Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Athletes Named Academic All-Big Ten
5/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | General
May 29, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference office announced its Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the spring sports and other at-large 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.
Baseball Name - Class - Major - Hometown/High School Brandon Ackley - So - undeclared - Carmel, Ind./Carmel Andy Adams - Jr - Computer Science - Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect Joe Hietpas - Sr - Economics - Appleton, Wis./North Michael Nall - Sr - Secondary Teaching - Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg Gabe Ribas - Jr - Communication Studies - Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick Wesley Robinson - Sr - Radio/TV/Film - Bradenton, Fla./St. Stephen's Christopher Spiering - So - undeclared - Schaumburg, Ill./Conant Travis Tharp - So - undeclared - Boulder, Colo./BoulderSoftball Stacey Austin - Sr - Communication Studies - Cincinnati, OhioSycamore Gretchen Barnes - Jr - Psychology - Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor Brie Brown - So - undeclared - Nashville, Tenn./Harputh Hall Katie Gross - Jr - Political Science - Des Moines, Iowa/Hoover Rane Gunderson - Jr - Environmental Sciences - Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka Alyson Schulz - So - Journalism - San Diego, Calif./Serra Lauren Schwendimann - So - Communication Studies - Tustin, Calif./Foothill Jessie Wellnitz - So - undeclared - Waterloo, Iowa/East
Men's Tennis Russell Bennett - So - undeclared - Wilmette, Ill./New Trier Brad Erickson - Sr - Economics - Eugene, Ore./South Eugene
Women's Tennis Lia Jackson - Jr - Economics - Glendale, Wis./Nicolet Marine Piriou - So - French - St. Pol-de-Leon, France/Notre Dame
Men's Golf David Shaffer - Sr - Journalism - Andover, Mass./Andover Chris Thayer - Jr - Economics - Richmond, Va./Godwin
Women's Golf Kristen Beystehner - Sr - Psychology - Alpharetta, Ga./Sacred Heart Elizabeth Burden - So - undeclared - Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest Christie Hermes - Sr - Learning/Organization Change - Dixon, Ill./Newman Central
Fencing Gina Bon - So - Radio/TV/Film - Justice, Ill./Argo Community Pin Chen - So - undeclared - Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge Kate Frambach - Jr - Communication Studies - Elm Grove, Wis./Catholic Memorial Jennifer Greenebaum - Jr - Communication Studies - Mendham, N.J./Pingry School Maggie Kebrdle - Jr - History - South Bend, Ind./St. Joseph's Alison Kline - Sr - Journalism - Detroit, Mich./Mercy Meghan Magill - Jr - Communication Studies - Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley Eva Mendelsohn - So - undeclared - Rockville Centre, N.Y./Southside Monica Rani - Sr - Social Policy - Winnemucca, Nev./Lowry Kate Rudkin - So - undeclared - Boulder, Colo./Boulder Margaret Ruf - Jr - Engineering - Pewaukee, Wis./Catholic Memorial Sarah Salomon - Jr - undeclared - South Orange, N.J./Columbia Laurel Scherffius - Jr - Radio/TV/Film - Charlotte, N.C./Northwest School of the Arts Marijke Weldon - Jr - Radio/TV/Film - Gainesville, Ga./Lakeview Academy Carly Wells - Sr - English/Psychology - Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey
