Ohio State Fall Athletes Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/10/2001 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 10, 2001
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Forty-three Ohio State fall student-athletes were named to the Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team for the fall, the league today announced. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, a student-athlete must be a letterwinner in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a career grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better. In all, 510 conference student-athletes were honored.
Indiana ranked first in the conference with 66 honorees. Penn State was second with 64 followed by Northwestern with 54.
The Buckeye football and women’s soccer teams led Ohio State with nine academic honorees each. Men’s soccer had eight team members while women’s cross country had six and men’s cross country had five.
Ohio State cross country runner Sjaan Gerth (So., Bellgrave, Ontario, Canada), a biochemistry major, was the lone Buckeye to earn a perfect 4.0 GPA. Cross country teammate Jonathon White (Jr., Sylvania, Ohio) earned a 3.98 GPA in the field of mechanical engineering.
2001-02 Academic All-Big Ten
Ohio State Fall Honorees
Men’s Cross Country
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Derrick Butler | Jr. | 3.95 | Chemical Engineering | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Sjaan Gerth | So. | 4.00 | Biochemistry | Belgrave, Ontario |
| Rob Myers | Jr. | 3.37 | Agribusiness | Rushville, Ohio |
| J.J. O’Reilley | Sr. | 3.33 | Civil Engineering | Dover, Ohio |
| Jonathan White | Jr. | 3.98 | Mechanical Engineering | Sylvania, Ohio |
Women’s Cross Country
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Kathy Frye | Sr. | 3.87 | Psychology | Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Karyn Kelly | Sr. | 3.73 | Accounting | Westlake, Ohio |
| Rachael Miller | So. | 3.29 | Biology | Barnesville, Ohio |
| Jennifer Ordway | So. | 3.41 | Exercise Science | Holgate, Ohio |
| Brooke Patterson | So. | 3.07 | Sport & Leisure Studies | Lancaster, Ohio |
| Sarah Sergent | So. | 3.71 | Pre Medicine | West Milton, Ohio |
Field Hockey
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Allison Blanton | Sr. | 3.68 | Animal Science | Newton, N.J. |
| Jennifer VanKirk | Jr. | 3.00 | Biology | Lititz, Pa. |
Football
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Andy Groom | Sr. | 3.01 | Marketing | Columbus, Ohio |
| Ben Hartsock | Jr. | 3.65 | Biology | Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Harlen Jacobs | So. | 3.07 | Undecided | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Mike Jacobs | Sr. | 3.06 | Sport/Leisure | Maumee, Ohio |
| Jesse Kline | Jr. | 3.68 | Marketing | Columbus, Ohio |
| Jim Kortovich | Sr. | 3.50 | Finance | Euclid, Ohio |
| Craig Krenzel | Jr. | 3.62 | Molecular Genetics | Utica, Mich. |
| Fred Pagac | Jr. | 3.06 | Marketing | Columbus, Ohio |
| Tyson Walter | Sr. | 3.12 | Information Systems | Bainbridge, Ohio |
Men’s Soccer
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Daryl Brazeau | Sr. | 3.24 | Family Resource Management | Hanover Park, Ill. |
| G. Chad Brown | So. | 3.45 | Business Finance | Rockford, Ill. |
| Carlos Castro | So. | 3.71 | Engineering | Dublin, Ohio |
| Todd Grossnickle | Jr. | 3.12 | International Business | Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| Sam Migliano | So. | 3.21 | Sport and Leisure Studies | Weston, Ontario |
| Josh Rathweg | Jr. | 3.23 | Business Operations Mgmt. | Spring, Texas |
| David Ridenhour | So. | 3.78 | Business | Germantown, Tenn. |
| A.J. Weber | So. | 3.13 | Business | Aurora, Colo. |
Women’s Soccer
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Shelley Besson | Jr. | 3.79 | Psychology | Kettering, Ohio |
| Stacia Daum | So. | 3.83 | Exploring | Dublin, Ohio |
| Lindsay Eckles | Jr. | 3.02 | Exercise Science | Hilliard, Ohio |
| Kiley Enmark | Jr. | 3.85 | Business Marketing | Sterling Heights, Mich. |
| Jen Miller | Jr. | 3.94 | Mechanical Engineering | Centerville, Ohio |
| Courtney Nein | Sr. | 3.52 | Communications | Middletown, Ohio |
| Emily Thorpe | Sr. | 3.89 | English | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Melanie Vierling | Sr. | 3.32 | Business Marketing | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Liz White | So. | 3.46 | Exploring | Atlanta, Ga. |
Volleyball
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Erin Baker | Sr. | 3.56 | Speech and Hearing Sciences | Elmhurst, Ill. |
| Shelly Draeger | Jr. | 3.16 | Sports and Leisure Studies | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Suzie Stiling | Jr. | 3.77 | Business Accounting | Glenview, Ill. |
| Katie Virtue | Jr. | 3.63 | Business Marketing | St. Charles, Ill. |
