54 student-athletes from nine different sports were honored.
June 2, 2005
IOWA CITY - The Big Ten Conference has announced that 54 University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2005 spring Academic all-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from baseball (8), softball (6), men's golf (2), women's golf (2), women's rowing (11), men's tennis (3), women's tennis (1), men's track (8), and women's track (13).
To be eligible for an academic all-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Baseball (8) Name Year Major Hometown Neal Coleman SO Pre-Business Cedar Rapids, IA Brian Furlong SR Communications Studies Iowa City, IA Tim Gudex JR Finance Appleton, WI LJ Mims JR Psychology Bettendorf, IA Mike Mogard SO Health & Sports Studies Pre-Dentistry Marshalltown, IA Casey O'Rourke SO Open Williamsburg, IA Aaron Reasland JR Science Education Secondary Ed. Lisbon, IA Austin Seward JR Exercise Science Cedar Rapids, IA
Softball (6) Name Year Major Hometown Sami Baugh SO Health & Sports Studies Pre-Law Johnston, IA Lisa Birocci SR English Secondary Education Des Moines, IA Mindy Heidgerken SO Journalism, Art Long Grove, IA Stacy May JR Accounting, Physics Reno, NV Abby Ruff SR Health & Sports Studies, Pre-Physicians Assist. Garwin, IA Jenna Spratt SO Interest/Nursing Oxford, IA
Men's Golf (2) Name Year Major Hometown Bennet Hammerberg SR Pre-Business Cedar Rapids, IA Andrew Tiedt JR Accounting Cedar Rapids, IA
Women's Rowing (11) Name Year Major Hometown Megan Conner SO Pre-Medicine West Des Moines Ashley Gustafson SO Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Excercise Science Cherokee, IA Emily Lewis SO International Studies Iowa City, IA Sophie Nielsen SO Pre-Business Perth, Australia Carolyn O'Meara SO Pre-Journalism, Brockville, Ont. International Studies Jessica Reid SO Pre-Social Work West Des Moines Vanessa Sheehan SR Journalism, English Oak Lawn, IL Nicole Stob SR Health & Sports Studies, Sociology Tinley Park, IL Michelle Trannel SR Biomedical Engineering Eas Dubuque, IL Emily Vail SR Exercise Science, Pre-Med Mahtomedi, MN Emily Wagstrom SR Exercise Science, Pre-Med Faribault, MN
Women's Tennis (1), Name Year Major Hometown Hilary Tyler SO Communications Studies Grand Junction, CO
Men's Track and Field (8) Name Year Major Hometown Andy Banse GR Health & Sports Studies Strawberry Point Tim Brodersen JR Art, Secondary Education Vermillion, SD Adam Hamilton JR Exercise Science Mildford, NH Dan Haut JR Finance Lockport, IL Shane Maier SO Health & Sports Studies Storm Lake, IA Jason Nolting JR Health & Sports Studies Preston, IA Matt O'Hollearn SR Management, Polit. Science Johnston, IA Josh Tweedy SR Biomedical Engin., Pre-Med. Waukon, IA
Women's Track and Field (13) Name Year Major Hometown Allison Billhardt SO Interest Elemen. Ed. Elmhurst, IL Sarah Burgett SO Biology, Pre-Medicine Coal Valley, IL Jennifer Capista JR Accounting Shorewood, IL Katie Donlon JR English, Art Schaumburg, IL Aisha Hume SR Exer. Science Pre-Physical Therapy Oropouche, Trinidad Tiffany Johnson SO Open Danville, IL Christine Kotarba SO Elementary Education Elmhurst, IL Jordan Laney SO Pre-Business Hinsdale, IL Monica Mims SO African American Studies Iowa City, IA Health & Sports Studies Erin O'Hern SO Political Science Johnston, IA Peaches Roach SO Pre-Dentistry Kingston, Jamaica Erin Sheeley SO Business Postville, IA Michelle Sokol SR Journalism, Art Chariton, IA