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IOWA CITY, Iowa — One hundred University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2018 Spring Academic All-Big Ten team, the conference office announced Wednesday. The list includes student-athletes from baseball (6), men’s golf (2), women’s golf (6), rowing (25), softball (9), men’s tennis (2), women’s tennis (6), men’s track and field (16), and women’s track and field (25).
Rowing’s 25 honorees are a school record.
A total of 1,906 students competing in spring and at-large sports were honored, including 166 in baseball, 137 in softball, 211 in women’s rowing, 67 in men’s and 82 in women’s golf, 95 in men’s and 134 in women’s lacrosse, 70 in men’s and 69 in women’s tennis, 271 in men’s and 371 in women’s track and field and 75 in men’s (representing fencing, rifle and pistol, rowing and volleyball) and 158 in women’s (representing bowling, fencing, ice hockey, lightweight rowing, rifle and pistol, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming and water polo) at-large sports.
Twenty-nine students carried a perfect grade point average, including Iowa’s Marija Pritchard (rowing) and Karson Sommer (men’s track and field).
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 May 1 for spring 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.
Baseball (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Luke Farley – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Denver, Iowa
Matt Hoeg – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Waukee, Iowa
Justin Jenkins – So. – Economics – Terre Haute, Ind.
Grant Judkins – So. – Business – Pella, Iowa
Cole McDonald – Jr. – Finance – New Hampton, Iowa
Robert Neustrom – Jr. – Political Science & Secondary Education – Sioux City, Iowa
Men’s Golf (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Aaron DeNucci – Jr. – Finance – Clive, Iowa
Sam Meuret – Sr. – Finance – Brunswick, Neb.
Jack Simpson – So. – Business – Aurora, Ontario
Matthew Walker – Jr. – Management – Ottumwa, Iowa
Benton Weinberg – So. – Finance – Potomac, Md.
Women’s Golf (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kristin Glesne – Jr. – Economics – San Antonio, Texas
Anna Kim – Sr. – Economics – Tulsa, Okla.
Morgan Kukla – Sr. – Business Analytics & Information Systems – Winthrop Harbor, Ill.
Sophie Liu – So. – Business Analytics & Information Systems – Vancouver, B.C.
Shawn Rennegarbe – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering – Addieville, Ill.
Elisa Suarez – Sr. – Finance – Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Rowing (25)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Danielle Bender – Sr. – Teaching & Learning – Bellevue, Iowa
Allison Blevins – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Prospect Heights, Ill.
Rachel Canon – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Ames, Iowa
Alexis Chamness – So. – Nursing Interest – Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Hannah Greenlee – So. – Human Physiology – Ames, Iowa
Kaelynn Heiberg – Sr. – Sociology/Ethics & Public Policy – Minnetonka, Minn.
Trisha Huerta – Sr. – Criminology, Law, and Justice – Griswold, Iowa
Logan Jones – Jr. – Nursing – West Des Moines, Iowa
Laura Justis – Jr. – Marketing – Bettendorf, Iowa
Gemma Kerr – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Victoria, B.C., Canada
Hunter Koenigsfeld – So. – Nursing Interest – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Zora Marinkovich – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering – Hales Corners, Wis.
Baillie McCunn – Sr. – Human Physiology – Orion, Ill.
Andjela Milenkovic – Jr. – Psychology – Belgrade, Serbia
Carly Millerd – Jr. – International Relations – Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Lisa Morales – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Waterloo, Iowa
Elizabeth Pritchard – Jr. – Human Physiology & Biology – Ankeny, Iowa
Marija Pritchard – Jr. – Religious Studies & Biology – Ankeny, Iowa
Paige Przybyiski – So. – Sociology and Ethics & Public Policy – Crystal Lake, Ill.
Claire Rutherford – So. – Management – Iowa City, Iowa
Megan Sprengeler – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Sports Studies – Walford, Iowa
Tessa Walsh – Jr. – Computer Science – Naperville, Ill.
Taylor West – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Iowa City, Iowa
Faith Wieland – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Bloomington-Normal, Ill.
Alysson Wittmeyer – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Elgin, Ill.
Softball (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Daniela Chambers – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Irvine, Calif.
Allison Doocy – So. – Psychology – Ankeny, Iowa
Daniella Ibarra – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Emerson, N.J.
Sarah Kurtz – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Herndon, Va.
Cheyenne Pratt – Sr. – Accounting & Management – Festus, Mo.
Alex Rath – So. – Psychology – Kalona, Iowa
Brooke Rozier – Jr. – Psychology – Jefferson City, Mo.
Angela Schmiederer – Sr. – Psychology & Social Studies Education – Prospect Heights, Ill.
Lea Thompson – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Indianapolis, Ind.
Men’s Tennis (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Jake Jacoby – Sr. – Finance – Little Rock, Ark.
Jason Kerst – So. – Management – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Women’s Tennis (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Montana Crawford – Sr. – Music & Music Education – Rockwood, Ontario, Canada
Zoe Douglas – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Papworth Everard, England
Adorabol Huckleby – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Detroit, Mich.
Adrienne Jensen – Sr. – Psychology – Iowa City, Iowa
Anastasia Reimchen – Sr. – English & Creative Writing – Forest Row, England
Elise van Heuvelen – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Seaford, East Sussex, England
Men’s Track and Field (16)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Brandon Cooley – So. – Biology – Bettendorf, Iowa
Kevin Docherty – Sr. – Finance – St. Paul, Minn.
Chris Douglas – Jr. – Computer Science – Deerfield, Ill.
Ian Eklin – Jr. – Accounting – Plymouth, Minn.
Gage Eller – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Ames, Iowa
Daniel Gaynes – RS Fr. – Mechanical Engineering – Naperville, Ill.
Andy Jatis – Jr. – Pharmacy – Homer Glen, Ill.
Austin Lietz – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Carter Lilly – Sr. – Human Physiology – Sioux City, Iowa
Matt Manternach – So. – Interdepartmental Studies – Monticello, Iowa
Luke Sampson – So. – Public Health – Little Chute, Wis.
Karson Sommer – So. – Electrical Engineering – Bettendorf, Iowa
Daniel Soto – Jr. – Marketing & Finance – West Des Moines, Iowa
Nolan Teubel – Jr. – Electrical Engineering – Lisbon, Iowa
Chris Thompson – So. – Business – Lemont, Ill.
Tysen VanDraska – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Swisher, Iowa
Women’s Track & Field (25)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Talia Buss – So. – Elementary Education – Waukee, Iowa
Leah Colbert – Sr. – Therapeutic Recreation – Troy, Mich.
Kelli DeGeorge – So. – Finance – Bettendorf, Iowa
Carly Donahue – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Pleasant Valley, Iowa
Claire Dupuis – So. – English – Ames, Iowa
Ashley Espinosa – Jr. – Human Physiology – Lindenhurst, Ill.
Marta Gonzalez – Sr. – Marketing – Merida, Spain
Julie Hollensbe – Jr. – Human Physiology – Williamsburg, Iowa
Jenny Kimbro – So. – Art – Catlin, Ill.
Mallory King – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Davenport, Iowa
Aubrianna Lantrip – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Phelps, N.Y.
Christina MacNab – Jr. – Nursing – New Lenox, Ill.
Kara Misel – Sr. – Biochemistry – Solon, Iowa
Kylie Morken – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Ames, Iowa
Kara Neustrom – Sr. – Therapeutic Recreation – West Des Moines, Iowa
Elizabeth Niedert – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering – Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Lauren Opatrny – Jr. – Human Physiology – McHenry, Ill.
Sarah Plock – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Sciences – Iowa City, Iowa
Tia Saunders – So. – Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa
Andrea Shine – Jr. – English – Crystal Lake, Ill.
Amy Smith – Sr. – Nursing – Wheaton, Ill.
Allison Wahrman – So. – Statistics & Mathematics – Carol Stream, Ill.
Madison Waymire – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Grimes, Iowa
Macie Weber – So. – Marketing & Business Analytics & Information Systems – Cascade, Iowa
Lindsay Welker – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Terre Haute, Ind.
