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Taylor, Cortese top women's at-large selections

A Nebraska gymnast and a Trenton State field hockey player head the GTE women's Academic All-America at-large teams for fall and winter sports.

Nebraska's Joy Taylor is the university division's GTE Academic All-America Team Member of the Year. Taylor, whose team competed in the National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships April 25-27, carries a perfect 4.000 grade-point average in biological sciences.

Jennifer Cortese, the leading scorer on Trenton State's undefeated field hockey team, is the college division's team member of the year. Cortese, who scored the winning goal in Trenton State's Division III championship-game victory last fall, has a 3.390 GPA in elementary education.

The complete university- and college-division teams, as selected by the 1,800-member College Sports Information Directors of America, follow:

University division

FIRST TEAM

Kim Dehaan, Nebraska, gymnastics, 4.000 in biological sciences; Katherine Eklof, Rice, cross country, 3.940 in biochemistry; Kerry Fraas, South Carolina, swimming, 3.960 in personnel management; Katie Freeland, Arizona State, gymnastics, 3.970 in psychology; Kristin Gaddis, Bowling Green, cross country, 3.950 in sociology; Renee Gamboa, Illinois, swimming, 5.000 (5.000 scale) in biology; Jennifer Guillory, Texas A&M, swimming, 4.000 in biomedical science; Kimiko Hirai, Indiana, swimming, 4.000 in exercise science; Sarah Hook, Ball State, field hockey, 3.970 in elementary education; Olga Kalinovskaya-Ritterbush, Penn State, fencing, 3.900 in electrical engineering; Amy Myerson, Florida, gymnastics, 3.930 in psychology; Berit Puggaard, Southern Methodist, swimming, 3.940 in broadcast communications; Jen Ruggiero, Northeastern, field hockey, 3.940 in communications; Samantha Salvia, Old Dominion, field hockey, 4.000 in civil engineering; Joy Taylor, Nebraska, gymnastics, 4.000 in biological sciences.

SECOND TEAM

Trisha Allen, Drake, cross country, 3.870 in biology (premedicine); Heather Blackmon, Georgia, swimming, 3.720 in biology; Christina Brown, Western Kentucky, cross country, 4.000 in psychology; Jodi Carter, Syracuse, field hockey, 3.660 in art education; Claudette de Bruin, Notre Dame, fencing, 3.500 in mathematics; Claudia Franco, Stanford, swimming, 3.440 in human biology; Sari Lehmuskallio, Towson State, gymnastics, 3.960 in mass communication; Courtney Mathieson, Montana, soccer, 4.000 in education; Jessica Reifer, Hartford, soccer, 3.770 in politics and government; Jen Renola, Notre Dame, soccer, 3.940 in communication studies; Kelly Smith, Colorado, cross country, 3.960 in English; Katie Swords, Southern Methodist, cross country, 3.990 in premedicine; Amy VanLaecke, Notre Dame, soccer, 3.840 in chemical engineering; Allison Wagner, Florida, swimming, 3.810 in graphic design; Carolyn Zesk, Bucknell, field hockey, 4.000 in biology.

THIRD TEAM

Christine Barringer, Vanderbilt, soccer, 3.590 in biology; Gretchen Brandt, Minnesota, soccer, 3.870 in elementary education; Jenna Carlson, Oregon, cross country, 3.540 in sociology; Julie Deer, St. Francis (Pennsylvania), soccer, 3.970 in accounting; Kate Godby, Cincinnati, swimming, 3.920 in Spanish; Stacey Hall, Missouri, swimming, 3.980 in journalism; Chris Jeffrey, Arizona State, swimming, 3.740 in landscape architecture; Katherine Kerr, New Mexico, swimming, 4.100 (4.000 scale) in communication and psychology; Kim Koerner, Southern Illinois, cross country, 4.000 in physical therapy; Kelly McCann, Colorado, skiing, 3.710 in international affairs; Anna Mitescu, Yale, gymnastics, 3.750 in geology and geophysics/international affairs; Heather Ozaroski, Northeastern, gymnastics, 3.970 in physical therapy; Vera Schoenfield, Boston U., field hockey, 3.750 in education; Julie Ann Talbot, Southern Utah, gymnastics, 3.980 in home economics; Sue Yagielski, St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania), cross country, 3.860 in marketing.

