June 8, 2000
EVANSTON, ILL. - The Big Ten Conference office announced its Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the spring and at-large sports, and 38 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.
The Northwestern athletes named Academic All-Big Ten:
Name -- Class, GPA, Major, Hometown/High School
Baseball
Andy Adams -- SO, 3.20, Computer Science, Mt. Prospect, Ill./Prospect
Michael Adams -- SR, 3.73, Chemical Engineering, Mt. Prospect, Ill./Prospect
Jason Anderson -- SR, 3.16, Communication Studies, Rockford, Ill./East
Jake Briskman -- JR, 3.32, Political Science, Riverwoods, Ill./Deerfield
Ben Dodd -- SR, 3.47, Economics, Belleville, Ill./West
Joe Hietpas -- JR, 3.80, Economics, Appleton, Wis./North
Gabe Ribas -- SO, 3.55, Communication Studies, Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick
Wes Robinson -- JR, 3.04, Radio/TV/Film, Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton
Pat Thompson -- SR, 3.06, Economics, Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville
Softball
Stacey Austin -- JR, 3.54, Communication Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore
Gretchen Barnes -- SO, 3.10, undeclared, Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor
Katie Gross -- SO, 3.39, undeclared, Des Moines, Iowa/Herbert Hoover
Rane Gunderson -- SO, 3.41, undeclared, Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka
Tami Jones -- SR, 3.21, Radio/TV/Film, West Hills, Calif./El Camino Real
Jenn Shull -- SR, 3.06, Communication Studies, San Jose, Calif./Presentation
Men's Golf
Josh Habig -- SR, 3.57, Economics/Communication, Jasper, Ind./Jasper
David Shaffer -- SR, 3.28, Philosophy, Andover, Mass./Andover
Chris Thayer -- SO, 3.53, undeclared, Richmond, Va./Godwin
Women's Golf
Kristen Beystehner -- JR, 3.48, Psychology, Alpharetta, Ga./Sacred Heart (Ky.)
Karen England -- SR, 3.23, Communication Studies, Paris, Ont. (Canada)/Paris District
Emily Gilley -- SO, 3.36, HCS premed, Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor
Christie Hermes -- JR, 3.02, Learning/Org., Change Dixon, Ill./Newman Central
Colleen Kiely -- SR, 3.10, Psychological Services, Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Gilmour
Women's Tennis
Lia Jackson -- SO, 3.14, Economics, Glendale, Wis./Nicolet
Leigh Weinraub -- SR, 3.18, Communication Studies, Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills
Women's Fencing
Erin Epstein -- SR, 3.66, Slavic Language Lit., Tampa, Fla./Stanton Prep
Kate Frambach -- SO, N/A, Communication Studies, Elm Grove, Wis./Catholic Memorial
Jen Greenebaum -- SO, 3.18, Communication Studies, Mendham, N.J./Pingry
Vivian Imaizumi -- SR, 3.18, Political Science, Penn Valley, Pa./Harriton
Maggie Kebrdle -- SO, 3.76, undeclared, South Bend, Ind./St. Joseph's
Alison Kline -- JR, 3.17, Journalism, Detroit, Mich./Mercy
Kellie MacDonald -- SR, 3.03, Radio/TV/Film, Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield
Meghan Magill -- SO, 3.33, undeclared, Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley
Margaret Ruf -- SO, 3.21, Engineering, Pewaukee, Wis./Catholic Memorial
Sarah Solomon -- SO, 3.58, undeclared, South Orange, N.J./Columbia
Laurel Scherffius -- SO, 3.69, Radio/TV/Film, Charlotte, N.C./Northwest
Elizabeth Weber -- SR, 3.57, Theatre, Olney, Ill./East Richland
Carly Wells -- JR, 3.34, English, Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey