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MSU Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-Big Ten Honors
MSU Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-Big Ten Honors
Sixty-seven Spartans among those honored.
Dec. 9, 2003
PARK RIDGE, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced its 2003 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Conference Team and 67 Spartans were among those honored - second-most of any Big Ten school. 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.
Junior volleyball player Michelle Kopka (Scarborough, Ont.) and sophomore cross country runner Michelle Rafferty (Carmel, Ind.) were two of seven Big Ten student-athletes who were recognized for maintaining a 4.00 GPAs. Six other Spartans boast GPAs of 3.90 or higher. The MSU men's and women's soccer were well-represented, as the women's team had 18 selections and the men's team had 12, and both had more selections than any other Big Ten school in their sport. The volleyball squad had eight honorees, which tied for the Big Ten lead in that sport. MSU's football team also had 10 All-Big Ten academic selections - the most for the program since 1991.
Below is a listing of MSU's 2003 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Conference honorees.
Name Year GPA Major Hometown Matt Bartlebaugh, M-Cross Country So. 3.95 Journalism Napoleon, Mich. Nathan Egger, M-Cross Country Jr. 3.95 Marketing Bath, Mich. Jason Mueller, M-Cross Country Sr. 3.50 Law & society Shelby, Ohio Ryan Newsted, M-Cross Country Sr. 3.48 International studies Petoskey, Mich. Tim O'Hara, M-Cross Country So. 3.32 No-preference Big Rapids, Mich. Steve Sherer, M-Cross Country Sr. 3.01 Psychology Saline, Mich. Nathan Usher, M-Cross Country Jr. 3.52 Computer engineering Gregory, Mich.
Katie Anderson, W-Cross Country Jr. 3.92 Mathematics Marquette, Mich. Brittany Ballard, W-Cross Country So. 3.47 Criminal Justice Midland, Mich. Michelle Carson, W-Cross Country Sr. 3.96 Dietetics Winnipeg, Manitoba Leigha Christian, W-Cross Country So. 3.95 No-Preference Rochester Hills, Mich. Cindy Durocher, W-Cross Country Sr. 3.33 Hospitality Business Parry Sound, Ontario Jamie Krzyminski, W-Cross Country Sr. 3.90 Finance Corunna, Mich. Michelle Rafferty, W-Cross Country So. 4.00 English Carmel, Ind.
Becky Bolen, Field Hockey So. 3.24 Pre-veterinary Red Bank, N.J. Michelle Carstens, Field Hockey Jr. 3.34 Kinesiology Edwardsville, Ill. Breanna Harpstead, Field Hockey So. 3.70 Chemical engineering West Chester, Pa. Lauren Hess, Field Hockey Sr. 3.41 Zoology Los Angeles, Calif. Stephanie Yuhasz, Field Hockey So. 3.21 Pre-medical West Bloomfield, Mich.
Kyle Brown, Football So. 3.52 No-preference West Bloomfield, Mich. Brandon Fields, Football So. 3.66 Kinesiology Toledo, Ohio Paul Harker, Football Sr. 3.24 Human resource Dayton, Ohio Mitch Herrema, Football Jr. 3.47 Kinesiology Jenison, Mich. Chris Morris, Football Jr. 3.29 Finance Lambertville, Mich. Gordon Niebylski, Football Jr. 3.60 General management Farmington, Mich. Kyle Rasmussen, Football Sr. 3.50 Engineering arts Hadley, Mich. Chad Simon, Football Jr. 3.68 Finance Saginaw, Mich. Drew Stanton, Football So. 3.21 Kinesiology Farmington Hills, Mich. Greg Yeaster, Football Sr. 3.31 Mechanical engineering Montrose, Mich.
Nick Binder, M-Soccer Sr. 3.75 General management Mason, Mich. Nick Degraw, M-Soccer Sr. 3.08 Supply chain management Clinton Township, Mich. Greg Doster, M-Soccer So. 3.27 No-preference Frankfort, Ill. Steve Doster, M-Soccer Jr. 3.34 Packaging Frankfort, Ill. Jordan Gruber, M-Soccer Jr. 3.05 Humanities-Pre-law Beverly Hills, Mich. John Kaczmarek, M-Soccer So. 3.12 General management Plymouth, Mich. Jeffrey Krass, M-Soccer Sr. 3.33 Supply chain management Brighton, Mich. John Minagawa-Webster, M-Soccer Sr. 3.64 Packaging Monroe, Mich. Dave Perlin, M-Soccer Sr. 3.19 Advertising Sterling Heights, Mich. Mike Robinson, M-Soccer Sr. 3.52 Marketing Troy, Mich. Kevin Wittig, M-Soccer Sr. 3.29 Finance Newtown, Pa. Mike Zaegel, M-Soccer So. 3.29 No-preference St. Louis, Mo.
Emily Carbott, W-Soccer Jr. 3.18 Interior design Northville, Mich. Erin Carlson, W-Soccer Jr. 3.19 Spanish Portage, Mich. Anna Hagel, W-Soccer So. 3.10 No-preference Gaylord, Mich. Emma Harris, W-Soccer So. 3.72 General management Portage, Mich. Stacy Heller, W-Soccer Sr. 3.70 Telecommunication Madison, Wis. Alyson Kehler, W-Soccer Sr. 3.16 Merchandise management Flint, Mich. Trisha Kenny, W-Soccer Sr. 3.67 Studio art Saginaw, Mich. Erin Konheim, W-Soccer So. 3.83 Education West Bloomfield, Mich. Linsey Laskowski, WSoccer So. 3.73 No-preference Troy, Mich. Tiffany Laskowski, W-Soccer Sr. 3.06 Marketing Troy, Mich. Ashley Lawson, W-Soccer Jr. 3.35 Marketing Burlington, Ontario Nina Mastracci, W-Soccer So. 3.35 Pre-medical Athens, Mich. Kate Peters, W-Soccer So. 3.40 Nutritional science Troy, Mich. Abigail Shepherd, W-Soccer Jr. 3.46 Kinesiology Milford, Mich. Andrea Sied, W-Soccer Sr. 3.79 Gen. bus. ad./Pre-law Livonia, Mich. Suzanne Smokevitch, W-Soccer Jr. 3.29 Environ. biology/botany Birmingham, Mich. Adrienne Treado, W-Soccer Jr. 3.23 Advertising Troy, Mich. Stephanie Urbin, W-Soccer Jr. 3.71 Chemistry Holland, Mich.
Mickey Davis, Volleyball Jr. 3.06 Packaging Villa Hills, Ky. Stephanie Knopp, Volleyball Sr. 3.44 Education Cupertino, Calif. Michelle Kopka, Volleyball Jr. 4.00 Physics Scarborough, Ontario Brooke Langston, Volleyball Jr. 3.51 Apparel&textile design Germantown, Tenn. Jenny Rood, Volleyball Sr. 3.13 English Ada, Mich. Kim Schram, Volleyball Jr. 3.46 Supply chain management London, Ontario Diana Steplyk, Volleyball Jr. 3.56 Marketing Libertyville, Ill. Megan Wallin, Volleyball Jr. 3.01 Food industry mgmt. Sarasota, Fla.