March 28, 2007
Complete 2006-07 Winter Sports Academic All-Big Ten Release in PDF Format
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference office today announced the Academic All-Big Ten teams for the 2006-07 winter sports season, with a total of 27 Northwestern student-athletes earning the award. The Wildcats field five teams in the winter that are honored by the Big Ten: men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming, women's swimming and wrestling.
To earn Academic All-Big Ten recognition, a student-athlete must be in his/her second year at the school, letter in his/her sport, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
Two Wildcats received special recognition for achieving perfect 4.0 GPAs: Ivan Tolic of men's basketball and Holly Palin of women's basketball.
Following are the Northwestern student-athletes honored during the winter season:
Men's Basketball
Patrick Houlihan, So. • Undeclared • Rockville Center, N.Y.
Joe Kennedy, Sr. • Social Policy & Religion • Glenview, Ill.
Ivan Tolic, Gr. • Communication Studies • Split, Croatia
Sterling Williams, Jr. • Political Science • Chicago, Ill.
Women's Basketball
Nadia Bibbs, Jr. • Chemical Engineering • Chicago, Ill.
A.J. Glasauer, Sr. • Biological Sciences • Freiburg, Germany
Holly Palin, Gr. • Communication Studies • Mequon, Wis.
Sara Stutz, Jr. • Learning & Organizational Change • Glenview, Ill.
Men's Swimming and Diving
John Franklin, So. • Communication Studies • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Adam Lewno, Jr. • Biochemistry • Racine, Wis.
Andy Long, So. • Engineering • Aurora, Ill.
Eric Simpson, Jr. • Materials Science • Wellesley, Mass.
Jimmy Sourbeer, Jr. • Economics • Des Moines, Iowa
Women's Swimming and Diving
Jessie Bailis, Jr. • Psychology • Omaha, Neb.
Beth Campbell, Jr. • History • Burr Ridge, Ill.
Jill Forster, So. • History • Centerville, Ohio
Hayley Fry, So. • Psychology • Marion, Iowa
Carrera Harris, Jr. • Religion • Shafter, Calif.
Andrea Hupman, Jr. • Biomedical Engineering • Lawrenceville, Ga.
Sara White-Delehoy, So. • Communication Studies • Kent, Wash.
Wrestling
Vincent Colletti, So. • Undeclared • Naperville, Ill.
Marty Gould, So. • Undeclared • Lincolnwood, Ill.
Nick Hayes, Sr. • Mechanical Engineering • Council Bluffs, Iowa
Jake Herbert, Sr. • Communication Studies • Wexford, Pa.
Carl Howe, So. • Undeclared • Three Rivers, Mich.
Eric Metzler, So. • Undeclared • Luxemburg, Wis.
Mike Tamillow, Jr. • Learning & Organizational Change • Oak Park, Ill.