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June 30, 1997

Track athletes lead spring Academic All-America teams

Track and field athletes -- including a Divisoin II heptathlon champion -- lead the GTE Academic All-America spring men's and women's at-large teams.

Heptathlete Amy Bippert, who won her event at this year's Division II Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, is the women's GTE Academic All-America Team Member of the Year in the college division. Bippert is a senior kinesiology major at Angelo State.

Team members of the year in the university division are Scott Keane, a senior mechanical engineering major at Cincinnati, and Janet Blomstedt, a junior business administration major at Nebraska.

The men's team member of the year in the college division is Ryan Cheney, a senior communications/Christian ministry major at George Fox.

The GTE Academic All-America Teams are selected by a vote of the 1,800-member College Sports Information Directors of America. Nominees must be a varsity starter or key reserve and must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.200 (4.000 scale).

Following are the spring Academic All-America teams.

University division

First team men

Ed Boyda, Harvard, golf, physics; Ivan Contreras, Penn State, volleyball, electrical engineering; Jeff Fahrenbruch, Texas, golf, finance; Ryan Gabel, Bowling Green, tennis, finance; Chris Hanell, Arizona State, golf, business marketing; Johan Hede, Mississippi, tennis, international business; Ralph Junius, Tulane, track, cellular and molecular biology; Scott Keane, Cincinnati, track, mechanical engineering; Balazs Koranyi, Rutgers, track, history/political science; Matt Lee, Georgia Tech, tennis, electrical engineering; Tomas Malik, Coastal Carolina, tennis, finance/global economics; Joe McCarthy, Princeton, volleyball, psychology; Jonathan Pillow, Arizona, track, mathematics/philosophy; Calvin Thigpen, Mississippi, track, chemistry; Obadele Thompson, UTEP, track, economics/marketing.

First team women

Maria Abatjoglou, Kansas, tennis, Spanish/philosophy; Amy Acuff, track, UCLA, prebiology; Dena Adams, Tennessee Tech, track, accounting; Janet Blomstedt, Nebraska, track, business administration; Sarah Blossom, Eastern Kentucky, track, occupational therapy; Kellee Booth, Arizona State, golf, business management; Heather Bowie, Texas, golf, finance; Kathy Butler, Wisconsin, track, kinesiology; Becky Gusic, Penn State, track, chemical engineering; Divya Merchant, Florida, tennis, psychology; Angela Murphy, Coastal Carolina, track, biology; Jill Myatt, Nebraska, track, biochemistry; Stephanie Nickitas, Florida, tennis, marketing; Katie Ollendick, Virginia Tech, track, psychology/exercise science; Rikke Pederson, Northern Arizona, track, civil engineering.

Second team men

Neal Andrews, Arkansas State, track, English; Xavier Avila, Kansas, tennis, economics; Dave Cashen, Notre Dame, lacrosse, science/preprofessional; Neil Gardner, Michigan, track, biochemistry; Tim Jenkins, Colorado, tennis, bioscience; Alex Lamme, Nebraska, track, accounting; Scott Lebovitz, Virginia, tennis, commerce; Sean McGehearty, Boston College, track, sociology; Chris Nelson, Oregon, track, fine and applied arts; Jim Skinner, Southern Methodist, golf, business/economics; Mitch Sprengelmeyer, Clemson, tennis, management; Matt Vanderzanden, Wisconsin, track, mechanical engineering; Greg Wakeham, Pacific (California), volleyball, business administration; Billy West, North Carolina State, golf, business; Mark Wilson, North Carolina, golf, mathematics.

Second team women

Dora Djilianova, Fresno State, tennis, prebusiness; Amy Erickson, Marquette, track, speech pathology; Michelle Fournier, Rhode Island, track, marketing/finance; Gladys Ganiel, Providence, track, political science; Amy Green, Bucknell, lacrosse, biochemistry; Kelsie Hess, Duquesne, track, biology; Karen Margrethe Juul, San Jose State, golf, undecided major; Kate Landau, Georgetown, track, biology/psychology; Kristin Loedrup, Idaho State, track, political science; Dana Remus, Harvard, rowing, East Asian studies; Angela Olsen, Tennessee-Martin, tennis, geography; Sheila Sachdev, Miami (Florida), rowing, biology; Sabine Siekmann, Idaho State, tennis, English; Anne Vollmer, Wyoming, track, exercise physiology; Becca Williams, Miami (Ohio), track, exercise science.

