May 31, 2007
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Fifty-nine Purdue student-athletes received Academic All Big-Ten honors, as announced today by the conference office. The honorees came from eight spring sports: baseball, softball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track and field.
The women's track and field team led the way with 16 honorees.
A total of 944 Big Ten student-athletes were recognized for their hard work on the field and in the classroom. The student-athletes met the criteria of being at least a second-year student and carrying a minimum grade-point average of 3.0.
Baseball
Andrew Groves, SR-Organizational Leagership & Supervision
Chris Ivanic, JR-Movement and Sport Sciences
Alex Jaffee, SO -Management
Kyle Lauderdale, SR-Building & Construction Mgmt. Technology
Eric Nielsen,JR-Social Studies Education
Kyle Reesing, JR-Management
Dan Sattler, SR-Management
Softball
Candace Curtis, SO-Management
Katrina Mitchell, SO-Psychology
Erika Peterson, SR-Mathematics Education
Catherine Zaworski, SR-Visual & Communication Design
Men's Golf
Bobby Bennett, SR-Mechanical Engineering
Pariya Junhasavasdikul, SR-Law & Society
Brandon Lawson, SR -Management
Tom Oliver,SO-Liberal Arts
Michael Randle, JR -Management
Peter Richardson, SR-Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Women's Golf
Christel Boeljon, SO-Spanish
Myrte Eikenaar, SR -Communication
Caroline Haase, SR -Classical Studies
Maria Hernandez, SO-Management
Carolyn Mess, SO-Acoustical Engineering
Men's Tennis
Jose Fuenmayor, JR-Management
Eric Hodgman, SR-Biology & Food Process Engineering
Griff Nienberg, SO- Management
Patrick Rose, SO-Management
Scott Warner,SR-Hotel & Tourism Management
Women's Tennis
Brooke Beier, JR-Biomedical Engineering
Anna Dzeva,SO-Hospitality & Tourism Management
Whitney Melhorn, SO-Retail Management
Whitney Reys, SO-Speech Communication & Rhetoric
Randi Schuler, SO
Mallory Voelker,SO- Retail Management
Men's Track and Field
Stephen Bach, SO-Electrical & Computer Engineering
Steve Carlson, SO-Management
Brian Kaluf,JR-Biomedical Engineering
James Martzall, JR-Speech Communication & Rhetoric
Ben Pax, SO-Mechanical Engineering
John Porter,SR-Aviation Flight Technology
Andrew Rademacher,JR-Landscape Horticulture & Design
Jim Schwingendorf, JR-Physical Education Teaching
Andrew Smith, SO-Aeronautical Engineering
Brian Williams, GR-Organizational Leadership & Supervision
Women's Track and Field
Lindsey Blaine, SR-Movement & Sport Science
Mandy Bodner,SR-Speech Communication & Rhetoric
Dana Bolden, SO-Law & Society
Mary Douglas, SR-Pharmacy
Laura Farley, GR-Nursing
Carrie Fett, SR -Nursing
Danielle Ginther, JR-Management
Ranay Harvey, SO-Management
Anne King, SR-Industrial Engineering
Rachel Kroll,SR- Food, Nutrition & Wellness
Heather Murdoch,JR-Materials Science & Engineering
Kara Patterson, JR-Nutrition, Fitness & Health
Mallory Peck,SO -Health Sciences
Lauren Scott,SO -Health Sciences
Amanda VanWanzeele,JR-Physical Education Teaching
Corrie Whisner,GR-Foods, Nutrition & Wellness
The Big Ten Conference recognized 2,018 Academic All-Big Ten honorees during the 2006-07 academic year, the highest total in the last 13 seasons, passing the previous best of 1,995 set just one year ago.
School-by-School Breakdown
School-Honorees-Spring Sports
Illinois-55-8
Minnesota-113-10
Indiana-84-10
Northwestern-40-8
Iowa-56-9
Ohio State-146-20
Michigan-100-11
Penn State-119-13
Michigan State-81-10
Purdue-59-8
Wisconsin-91-12
