Junior Eric Peterman was one of four football student-athletes to also earn <i>ESPN The Magazine</i> Academic All-District honors in 2007.Junior Eric Peterman was one of four football student-athletes to also earn <i>ESPN The Magazine</i> Academic All-District honors in 2007.

Conference Announces 2007 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Awards

Dec. 5, 2007

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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern earned a school-record 68 Academic All-Big Ten accolades during the 2007 fall season, announced today by the Big Ten Conference. The NU-sponsored sports honored during the fall are cross country, field hockey, football, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball.

The Wildcats also had a school-record 18 football student-athletes earn the honor, besting the previous program high of 16 set last year. Overall, Northwestern earned the conference's second-most Academic All-Big Ten accolades per sport during the fall season.

To earn Academic All-Big Ten recognition, an athlete must be in his/her second year at the institution, letter in his/her sport and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.

Following are the Northwestern student-athletes honored for the fall season:

Women's Cross Country
Carly Brown, Jr. • Communication Studies • Kalispell, Mont.
Kate Cline, Jr. • Journalism • Brecksville, Ohio
Alison Coren, Sr. • Biological Sciences • Wheeling, Ill.
Celia Franklin, Sr. • Communication Studies • Wilmette, Ill.
Julia Fraser, Sr. • Anthropology and History (double major) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Marie Grabinski, Sr. • Economics • Carmel, Ind.
Britta Helwig, So • Undeclared • Chicago, Ill.
Allison King, Jr. • International Studies & Communication Studies (double major) • Potomac, Md.
Elana Rodman, So. • History • Boston, Mass.
Rachael Suffrin, So. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Deerfield, Ill.
Carla Wirtschafter, So. • History • Beverly Hills, Calif.
Megan Young, Jr. • Economics and Industrial Engineering (double major) • Rochester Hills, Mich.

Field Hockey
Katie Charles, Sr. • Anthropology • Worthington, Ohio
Alyssa Elmy, So. • Undeclared • Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Christina Foley, Sr. • Communication Studies • Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Emily Kyle, Jr. • Communication Studies • San Francisco, Calif.
Cassie Miller, Sr. • Communication Studies • Lake Forest, Ill.
Courtney Plaster-Strange, So. • Undeclared • Hodgenville, Ky.
Jenny Stancati, Sr. • Psychology • Ottawa Hills, Ohio
Stacy Uchida, So. • Undeclared • Southbury, Conn.

Football
C.J. Bachér, Sr. • Communication Studies • Sacramento, Calif.
Phil Brunner, Sr. • Chemical Engineering • South Milwaukee, Wis.
Corbin Bryant, So. • Undeclared • Chicago, Ill.
Kyle Daley, Sr. • Economics • Arlington, Texas
Stefan Demos, So. • Communication Studies • Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mike Dinard, Jr. • Psychology • Parma, Ohio
Dan Dixon, Gr. • Public Policy & Administration (Master's) • Tulsa, Okla.
Tim Downing, Sr. • Chemical Engineering • Novi, Mich.
Adam Hahn, Jr. • Economics • Hartford, Wis.
Adam Kadela, Gr. • Communication Studies (Master's) • Dublin, Ohio
Keegan Kennedy, Sr. • Communication Studies • Jupiter, Fla.
Kurt Mattes, Jr. • Political Science • Larksville, Pa.
Brendan Mitchell, So. • Communication Studies • Twinsburg, Ohio
Eric Peterman, Jr. • Industrial Engineering • Sherman, Ill.
Brad Phillips, So. • Undeclared • Export, Pa.
Ben Rothrauff, Sr. • Psychology • Columbus, Ohio
Desmond Taylor, Jr. • Communication Studies • Los Angeles, Calif.
Mark Woodsum, Jr. • Environmental Sciences • Arlington Heights, Ill.

Men's Soccer
Pat Coleman, So. • Undeclared • Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Geoff Fallon, Jr. • Civil Engineering • St. Louis, Mo.
Chris Kammo, Jr. • Political Science • Naperville, Ill.
Eamon O'Neill, So. • Sociology and Communication Studies (double major) • Wilmington, Del.
Mark Patterson, Sr. • Philosophy, Mathematics, Mathematical Methods in The Social Sciences (triple major) • St. Louis Park, Minn.
Drew Pavlovich, So. • Undeclared • Leawood, Kan.
Carl Pett, Jr. • English • Northbrook, Ill.
Drew Ratner, Sr. • Psychology • Dallas, Texas
David Roth, Sr. • Communication Studies • St. Louis, Mo.
Brian Usinger, Jr. • Economics • Penfield, N.Y.
Tyler Voigt, Jr. • Environmental Sciences • Wheaton, Ill.
Matt Witt, Sr. • Economics and Psychology (double major) • Wheaton, Ill.

Women's Soccer
Caitlin Carr, Sr. • Spanish and Human Development & Psychological Services (double major) • Cordova, Tenn.
Jenny Dunn, Jr. • Communication Studies • Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Amanda Hoffman, Jr. • Communication Studies • North Tustin, Calif.
Laura Janowitsch, Jr. • Psychology • Grafton, Wis.
Lauren Johnston, Sr. • History and International Studies (double major) • Denver, Colo.
Jeanette Lorme, Jr. • Political Science • Santa Clarita, Calif.
Ali Rubnitz, So. • Communication Studies • Los Gatos, Calif.
Katherine Sampson, So. • Environment Sciences • San Francisco, Calif.
Shannon Schneeman, Sr. • Mathematics and Economics (double major) • St. Paul, Minn.
Kelly Sitkowski, Sr. • Radio/Television/Film • Elk Grove Village, Ill.

Volleyball
Lindsay Anderson, Sr. • Economics and Psychology (double major) • Wilmette, Ill.
Ariel Baxterbeck, So. • Undeclared • Menlo Park, Calif.
Chelsy Hyser, Jr. • Sociology • Belvidere, Ill.
Stephanie Jurivich, Gr. • Communications (Master's) • LaGrange, Ill.
Kelly Keporos, Jr. • Communication Studies • Downers Grove, Ill.
Sabel Moffett, So • Undeclared • Temecula, Calif.
Courtnie Paulus, Sr. • Psychology • Belgium, Wis.
Emma Pollert, So. • Undeclared • Seymour, Ind.