College division

FIRST TEAM

Carrie Bassett, Widener, swimming, 3.910 in biology (premedicine); Angela Cathcart, Emporia State, cross country, 4.000 in math; Jennifer Cortese, Trenton State, field hockey, 3.390 in elementary education; Melanie Enneking, Pittsburg State, cross country, 4.000 in English; Kristin Goldthorpe, Denison, swimming, 3.900 in political science/communication; Amy Hancock, Westminster (Pennsylvania), swimming, 3.980 in intercultural studies; Rebecca Hardiman, Presbyterian, soccer, 3.980 in biology; Ginny Hoefer, Northeast Missouri State, soccer, 3.980 in biology; Justine Johnson, Moravian, cross country, 3.930 in English; Amy Kuipers, Calvin, cross country, 3.640 in nursing; Danielle Mastrosimone, Trenton State, soccer, 3.580 in corporate finance; Hanne Nissen, Lynn, soccer, 3.890 in chemistry; Sandra Oh, Case Reserve, soccer, 3.950 in chemical engineering; Liz Roe, Presbyterian, soccer, 4.000 in chemistry; Karen Werkhoven, Hamilton, field hockey, 4.000 in math.

SECOND TEAM

Camie Bechtold, Quincy, soccer, 3.670 in communications; Stephanie Boyle, Indiana (Pennsylvania), cross country, 4.000 in elementary education; Julie Bravin, Slippery Rock, cross country, 3.860 in French education; Elisa Henry, Nebraska-Omaha, cross country, 4.000 in premedicine/biology; Maureen Kearney, Wisconsin-Parkside, swimming, 3.800 in biology; Amanda Lee Lybarger, Northeast Missouri State, swimming, 4.000 in exercise science; Amy Michel, Ohio Northern, cross country, 4.000 in mechanical engineering/chemistry; Michele Mohlman, Goucher, field hockey, 3.700 in English; Joan Mount, Slippery Rock, cross country, 3.770 in exercise science; Jennifer Peters, Loras, cross country, 4.000 in biology/premedicine; Sandy Shaneyfelt, Nebraska Wesleyan, soccer, 3.970 in psychology; Jennifer Strong, Barry, soccer, 3.700 in premedicine; Elena Tkacheva, Alaska Anchorage, gymnastics, 3.830 in management; Andrea Underwood, Springfield, diving, 3.800 in physical therapy; Stacey Williams, Wilmington (Ohio), soccer, 3.930 in education.

THIRD TEAM

Kathy Aros, Wittenberg, soccer, 3.860 in biology; Carrie Bechtold, Quincy, soccer, 3.590 in criminal justice; Christine Cleland, Albion, soccer, 3.610 in physical education; Kristi Edmondson, Gustavus Adolphus, gymnastics, 3.910 in English; Kerry Fritz, Plymouth State, swimming, 3.680 in psychology-mental health; Dena Gockley, Millersville, field hockey, 3.740 in elementary education; Tiffany Hadfield, Sonoma State, soccer, 3.310 in psychology; Erika Henriksson, Ohio Wesleyan, soccer, 3.900 in German/international studies; Dani Innerst, Cortland State, field hockey, 3.570 in physical education; Eleanor Johnson, UC San Diego, soccer, 3.510 in biology; Kelly Kish, Ashland, cross country, 3.960 in special education; Megan Morris, Findlay, soccer, 3.870 in art; Sacha Riddell, Wartburg, soccer, 3.990 in biology; Josephine Schaffer, Washington and Lee, cross country, 3.490 in biology; Monique Taylor, Texas Woman's University, gymnastics, 3.970 in biology (premedicine).