ELMHURST, Ill. – The Summit League announced its 2009-10 Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence with a total of 978 student-athletes from all 19 league-sponsored sports honored for their work in the classroom. North Dakota State had 99 athletes in 12 sports make the list.
South Dakota State claimed The Summit League's Institutional Academic Achievement Award with a league-best 69 percent of its list-eligible student-athletes recognized, edging North Dakota State, who had 68 percent honored. IPFW and Southern Utah came in third with 63 percent while Oakland and Western Illinois tied for fifth at 60 percent.
The Summit League also recognized Team Academic Achievement Awards in each sport based on percentage of list-eligible student-athletes on the Commissioner's List. Oakland had a league-best four teams claim individual sport honors.
Baseball: Oakland (75 percent)
Men's Basketball: Southern Utah (80)
Women's Basketball: North Dakota State (100)
Men's Cross Country: Western Illinois (91)
Women's Cross Country: Oral Roberts (100)
Men's Golf: IPFW/Oakland (100)
Women's Golf: Centenary/UMKC (100)
Men's Soccer: Oral Roberts (67)
Women's Soccer: IPFW (92)
Softball: Centenary/Western Illinois (75)
Men's Swimming & Diving: Oakland/South Dakota (67)
Women's Swimming & Diving: Oakland (94)
Men's Tennis: IPFW/South Dakota State (80)
Women's Tennis: UMKC/South Dakota State (100)
Men's Track & Field: North Dakota State (64)
Women's Track & Field: South Dakota State (86)
Volleyball: Western Illinois (100)
Of the 978 student-athletes honored, 26 maintain perfect 4.00 cumulative grade-point averages.
In order for a student-athlete to be selected to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence, he/she must carry a 3.00 or better cumulative GPA, achieve sophomore academic standing at the institution, have used a year of eligibility and be on the squad list in the sport in which he/she is nominated. Transfers, graduate students and junior college graduates must have completed one academic year at the nominating institution. True freshmen, redshirt freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible for the award.
Baseball
Alex Chaput, So., Agricultural Economics
Kirk Dehler, So., Marketing
Zachary Heidmann, Jr., Sport & Recreation Leadership
Anthony Klinske, So., Marketing
Eric Nutzhorn, Sr., Sport & Recreation Leadership
Michael Riewer, Sr., Electrical Engineering
Tyler Steen, So., Health Education
Zach Wentz, So., Physical Education
Men's Basketball
Eric Carlson, So., Business Administration
Drew Lundberg, So., Criminal Justice
Sam Sussenguth, Sr., Spanish/Management
Michael Tveidt, Jr., Public Relations & Advertising
Josh Vaughan, Sr., Sports & Recreation Leadership
Women's Basketball
Katie Birkel, So., Exercise Science
Inger Hodgson, Sr., Management Communication
Abby Plucker, So., Dietetics
Ashley Samuelson, Sr., Exercise Science
Megan Shea, Jr., Sociology
Skye Smith, Sr., Microbiology
Whitney Trecker, Jr., Psychology
Nicole Vigil, Sr., Criminal Justice
Jill Zaruba, Sr., Exercise Science
Men's Cross Country
Kirk Bottelberghe, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Fillmore, So., Crop and Weed Science
Travis Fitzke, So., Biological Science
Jake Henderson, So., Marketing
Tyler Leverington, So., Political Science/Finance
Eric Stroh, Jr., Civil Engineering
Women's Cross Country
Emily Black, Jr., University Studies
Christine Bruins, Jr., Management
Marissa Dahlquist, Jr., Nursing
Brittany Gigstead, Jr., Child Development and Family Science
Jordan Krahn, So., Nursing
Amy Jo Reuter, Jr., Marketing
Men's Golf
Taylor Cavanagh, Sr., Business Administration
Brandon Hallquist, Jr., Pharmacy
Spencer Hilde, So., Civil Engineering
Joseph Zimmerman, So., Industrial Engineering and Management
Women's Golf
Lauren Crumby, Jr., Accounting
Rachel Roller, So., Sport and Recreation Leadership
Women's Soccer
Kalani Bertsch, So., Business Administration
Danielle Boldenow, So., Mass Communications Technology
Aubrey Bot, So., Nursing
Emily Brostrom, So., Nursing
Holly Christian, So., Zoology
Candice D'Arcangeli, Jr., Landscape Architecture
Megan Dean, So., Exercise Science
Morgan DeMike, So., Accounting
Michelle Gaffaney, So., Biological Science
Katie Luce, So., Child Development and Family Science
Abbey Stratton, Jr., Nursing
Laura Wagner, So., Nursing
Marissa Wolfgram, Jr., Social Science Education
Softball
Melissa Chmielewski, Sr., Physical Education
Brea Konz, So., Business Administration
Taylor Lynn, Sr., Exercise Science
Maryssa McKenzie, Sr., Child Development and Family Science
Taylor Mortensen, So., Mathematics Education
Laurel Pipkin, Sr., Criminal Justice
Elisa Victa, Jr., Hospitality and Tourism Management
Men's Track and Field
Nolan Berg, So., Sports and Urban Turfgrass Management
Joseph Bredahl, So., Computer Science
Joason Duchscherer, So., Psychology
Travis Fitzke, So., Biological Science
Teddy Greenprice, Jr., Psychology
Jake Henderson, So., Marketing
Logan Hollenkamp, Jr., Pharmacy
Scott Johnson, Sr., Industrial Engineering and Management
Lee Kersting, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Casey Orgon, So., Mechanical Engineering
Ted Rud, Jr., Civil Engineering
Doug Scott, Jr., Sport and Recreation Leadership
Sam Soholt, Jr., Business Administration
Eric Stroh, Jr., Civil Engineering
Tom Wagner, Jr., Exercise Science
Women's Track and Field
Emily Black, Jr., University Studies
Leslie Brost, So., Exercise Science
Brittni Bruenjes, Sr., Elementary Education/CDFS
Christine Bruins, Jr., Management
Whitney Carlson, Jr., Zoology
Courtney Carpenter, Sr., Exercise Science
Brittany Gigstead, Jr., Child Development and Family Science
Sammantha Kouba, Sr., Exercise Science
Jordan Krahn, So., Nursing
Amy Marquardt, Jr., Undecided
Brittany Page, So., Exercise Science
Amy Jo Reuter, Jr., Marketing
Emily Roesler, SO., Exercise Science
Peggy Ronke, So., Pre-Radiologic Sciences
Devon Wentz, Jr., Exercise Science
Heather Zander, Sr., Exercise Science
Women's Volleyball
Janna Deyle, So., Exercise Science
Mattie Johnson, Sr., Exercise Science
Jennifer Lopez, So., Mathematics Education
Kelly Lopez, Sr., Exercise Science
Lauren McLaughlin, Jr., Sport and Recreation Leadership
Paige Nash, So., Zoology
Nicole Sheridan, Jr., Exercise Science
Brooke VandenBergh, Jr., Exercise Science
Jocelyn VerVelde, So., Sport and Recreation Leadership
