The NCAA News - News and Features

July 6, 1998

Academic excellence highlights GTE spring at-large teams

Forty-one student-athletes with perfect cumulative grade-point averages highlight the GTE Academic All-America spring men's and women's at-large teams.

Of the 41 honorees, 20 are first-team selections, including Virginia Tech's Katie Ollendick, a track performer who was named the women's GTE Academic All-America Team Member of the Year in the university division. Ollendick is a senior psychology/exercise science major.

The men's team member of the year in the university division is Michi- gan distance runner Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan, a senior civil and environmental engineering major, is the NCAA champion in the indoor mile and the Big Ten Conference record-holder in the 3,000 meters.

In the college division, the men's and women's team members of the year are Rose-Hulman's Ryan Loftus, the NCAA Division III indoor pole vault champion and a senior chemical engineering major, and Rebecca Tucker, a lacrosse player from Brockport State. Tucker is a senior psychology and physical education major.

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 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

Daniel Anderson, Virginia Commonwealth, tennis, undecided; Steven Baldas, Georgia, tennis, finance; Michael Bonanni, Maryland, lacrosse, business management; Barry Cantrell, Fordham, track, accounting/finance; Sebastian DeChaunac, Mississippi, tennis, economics; Ryan Gabel, Bowling Green, tennis, finance; Brian Gallagher, LaSalle, track, psychology and Spanish; Steve Iorio, Georgetown, lacrosse, finance and government; Tim Jenkins, Colorado, tennis, premedicine; Neal McNamara, Southwest Missouri State, accounting; Derrick Mitchell, Fresno State, track, chemistry and premedicine; Mattias Ohlsson, South Carolina, track; mechanical engineering; Kevin Sullivan, Michigan, track, civil and environmental engineering; Calvin Thigpen, Mississippi, track, chemistry; Errol Williams, Notre Dame, track, accounting.

First team women

Maria Abatjoglou, Kansas, tennis, Spanish/ philosophy; Sanem Berksoy, Southern Illinois, tennis, mechanical engineering; Jill Blankenship, Kentucky, track, biology; Simone Bock, New Mexico, tennis, international business; Kellee Booth, Arizona State, golf, business management; Julie Boros, Georgia, golf, finance; Peggy Boutillier, Virginia, lacrosse, sociology/education; Felice Aisha Chow, Miami (Florida), rowing, microbiology and immunology; Beth Cranston, Florida, track, environmental engineering; Nada Kawar, UCLA, track, biology; Michelle Magid, Boston U., tennis, biology; Katie Ollendick, Virginia Tech, track, psychology/exercise ecience; Christy Otte, Montana State, track, studio arts; Rikke Pederson, Northern Arizona, track, civil engineering; Julie Scott, Stanford, tennis, psychology; Charity Wachera, West Virginia, track, community health.

Second team men

Chris Bender, Rhode Island, tennis, ocean engineering; Kevin Betts, Georgia Tech, track, mechanical engineering; Jake Bunting, Drexel, lacrosse, finance; Phil Carter, Tennessee, track, mechanical engineering; James Cook, Penn State, track, kinesiology; Thomas Dupre, Mississippi State, tennis, interdisciplinary studies; Dave Emanuelson, Northern Illinois, golf, finance and economics; Tom Hand, LSU, tennis, political science; Robert Howard, Arkansas, track, microbiology; Jerome Jourdan, South Carolina, tennis, business administration; Joey Pitts, Georgia, tennis, biology; Ivan Poullaos, Chattanooga, tennis, chemistry; Jason Rexing, Notre Dame, track, mechanical engineering; Ian Roberts, Coppin State, track, criminal justice; Dylan Williams, Providence, tennis, economics.

