Michigan State University Athletics
MSU Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-Big Ten Honors
MSU Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-Big Ten Honors
Fifty-four Spartans among those honored.
May 29, 2002
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Big Ten Conference announced its 2002 Spring and At-Large Academic All-Big Ten Conference Teams and 54 Spartans were among those honored. To be eligible for the Academic All-Big Ten team, athletes must be a letterwinner in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a career grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
Seven Big Ten Players of the Year also were named to the Academic All-Big Ten teams, including a pair from Michigan State. Emily Bastel (Sr., Upper Sandusky, Ohio), who was named Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Year, made the squad with a 3.02 grade-point average in marketing, while Krista Buzzell (Sr., Fenton), who owns a 3.73 GPA in physical science, was the Big Ten Co-Athlete of the Year in women's rowing.
The women's rowing team led all MSU sports with 11 honorees, while the softball and men's track and field teams each had seven honorees. Below is a listing of MSU's 2002 Spring and At-Large Academic All-Big Ten Conference honorees.
Name Year GPA Major Hometown Charlie Braun, Baseball Jr. 3.85 Human Biology Grosse Pointe, Mich. Brady Burrill, Baseball Jr. 3.11 Human Resource Newhall, Calif. Chris McCuiston, Baseball Sr. 3.58 Finance Birmingham, Mich. Dylan Putnam, Baseball Sr. 3.25 Kinesiology Ann Arbor, Mich. Adam White, Baseball So. 3.79 Mechanical Engineering Jenison, Mich.Jessica Beech, Softball So. 3.44 No-Preference Okemos, Mich. Natalie Furrow, Softball So. 3.62 Psychology San Diego, Calif. Robyn Golden, Softball Jr. 3.35 History Belleville, Mich. Becky Gray, Softball Sr. 3.30 Education Burr Oak, Mich. Lacy Hauxhurst, Softball Jr. 3.23 Telecommunication Westminster, Calif. Sandy Lewis, Softball Jr. 3.54 Human Biology Empire, Mich. Margaret Schick, Softball Jr. 3.93 Human Biology Grass Lake, Mich.
Eric Jorgensen, M-Golf Jr. 3.08 History Big Rapids, Mich. John Koskinen, M-Golf Jr. 3.55 Kinesiology Baraga, Mich.
Emily Bastel, W-Golf Sr. 3.02 Marketing Upper Sandusky, Ohio Allison Fouch, W-Golf So. 3.35 Chemistry Grand Rapids, Mich. Ann Marie Kersten, W-Golf So. 3.64 Engineering Mechanics Oak Harbor, Ohio Jessica Till, W-Golf Jr. 3.73 Audiology & Speech Sciences Fort Wayne, Ind.
Krista Buzzell, Rowing Sr. 3.73 Physical Science Fenton, Mich. Michelle Fix, Rowing So. 3.33 General Management Ada, Mich. Kate Gay, Rowing Jr. 3.34 Hospitality Business Cowra, Australia Stacey Hicks, Rowing So. 3.67 Accounting Bryan, Ohio Kathryn Isaacs, Rowing So. 3.16 Biological Science N. Tonawanda, N.Y. Laurie Kozlakowski, Rowing Sr. 3.16 Audiology & Speech Sciences Waterford, Conn. Rachel Miller, Rowing Jr. 3.71 Electrical Engineering Meeteetse, Wyo. Kristen Seif, Rowing Jr. 3.02 Marketing Unionville, Ont. Amy Silder, Rowing Jr. 3.91 Biological Engineering Naperville, Ill. Heather Underwood, Rowing Jr. 3.12 Civil Engineering Bay City, Mich. Cassandra Weddel, Rowing Sr. 3.17 English East Tawas, Mich.
Michael Hodge, M-Tennis So. 3.00 Pre-Dental Grand Rapids, Mich. Adam Hourani, M-Tennis Jr. 3.71 General Management Lansing, Mich. Michael Jonckheere, M-Tennis So. 3.39 General Management London, Ont. James McGuire, M-Tennis Jr. 3.33 Advertising Columbus, Ohio Eric Simonton, M-Tennis So. 3.03 Hospitality Business Annandale, N.J.
Caroline Lay, W-Tennis So. 3.44 Kinesiology Brisbane, Australia
Andrew Alley, M-Track and Field Jr. 3.79 Finance Calgary, Alta. Kevin Clary, M-Track and Field So. 3.41 Finance Kalispell, Mont. Ben Evans, M-Track and Field So. 3.02 History Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Andy Marsh, M-Track and Field So. 3.00 No-Preference Grand Ledge, Mich. Jason Mueller, M-Track and Field So. 3.30 Interdisciplinary Social Science Shelby, Ohio Steve Sherer, M-Track and Field So. 3.21 No-Preference Saline, Mich. Nathan Usher, M-Track and Field So. 3.53 Computer Engineering Gregory, Mich.
Michelle Carson, W-Track and Field So. 3.96 Dietetics Winnipeg, Man. Cynthia Duroher, W-Track and Field Jr. 3.30 Hospitality Business Parry Sound, Ont. Swanne Gordon, W-Track and Field Sr. 3.89 Zoology Pointe-Claire, Que. Jamie Krzyminski, W-Track and Field So. 3.83 Marketing Corunna, Mich. Sarah Pepera, W-Track and Field Jr. 3.11 English Ortonville, Mich. Ann Somerville, W-Track and Field Sr. 3.68 Kinesiology Ironwood, Mich.
Brad Fast, Ice Hockey Jr. 3.47 General Management Fort St. John, B.C. Troy Ferguson, Ice Hockey Jr. 3.59 Kinesiology Kitchener, Ont. Adam Hall, Ice Hockey Sr. 3.41 Finance Kalamazoo, Mich. Tim Hearon, Ice Hockey So. 3.77 Finance Southgate, Mich. Joe Markusen, Ice Hockey So. 3.43 General Management Park River, N.D. Ryan Miller, Ice Hockey Jr. 3.19 General Management East Lansing, Mich.