May 29, 2009

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern student-athletes earned 68 Academic All-Big Ten honors in eight spring sports, the Big Ten Conference office announced today (May 29). Coupled with the 75 accolades won in the fall quarter and 41 more in the winter, an incredible 184 Wildcats were named Academic All-Big Ten during the 2008-09 academic year.

Northwestern-sponsored sports honored by the Big Ten and recognized during the spring season are: baseball, women's fencing, men's golf, women's golf, women's lacrosse, softball, men's tennis, women's tennis.

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 Northwestern's 2008-09 spring season Academic All-Big Ten award winners:

Baseball (9)
Kenneth Avila, Jr. • Economics/Legal Studies • Corpus Christi, Texas
Tommy Finn, Sr. • Communication Studies • Valparaiso, Ind.
Matt Gailey, So. • Undeclared • Inverness, Ill.
Jake Goebbert, Jr. • Psychology • Hampshire, Ill.
Jim Grieco, Sr. • Economics • Glenview, Ill.
Matt Havey, Sr. • Economics/Legal Studies • Wilmette, Ill.
Eric Jokisch, So. • Undeclared • Virginia, Ill.
Chad Noble, Jr. • Economics • Rockwall, Texas
Jake Wilson, Sr. • Communication Studies • Palatine, Ill.

Men's Golf (6)
Jonathan Bowers, Jr. • History, Columbus, Ohio
Andy DeKeuster, Sr. • Journalism • Franksville, Wis.
Matt Denison, Jr. • Economics • Northbrook, Ill.
Josh Dupont, So. • Economics • Poway, Calif.
David Lipsky, Jr. • Political Science • La Canada, Calif.
Ravi Patel, So. • Undeclared • Naperville, Ill.

Men's Tennis (6)
Marc Dwyer, Sr. • Economics • Peachtree City, Ga.
Philip Kafka, Sr. • Philosophy • Dallas, Texas
Andrew McCarthy, So. • Communication Studies • Cincinnati, Ohio
Peter Rispoli, So. • Industrial Engineering • Naples, Fla.
Alex Sanborn, Jr. • Economics • Houston, Texas
Alexander Thams, Gr. • Public Policy & Administration • Stockholm, Sweden

Softball (8)
Kelly Dyer, Jr. • Communication Studies • Homer Glen, Ill.
Aly Euler, Jr. • Communication Studies • River Forest, Ill.
Emily Haug, Jr. • Civil Engineering • Jefferson City, Mo.
Ashley Lafever, Sr. • Psychology • Bettendorf, Iowa
Nicole Pauly, Jr. • Human Development & Psychological Services • Palatine, Ill.
Kelly Quinn, So. • Materials Science & Engineering • Northbrook, Ill.
Jessica Rigas, Sr. • Industrial Engineering • River Forest, Ill.
Robin Thompson, So. • Human Development & Psychological Services • Detroit, Mich.

Women's Fencing (15)
Alexandra Arkin, So. • Journalism • Elm Grove, Wis.
Meredith Baskies, Jr. • Communication Studies • Lynnfield, Mass.
Irisa Chen, So. • Undeclared • Warren, N.J.
Christa French, Jr. • Communication Sciences & Disorders • Southlake, Texas
Kayley French, Jr. • Human Development & Psychological Services • Southlake, Texas
Sarah Henning, Jr. • History/International Studies • New Berlin, Wis.
Allie Keller, Jr. • English • St. Concord, Mass.
Cristina Mazuski, So. • Biology • St. Louis, Mo.
Sam Nemecek, Sr. • Religion • Caledonia, Mich.
Courtney Park, So. • Math Methods • Winnetka, Ill.
Sara Peck, So. • Journalism • North Haven, Conn.
Megan Ross, Sr. • Religion/Cognitive Science • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Lisa Sachs, So. • English • Greenwich, Conn.
Nicole Tilley, So. • Communications Technology/Spanish • Chandler, Ariz.
Whitney White, Jr. • Secondary Teaching • Wyckoff, N.J.

Women's Golf (4)
Jennifer Hong, Sr. • Political Science • Windermere, Fla.
Rebecca Lederhausen, So. • Undeclared • Hinsdale, Ill.
Kelsey Lindenschmidt, So. • Bio-Medical Engineering • West Chester, Ohio
Innapha Tantanavivat, So. • Business • Bangkok, Thailand

Women's Lacrosse (15)
Hilary Bowen, Sr. • Human Development & Psychological Services • Rochester, N.Y.
Maggie Bremer, Jr. • Radio, Television & Film • Upper Arlington, Ohio
Mary Kate Casey, Sr. • Human Development & Psychological Services • Chicago, Ill.
Laura Clemente, Sr. • Communication Studies • Madison, N.J.
Meredith Frank, Sr. • Political Science • Westwood, Mass.
Caitlin Jackson, Sr. • Communication Studies • Norwell, Mass.
Morgan Lathrop, Sr. • Communication Studies • Briarcliff, N.Y.
Colleen Magarity, So. • Communication Studies • Oreland, Pa.
Brooke Matthews, So. • Undeclared • Baltimore, Md.
Kristin McCandlish, Sr. • Economics • Upper Arlington, Ohio
Hannah Nielsen, Sr. • Human Development & Psychological Services • Adelaide, Australia
Kim Pantages, Jr. • Undeclared • North Caldwell, N.J.
Kendall Santulli, So. • Undeclared • Hinsdale, Ill.
Danielle Spencer, Jr. • Social Policy • Rochester, N.Y.
Darby St. Clair-Barrie, So. • Undeclared • Scituate, Mass.

Women's Tennis (5)
Lauren Lui, Jr. • Learning & Organizational Change • Houston, Texas
Maria Mosolova, So. • Economics • Moscow, Russia
Samantha Murray, Jr. • Economics • Altrincham, England
Keri Robison, Sr. • Communication Studies • Decatur, Ill.
Georgia Rose, Sr. • Human Development & Psychological Services • Mettawa, Ill.