66 Hawkeyes Named Fall Academic All-Big Ten

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sixty-six University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2016 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (22), women’s soccer (16), field hockey (10), women’s cross country (8), men’s cross country (5), and volleyball (5).

The 22 football selections are a school record, breaking the mark of 18 set in 2007. The soccer program’s 16 honorees tie a school record set in 2000.  Field hockey’s 10 honorees are the most since 2012 and the eight women’s cross country selections are the most since 2011.  Iowa had 22 more student-athletes recognized than in 2015.
 
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,014 fall sports athletes. The list includes 101 field hockey players, 309 football players, 72 men’s and 153 women’s cross country runners, 93 men’s and 186 women’s soccer student-athletes and 100 volleyball players.
 
At least 16 of the fall honorees have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Iowa’s Kaleigh Haus (women’s soccer) and Annika Olsen (volleyball).
 
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.
 
Men’s Cross Country (5)
Name – Year – Major –  Hometown
Kevin Docherty – Sr. – Marketing and Finance – St. Paul, Minn.
Ian Eklin – So. – Pre-Business – Plymouth, Minn.
Daniel Gardarsson – Jr. – Environmental Sciences – Reykjavik, Iceland
 Anthony Gregorio – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Palatine, Ill.
Daniel Soto – So. – Business – West Des Moines, Iowa
 
Women’s Cross Country (8)
Name – Year – Major –  Hometown
Kelly Breen – Sr. – Nursing – Palatine, Ill.
Marta Gonzalez – Jr. – Marketing – Merida, Spain
Ashley Espinosa – So. – Human Physiology – Lindenhurst, Ill.
Elizabeth Niedert – Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – Glen Elynn, Ill.
Lauren Opaterny – So. – Human Physiology – McHenry, Ill.
Andrea Shine – So. – English – Crystal Lake, Ill.
Madison Waymire – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Grimes, Iowa
Tess Wilberding – Sr. – Marketing – Troy, Mich.
 
Field Hockey (10)
Name – Year – Major –  Hometown
Chandler Ackers – Sr. – Human Physiology – White Haven, Pa.
Lara Bampfield – So. – French & Art – Maidenhand, England
Makenna Grewe – So. – Human Physiology – San Diego, Calif.
JoElla Guagliardo – Jr. – Biology – Deerfield, Ill.        
Riley Kniptash – So. – Engineering – St. Louis, Mo.
Mallory Lefkowitz – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Kingston, Pa.
Taylor Omweg – Jr. – Leisure Studies – Yorktown, Va.
Alexandra Pecora – Sr. – Political Science & Psychology – Marlton, N.J.
Sophie Plasteras – Jr. – Interdepartmental Studies – North Vancouver, Canada
Melissa Progar – So. – Human Physiology – Yorktown, Va.
 
Football (22)
Name – Year – Major –  Hometown
Nathan Bazata – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Howells, Neb.
C.J. Beathard – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management/Communication Studies – Franklin, Tenn.
Jake Gervase – Jr. – Finance & Management – Davenport, Iowa
Parker Hesse – Sr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Waukon, Iowa
Garret Jansen – So. – Speech & Hearing Science – Pella, Iowa
Josey Jewell – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Decorah, Iowa
George Kittle – Sr. – Communication Studies – Norman, Okla.
Drake Kulick – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Muscatine, Iowa
Riley McCarron – Sr. – Accounting – Dubuque, Iowa
Anthony Nelson – Jr. – Business – Urbandale, Iowa
Matt Nelson – Jr. – Biology – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ben Niemann – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Sycamore, Ill.
Levi Paulsen – So. – Geography & Enterprise Leadership – Moville, Iowa
Peter Pekar – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Greendale, Wis.
Miguel Recinos – Jr. – Human Physiology – Mason City, Iowa
Brady Ross – So. – Business – Humboldt, Iowa
Brandon Snyder – Jr. – Health and Human Physiology/Enterprise Leadership – Larchwood, Iowa
Nate Vejvoda – So. – Mechanical Engineering – Homer Glen, Ill.
Kevin Ward – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Homer Glen, Ill.
Ryan Ward – Gr. – Health & Human Physiology – Homer Glen, Ill.
Sean Welsh – Sr. – Communication Studies – Springboro, Ohio
Nate Wieting – So. – Human Physiology – Rockford, Ill.
 
Women’s Soccer (16)
Name – Year – Major –  Hometown
Rachele Armand – Sr. – Accounting – Aurora, Ill.
Corey Burns – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology/Sport & Recreation Management – Green Oaks, Ill.
Tory Harman – Sr. – Therapeutic Recreation – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kaleigh Haus – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Des Moines, Iowa
Chelsey Henry – So. – Human Physiology – Stillwater, Minn.
Morgan Kemerling – So. – Human Physiology – Aurora, Ill.
Natalie Krygier – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Novi, Mich.
Laura Lainson – Jr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Huntington Beach, Calif.
Aubree Larson – Jr. – Industrial Engineering – Ankeny, Iowa
Amanda Lulek – Sr. – Social Work – Geneva, Ill.
Karsen Rauch – So. – Human Physiology – Noblesville, Ind.
Emma Rigby – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Naperville, Ill.
Rose Ripslinger – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Davenport, Iowa
Elizabeth Stam – So. – Pre-Business – Manteno, Ill.
Abbey Toureene – Jr. – English – Pewaukee, Wis.
Katharine Woodruff – Jr. – Industrial Engineering & Psychology – Ames, Iowa
 
Women’s Volleyball (5)
Name – Year – Major –  Hometown
Jess Janota – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Concord, Ohio
Loxley Keala – Sr. – Art History – Kanoehe, Hawaii
Molly Kelly – So. – International Studies, Religious Studies & Spanish – West Liberty, Iowa
Alyssa Klostermann – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Dubuque, Iowa
Annika Olsen – Sr. – Finance – Johns Creek, Ga.