May 7, 2009

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . One Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) baseball player and seven IIAC softball players have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII College Division Teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Thursday.

Coe College outfielder Ryan Schisler (Morrison, Ill./Morrison) was named to the baseball Academic All-District VII College Division Second Team. Schisler is a junior history education major with a 4.00 grade point average.

Wartburg College pitcher Angela Hartwig (Long Grove, Iowa/North Scott) was a repeat selection to the softball Academic All-District VII College Division First Team. She was joined on the first team by Wartburg third baseman Amy Daniels (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls), Luther College outfielder Kim Hess (Paynesville, Iowa/Paynesville), and Central College designated player Ryann Engholm (Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson).

Coe College shortstop Ashley Leonard (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) and Central College outfielder Alysha Overturf (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) were named to the Second Team and Luther College second baseman Anna Simonson (Galesville, Wis./Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau) was named to the Third Team.

Hartwig is a senior biology major with a 3.59 grade point average. Daniels is a senior business administration major with a 3.94 GPA. Hess is a senior healthy and physical education major with a 3.78 GPA. Engholm is a senior exercise science /health promotion major with a 3.74 GPA. Leonard is a senior business major with a 3.67 GPA. Overturf is a senior exercise science/athletic training major with a 3.73 GPA. Simonson is a junior biology major with a 3.64 GPA.

Academic All-District First Team members move on to the national CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® ballot. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Baseball Team is scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, May 26 and the Softball Team is scheduled to be announced on Wednesday, May 27.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-District Team, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing, be a starter or key reserve and possess at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

District VII College Division includes NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA schools in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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