Third team men

Thomas Dupre, Mississippi State, tennis, fitness management; Jeff Hojnacki, Notre Dame, track, preprofessional/Spanish; Robert Kavovit, Syracuse, lacrosse, health and exercise science; Chris McIsaac, St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania), lacrosse, finance; Brent Miller, Evansville, golf, mathematics; Rahul Patel, Xavier, tennis, economics; Marek Pfeil, Virginia Tech, tennis, premedicine/economics; Clarence Phelps, California, track, American studies; Jason Rexing, Notre Dame, track, mechanical engineering; Aaron Rosso, Western Michigan, track, finance; Chad Schwitters, Iowa, track, chemistry; Eric Stewart, Bucknell, lacrosse, electrical engineering; Kevin Sullivan, Michigan, track, engineering; Todd Tuckwood, Wichita State, track, economics; Ed Watts, Brown, track, classics/ancient and medieval culture.

Third team women

Courtney Allen, Kentucky, tennis, marketing; Lisa Beran, Kansas, track, premedicine; Danielle Berkey, St. Francis (Pennsylvania), track, biology; Julie Boros, Georgia, golf, finance; Daisy Bygrave, Seton Hall, track, criminal justice; Megan Flowers, Arkansas, track, English; Kaarin Knudson, Oregon, track, journalism; Margaret McParland, Manhattan, track, accounting; Becky Monroe, Georgetown, rowing, government/political theory; Rebecca Morgan, North Carolina-Greensboro, golf, geography; Suzana Rodrigues, LSU, tennis, mass communications; Heidi Shultz, Washington State, track, education; Christine Shortsleeve, Harvard, lacrosse, history; Kim Smitherman, Louisiana Tech, tennis, biomedical engineering; Colleen Sundeland, Rutgers, track, biological sciences; Kary Tomaw, Central Michigan, track, communication disorders; Tammy Zettler, Syracuse, rowing, civil engineering.

College division

First team men

Ryan Carpenter, Augustana (Illinois), track, mathematics/physics/computer science; Ryan Chaney, George Fox, track, communications/Christian ministry; John Cole, Abilene Christian, tennis, biology; Aaron Holley, Brandeis, track, biology/psychology; Kelly Karmazin, Nebraska Wesleyan, golf, business administration; Dan Kramer, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, track, physics/applied mathematics; Dave McCune, Angelo State, track, kinesiology; Jon Michael, Augustana (Illinois), tennis, premedicine; Brian Moorman, Pittsburg State, track, history; Chad Moser, Illinois Wesleyan, tennis, public accounting; James Oliviero, Emory, tennis, business; Claes Persson, Lander, tennis, business administration; Brian Ribnicky, Stevens Tech, volleyball, chemical engineering; Scott Riggle, Indianapolis, tennis, English; John Wallberg, MIT, track, electrical engineering.

First team women

Rachel Barnes, Notre Dame (Maryland), lacrosse, biology/premedicine; Megan Bern, Emory, tennis, English; Amy Bippert, Angelo State, track, kinesiology; Kathy Jo Dalton, Wayne State (Nebraska), track, accounting; Melanie Enneking, Pittsburg State, track, English; Renee Erickson, Concordia-Moorhead, track, accounting; Eve Halderson, Kalamazoo, tennis, physics/mathematics; Betsy Haverkamp, Calvin, track, Spanish/education; Laura Nelson, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, track, elementary education/language arts; Missy Oleson, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, track, elementary education/mathematics; Jenny Peters, Loras, track, biology research; Nicole Purick, St. Lawrence, track, mathematics; Amy Rowland, Kenyon, tennis, psychology; Lace Van Zeeland, Wisconsin-La Crosse, track, physical therapy; Laura Witek, St. Joseph's (Indiana), track, elementary education.

