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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ninety University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2017 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (41), women’s soccer (15), women’s cross country (14), field hockey (9), men’s cross country (6), and volleyball (5).
The 41 football selections shatters the school record of 22, which was set last season. The women’s cross country team’s 14 selections are also a school record. Iowa had 24 more student-athletes recognized than in 2016.
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,253 fall sports athletes. The list includes 111 field hockey players, 435 football players, 108 men’s and 18 women’s cross country runners, 106 men’s and 206 women’s soccer student-athletes and 89 volleyball players.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of November 1 for fall sports, who have been enrolled fulltime at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Below is the list of Iowa’s Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
Men’s Cross Country (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Brandon Cooley – So. – Biology – Bettendorf, Iowa
Ian Eklin – Jr. – Accounting – Plymouth, Minn.
Daniel Gardarsson – Jr. – Environmental Sciences – Reykjavik, Iceland
Luke Sampson – So. – Public Health – Little Chute, Wis.
Karson Sommer – So. – Mechanical Engineering – Bettendorf, Iowa
Michael Westphal – So. – Human Physiology – Urbandale, Iowa
Women’s Cross Country (14)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Amber Decker – So. – Chemical Engineering – Marion, Iowa
Claire Dupuis – So. – English – Ames, Iowa
Ashley Espinosa – Jr. – Human Physiology – Lindenhurst, Ill.
Marta Gonzalez – Sr. – Marketing – Merida, Spain
Julie Hollensbe – So. – Human Physiology – Williamsburg, Iowa
Mallory King – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Davenport, Iowa
Kara Neustrom – Jr. – Therapeutic Recreation – West Des Moines, Iowa
Elizabeth Niedert – Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – Glen Elynn, Ill.
Lauren Opatrny – Jr. – Human Physiology – McHenry, Ill.
Andrea Shine – Jr. – Political Science & English – Crystal Lake, Ill.
Madison Waymire – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Grimes, Iowa
Macie Weber – So. – Marketing – Cascade, Iowa
Lindsay Welker – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Terre Haute, Ind.
Field Hockey (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Makenna Grewe – Jr. -Human Physiology – San Diego, Calif.
JoElla Guagliardo – Sr. – Biology – Deerfield, Ill.
Riley Kniptash – So. – Environmental Sciences – St. Louis, Mo.
Mallory Lefkowitz – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Kingston, Pa.
Ryley Miller – So. – Business – Edwardsville, Ill.
Taylor Omweg – Jr. – Leisure Studies – Yorktown, Va.
Melissa Progar – Sr. – Human Physiology – Yorktown, Va.
Isabella Solaroli – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Yorktown, Va.
Leslie Speight – So. – Biology – Poquoson, Va.
Football (41)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Lane Akre – Jr. – Finance – Geneseo, Ill.
Nathan Bazata – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Howells, Neb.
Shaun Beyer – RS Fr. – Enterprise Leadership – Shellsburg, Iowa
Brandon Bishop – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Sugar Grove, Ill.
Sam Brincks – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Carroll, Iowa
Drew Cook – So. – Management – Iowa City, Iowa
Dominique Dafney – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – West Des Moines, Iowa
James Daniels – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Warren, Ohio
Jake Gervase – Sr. – Finance & Management – Davenport, Iowa
Parker Hesse – Jr. – Leisure Studies – Waukon, Iowa
T.J. Hockenson – So. – Business – Chariton, Iowa
Jake Hulett – Sr. – Management – Springville, Iowa
Garret Jansen – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Pella, Iowa
Josey Jewell – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Decorah, Iowa
Austin Kelly – Sr. – Ethics & Public Policy – Hickory Hills, Ill.
Drake Kulick – Sr. – American Studies – Muscatine, Iowa
John Milani – Jr. – Management – Iowa City, Iowa
Anthony Nelson – Jr. – Accounting – Urbandale, Iowa
Matt Nelson – Sr. – Biology – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ben Niemann – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Sycamore, Ill.
Nick Niemann – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Sycamore, Ill.
Landan Paulsen – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology, Enterprise Leadership – Moville, Iowa
Levi Paulsen – Jr. – Geography & Enterprise Leadership – Moville, Iowa
Peter Pekar – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Greendale, Wis.
Colten Rastetter – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Guttenberg, Iowa
Miguel Recinos – Sr. – Human Physiology – Mason City, Iowa
Brady Reiff – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Parkston, S.D.
Brady Ross – Jr. – Economics – Humboldt, Iowa
Ryan Schmidt – Jr. – Finance – Marion, Iowa
Caleb Shudak – So. – Civil Engineering – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Brandon Snyder – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology/Enterprise Leadership – Larchwood, Iowa
Jacob Sobotka – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management, Economics – Clearfield, Iowa
Nate Stanley – So. – Human Physiology – Menomonie, Wis.
Jackson Subbert – Jr. – Economics – Williamsburg, Iowa
Matt VandeBerg – Sr. – Sociology – Brandon, S.D.
Nate Vejvoda – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Homer Glen, Ill.
Kevin Ward – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Homer Glen, Ill.
Nate Wieting – Jr. – Human Physiology – Rockford, Ill.
Tyler Wiegers – Sr. – Human Physiology – Lake Orion, Mich.
Jon Wisnieski – Sr. – Management, Leisure Studies – West Des Moines, Iowa
Toren Young – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Madison, Wis.
Women’s Soccer (15)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Rachele Armand – Sr. – Accounting – Aurora, Ill.
Isabella Blackman – So. – Business – Bettendorf, Iowa
Sydney Blitchok – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Grandville, Mich.
Corey Burns – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology/Sport & Recreation Management – Green Oaks, Ill.
Devin Burns – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Green Oaks, Ill.
Hannah Drkulec – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Claire Graves – So. – Human Physiology – Noblesville, Ind.
Kaleigh Haus – Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – Des Moines, Iowa
Morgan Kemerling – Jr. – Human Physiology – Aurora, Ill.
Laura Lainson – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications, Sports Studies – Huntington Beach, Calif.
Aubree Larson – Sr. – Industrial Engineering – Ankeny, Iowa
Leah Moss – So. – Pre-Business – Plymouth, Mich.
Rose Ripslinger – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Davenport, Iowa
Karly Stuenkel – Sr. – Communications Studies – Wheaton, Ill.
Katharine Woodruff – Sr. – Industrial Engineering & Psychology – Ames, Iowa
Women’s Volleyball (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Emily Bushman – So. – Business – Naperville, Ill.
Jess Janota – Sr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Concord, Ohio
Molly Kelly – Jr. – International Studies, Religious Studies & Spanish – West Liberty, Iowa
Annika Olsen – Sr. – Finance – Johns Creek, Ga.
Kasey Reuter – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Sioux City, Iowa
