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U.S. Track Coaches Association announces academic selections


Sep 25, 2000 12:29:10 PM


The NCAA News

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 2000.

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 all of its members who participated in the 2000 outdoor season have a minimum 3.100 cumulative grade-point average as a group.

Among the 262 individual recipients are nine student-athletes who won NCAA titles in their respective outdoor championships: Rowan University's Kathleen Darling, Division III women's javelin throw; Angelo State University's Curry Dawson, Division II men's discus throw; University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point's Leah Juno, Division III women's 800-meter run; Gardner-Webb University's David Lloyd, Division II men's 400-meter intermediate hurdles; Abilene Christian University's Oscar Meneses, Division II men's 400-meter relay; Saginaw Valley State University's Mindy Ramsey, Division II women's shot put; University of Northern Colorado's Kim Schiemenz, Division II women's heptathlon; Springfield College's Barbara Swallow, Division III women's 10,000-meter run; and Calvin College's Sara Veltkamp, Division III women's 1,600-meter relay.

Following are the 2000 USTCA all-academic winners for outdoor track:

Division I

Men's individuals

Mike Feist, Montana State; Espen Strindeberg, Missouri.

Women's teams

Missouri, 3.370; Nevada, 3.180; Purdue, 3.170; Montana State, 3.150.

Women's individuals

Jill Aholt, Missouri; Jenni Ashcroft, Nevada; Sunny Gilbert, Missouri; Janel Hayes, Oklahoma; Carri Long, Purdue; Elizabeth Metzinger, Purdue; Michelle Moran, Missouri; Ashley Wysong, Missouri.

Division II

Men's teams

Missouri-Rolla, 3.240; North Dakota, 3.230; Edinboro, 3.160.

Men's individuals

Stellan Back, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Mike Backes, North Dakota; Jim Carney, Millersville; Ernest Clark, Indianapolis; Dick Clay, North Dakota; Curry Dawson, Angelo State; Aaron Dewald, North Dakota State; Andy Eggerth, Bemidji State; Chad Froelker, Truman; John Frownfelter, Kutztown; Ben Gillet, Saginaw Valley State; Scott Hall, Northern Colorado; Jordan Hoffert, North Dakota State; William Hossom, Indianapolis; Justin Johnson, North Dakota; Aaron Klingbell, North Dakota State; Bill LeMaster, Emporia State; David Lloyd, Gardner-Webb; Chad Manning, Fort Hays State; David J. McQuitty, Adams State; Diljeet Mendoza, Cal State Stanislaus; Jose Meneses, Abilene Christian; Oscar Meneses, Abilene Christian; Andy Moen, North Dakota; Jon Moyer, Kutztown; Steven Moyer, Lock Haven; Greg Nichols, Cal State Stanislaus; Luke Pickett, Emporia State; Jason Prann, Abilene Christian; Justin Ritter, Angelo State; Jay Simpson, Fort Hays State; Brent Smitheran, Emporia State; Robert Spies, Fort Hays State; Shosti Vorachek, North Dakota; Jeremy Zimney, North Dakota.

Women's teams

Missouri-Rolla, 3.530; North Dakota, 3.530; Northern Colorado, 3.340; Fort Hays State, 3.320; Kutztown, 3.280; Emporia State, 3.270; Sonoma State, 3.260; Northern State, 3.230; Millersville, 3.20; Tarleton State, 3.190; Ferris State, 3.130; South Dakota, 3.130; Truman, 3.120; Abilene Christian, 3.100.

