44 Hawkeyes Named Fall Academic All-Big Ten

Dec. 9, 2015

 

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Forty-four University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2015 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (16), field hockey (7), women’s soccer (6), men’s cross country (6), volleyball (5), and women’s cross country (4).

The 16 football selections are the most for the program since 2010, while the men’s cross country team has six selections for a second straight season.

The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,023 fall sports athletes. The list includes 95 field hockey players, 306 football players, 97 men’s and 152 women’s cross country runners, 92 men’s and 181 women’s soccer student-athletes and 100 volleyball players.

Twenty-one of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished GPAs, including Iowa soccer senior Sarah Mazur.

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 (16)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown

Nathan Bazata – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Howells, Neb.
Adam Cox – Sr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Chana, Ill.
Jake Duzey – Sr. – Finance – Troy, Mich.
Cole Fisher – Sr. – Civil Engineering – Omaha, Neb.
Parker Hesse – RS Fr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Waukon, Iowa
Josey Jewell – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Decorah, Iowa
George Kittle – Jr. – Communication Studies – Norman, Okla.
Jordan Lomax – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Upper Marlboro, Md.
Riley McCarron -Jr. – Accounting – Dubuque, Iowa
Matt Nelson – RS Fr. – Biology – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Drew Ott – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Trumbull, Neb.
Travis Perry – Sr. – Leisure Studies – Urbandale, Iowa
Macon Plewa – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Franklin, Wis.
Brandon Snyder – RS Fr. – Health and Human Physiology – Larchwood, Iowa
Matt VandeBerg – Jr. – Sport Studies – Brandon, S.D.
Kevin Ward – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Homer Glen, Ill.

Field Hockey (7)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown

Chandler Ackers – Jr. – Human Physiology – White Haven, Pa.
JoElla Guagliardo – So. – Biology – Deerfield, Ill.
Mallory Lefkowitz – So. – Pre-Business – Kingston, Pa.
Taylor Omweg – So. – Leisure Studies – Yorktown, Va.
Alexandra Pecora – Jr. – Political Science & Psychology – Marlton, N.J.
Sophie Plasteras – Jr. – Interdepartmental Studies – North Vancouver, Canada
Melissa Progar – So. – Human Physiology – Yorktown, Va.

Women’s Soccer (6) Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Brooke Backes – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Carmel, Ind.
Tory Harman – Jr. – Interdepartmental Studies & Therapeutic Recreation – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Aubree Larson – RS Fr. – Industrial Engineering – Ankeny, Iowa
Sarah Mazur – Sr. – Electrical Engineering – La Grange, Ill.
Rose Ripslinger – RS Fr. – Health & Human Physiology – Davenport, Iowa
Katharine Woodruff – So. – Industrial Engineering – Ames, Iowa

Men’s Cross Country (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown

Kevin Docherty – Jr. – Marketing and Finance – St. Paul, Minn.
Nate Ferree – Jr. – Accounting and Finance – Appleton, Wis.
Daniel Gardarsson – RS Fr. – Environmental Sciences – Reykjavik, Iceland
Anthony Gregorio – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Palatine, Ill.
Daniel Huff – Jr. – Finance and Economics – Waverly, Iowa
Taylor Soltys – Jr. – Chemical Engineering – Naperville, Ill.

Women’s Volleyball (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown

Mikaela Gunderson – Sr. – Human Physiology – Casco, Wis.
Jess Janota – So. – Open Major – Concord, Ohio
Alyssa Klostermann – Jr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Dubuque, Iowa
Alli O’Deen – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa
Erin Radke – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Art – Sioux Falls, S.D.

Women’s Cross Country (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown

Marta Bote Gonzalez – So. – Pre-Business – Merida, Spain
Kelly Breen – RS So. – Nursing – Palatine, Ill.
Courtney Bruns – RS So. – Human Physiology – West Branch, Iowa
Tess Wilberding – Jr. – Marketing – Troy, Mich.