finance/Accounting, Tempe, Ariz.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Lynne Poggensee-Wei, Sr., Civil Engineering, Lake Villa, Ill.
TRACK AND FIELD
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Keaton Rickels, So., Elementary Education, Iowa Falls, Iowa
Brooke Eilers, Jr., Speech and Hearing Science, Holland, Mich.
Amanda Hardesty, Sr., Sociology, Valparaiso, Ind.
* Kelsey Hart, So., Integrative Psychology, West Branch, Iowa
McKenzie Melander, Jr., Speech and Hearing Science, Apple Valley, Minn.
* Hannah Roeder, Sr., Masters of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa
WRESTLING
Name, Year, Major, Hometown
Ethan Sebert, Jr., Communications, Clarion, Iowa
* Indicates student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA
