Dec. 10, 2014
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fifty University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2014 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (15), women’s soccer (9), volleyball (7), women’s cross country (7), men’s cross country (6), and field hockey (6).
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The six men’s cross country honorees are the most for the program since 2008 (seven selections), and the seven women’s cross country honorees are the most since 2011 (nine selections).
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 977 fall sports athletes. The list includes 91 field hockey players, 299 football players, 77 men’s and 153 women’s cross country runners, 88 men’s and 170 women’s soccer student-athletes and 99 volleyball players.
Twenty-six of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished GPAs, including Iowa’s Lisa Gordon (cross country), Jocelyn Todd (cross country), Samantha Zishka (cross country), Sarah Mazur (women’s soccer), and Jessy Silfer (field hockey).
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, student-athletes must be letterwinners and be in at least their second academic year at the institution. They must also carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Below is the list of Iowa’s Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
Football (15)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nathan Bazata – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Howells, Neb.
Ike Boettger – So. – Pre-Business – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jake Duzey – Jr. – Finance – Troy, Mich.
Cole Fisher – Jr. – Civil Engineering – Omaha, Neb.
George Kittle – RS So. – Communication Studies – Norman, Okla.
Jordan Lomax – Jr. – Economics – Upper Marlboro, Md.
Riley McCarron – So. – Accounting – Dubuque, Iowa
Drew Ott – Jr. – Health and Human Physiology – Trumbull, Neb.
Travis Perry – Jr. – Communications Studies – Urbandale, Iowa
Macon Plewa – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Franklin, Wis.
Jake Rudock – RS Jr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Weston, Fla.
Louis Trinca-Pasat – Sr. – Educational Policy & Leadership Studies – Chicago, Ill.
Matt VandeBerg – So. – Sport Studies – Brandon, S.D.
Ryan Ward – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Homer Glen, Ill.
Mark Weisman – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Women’s Soccer (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kiley Beck – Sr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Rockford, Ill.
Caitlin Brown – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology/Spanish – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Corey Burns – So. – Human Physiology – Libertyville, Ill.
Tory Harman – So. – Child Life Interest – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Marissa Hurt – Sr. – Speech and Hearing Science – Ankeny, Iowa
Sarah Mazur – Jr. – Electrical Engineering – LaGrange, Ill.
Katie Nasenbenny – RS Sr. – Psychology/Communications Studies – LaGrange, Ill.
Melanie Pickert – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Canton, Mich.
Emily Scott – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Tinley Park, Ill.
Women’s Volleyball (7)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Julianne Blomberg – Jr. – Human Physiology – Chanhassen, Minn.
Alessandra Dietz – Sr. – Communication Studies – Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Alyssa Klostermann – So. – Sport Studies – Dubuque, Iowa
Erin Leppek – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering – Rochester Hills, Mich.
Alex Lovell – Sr. – Pharmacy – Leonard, Mich.
Alli O’Deen – RS Jr. – Health and Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa
Emily Yanny – Sr. – Human Physiology – New Berlin, Wis.
Women’s Cross Country (7)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Katie Adams – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Marengo, Ill.
Kelly Breen – So. – Nursing Interest – Palatine, Ill. Lisa Gordon – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Western Springs, Ill.
Carolyn Newhouse – Jr. – Psychology – Marion, Iowa
Jocelyn Todd – RS Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – St. Louis, Mo.
Tess Wilberding – So. – Business – Troy, Mich.
Samantha Zishka – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Lancaster, Ohio.
Men’s Cross Country (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kevin Docherty – So. – Business – St. Paul, Minn.
Nate Ferree – So. – Accounting & Finance – Appleton, Wis.
Anthony Gregorio – So. – Mechanical Engineering – Palatine, Ill.
Kevin Lewis – Sr. – Electrical Engineering – Ottumwa, Iowa
Taylor Soltys – So. – Chemical Engineering – Naperville, Ill.
Ben Witt – Sr. – Biology – Burlington, Iowa
Field Hockey (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Chandler Ackers – So. – Human Physiology – White Haven, Pa.
Brynn Gitt – Sr. – Electrical Engineering – Lumberton, N.J.
Dani Hemeon – Sr. – Human Physiology – Gilroy, Calif.
Sophie Plasteras – So. – Pre-Business – North Vancouver, British Columbia
Jessy Silfer – So. – Human Physiology – Cazenovia, N.Y.
Sara Watro – Sr. – Elementary Education – Audubon, Pa.