Women's individuals

Marichea Austin, Abilene Christian; Kristen Bachmeier, North Dakota State; Selena Bettis, Abilene Christian; April Bielejeski, North Dakota; Shelly Borchert, North Dakota State; Missy Borg, North Dakota; Kim Bosen, Adams State; Melissa Bouren, Adams State; Kristi Braine, Kutztown; Kara Brockmeier, Emporia State; Alison Brown, Tarleton State; Kristin Brune, Emporia State; Tiffany Burden, Emporia State; Carolyn Busse, North Dakota; Bree Butler, Fort Hays State; Becky Cable, North Dakota; Sue Cardin, Slippery Rock; Tracy Cleveland, Northern State; Melissa Costa, Sonoma State; Kathy Crowe, Angelo State; Lisa Davies, Fort Hays State; Nicole Derr, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Lauren Dorsey, Truman; Annie Dougherty, North Dakota State; Janet Eck, Fort Hays State; Samantha Edwards, Kutztown; Jill Fadenrecht, Northern Colorado; Kate Fall, Saginaw Valley State; Heidi Faul, North Dakota; Emily Foltz, Kutztown; Nicole Frey, Slippery Rock; Shauna Gaye Stephens, Abilene Christian; Rebecca Goodman, North Dakota; Cheryl Griffin, East Stroudsburg; Tracy Gust, Abilene Christian; Kasye Hahn, Truman; Maria Harriman, Indianapolis; Lori Harris, Adams State; Esther Hartsky, Adams State; Alison Herman, Kutztown; Lasca Heyneman, Adams State; Janene Hill, Fort Hays State; Lita Holland, Adams State; Julie Johnson, North Dakota; Jay Joy, Fort Hays State; Jacqueline Kelbe, Missouri-Rolla; Andrea Koplin, Cal State Stanislaus; Rachel Kraft, North Dakota State; Angie Lechman, Northern Colorado; Dacotah Lehr, North Dakota State; Becky Leppard, North Dakota; Heather Leverington, Emporia State; Beth Luebbering, Truman; April Maine, North Dakota; Jane McNeil, Abilene Christian; Kristi Morton, Truman; Rebecca Nyberg, North Dakota State; Amanda Oliver, Cal State Stanislaus; Renee Ostertag, Northern Colorado; Jaqueline Pacentrilli, Adams State; Maryea Pike, Hillsdale; Mindy Ramsey, Saginaw Valley State; Nikki Runnebaum, Emporia State; Amanda Schaeffer, Kutztown; Kim Schiemenz, Northern Colorado; Megan Seefeldt, Kutztown; Wendy Jo Seitz, Abilene Christian; Casey Seyfert, Fort Hays State; Molly Shank, Kutztown; Jill Theeler, North Dakota State; Angie Waters, Abilene Christian; Callie Whitlock, Northern Colorado; Tamara Wigly-Brudy, North Dakota State; Jessica Williams, North Dakota; Megan Willams, Truman; Tara Wion, Indianapolis; Lara Woods, Tarleton State; Gemma Wright, Tarleton State; Sarah Wuertz, Emporia State.

Division III

Men's teams

MIT, 3.340; Macalester, 3.3227; Pacific (Oregon), 3.270; George Fox, 3.250; Hope, 3.240; Messiah, 3.230; Nebraska Wesleyan, 3.210; Williams, 3.210; Albion, 3.197; Ithaca, 3.190; Augustana (Illinois), 3.170; Pacific Lutheran, 3.150; St. Olaf, 3.150; Whitworth, 3.145; Puget Sound, 3.132; Emory, 3.110; Rose-Hulman, 3.110; Concordia-Moorhead, 3.102; Middlebury, 3.100.

Men's individuals

Andy Basler, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Micah Benson, Concordia-Moorhead; Josh Black, Rensselaer; Mark P. Bresnan, St. Olaf; Jason Buckbee, Nebraska Wesleyan; Matt Byington, Nebraska Wesleyan; Tim Campbell, Williams; Matthew Churpek, Ohio Wesleyan; Joe Conduah, Heidelberg; Dave Davis, Puget Sound; Merlin Demartinis, Occidental; Thor Esbensen, Nebraska Wesleyan; Todd Gerwig, Heidelberg; Chris Goebel, Concordia-Moorhead; Mike Gordon, Rensselaer; Dave Hahn, Wisconsin-Platteville; Tony Haid, Augustana (Illinois); Brian Hauff, Nebraska Wesleyan; Chad Jaeger, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Eric Klinker, Macalester; Adam Koppin, Heidelberg; Randy Krahulik, Nebraska Wesleyan; Luke Mahoney, Nebraska Wesleyan; Bryce McDonnell, Whitworth; Christopher McGuire, MIT; Ryan Meissen, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Mike Merker, Mary Washington; Nicholas Michalakis, MIT; Sean Montgomery, MIT; Darren Nelson, Heidelberg; Mike Pestilli, Rensselaer; Philip R. Reksel, Rose-Hulman; Mike Seifert, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Phil Sikkenga, Calvin; Todd Stahr, Otterbein; Marc VanderVelden, Central (Iowa); Justin Wells, Wisconsin-Platteville; Ed Wheeler, Montclair State.