Second team men

Carlos Albertotti, Susquehanna, tennis, finance; Alexandr Alexin, Central Missouri State, track, computer information systems; Jonathan Dandy, Harding, track, mathematics/physics; Dan Denning, Kenyon, track, molecular biology; Jeremy Dubow, Washington (Missouri), track, finance/accounting; Scott Frerichs, Bentley, lacrosse, finance; Jens Gerlach, West Florida, tennis, marketing; Dax Johnston, Central Oklahoma, golf, communications; Kevin Lannon, St. Norbert, track, English, mathematics/physics; Ryan Loftus, Rose-Hulman, track, chemical engineering; Sam Lundkvist, Francis Marion, tennis, finance/economics; Ryan Murphy, Central (Iowa), tennis, physics; Brian Panka, Missouri-Rolla, golf, civil engineering; Jason Porter, Rochester, tennis, optics; Jason Slaikeu, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, track, biology/premedicine.

Second team women

Danielle Argento, Shippensburg, lacrosse, elementary education; Elke Aun, Worcester State, track, French/
Spanish; Erika Callaway, Oklahoma City, tennis, religion; Audrey Coates, Hope, tennis, engineering; Hilde de Boer, Wisconsin-La Crosse, track, political science; Cindy Farris, Angelo State, track, mathematics; Correy Frey, Mount St. Joseph, tennis, mathematics/computer science; Jennifer Hartman, Cedar Crest, lacrosse, genetic engineering; Krista Hoversten, Michigan Tech, tennis, environmental engineering; Amy Koontz, Bloomsburg, tennis, political science/prelaw; Lisa Malmin, Seattle Pacific, track, chemistry; Lori Monroe, Colby-Sawyer, tennis, exercise and sport sciences; Betsy Parker, Guilford, tennis, mathematics; Jill Patronagio, Augustana (Illinois), track, biology/preveterinary; Adrian Poole, Emory, tennis, biology.

Third team men

Terry Anders, Wisconsin-Stout, track, early childhood education; Stephen Carr, Amherst, lacrosse, American studies/English; Matt Cooper, Seattle Pacific, track, mathematics; Andrew Evans, Rochester, track, biochemistry; Joshua Fant, Coast Guard, track, marine science; Glenn Griffin, Abilene Christian, track, education; Nathaniel Israel, Harding, tennis, psychology; James Knoche, Upper Iowa, track, health/physical education/recreation; Kristo Kriechmaum, Carnegie Mellon, track, mechanical engineering; Eric Larson, New Haven, track, criminal justice; Aaron Locke, Pittsburg State, track, physics/mathematics; Pat Noud, Kalamazoo, tennis, biology; Tony Pizon, Westminster (Pennsylvania), track, biology; Bret Stothart, Springfield, volleyball, sport management; Tom Wise, Slippery Rock, track, health and physical education/teaching.

Third team women

Andrea Clark, Calvin, track, communications/recreation therapy; Kristen Donato, Springfield, track, physical education; Mandee Galbraith, St. Michael's, lacrosse, psychology; Natalia Garcia, Washington and Lee, tennis, psychology; Diana Harlick, UC Davis, track, sociology; Andrea Jeseritz, North Dakota State, track, psychology; Julie Mavity, Abilene Christian, tennis, history; Thersa Olenick, Baldwin-Wallace, tennis, education; Jennifer Olsen, Nebraska Wesleyan, tennis, business administration; Wendy Platt, Pittsburg State, track, psychology; Theresa Richardson, Grand Valley State, track, accounting; Katie Smith, St. Lawrence, tennis, English; Heidi Swarts, Cortland State, track, music; Chrissy Swartz, Ohio Wesleyan, lacrosse, chemistry/premedicine; Debbie Volkers, Augustana (South Dakota), track, fitness; Debra Wood, Gannon, lacrosse, prephysical therapy.