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Coaches pick 2001 class of outdoor track scholar-athletes


Sep 10, 2001 2:15:15 PM


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The United States Track Coaches Association (USTCA) has announced the teams and individuals that have earned its all-academic honors for outdoor track and field for 2001.

To qualify, individuals must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.250 (4.000 scale) and have participated in their NCAA division outdoor track and field championships.

Teams are eligible for the honor if they had a minimum of 14 members who participated in the 2001 outdoor season and have a minimum 3.100 cumulative grade-point average as a group.

Among the 302 individual recipients are 11 student-athletes who won NCAA titles in their respective outdoor championships: Tony Brownlee of Central College (Iowa) -- Division III men's 1,600-meter relay; Rowan University's Kathleen Darling -- Division III women's discus throw; Travis Esslinger of Fort Hays State University -- Division II men's 400-meter relay; Leah Juno of the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point -- Division III women's 800-meter run; Emporia State University's Heather Leverington -- Division II women's shot put; Calvin College's Lindsay Mulder -- Division III women's long jump and 1,600-meter relay; Kateema Riettie of Southern Connecticut State University -- Division II women's javelin throw; Laura Rosenberger of Eastern Mennonite University -- Division III women's pole vault; Roanoke College's Casey Smith -- Division III women's 10,000-meter run; Williams College's Healy Thompson -- Division III women's shot put; and Calvin's Sara Veltkamp, Division III women's 1,600-meter relay.

Following are the 2001 USTCA all-academic winners for outdoor track:

Division I

Men's team

Brigham Young, 3.210.

Men's individuals

Taiwo Ajibade, UTEP; Joey Brunkhorst, Iowa State; Eric Dudley, Washington State; Gabor Hajdu, Idaho State; Jeffery Hansen, Brigham Young; Shane Rogers, Air Force; Knut Harold Summfeldt, Missouri.

Women's teams

Oral Roberts, 3.560; Missouri, 3.449; Brigham Young, 3.370; Robert Morris, 3.350; Washington State, 3.330; Montana State, 3.250; Northern Arizona, 3.200; Wyoming, 3.186.

Women's individuals

Melissa Bickett, Michigan; Ann Marie Brooks, Missouri; Whitney Evans, Washington State; Holly Haquewood, Brigham Young; Tara Haynes, Brigham Young; Maret Komarova, Brigham Young; Jeannette Martus, Washington State; Michelle Moran, Missouri; Emily Mulick, Idaho State; Tara Northcutt, Brigham Young; Agneta Rosenblad, Washington State; Sharolyn Shields, Brigham Young; Randi Smith, Washington State; Eli Sommerfeldt, Missouri; Lindsey Thomsen, Brigham Young; Jose Van Der Veen, UTEP.

Division II

Men's teams

North Dakota, 3.280; Missouri-Rolla, 3.200; Northwest Missouri State, 3.130; Fort Hays State, 3.109.

Men's individuals

Mike Backes, North Dakota; Ben Brittenham, Northern Colorado; Travis Esslinger, Fort Hays State; Jay Joy, Fort Hays State; Shaun Landis, Kutztown; Chad Manning, Fort Hays State; Jon Moyer, Kutztown; Mike Newhard, East Stroudsburg; Alfred Rugema, Abilene Christian; Gregory T. Ryan, Shippensburg; Casey Seyfert, Fort Hays State; Ryan Sparks, Emporia State; Mark Stallings, Millersville; Justin Stigge, Emporia State; Jason Van Elst, Grand Valley State; Christie Van Wyk, Abilene Christian; Seth Westmoreland, Abilene Christian; Conrad Woolsey, Northwest Missouri State; Tucker Woolsey, Northwest Missouri State.

