Two Buckeyes Honored on Verizon Academic All-District IV Team – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/22/2001 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
March 22, 2001
%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio-Gymnast Jamie Natalie (Sr., Hockessin, Del.) and cross country runner Derrick Butler (So., Cincinnati, Ohio) were honored on the 2001 Verizon University Division Men’s Fall/Winter Sports At-Large Academic All-District IV Second Team today for their stellar performances in the classroom and their exceptional actions within their particular sport.%^$
%^$The district team is composed of student-athletes from Division I schools in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. To be nominated, student-athletes must be a starter or play a significant role in their team’s performance and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher. Team members are selected by a vote of members of the College Sports Information Directors of America within the district. Student-athletes, meeting both requirements, from the fall/winter sports of cross country, fencing, gymnastics, ice hockey, rifle, skiing, soccer, swimming, water polo and wrestling were considered.%^$
%^$Natalie, an exercise science major and senior gymnast, maintains a 3.57 grade point average and is ranked in the Top 20 in all six events and the all-around. He is the defending NCAA all-around and floor exercise champion and was a 2000 U.S. Olympic Team alternate. Natalie was the 2000 OSU Male Athlete of the Year and a three-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and CGA Academic All-American. He has made the Dean’s List five times and is an NCAA post-graduate scholarship nominee.%^$
%^$Butler carries a 3.95 grade point average and was an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2000. The sophomore is a chemical engineering major and competed in every meet this past season. He placed fifth at the Miami (Ohio) Fall Classic Sept. 23 with a time of 26:19. He set his personal best time of 25:08 at the Big Ten Championships, where he finished 28th.%^$
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Verizon Academic Second Team All-District IV Selections%^$Name School Year Sport Hometown Major%^$Derrick Butler Ohio State Soph. Cross Country Cincinnati, Ohio Chemical Engineering%^$David Gove Western Michigan Senior Ice Hockey Centerville, Mass. Finance%^$Chris McAlpine Kentucky Junior Soccer Centerville, Ohio Management%^$Jamie Natalie Ohio State Senior Gymnastics Hockessin, Del. Exercise Science%^$Lance Asti Tennessee Senior Swimming West Bloomfield, Mich. Child Development%^$Nate Ontrop Toledo Junior Cross Country Fort Recovery, Ohio Industrial Engineering%^$Mark Wilkinson Western Michigan Senior Ice Hockey Farmington, Mich. Pub. Law/Crim. Justice%^$Steve Cromer Tennessee Senior Swimming Salem, Va. Political Science%^$Stephen Gordon Tennessee Tech Soph. Cross Country Jackson, Tenn. Mechanical Engineering%^$John Benoist Michigan State Senior Soccer St. Louis, Mo. Supply Chain Mgmt.%^$
