June 6, 2011

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern student-athletes earned 72 Academic All-Big Ten honors in six spring sports and two at-large sports, the Big Ten Conference office announced today (June 6). Coupled with 90 accolades won in the fall and 42 more in the winter, a school-record 204 Wildcats were named Academic All-Big Ten during the 2010-11 academic year, topping the mark of 186 set in 2009-10.

Northwestern-sponsored sports honored by the Big Ten and recognized during the spring season are: baseball, men's golf, women's golf, softball, men's tennis and women's tennis. In addition, the Wildcats' women's fencing (which competes in the Midwest Conference) and women's lacrosse (which competes in the American Lacrosse Conference) squads also were honored.

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 2010-11 spring season and at-large Academic All-Big Ten award winners:

Baseball (7)
Francis Brooke, Jr. • Political Science and International Studies • Washington, D.C.
Colby Everett, So. • Economics • Scottsdale, Ariz.
Luke Farrell, So. • Undeclared • Westlake, Ohio
Matt Gailey, Sr. • Economics • Inverness, Ill.
Jack Havey, So. • Economics • Wilmette, Ill.
Geoff Rowan, Jr. • Political Science • Naperville, Ill.
Hamilton Wise, Jr. • Economics • Dallas, Texas

Men's Golf (5)
Sam Chien, Jr. • Communication Studies • San Diego, Calif.
Josh Dupont, Sr. • Economics • Poway, Calif.
David Lipsky, Sr. • Political Science • La Canada, Calif.
Nick Losole, So. • Undeclared • Scottsdale, Ariz.
Ravi Patel, Sr. • Economics • Naperville, Ill.

Men's Tennis (6)
Sidarth Balaji, So. • Economics • Fairfax, Va.
Joshua Graves, Jr. • Economics • Milwaukee, Wis.
Andrew McCarthy, Sr. • Communication Studies • Cincinnati, Ohio
Tobias Reitz, Jr. • Economics AND Mathematics (Double Major) • Reinbeck, Germany
Eric Spector, Jr. • Economics • Northbrook, Ill.
Spencer Wolf, So. • Communication Studies

Softball (6)
Emily Allard, So. • Communication Studies • Antioch, Calif.
Kelly Quinn, Sr. • Materials Science and Engineering • Northbrook, Ill.
Kristin Scharkey, So. • Journalism • Yorba Linda, Calif.
Robin Thompson, Sr. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Detroit, Mich.
Jordan Wheeler, Sr. • Communication Studies • Garden Grove, Calif.
Olivia Zolke, Jr. • Political Science • Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Women's Fencing (23)
Alexandra Arkin, Sr. • Journalism • Elm Grove, Wis.
Kerry Bickford, Jr. • Art History • Basking Ridge, N.J.
Emily Bruhl, So. • Undeclared • Fairfield, Conn.
Kate Cavanaugh, So. • Biological Sciences • Milwaukee, Wis.
Curie Chang, Sr. • Engineering • Gainesville, Fla.
Irisa Chen, Sr. • Political Science • Warren, N.J.
Annelise Eeman, Jr. • History • St. Louis Park, Minn.
Chloe Grainger, So. • Social Policy • Decatur, Ga.
Rebecca Grohman, Jr. • Sociology • South Orange, N.J.
Alicia Gurrieri, So. • Psychology • Medford, N.J.
Chloe McGuffin, Jr. • Engineering • Lexington, Mass.
Kendrick Mooney, So. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Arcadia, Calif.
Charlotte Ohl, So. • History • Larchmont, N.Y.
Courtney Park, Sr. • Economics • Winnetka, Ill.
Devynn Patterson, Jr. • Learning and Organizational Change • Seattle, Wash.
Sara Peck, Sr. • Journalism • North Haven, Conn.
Alexandra Pollack, Jr. • Economics • Great Neck, N.Y.
Camille Provencal, Jr. • Political Science • St. Paul, Minn.
Lisa Sachs, Sr. • History • Greenwich, Conn.
Madeline Sachs, So. • Communication Studies • Greenwich, Conn.
Dayana Sarkisova, So. • Political Science • Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hannah Schwalbe, So. • Environmental Sciences • Mill Valley, Calif.
Ariel Stein, Jr. • English • New York, N.Y.

Women's Golf (6)
Kylie Fuller, Jr. • Psychology • Temecula, Calif.
Alex Lederhausen, Jr. • Psychology • Hinsdale, Ill.
Rebecca Lederhausen, Sr. • Political Science • Hinsdale, Ill.
Kelsey Lindenschmidt, Sr. • Chemical Engineering • West Chester, Ohio
Anne Ormson, So. • Economics • Granger, Ind.
Lauren Weaver, So. • Biological Sciences • Scottsdale, Ariz.

Women's Lacrosse (15)
Kirstyn Atkinson, Sr. • Learning and Organizational Change • Baltimore, Md.
Ali Cassera, So. • Sociology • Fairfield, N.J.
Beatrice Conley, So. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Rochester, N.Y.
Alexa deLyra, So. • Learning and Organizational Change • Brightwaters, N.Y.
Gabriella Flibotte, So. • Communication Studies • Cohasset, Mass.
Alex Frank, Jr. • Radio/Television/Film • Westwood, Mass.
Amanda Macaluso, So. • Communication Studies • Smithtown, N.Y.
Colleen Magarity, Sr. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Oreland, Pa.
Brooke Matthews, Sr. • Communication Studies • Baltimore, Md.
Jessica Russo, Jr. • Learning and Organizational Change • Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Shannon Smith, Jr. • Economics • West Babylon, N.Y.
Darby St. Clair-Barrie, Sr. • Communication Studies and Sociology (Double Major) • Scituate, Mass.
Maria Tedeschi, Jr. • Radio/Television/Film • Norwell, Mass.
Taylor Thornton, So. • Communication Studies • Dallas, Texas
Lacey Vigmostad, Jr. • Learning and Organizational Change • Northport, N.Y.

Women's Tennis (4)
Linda Abu Mushrefova, So. • Economics • Bradenton, Fla.
Stacey Lee, Jr. • Communication Studies • Old Westport, N.Y.
Maria Mosolova, Sr. • Economics • Moscow, Russia
Kate Turvy, So. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Dublin, Ohio

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