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GTE Academic All-America fall/winter teams selected


May 8, 2000 2:27:10 PM


The NCAA News

The GTE Academic All-America fall/winter men's and women's at-large teams feature student-athletes from ice hockey, field hockey, soccer and swimming as team members of the year.

Ice hockey player Joel Laing of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Sally Northcroft of Ball State University were named team members of the year in the university division, while swimmer Mark Latronica of the University of California, San Diego, and soccer player Katie Gardinier from the NAIA's Welmont College were named team members of the year in the college division.

The teams were announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Laing, a senior goalie with a perfect grade-point average in management, was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's top player. He set a school single-season record with six shutouts.

Northcroft, a senior from Harare, Zimbabwe, set an NCAA Division I record by scoring 52 goals last season. She also was recognized as one of the NCAA's Today's Top VIII award winners.

Latronica is a senior biochemistry/
cellular biology major, and was the Division III national champion in the 100-yard backstroke, setting a meet and school record.

Gardinier was named NAIA player of the year and led her team to a national championship.

The GTE Academic All-America Teams are selected by a vote of the 1,800-member CoSIDA. 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 fall/winter Academic All-America teams:

University division

First team/men: Andrew Begley, Arkansas, cross country, kinesiology/sport sciences; Ryan Bledsoe, UNLV, soccer, economics; Michael Bucy, North Carolina, soccer, business administration; Matt Busbee, Auburn, swimming, biomedical sciences; Zane DeWitz, Tennessee, swimming, biochemistry/cellular molecular biology; Jeff DiMaria, Saint Louis, soccer, health information; Stephen Erath, Texas A&M, cross country, psychology; Gabriel Gervais, Syracuse, soccer, mechanical engineering; Christian Hutter, Denver, skiing, finance; Joel Laing, Rensselaer, ice hockey, management; Greg Reeves, Florida, swimming, chemical engineering; Jeff Scissons, Minnesota-Duluth, ice hockey, finance; Tim Surface, Tulsa, cross country, management information systems; Scott Van Epps, Pittsburgh, swimming, molecular biology/engineering; Michael Windisch, Nebraska, swimming, international business.

First team/women: Amy Balcerzak, Northwestern, swimming, biological sciences; Lindsay Berryman, Arizona, swimming, physiological sciences; Kim Black, Georgia, swimming, biology; Karin Ernstrom, Baylor, cross country, mathematics; Lisa Fronhofer, Pittsburgh, gymnastics, biology; Laura Martin, Wisconsin, cross country, actuarial science; Kate Matuszewski, Duquesne, soccer, education; Sally Northcroft, Ball State, field hockey, physical education; Elli Overton, California, swimming, business administration; Gina Panighetti, Wisconsin, swimming, history/secondary education; Susan Rea, Princeton, soccer, chemical engineering; Becky Ruehl, Cincinnati, swimming and diving, graphic design; Carla Tagliente, Maryland, field hockey, mechanical engineering; Kate Wallace, St. Francis (Pennsylvania), cross country, mathematics/secondary education; Sarah Yohe, Florida, soccer, marketing.

Second team/men: Johann Appell, Long Beach State, cross country, kinesiology/physical education; Spiros Blackburn, Old Dominion, soccer, mechanical engineering; Jim Dube, Ferris State, ice hockey, management; Steve Fein, Oregon, cross country, accounting; Karl Goehring, North Dakota, ice hockey, business finance; Dave Kjeldgaard, Oklahoma, wrestling, management; Huy Ly, Oklahoma, gymnastics, zoology/premedicine; Tim Martin, Harvard, swimming, English; Marshall Nelson, Nebraska, gymnastics, English; Austin Ramirez, Virginia, swimming, systems engineering; Travis Romagnoli, Illinois, gymnastics, bio-engineering; Jay Schoenfelder, Wisconsin, cross country, history/communication arts; Brian Syska, Wright State, soccer, biological sciences; Dan Thorstenson, Bradley, soccer, mechanical engineering; Mitchell Waters, Oneonta State, soccer, economics.

Second team/women: Meghann Berrier, Butler, cross country, elementary education; Maria-Elena Calle, Virginia Commonwealth, cross country, occupational therapy; Jessica Dailey, Arkansas, cross country, journalism; Sandra Doreleijers, Hartford, soccer, communications; Carla Esteva, Penn State, fencing, industrial engineering; Lizzy Flynt, Tennessee, swimming and diving, biochemistry/molecular biology; Heidi Hornbeek, Arizona, gymnastics, physiological sciences/general biology; Courtney Jensen, Nebraska, swimming, elementary education, Ginny Kirouac, Clemson, swimming, business; Ariane Mongeau, Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis, swimming, occupational therapy; Jennie Ondo, South Carolina, soccer, exercise science; Kerri Schoultz, Ball State, field hockey, marketing; Lindsay Stoecker, North Carolina, soccer, Spanish; Annie Wetterhus, Kansas State, cross country, mathematics; Linda Wikstrom, Colorado, skiing, mechanical engineering; Elizabeth Wistrom, Pacific (California), swimming, mechanical engineering.

Third team/men: Frank Byskov, American, swimming, economics/mathematics; Steve Fern, VMI, soccer, biology; Raymond Fitzpatrick, Notre Dame, swimming, mathematics; Ty Fowler, Bowling Green, soccer, psychology; Pete Gardiner, Rensselaer, ice hockey, management information systems; John Hedengren, Brigham Young, cross country, chemical engineering; Bryan Jones, Texas, swimming, chemical engineering; Andy Jurkowski, Notre Dame, ice hockey, finance; Jeff LaVallee, Massachusetts, gymnastics, sports management; Alfred Mansour, Texas A&M, swimming, biology; Brian McGillen, Delaware, swimming, biology, Andy Nonaka, Pacific (California), swimming, electrical engineering; Rikki Rikardsson, Denver, swimming, computer science; Ryan Stanley, Arkansas, cross country, history/German; Levente Timar, Northern Iowa, cross country, economics.

Third team/women: Meredith Blanchett, American, swimming, clinical psychology; Emily Bresser, Ohio, swimming, communications; Jen Ecker, UMBC, cross country, biology; Jenny Everett, Wake Forest, field hockey, business/accounting; Dawn Greathouse, Baylor, soccer, health fitness studies; Heather Haigh, Drexel, field hockey, chemical engineering; Meggan Harris, Belmont, soccer, biology; Jen Hodges, Liberty, soccer, biology; Lindsey Jorgense, Washington State, soccer, undeclared; Jessica Larson, Harvard, soccer, romance languages/literature; Sabrina Lawrence, Utah, skiing, communications; Andrea Lovelle, Illinois State, swimming, accounting; Sara Mastropole, Syracuse, swimming and diving, speech pathology/
audiology; Vanessa Schuafler, New Mex-
ico State, swimming, prebusiness; Meagan Thunell, Weber State, soccer, English teaching.


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