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Men's swimmer Tony Swanson was one of 26 NU athletes to earn Academic All-Big Ten this winter

NU Winter Athletes Cited For Academic All-Big Ten

4/2/2003 12:00:00 AM | General

April 2, 2003

EVANSTON, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced Academic All-Big Ten honors for its winter sports today, and 26 Northwestern athletes were cited. The Wildcat teams that were eligible for winter honors were men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming, and wrestling. Fencing, though a winter sport, will be listed during the spring announcement in May.

To earn Academic All-Big Ten, an athlete must letter in his/her sport and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better.

The Northwestern athletes who received Academic All-Big Ten for the winter listed in order of name, class -- major -- hometown):

Women's Basketball
Emily Butler, Sr. -- Social Policy/English -- Greenwood, Ind.
Leslie Dolland, Sr. -- Radio/TV/Film -- Bloomington, Minn.
Sarah Kwasinski, So. -- Radio/TV/Film -- Chicago, Ill.
Maria McCarthy, So. -- Communication Studies -- Wyoming, Ohio
Samantha McComb, So. -- Communication Sciences & Disorders -- Farmington Hills, Mich.
Natalie Will, Sr. -- Psychology -- Nappanee, Ind.

Men's Swimming and Diving
Shelby Clark, Jr. -- Biomedical Engineering -- Aurora, Colo.
Mark Hamming, Jr. -- Biological Sciences -- Lake Forest, Ill.
David Hersh, Sr. -- Mathematics -- West Milford, N.J.
Thomas Lockman, Jr. -- Political Science -- Savoy, Ill.
Michael Shue, Sr. -- Political Science/Psychology -- Fort Myers, Fla.
Anthony Swanson, Jr. -- Mechanical Engineering -- Coon Rapids, Minn.
Daniel Williams, Jr. -- Communication Studies -- Hinsdale, Ill.

Women's Swimming and Diving
Ashley Carter, So. -- undeclared -- Louisville, Ky.
Carmen Cosgrove, Sr. -- Cognitive Science -- Perth, W. Australia
Rachel Johnson, Sr. -- Industrial Engineering -- Champaign, Ill.
Lesley Meade, So. -- Mechanical Engineering -- Cincinnati, Ohio
Paige Nath, So. -- Communication Studies & Disorders -- Wichita, Kan.
Shuyan Phua, So. -- undeclared -- Singapore
Michaela Restivo, So. -- undeclared -- Douglastown, N.Y.
Erica Rose, Jr. -- Psychology -- Cleveland, Ohio
Erin Swenson, Jr. -- Communication Studies -- Florissant, Mo.
Kristin Ward, Sr. -- Radio/TV/Film -- Oakton, Va.

Wrestling
Brendan Curran, Sr. -- Social Policy/Political Science -- Chicago, Ill.
Jonathan Ott, So. -- Secondary Teaching/Religion -- Chesterfield, Mo.
Nolan Walther, Jr. -- Chemistry/Japanese Language & Culture -- Anchorage, Alaska

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