July 19, 2005

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Thirty-nine Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) student-athletes and two teams were recognized for academic excellence as the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced their annual honors.

Twelve IIAC women’s golfers were named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Teams. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have a 3.50 grade point average and must have competed in at least 66 percent of their team’s regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.

Fifteen IIAC men’s tennis players were named ITA Scholar Athletes and Central College received the ITA All-Academic Team award. Twelve IIAC women’s tennis players were named ITA Scholar Athletes and Cornell College received the ITA All-Academic Team award. To be eligible for ITA Scholar Athlete honors, a student-athlete must be a varsity letter winner, have a GPA of at least 3.50 for the current academic year, and must have been enrolled in their present school for at least two semesters. To be eligible for the ITA All-Academic Team award, the program must have a cumulative team GPA of 3.20 or above.

National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team
Buena Vista senior Janel Davis (Emmetsburg, Iowa/Emmetsburg)
Buena Vista sophomore Jennifer Stork (Lidderdale, Iowa/Kuemper)
Loras junior Stephanie Jandt (Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia)
Loras freshman Amy Kemp (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert)
Luther freshman Jenessa Bonikowske (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point)
Luther senior Alison Buck (Ames, Iowa/Ames)
Luther junior Jill Dinkla (Guthrie Center, Iowa/Guthrie Center)
Luther sophomore Megan Manthey (Rochester, Minn./Century)
Simpson junior Steph Schenfeld (Indianola, Iowa/Indianola)
Wartburg junior Lindsey Huinker (Lawler, Iowa/Turkey Valley)
Wartburg junior Breanne Pleggenkuhle (Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake)
Wartburg sophomore Andrea Schiltz (Algona, Iowa/Bishop Garrigan)

Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athletes - men
Central freshman Andrew Busscher (Holland, Mich./West Ottawa)
Central junior Nick Cochrane (Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge)
Central junior Jason Ford (Granite Falls, Minn./Yellow Medicine East)
Central freshman Michael Hammond (Boone, Iowa/Boone)
Central freshman James Smith (Pekin, Ind./Eastern)
Coe junior Chris Paasch (Atlantic, Iowa/Atlantic)
Coe sophomore Ryan Yao (Naperville, Ill./Nequa Valley)
Luther freshman Brad Crawford (Decorah, Iowa/Decorah)
Luther sophomore Bjorn Hanson (Middleton, Wis./Middleton)
Luther senior Christian Klein (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka)
Luther freshman Matt Olson (St. Paul, Minn./Como Park)
Luther junior Travis Strickler (Highland Village, Texas/Cedar Rapids Kennedy)
Luther sophomore Jordan Wiklund (Duluth, Minn./East)
Wartburg senior Blake Flores (Dysart, Iowa/Union)
Wartburg junior Mark Giesmann (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock)

Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athletes - women
Buena Vista junior Shelli Smith (LeMars, Iowa/LeMars)
Cornell freshman Becky Birkhofer (Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea)
Cornell sophomore Emily Loewen (Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State)
Cornell junior Katie Olson (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf)
Cornell sophomore Brittany Roth (West Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater)
Cornell junior Marie Schutte (Boone, Iowa/Boone)
Cornell freshman Kristin Willard (Greeley, Colo./Greeley West)
Luther junior Tasha Allemang (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy)
Luther sophomore Heidi Bothun (LaCrosse, Wis./Logan)
Luther sophomore Annalise Conaway (Escanaba, Mich./Escanaba)
Luther senior Jacie Haroldson (Kiester, Minn./United South Central)
Luther sophomore Liesl Schwerin (Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln)

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