Women's teams

North Dakota, 3.510; Findlay, 3.440; Truman, 3.410; Pittsburg State, 3.390; Missouri Southern State, 3.380; Sonoma State, 3.380; Augustana (South Dakota), 3.340; Northwest Missouri State, 3.320; Fort Hays State, 3.317; Northern State, 3.300; Grand Valley State, 3.284; South Dakota State, 3.270; Tarleton State, 3.270; Emporia State, 3.260; Northern Colorado, 3.210; Millersville, 3.180; South Dakota, 3.180; Hillsdale, 3.166; Ferris State, 3.160; Edinboro, 3.130; Saginaw Valley State, 3.102; Nebraska-Omaha, 3.100.

Women's individuals

Sommer Anderson, Pittsburg State; Marichea Austin, Abilene Christian; Kristen Bachmeier, North Dakota State; Beth Baldridge, Findlay; Missy Berg, North Dakota; April Bielejeski, North Dakota; Keri Bloem, Grand Valley State; Kathy Breisch, Edinboro; Kara Brockmeier, Emporia State; Shelly Brower, Cal St. Stanislaus; Tamara Brudy, North Dakota State; Kristin Brune, Emporia State; Amber Buller, North Dakota State; Breanna Butler, Fort Hays State; Tammy Christensen, South Dakota; Kinsey Coles, North Dakota State; Kelly Cothern, Findlay; Sara Deckert, South Dakota; Annie Dougharty, North Dakota State; Meghan Edmiston, Millersville; Miranda Ernst, Northern Colorado; Jill Fadenrecht, Northern Colorado; Heidi Faul, North Dakota; Holly Fehrenbach, Fort Hays State; Emily Foltz, Kutztown; Wendy Fordino, Cal St. Stanislaus; Meredith Garner, Abilene Christian; Mary Garrett, Missouri Southern State; Joni Guffey, Clayton State; Holly Hagena, South Dakota State; Kasye Hahn, Truman; Emilee Hamlin, Emporia State; Shannon Hammes, Pittsburg State; Alison Herman, Kutztown; Sofi Hildenborg, Abilene Christian; Janene Hill, Fort Hays State; Kami Hill, North Dakota State; Jordan Hoffaart, North Dakota State; Sabrina Jensen, Fort Hays State; Sara Jessen, Truman; Janel Johnson, South Dakota State; Laura Kruis, Grand Valley State; Stephanie Kulhman, Grand Valley State; Suzanne Larsen, Nebraska-Omaha; Becky Leppard, North Dakota; Heather Leverington, Emporia State; Beth Luebbering, Truman; April Maine, North Dakota; Katie Marschel, North Dakota; Jonisa McGlwon, Nebraska-Omaha; Kelly McNeilance, Hillsdale; Jane McNeill, Abilene Christian; Diljeet Mendoza, Cal St. Stanislaus; Syd Merz, Nebraska-Omaha; Margret Miklovic, Missouri Southern State; Kristi Morton, Truman; Jeanette Mott, Pittsburg State; Justine Nahimana, Abilene Christian; Becki Nyberg, North Dakota State; Amanda Oliver, Cal St. Stanislaus; Amy Parks, Fort Hays State; Sandy Pelkofer, South Dakota; Kateema Riettie, Southern Connecticut State; Jen Roe, Pittsburg State; Nikki Runnebaum, Emporia State; Megan Seefeldt, Kutztown; Natalie Smith, Tarleton State; Jill Stanley, Northwest Missouri State; Katie Staton, North Dakota State; Shauna-Gaye Stephens, Abilene Christian; Christy Tedrow, Grand Valley State; Amanda Thieschafer, North Dakota State; Carissa Van Gundy, Pittsburg State; Sara Waldrum, Tarleton State; Cortney Ward, North Dakota State; Angie Waters, Abilene Christian; Beth Wells, Tarleton State; Linsey Westerman, Slippery Rock; Callie Whitlock, Northern Colorado; Jessica Williams, North Dakota; Megan Williams, Truman; Katie Willis, Grand Valley State; Lara Woods, Tarleton State; Jennifer Woolard, Pittsburg State; Kate Wright, Tarleton State; Sarah Wuertz, Emporia State.

Division III

Men's teams

Emory, 3.350; Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3.330; Haverford, 3.325; Macalester, 3.295; Hope, 3.250; Rose-Hulman, 3.239; Williams, 3.230; St. Olaf, 3.210; George Fox, 3.200; Wesleyan (Connecticut), 3.200; Whitworth, 3.200; Gustavus Adolphus, 3.182; Calvin, 3.178; Augustana (Illinois), 3.160; Albion, 3.150; Puget Sound, 3.137; Messiah, 3.110; Luther, 3.100.

Men's individuals

Ifeanyi Ani, Western Maryland; Andrew Basler, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Adam Benabdallah, Mary Washington; John Bennink, Albion; Adam Boardman, Pomona-Pitzer; Jeff Boele, Greenville; Tony Bonucci, Augustana (Illinois); Jeremy Borling, North Central; Josh Bottorff, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Mark Bresnan, St. Olaf; Ethan Brown, Springfield; Tony Brownlee, Central (Iowa); Tim Campbell, Williams; Matt Churpek, Ohio Wesleyan; Calley Conner, McMurry; Eric D'Andrea, Albion; Mark DeWeerd, Calvin; Eric Denington, Carthage; Cory J. Dingels, St. Olaf; Ryan Dirks, Pacific Lutheran; Brad Epperson, Franklin; Todd Gerwig, Heidelberg; Jason Thomas Gosa, Carroll (Wisconsin); Nicholas Gregorio, Montclair State; Josh Guerrieri, Wittenberg; Craig Gunderson, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; J.B. Haglund, Haverford; Eric Hansen, Calvin; Aaron Healey, Loras; Luke Hilgers, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Daniel Hoekstra, Calvin; Chris Horvat, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Frank Hughes, Wartburg; Marc Jeuland, Swarthmore; Erik Kochert, Mary Washington; Dusty Lopez, Williams; Kevin Lucas, Wilmington (Ohio); Justin Manger, Emory; Dan McLean, Puget Sound; Mike Merker, Mary Washington; Eric Milke, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Tyler Molstre, Wartburg; Matt Muskan, Albion; Chris Nehls, Emory; Lucas Nims, Central (Iowa); Paul Petersen, Calvin; Bob Prohaska, Carthage; Steve Rabuck, Hope; Karl Remsen, Williams; Marcus Rismiller, Pacific Lutheran; David Ritsema, Calvin; Andrew Rock, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Peter Rook, Haverford; Joel Schult, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Phil Sikkenga, Calvin; Justin Snider, Greenville; James Steinemann, Haverford; Willie Stroever, Haverford; Stacy Sundet, Luther; Gregory Targosz, North Central; Derek Toshner, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Joseph Veldman, Hope; Derek Walgrave, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Josh Wallace, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Doug Wolf, Wilmington (Ohio).

Women's teams

Whitworth, 3.685; Tufts, 3.620; Hope, 3.580; George Fox, 3.560; Hamline, 3.452; St. Olaf, 3.450; Williams, 3.440; Macalester, 3.431; Concordia-Moorhead, 3.429; Pomona-Pitzer, 3.420; Puget Sound, 3.401; Emory, 3.390; Muhlenberg, 3.382; Rowan, 3.361; Wesleyan (Connecticut), 3.360; Wilmington (Ohio), 3.350; Gustavus Adolphus, 3.345; Calvin, 3.320; Heidelberg, 3.320; Baldwin-Wallace, 3.307; Carthage, 3.303; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3.290; St. Lawrence, 3.284; Wartburg, 3.282; Loras, 3.273; Occidental, 3.254; Wisconsin-Stout, 3.246; Millikin, 3.240; Elmhurst, 3.230; Greenville, 3.230; Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3.230; Messiah, 3.220; Bates, 3.210; Allegheny, 3.190; Oberlin, 3.170; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 3.160; Wittenberg, 3.159; North Central, 3.120.

