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The NCAA News - News and FeaturesThe NCAA News -- August 30, 1999 Track coaches choose academic award winners for 1999 The United States Track Coaches Association has announced the teams and individuals that have earned its all-academic honors for outdoor track and field for 1999. To qualify, individuals must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.250 (4.000 scale), completed two semesters or three quarters, and have participated in their NCAA division outdoor track and field championships. Teams are eligible for the honor if its members have a minimum 3.100 cumulative grade-point average as a group. Among the 144 individual recipients are five student-athletes who won NCAA titles in their respective outdoor championships: Nebraska Wesleyan University's Matt Byington, Division III men's 800-meter run; Fort Hays State University's Janet Eck, Division II women's high jump; University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point's Sara Groshek, Division III women's javelin throw; St. Olaf College's Jayna Mathieu, Division III women's 1,500-meter run; and Calvin College's Sara Veltkamp, Division III women's 1,600-meter relay. Following are the 1999 USTCA all-academic winners for outdoor track: Division I Men's teams Missouri, 3.321. Men's individuals Jason Williams, Kansas State; Attila Zsivoczky, Kansas State. Women's teams Missouri, 3.321; Western Michigan, 3.200; Penn State, 3.170. Women's individuals Erin Anderson, Kansas State; Susanne Hayer, Penn State; Renetta Seiler, Kansas State; Kimela West, Kansas State; Ashley Wysong, Missouri. Division II Men's teams Fort Hays State, 3.620; Francis Marion, 3.341; North Dakota, 3.340; Wayne State (Nebraska), 3.230; Missouri-Rolla, 3.220; Seattle Pacific, 3.180. Men's individuals Mike Backes, North Dakota; Vinson Candela, Saginaw Valley State; Jay Joy, Fort Hays State; Sean Kelly, Bentley; Matt Kuhn, Fort Hays State; Adam Morgan, Northern Colorado; Gregory Nichols, Cal State Stanislaus; Ryan Reynolds, North Dakota; Casey Seyfert, Fort Hays State; Jay Simpson, Fort Hays State; Marc Sondreal, North Dakota; Robert Spies, Fort Hays State; Jeremy Zimney, North Dakota. Women's teams North Dakota, 3.510; Wayne State (Nebraska), 3.420; Fort Hays State, 3.370; Northern Colorado, 3.340; Truman State, 3.320; Missouri-Rolla, 3.280; Northern State, 3.260; Seattle Pacific, 3.170; South Dakota, 3.130; Clarion, 3.110. Women's individuals Missy Berg, North Dakota; Mellisa Costa, Sonoma State; Jamille Curry, Truman State; Sara Decker, South Dakota; Kati Drellack, North Dakota; Janet Eck, Fort Hays State; Tina Fenske, South Dakota; Tracy Gassman, Northern State; Cheryl Griffin, East Stroudsburg; Abigail Harris, Seattle Pacific; Stephanie Huffman, Seattle Pacific; Jacqueline Kelble, Missouri-Rolla; Traci Korynta, North Dakota; Angie Lechman, Northern Colorado; Becky Leppard, North Dakota; Beth Luebbering, Truman State; Amber Oolman, South Dakota; Renee Ostertag, Northern Colorado; Lisbeth Pederson, North Dakota; Sandy Pelkofer, South Dakota; Erin Rabim, Fort Hays State; Emily Reid, Francis Marion; Cindy Scott, North Dakota; Stefanie Senn, South Dakota; Karen Smidt, Northern Colorado; Kelli Strickler, East Stroudsburg; Karen Summers, Seattle Pacific; Amy Walbert, East Stroudsburg; Molly Wedel, South Dakota; Laura Widman, Seattle Pacific. Division III Men's teams Emory, 3.330; MIT, 3.310; Williams, 3.290; Nebraska Wesleyan, 3.250; Whitworth, 3.246; Tufts, 3.190; Ithaca, 3.171; St. Olaf, 3.140; Hope, 3.135; Albion, 3.110; Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3.109. Men's individuals Ricky Abundiz, Adrian; Paul Alsdorf, Williams; John Bennink, Albion; Adam Brown, Albion; Jason Buckee, Nebraska Wesleyan; Matt Byington, Nebraska Wesleyan; Jeff Calabrese, Emory; Tim Campbell, Williams; Aaron DeCamp, Williams; Thor Esbensen, Nebraska Wesleyan; Todd Gerwig, Heidelberg; Alex Gilles, Emory; Shawn Hau, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Brian Hauff, Nebraska Wesleyan; Brian Hennessy, Williams; Joe Hensler, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Seth Hothem, Heidelberg; Chris Isaacson, Nebraska Wesleyan; Chad Jaeger, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Clayton Jones, Ohio Wesleyan; Adam Koppin, Heidelberg; Kristo Kriechbaum, Carnegie Mellon; Dan Lefever, Nebraska Wesleyan; Dan McCue, Williams; Mike Scanish, Dickinson; Dan Schwamberger, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; David Stuhlsatz, Williams; Josh Wallace, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Jeremy Whelham, Whitworth. Women's teams Nebraska Wesleyan, 3.540; Hope, 3.476; MIT, 3.465; Whitworth, 3.465; Adrian, 3.457; Linfield, 3.412; Gustavus Adolphus, 3.377; Carleton, 3.370; Williams, 3.370; Ithaca, 3.366; Concordia-Moorhead, 3.349; Wartburg, 3.344; St. Catherine, 3.337; Cornell College, 3.334; Augustana (Illinois), 3.330; Tufts, 3.330; Emory, 3.320; St. Olaf, 3.320; Carthage, 3.281; Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3.235; DePauw, 3.230; Pomona-Pitzer, 3.230; Hartwick, 3.220; Messiah, 3.220; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 3.200; Carnegie Mellon, 3.180; Gettysburg, 3.100. Women's individuals
Katie Arnes, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Andrea Baker, Nebraska Wesleyan; Mary Banker, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Julie Bargen, Nebras- |