Second team women

Jenny Adams, Tennessee Tech, track, chemistry; Lisa Beran, Kansas, track, biology/premedicine; Dora Djilianova, Fresno State, tennis, business; Amy Erickson, Marquette, track, speech pathology; Rebecca Flowers, William and Mary, track, geology; Margaret Gardel, Brown, rowing, physics/mathematics; Leslie Henley, Tennessee, track, exercise science; Heather Howard, Rice, track, biology/managerial studies; Alicia Kerstyn, South Florida, tennis, biology; Laura Martin, South Alabama, track, statistics; Sascha Newmarch, Maryland, lacrosse, marketing; Elena Piliptchak, Kansas State, tennis, accounting and finance; Kelly Smith, Colorado, track, English; Jamie Strieter, Western Michigan, track, integrated supply management; Krystyn Van Vliet Brown, rowing, engineering/biomedical ethics; Maureen Wickerham, Syracuse, track, public administration.

Third team men

Jeremy Anderson, UNLV, golf, business management; Xavier Avila, Kansas, tennis, economics and European studies; Harold Drumm, Massachusetts, lacrosse, exercise science; Brendon Falconer, Kent, track, accounting; Herbert Forster, Pacific (California), golf, sport sciences; Josh Johnson, UCLA, track, sociology; Russell Johnson, Tennessee, track, exercise science; Jon Judisch, Northern Iowa, track, premedicine; Ramin Kazemi, Towson, track, biology; Richard McDonald, Texas A&M, track, general studies; Kian Raiszadeh, California, tennis, biology; Vesa Rantanen, Minnesota, track, psychology; Mike Seymour, Cincinnati, track, chemical engineering; Staffan Strand, Minnesota, track, computer engineering; Joe Wirgau, North Carolina State, track, chemistry.

Third team women

Emily Anthony, Austin Peay, track, biology/chemistry; Erin Carney, Indiana, golf, finance; Mallory Crosland, Vanderbilt, golf, economics; Holly Mays-Deem, Liberty, track, nursing; Brooke Divine, Drake, track, biology; Gina Dysard, Dayton, tennis, elementary/special education; Kristin Ehst, Vanderbilt, lacrosse, biology; Gladys Ganiel, Providence, track, political science; Cheryl Haslag, Southwest Missouri State, track, psychology; Olga Mencnarowska, South Alabama, track, marketing/international business; Angie Menser, Indiana State, track, accounting; Minna Rasimus, South Florida, track, economics; Anna Widen, Northern Illinois, tennis, finance.

College division

First team men

Michael Butville, MIT, lacrosse, mechanical engineering; Conor Civins, Emory, tennis, political science; Bryan Cunningham, Wisconsin-Platteville, track, civil engineering; Dan Denning, Kenyon, track, molecular biology; Andrew Evans, Rochester, track, biochemistry; Jason Hilt, Kutztown, track, elementary education; Eric Larson, New Haven, track, criminal justice; Ryan Loftus, Rose-Hulman, track, chemical engineering; Craig Lyon, Augustana (Illinois), track, biology; Brian Moorman, Pittsburg State, track, history; Chad Moser, Illinois Wesleyan, tennis, public accounting; Mike Pockoski, Worcester Polytechnic, track, civil engineering; Scott Riggle, Indianapolis, tennis, English; Bret Stothart, Springfield, volleyball, sport management; Tom Wise, Slippery Rock, track, health and physical education.

First team women

Danielle Argento, Shippensburg, lacrosse, elementary education; Vista Beasley, Emory, track, biology; Monica Bradley, Drew, lacrosse, religious studies; Kelli Brady, Truman State, tennis, exercise science/prephysical therapy; Misty Campbell, Northwest Missouri State, track, middle/junior high education; Ranessa Crawford, Abilene Christian, track, biology; Jennifer Hartman, Cedar Crest, lacrosse, genetic engineering; Elise Henry, Nebraska-Omaha, track, biology/premedicine; Andrea Jeseritz, North Dakota State, track, psychology; Julie Mavity, Abilene Christian, tennis, history; Laura Nelson, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, track, elementary education; Jill Patronagio, Augustana (Illinois), track, biology/preveterinary medicine; Rebecca Tucker, Brockport State, lacrosse, psychology/physical education; Lace Van Zeeland, Wisconsin-La Crosse, track, physical therapy; Debra Wood, Gannon, lacrosse, prephysical therapy/science.