Women's individuals

Amy Allen, Loras; Kelsey Baron, George Fox; Meredith Barrett, Wesleyan; Thea Bayly, Western Maryland; Tiffany Bennett, Allegheny; Julia Bensen, Williams; Emily Bersin, Tufts; Laura Bishop, Pomona-Pitzer; Katie Brees, Central (Iowa); Sarah Bryd, Emory; Jody Butkowski, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Lacretia Carroll, North Park; Myriam Claudio, Tufts; Leslie Crofton, Tufts; Kathleen Darling, Rowan; Megan Daymont, St. Olaf; Claire DeChant, Baldwin-Wallace; Sarah Deeb, Tufts; Natalie Degezelle, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Susan Denigris, North Central; Meredith Deters, Greenville; Jennifer Donohue, Wartburg; Colleen Doody, Williams; Tabitha Fendrick, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Ellen Findlay, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Jenna Flateman, Wesleyan; Amy Forbes, George Fox; Laura Fuduric, Baldwin-Wallace; Carly Gainey, Loras; Aimee Gibbs, Christopher Newport; Dana Haan, Calvin; Liz Hajek, Macalester; Jenn Hansen, Central (Iowa); Sarah Harned, Loras; Casey Heimerl, Baldwin-Wallace; Janet Hengel, St. Olaf; Jill Hoffman, Loras; Sara Holewinski, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Stacy Horner, Gustavus Adolphus; Abby Jo Hornstein, Whitworth; Shannon Houlihan, Oberlin; Heather Hunt, George Fox; Rachel Hutchins, Loras; Princess Imoukhuede, MIT; Elizabeth Jaben, Wartburg; Leah Juno, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Michelle Kelly, Cortland State; Theresa Kelly, Loras; Corri Kisselburg, Carroll (Wisconsin); Angela Klatt, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Heather Kleckner, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Kara Krumenauer, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Jessie Lair, Calvin; Carrie Larsen, Pacific Lutheran; Becky Lebak, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Jocelyn Loe, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Jenney Luer, Wisconsin-Stout; Kristy Marvin, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Lori Miller, George Fox; Lindsay Mulder, Calvin; Sara Nauman, Loras; Libby Nelson, Baldwin-Wallace; Teresa Olsen, Hamline; Marisa Omori, Occidental; Christy Pallardy, Loras; Hope Papworth, Cortland State; Kiana Peake, Cortland State; Jennifer Price, Hope; Leah Proctor, Pacific Lutheran; Jamianne Questa, Puget Sound; Janna Rearick, Williams; Adrien Ricci, Elmhurst; Nicole Riemer, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Andrea Rip, Calvin; Kendra Robins, Emory; Laura Rosenberger, Eastern Mennonite; Esther Schlegel, Wesleyan; Becki Schmitz, Carthage; Brianne Schoonover, Wartburg; Ann Schorling, Williams; Annie Scott, Whitworth; Leslie Seelye, Pacific Lutheran; Carolyn Shank, Williams; Joey Shapiro, Williams; Kristen Shields, Whitworth; Sarah Shoffstall, Baldwin-Wallace; Alisha Simchuck, Whitworth; Casey Smith, Roanoke; Emily Sowers, Hope; Jane Steinemann, Haverford; Jill Theobald, Carthage; Healy Thompson, Williams; Kathy L. Thompson, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Jaime Tresemer, North Central; Kelly Triplett, Loras; Jessica Trombly, Tufts; Alicia Tull, Concordia-Moorhead; Erin Van Zee, Wartburg; Rachel Veltkamp, Calvin; Sara Veltkamp, Calvin; Laura Verdegan, Wisconsin-Stout; Erin Vertz, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Andrea Warner, Wittenberg; Lauren Wiener, Williams; Diane Williams, Williams; Kristen Wilson, Haverford; Brittany Wolf, Wilmington (Ohio); Liz Woodworth, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Christina Zorn, Whitworth.


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