Northwestern University Athletics
Big Ten Announces Academic All-Big Ten
4/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | General
April 2, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference office announced its Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the winter sports, and several Northwestern athletes were listed among the honorees. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, an athlete must be a letterwinner in at least their second academic year and carry a career GPA of 3.0 or better. Although women's fencing is conducted in the winter, those athletes will not be recognized for Academic All-Big Ten honors until the end of the spring season.
The Northwestern athletes named Academic All-Big Ten:
Women's Basketball
Chala Holland, SR - 3.05 in Secondary Education/History - Ardmore, Pa.
Natalie Will, SO - 3.03 in undeclared - Nappanee, Ind.
Men's Swimming & Diving
Jeff Blatnik, JR - 3.66 in Chemical Engineering - Menomonee, Wis.
Steve Henry, SR - 3.16 in Industrial Engineering - Livermore, Calif.
David Hersh, SO - 3.18 in undeclared - West Milford, N.J.
Jason Merchant, SR - 3.09 in Biological Sciences - Pearl City, Hawaii
Women's Swimming & Diving
Rachel Johnson, SO - 3.25 in Engineering - Champaign, Ill.
Megan Keefe, SO - 3.48 in undeclared - Blowing Rock, N.C.
Lauren Moore, SR - 3.09 in Anthropology - Wilton, Conn.
Carin Nelson, SO - 3.44 in Communications studies/Economics - Cortland, N.Y.
Krista Puttler, SR - 3.54 in English - Honolulu, Hawaii
Susie Sample, SO - 3.42 in Engineering - LaGrange, Ill.
Adrian Talcott, JR - 3.18 in Communications studies/History - St. Helena, Calif.
Kristin Ward, SO - 3.47 in Radio/TV/Film - Oakton, Va.
Whitney Winters, JR - 3.32 in History - Abington, Pa.
Wrestling
Tom Ciezki, SR - 3.10 in Integrated Marketing (master's program) - Evergreen Park, Ill.
Ryan Cumbee, SO - 3.01 in Communications studies - Frankfort, Ill.
Brendan Curran, SO - 3.10 in undeclared - Chicago, Ill.
Jonathan Friedstat, JR - 3.52 in Biomedical Engineering - Wilmette, Ill.
Matt Huebner, JR - 3.14 in Economics - Woodstock, Ill.
Will Marcantel, SR - 3.55 in History - St. Louis, Mo.
