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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sixty-three University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2017 Spring Academic All-Big Ten team, the conference office announced Wednesday. The list includes student-athletes from rowing (15), men’s track and field (11), women’s track and field (10), women’s tennis (8), softball (7), baseball (5), women’s golf (3), men’s golf (2), and men’s tennis (2).
The women’s tennis program’s eight selections are a school record.
A total of 1,644 students competing in spring and at-large sports were honored, including 146 in baseball, 141 in softball, 171 in women’s rowing, 67 in men’s and 74 in women’s golf, 94 in men’s and 121 in women’s lacrosse, 64 in men’s and 74 in women’s tennis, 217 in men’s and 270 in women’s track and field and 53 in men’s (representing fencing, rifle and pistol, rowing and volleyball) and 152 in women’s (representing bowling, fencing, ice hockey, lightweight rowing, rifle and pistol, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming and water polo) at-large sports.
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 cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Baseball (5)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Luke Farley — So. — Enterprise Leadership — Denver, Iowa
Grant Leonard — So. — Interdepartmental Studies — Mokena, Ill.
Cole McDonald — So. — Finance — New Hampton, Iowa
Robert Neustrom — So. — Political Science & Social Science Education — Sioux City, Iowa
Corbin Woods — Sr. — Enterprise Leadership — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Men’s Golf (2)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Aaron DeNucci — So. — Business — Clive, Iowa
Sam Meuret — Jr. — Finance — Brunswick, Neb.
Women’s Golf (3)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Kristin Glesne — So. — Business — San Antonio, Texas
Jessie Sindlinger — Sr. — Finance — Charles City, Iowa
Elisa Suarez — Jr. — Finance — Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Rowing (15)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Danielle Bender — Sr. — Elementary Education — Bellevue, Iowa
Allison Blevins — So. — Speech & Hearing Science — Prospect Heights, Ill.
Victoria Bricker — Sr. — Health & Human Physiology — Runnells, Iowa
Rachel Canon — So. — Speech & Hearing Science — Ames, Iowa
Kaelynn Heiberg — Jr. — Sociology/Ethics & Public Policy — Minnetonka, Minn.
Logan Jones — So. — Nursing — West Des Moines, Iowa
Laura Justis — So. — Business — Bettendorf, Iowa
Gemma Kerr — Jr. — Journalism & Mass Communications — Victoria, B.C., Canada
Baillie McCunn — Jr. — Human Physiology — Orion, Ill.
Sarah Powell — Sr. — Mathematics & Spanish — Park Ridge, Ill.
Elizabeth Pritchard — Jr. — Human Physiology & Biology — Ankeny, Iowa
Georgia Sanderson — So. — Radiation Sciences — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Megan Sprengeler — So. — Journalism & Mass Communications/Sports Studies — Walford, Iowa
Kat Tillman — Sr. — Biomedical Engineering — Shoreview, Minn.
Faith Wieland — So. — Health & Human Physiology — Bloomington-Normal, Ill.
Softball (7)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Daniela Chambers — Jr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Irvine, Calif.
Daniella Ibarra — Jr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Emerson, N.J.
Sarah Kurtz — Jr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Herndon, Va.
Kaitlyn Mullarkey — Sr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Park Ridge, Ill.
Cheyenne Pratt — Jr. — Accounting & Management — Festus, Mo.
Brooke Rozier — So. — Psycholog — Jefferson City, Mo.
Angela Schmiederer — Jr. — Psychology & Social Studies Education — Prospect Heights, Ill.
Men’s Tennis (2)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Nils Hallestrand — Sr. — Finance & Economics — Danderyd, Sweden
Jake Jacoby — Jr. — Finance — Little Rock, Ark.
Women’s Tennis (8)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Montana Crawford — Jr. — Music & Music Education — Rockwood, Ontario, Canada
Zoe Douglas — Jr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Papworth Everard, England
Adorabol Huckleby — So. — Enterprise Leadership — Detroit, Mich.
Natalie Looney — Sr. — Journalism & Mass Communications — Overland Park, Kan.
Carin Runefelt — So. — Enterprise Leadership — Stockholm, Sweden
Taylor Tamblyn — So. — Business — Kenilworth, Ill.
Aimee Tarun — Sr. — Sport & Recreation Management/Journalism & Mass Communications — Winnetaka, Ill.
Kristen Thoms — So. — Communication Studies — LaGrange, Ill.
Men’s Track and Field (11)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Kevin Docherty — Sr. — Finance — St. Paul, Minn.
Chris Douglas — So. — Computer Science — Deerfield, Ill.
Ian Eklin — So. — Pre-Business — Plymouth, Minn.
Gage Eller — Jr. — Enterprise Leadership — Ames, Iowa
Daniel Gardarsson — Jr. — Environmental Sciences — Reykjavik, Iceland
Andy Jatis — So. — Pharmacy — Homer Glen, Ill.
Nick Jensen — Sr. — Human Physiology — Iowa Falls, Iowa
Carter Lilly — Jr — Human Physiology — Sioux City, Iowa
Nolan Teubel — So. — Electrical Engineering — Lisbon, Iowa
Brendan Thompson — Sr. — Human Physiology & Psychology — Fort Madison, Iowa
Mitch Wolff — Sr. — Journalism & Mass Communications — Plainfield, Ill.
Women’s Track & Field (10)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Marta Bote Gonzalez — Jr. — Marketing — Merida, Spain
Kelly Breen — Sr. — Nursing — Palatine, Ill.
Heaven Chandler — Sr. — English — Columbus Junction, Iowa
Leah Colbert — Jr. — Health & Human Physiology/Therapeutic Recreation — Troy, Mich.
Briana Guillory — So. — Communication Studies & Economics — Antioch, Calif.
Andrea Shine — So. — English — Crystal Lake, Ill.
Jordyn Sindt — Sr. — Ethics & Public Policy/Philosophy — Griswold, Iowa
Amy Smith — Jr. — Nursing — Wheaton, Ill.
Madison Waymire — Jr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Grimes, Iowa
Tess Wilberding — Sr. — Marketing — Troy, Mich.