Women's teams

Whitworth, 3.616; George Fox, 3.560; Nebraska Wesleyan, 3.500; Hamline, 3.493; Hope, 3.480; MIT, 3.480; Wittenberg, 3.416; Ithaca, 3.392; Emory, 3.390; Greenville, 3.384; Gustavus Adolphus, 3.371; Williams, 3.360; Augustana (Illinois), 3.350; Pomona-Pitzer, 3.350; Concordia-Moorhead, 3.343; Macalester, 3.340; Puget Sound, 3.334; Salisbury State, 3.333; Loras, 3.310; St. Olaf, 3.290; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3.270; Wartburg, 3.261; Wisconsin-River Falls, 3.257; Rowan, 3.250; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 3.248; Messiah, 3.240; St. Lawrence, 3.228; Penn State-Behrend, 3.220; North Central, 3.210; Middlebury, 3.200; Swarthmore, 3.180; Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3.168; DePauw, 3.160; Springfield, 3.150; Pacific (Oregon), 3.130; Pacific Lutheran, 3.130; Bates, 3.120; Central (Iowa), 3.114.

Women's individuals

Amy Allen, Loras; Rebecca Atkinson, Williams; Sarah Axley, Pacific Lutheran; Kimberly Baier, Augustana (Illinois); Sara Bailie, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Julie Bargen, Nebraska Wesleyan; Sharon Barnett, George Fox; Tammie Beasley, Augustana (Illinois); Kyrstin Bodenburg, Wisconsin-River Falls; Erin Boshe, Ithaca; Katie M. Brees, Central (Iowa); Janice Brenner, Montclair State; Anastasia Brewster, Pomona-Pitzer; Elizabeth Broering, DePauw; Amy Buhl, Chicago; Crystal Bullion, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Sarah Byrd, Emory; Gina Carriker, Nebraska Wesleyan; Erin Coffey, Loras; Tara Crowley, Williams; Kathleen Darling, Rowan; Meagan Daymont, St. Olaf; Kim Deaton, Carthage; Maria DeBoer, Concordia-Moorhead; Susan DeNigris, North Central; Cara Devlin, Ithaca; Jen Eckert, Otterbein; Sherry Esposito, Salisbury State; April Felt, Hamline; Tabitha Fendrick, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Ellen Findlay, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Amy Friedrich, Pacific Lutheran; Amy Fries, Nebraska Wesleyan; Maree George, Pacific Lutheran; Shelly Glause, Nebraska Wesleyan; Stephanie Greiber, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Sara Grineski, Concordia-Moorhead; Beth Haley, Nebraska Wesleyan; Maggie Hanson, Hamilton; Maegan Harris, Augustana (Illinois); Jennifer Hawk, Wisconsin-Platteville; Katherine Hill, Pomona-Pitzer; Jill Hoffman, Loras; Sara Holewinski, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Heather Hunt, George Fox; Kate Irvin, Middlebury; Liz Jaben, Wartburg; Laura Janesch, Nebraska Wesleyan; Leah Juno, Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Beth Jzyk, Springfield; Ann Kaltwasser, Pacific (Oregon); Theresa Kelly, Loras; Jocelyn Kennedy, George Fox; Amy Kleinheksel, North Central; Emily Korot, Middlebury; Kara Krumenauer, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Jenny Lange, Buena Vista; Carrie Lind, Augsburg; Jocelyn Loe, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Kristy Marvin, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Sara Mauman, Loras; Jenny McConkey, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Lisa Michelson, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Stephanie Moss, Ohio Wesleyan; Michelle Niewohner, Nebraska Wesleyan; Teresa Olsen, Hamline; Amanda Olson, St. Olaf; Jeanette Olson, Wartburg; Marisa Omori, Occidental; Shannan Rieder, Earlham; Vanessa Rieder, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Niki Riemer, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Erin Ries, Wartburg; Kendra Robins, Emory; Katie Roden, Rensselaer; Becki Schmitz, Carthage; Brianne Schoonover, Wartburg; Leslie Seelye, Pacific Lutheran; Casey Smith, Roanoke; Emily Sowers, Hope; Mary Speer, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Tara Strawserman, Bridgewater (Virginia); Amy Sullivan, Wartburg; Barbara Swallow, Springfield; Danielle Swift, Whitworth; Jill Thedbald, Carthage; Healy F. Thompson, Williams; Kathy Thompson, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Alyssa Thorvaldsen, MIT; Anne Marie Toth, Hamilton; Kelly Triplett, Loras; Erin Van Zee, Wartburg; Sara Veltkamp, Calvin; Christina Vetter, St. Olaf; Jay Walsh, Augustana (Illinois); Sarah Weide, Wittenberg; Cary Weise, Wisconsin-La Crosse; Amy Wells, Puget Sound; Diane Williams, Williams; Kristen Wilson, Haverford.


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