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Michigan State Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-Big Ten Honors
The Big Ten has announced its Academic All-Big Ten teams for fall sports and 33 Michigan State student-athletes are among the honorees. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten recognition, a student-athlete must be a letterwinner in at least their second academic year at the institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
The MSU women's cross country squad, along with the men's and women's soccer teams each placed seven student-athletes on the various squads. Sophomore Leah Nilsson (Williamston) of the women's cross country team paced all Spartan honorees with a 3.93 grade-point average as a no-preference major.
Name Sport Yr. GPA Major Hometown
Kyle Baker Cross Country Sr. 3.12 Business Administration Haslett, MI
Brendan Banyon Cross Country Jr. 3.34 Political Economy St. Joseph, MI
Joe Leo Cross Country So. 3.18 Audiology & Speech Sciences Northville, MI
Steve Schell Cross Country Jr. 3.48 Electrical Engineering Dearborn, MI
Chris Wehrman Cross Country Sr. 3.05 Political Science/Pre-Law Pinckney, MI
Christie Achenbach Cross Country So. 3.16 Undecided Unionville, MI
Becky Caldwell Cross Country Sr. 3.72 Physiology Wyandotte, MI
Jennifer Denkins Cross Country So. 3.43 Political Science/Pre-Law Flushing, MI
Barb Karenko Cross Country So. 3.59 Interdisciplinary Studies Ypsilanti, MI
Karlene Kurtz Cross Country Sr. 3.80 Human Resources Mngt. Traverse City, MI
Leah Nilsson Cross Country So. 3.93 Undecided Williamston, MI
Sarah Parbel Cross Country So. 3.03 Education Caledonia, MI
Nicole Catanzaro Field Hockey So. 3.38 Education Ambler, PA
Beth George Field Hockey Jr. 3.00 Phys. Ed./Exercise Science Davis, CA
Jill Lusher Field Hockey Sr. 3.32 Phys. Ed./Exercise Science Escondido, CA
Melissa Pryor Field Hockey Jr. 3.76 Social Relations Ann Arbor, MI
Garett Gould Football Jr. 3.10 Mechanical Engineering Troy, MI
Dave Mudge Football Sr. 3.25 Phys. Ed./Exercise Science Whitby, ONT
John Benoist Soccer So. 3.60 Supply Chain Management St. Louis, MO
Jeremy Guenther Soccer Sr. 3.37 Professional Accounting St. Louis, MO
Hal Howell Soccer Jr. 3.13 Packaging Brighton, MI
Matt Phillips Soccer Jr. 3.70 Political Economy Chesterton, IN
Steve Shebuski Soccer Sr. 3.70 Chemical Engineering Bloomington, MN
Jim Van Huysen Soccer Sr. 3.51 Phys. Ed./Exercise Science Portage, MI
James Whitmore Soccer Sr. 3.87 Accounting Ann Arbor, MI
Courtney Cleland Soccer Jr. 3.67 Advertising Peapack, NJ
Bryn Gibson Soccer Sr. 3.54 Nursing Royal Oak, MI
Jennifer Hanink Soccer So. 3.62 International Relations Hudson, OH
Meghan Kolbe Soccer So. 3.82 Undecided Troy, MI
Sarah Lawlor Soccer So. 3.25 Accounting Rochester Hills, MI
Laura Monticello Soccer So. 3.17 Undecided Troy, MI
Jessica Moorman Soccer So. 3.37 Business Administration Hudson, OH
Tammy Vonderheide Volleyball So. 3.12 Undecided Stewardson, IL