July 11, 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Twenty-six Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) student-athletes and six teams were named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 2008 Division III Women's All-Academic Track and Field Team.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met the NCAA Division III Indoor or Outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event. For a team to be nominated, it must carry a minimum 3.000 cumulative grade-point average

A total of 232 student-athletes representing 84 Division III colleges and universities made up the 2008 All-Academic team. Wartburg College had nine members on the list, third-most in Division III behind UW-La Crosse (14) and University of St. Thomas (10). There were 92 Division III women's track and field programs recognized as 2008 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Teams. The Centennial Conference, the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference each had six member schools represented on the All-Academic team list.

2008 USTFCCCA Division III Women's All-Academic Track and Field Team

Team Honorees - Central College, Cornell College, Loras College, Luther College, Simpson College, Wartburg College

Individual Honorees
Buena Vista (1) - Melissa Reinhart
Central (5) - Rachel Boeke, Kari Hutchinson, Emily Teas, Rachelle Tipton, Jill Ziskovsky
Loras (6) - Mary Bridget Corkin, Tara Kilburg, Laura Rieger, Ellen Thys, Heidi Tobin, Liz Ulferts
Luther (2) - Ericka Sell, Jessica Jewell
Simpson (3) - Stacy Bonertz, Lauren Bucklin, Chelsey Degen
Wartburg (9) - Hannah Baker, Jessica Bates, Chelsey Jacobs, Jenny Kordick, Anna Kraayenbrink, Amanda Kuiken, Jennifer Kuiken, Pamela Rodgers, Kelsey Steffens

USTFCCCA Release -- Individuals

USTFCCCA Release -- Teams

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