July
24, 2007
CEDAR
RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The United States Track and Field
and Cross Country Coaches Association has announced its All-Academic
Teams and individuals for the 2006-07 season.
Luther
ranked 15th of the 73 Division III women's programs recognized
after accumulating a 3.442 GPA, tops among schools in the Iowa
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The IIAC led all conferences
with eight All-Academic teams on the women's side. Simpson
(3.433), Wartburg (3.358), Cornell
(3.350), Buena Vista (3.273), Loras
(3.230), Dubuque (3.220), and Central
(3.212) were also among the 73 NCAA Division III women's programs
that received mention.
Individuals
from the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference claiming all-academic
status consisted of: Central's Alicia Whisner,
Angie Berry, Chelsey Keller,
Kari Hutchinson, and Rachel
Boeke; Loras' Abby Erion,
Elizabeth McAtee, Ellen Thys,
Lisa Ballard, and Whitney
Calvert; Luther's Elise Bennett,
Emily Pankow, Jessica Jewell,
and Rachel Wobeter; Simpson's Kelsey
Hagerty, Laura Hupp, and
Lauren Bucklin; and Wartburg's Amy
Koester, Bridget Burns, Chelsey
Jacobs, Emily VanOosbree,
Hannah Baker, Heidi Porter,
Jenny Kordick, Jill Wagaman,
Kelsea Cannon, Kelsey Steffans,
Rachel Brincks,and Stephanie Arey.
On
the men's side, four Iowa Conference programs were recognized
led by Luther with a 3.154 GPA. Simpson
(3.110), Cornell (3.040), and Wartburg
(3.036) were also among the 47 NCAA Division III men's programs
to receive honors.
Iowa
Conference individuals claiming all-academic status included:
Central's Adam Wolf, Alex Miller,
Ben Bollard, Cody Huisman, and Guy
Dierikx; Loras' Geoff Kaiser,
Jayson Dayton, and Kevin Oberfoell;
Luther's Matthew Busche, Michael Tangen,
Ryan Potter, Tyler Sherden,
and Zach Tucker; and Wartburg's Bradley
Schmitt, Brian Chenoweth, Brian
Schmidt, Derek Peth, John
Kuckelman, Michael Dana, and Scott
Tjeerdsma.
To
be nominated, a team must carry a minimum 3.000 cumulative GPA,
while individuals must have a 3.250 GPA and obtain a NCAA qualifying
mark in their respective event.
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