Second team men

Brian Collier, Coe, track, English/psychology; Matt Cooper, Seattle Pacific, track, mathematics; Jonathan Dandy, Harding, track, mathematics and physics; Jason Hobbs, Bentley, track, finance; Craig Jacobs, Illinois Wesleyan, tennis, accounting; Justin Jones, Widener, lacrosse, mechanical engineering; Brandon Kucher, Lincoln Memorial, golf, chemistry; Phil Melson, Catawba, tennis, business administration; Greg Michael, Concordia (Illinois), tennis, premedicine; Jason Slaikeu, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, track, biology/premedicine; William Stone, East Stroudsburg , track, chemistry; Dave Walton, Augustana (Illinois), track, premedicine, biology and Spanish; Chad Wemoff, Nebraska Wesleyan, track, biology; Mike Willock, Worcester Polytechnic, golf, mathematics.

Second team women

Andrea Clark, Calvin, track, communications/recreational therapy; Danielle Duffy, Swarthmore, track, biochemistry; Tiffany Ebensperger, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, track, biology/preveterinary medicine; April Felt, Gustavus Adolphus, track, mathematics/classics; Ann Hisrich, Baldwin-Wallace, track, sports management; Wendy Jolly, Hardin-Simmons, tennis, biology; Tina Keck, Illinois College, track, accounting; Kate L'Armand, Widener, track, psychology; Codi Lehr, North Dakota State, track, pharmacy; Lisa Malmin, Seattle Pacific, track, chemistry; Kinga Slowinska, Worcester State, track, occupational therapy; Chrissy Swartz, Ohio Wesleyan, lacrosse, chemistry/premedicine; Debbie Volkers; Augustana (South Dakota), track, fitness; Tammy Williams, Gustavus Adolphus, golf, mathematics.

Third team men

Patrick Bartlett, Wingate, tennis, business administration; Josh Coonce, Arkansas Tech, golf, management/marketing; Michael Doyle, Washington (Missouri), tennis, economics; Mark Hennon, Westminster (Pennsylvania), tennis, chemistry; Stanislav Iordanov, North Florida, track, computer information systems; Aaron Locke, Pittsburg State, track, physics; James McGown, Wayne State (Nebraska), track, social studies education; Todd Nichols, Amherst, lacrosse, political science; Kevin O'Donnell, Coe, tennis, business/economics; Steve Olex, Franklin & Marshall, tennis, scientific and philosophical studies of mind; Kevin Peacock, Baldwin-Wallace, tennis, education; Dave Rakoff, Haverford, track, psychology; Steve Shabel, UC San Diego, tennis, biology.

Third team women

Jaona Andrianavony, Thiel, track, business administration/environmental science; Beth Bowler, Springfield, track, physical therapy; Kim-Laura Boyle, Colby-Sawyer, lacrosse, biology; Jess Ellis, Luther, track, biology; Deanna Estes, Shenandoah, lacrosse, environmental science; Jamie Hagerbaumer, Emory, track, economics; Jaimee Heffner, Washington and Jefferson, track, psychology/sociology; Heather Hoyle, Missouri Southern State, track, prepharma- cy; Amy Koontz, Bloomsburg, tennis, political science; Maureen McGranaghan, Carnegie Mellon, track, humanities and arts/creative writing and theater; Heidi Nichols, Ithaca, track, sociology; Skye Beth Porter, Hardin-Simmons, golf, psychology; Laura Provinzino, Lewis and Clark, tennis, history/international affairs; Nancy Rissmiller, George Fox, track, elementary education; Leah Walbourn, St. Lawrence, tennis, psychology; Kristin Weldon, Widener, lacrosse, management.