June 2, 2010

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern student-athletes earned 65 Academic All-Big Ten honors in six spring sports and two at-large sports, the Big Ten Conference office announced today (June 2). Coupled with 83 accolades won in the fall and 37 more in the winter, a school-record 185 Wildcats were named Academic All-Big Ten during the 2009-10 academic year, topping the mark of 184 set in 2008-09.

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 2009-10 spring season Academic All-Big Ten award winners:

Baseball (9)
Francis Brooke, So. • Political Science • Washington, D.C.
Matt Gailey, Jr. • Economics • Inverness, Ill.
Eric Jokisch, Jr. • Psychology • Virginia, Ill.
Chad Noble, Sr. • Economics • Rockwall, Texas
Geoff Rowan, So. • Political Science • Naperville, Ill.
Steve Sanders, Sr. • Economics • Los Angeles, Calif.
Alex Seyferth, Gr. • Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) • Ann Arbor, Mich.
Quentin Williams, So. • Political Science • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Hamilton Wise, So. • Undeclared • Dallas, Texas

Men's Golf (6)
Jonathan Bowers, Sr. • Communication Studies and History (double major) • Columbus, Ohio
Sam Chien, So. • Undeclared • San Diego, Calif.
Matt Denison, Sr. • Economics • Northbrook, Ill.
Josh Dupont, Jr. • Economics • Poway, Calif.
David Lipsky, Sr. • Political Science • La Canada, Calif.
Ravi Patel, Jr. • Economics • Naperville, Ill.

Men's Tennis (5)
Joshua Graves, So. • Undeclared • Milwaukee, Wis.
Andrew McCarthy, Jr. • Communication Studies • Cincinnati, Ohio
Tobias Reitz, So. • Undeclared • Reinbeck, Germany
Alex Sanborn, Sr. • Economics • Houston, Texas
Eric Spector, So. • Economics • Northbrook, Ill.

Softball (7)
Kelly Dyer, Sr. • Communication Studies • Homer Glen, Ill.
Aly Euler, Sr. • Communication Studies • River Forest, Ill.
Emily Haug, Sr. • Civil Engineering • Jefferson City, Mo.
Megan Lilley, So. • Economics • North Canton, Ohio
Nicole Pauly, Sr. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Palatine, Ill.
Kelly Quinn, Jr. • Materials Science and Engineering (double major) • Northbrook, Ill.
Robin Thompson, Jr. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Detroit, Mich.

Women's Fencing (17)
Alexandra Arkin, Jr. • Journalism • Elm Grove, Wis.
Meredith Baskies, Sr. • Communication Studies • Lynnfield, Mass.
Kerry Bickford, So. • Undeclared • Basking Ridge, N.J.
Irisa Chen, Jr. • Political Science and Legal Studies (double major) • Warren N.J.
Annelise Eeman, So. • History • St. Louis Park, Minn.
Christa French, Sr. • Communication Sciences and Disorders • Southlake, Texas
Kayley French, Sr. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Southlake, Texas
Rebecca Grohman, So. • Human Development and Psychological Services • South Orange, N.J.
Sarah Henning, Sr. • History and International Studies (double major) • New Berlin, Wis.
Allie Keller, Sr. • English • St. Concord, Mass.
Cristina Mazuski, Jr. • Biological Sciences • St. Louis, Mo.
Courtney Park, Jr. • Economics and Mathematical Methods for the Social Sciences (MMSS) (double major) • Winnetka, Ill.
Devynn Patterson, So. • Learning and Organizational Change • Seattle, Wash.
Lisa Sachs, Jr. • History • Greenwich, Conn.
Ariel Stein, So. • Undeclared • New York, N.Y.
Nicole Tilley, Jr. • Communication Technology and Industry and Spanish (double major) • Chandler, Ariz.
Whitney White, Sr. • Secondary Teaching • Wyckoff, N.J.

Women's Golf (5)
Kylie Fuller, So. • Psychology • Temecula, Calif.
Alexandra Lederhausen, So. • Undeclared • Hinsdale, Ill.
Rebecca Lederhausen, Jr. • Political Science • Hinsdale, Ill.
Kelsey Lindenschmidt, Jr. • Chemical Engineering • West Chester, Ohio
Innapha Tantanavivat, Jr. • Communication Studies • Bangkok, Thailand

Women's Lacrosse (12)
Kirstyn Atkinson, Jr. • Learning and Organizational Change • Baltimore, Md.
Maggie Bremer, Sr. • Radio, Television and Film (RTVF) • Upper Arlington, Ohio
Alexandra Frank, So. • Radio, Television and Film (RTVF) • Westwood, Mass.
Colleen Magarity, Jr. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Oreland, Pa.
Brooke Matthews, Jr. • Communication Studies • Baltimore, Md.
Kim Pantages, Sr. • Communication Studies • North Caldwell, N.J.
Jessica Russo, So. • Learning and Organizational Change • Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Kendall Santulli, Jr. • Sociology • Hinsdale, Ill.
Shannon Smith, So. • Economics • West Babylon, N.Y.
Danielle Spencer, Sr. • Social Policy • Rochester, N.Y.
Darby St. Clair-Barrie, Jr. • Communication Studies • Scituate, Mass.
Lacey Vigmostad, So. • Human Development and Psychological Services • Northport, N.Y.

Women's Tennis (4)
Stacey Lee, So. • Learning and Organizational Change • Old Westbury, N.Y.
Lauren Lui, Sr. • Learning and Organizational Change • Houston, Texas
Maria Mosolova, Jr. • Economics • Moscow, Russia
Samantha Murray, Sr. • Economics • Altrincham, England

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