Ohio State Student-Athletes Receive Fall Academic All-Big Ten Honors – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/9/2003 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 9, 2003
Columbus, Ohio – Fifty Four Ohio State student-athletes were named to the 2003 Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team for the fall, the league announced Tuesday. 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, a total of 573 conference student-athletes were honored.
The Buckeye football team placed 21 team members on the academic list. Women’s soccer had 12 honorees. Men’s soccer was next with seven, followed by men’s cross country with four. Women’s volleyball, field hockey and women’s cross country each had three members.
One Buckeye maintained a perfect grade-point average. Sophomore women’s cross country runner Sarah Cass (So., Upper Arlington, Ohio), a comparative studies major, posted a 4.00 GPA. Biochemistry major Heather Miller (Jr., Centerville, Ohio) of the women’s soccer team posted a 3.95 GPA. Molecular genetics major Craig Krenzel (Sr., Sterling Heights, Mich.) had a 3.68. Krenzel, senior captain of the OSU football team, also was named to the COSIDA Academic All-America team Dec. 1.
2003 Ohio State Fall Academic All-Big Ten Selections
| Men’s Cross Country | ||||
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| SJAAN GERTH | SR | 3.93 | BIOCHEMISTRY | BELGRAVE, ONTARIO |
| ROBERT MYERS | SR | 3.36 | AGRIC. BUSINESS | RUSHVILLE, OHIO |
| MATTHEW PENZA | JR | 3.04 | ENGINEERING | GIRARD, OHIO |
| MIKE ZAK | JR | 3.15 | UNDECIDED | PERRY, OHIO |
| Women’s Cross Country | ||||
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| SARAH CASS | SO | 4.00 | COMP. STUDIES | UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO |
| LYNDSI GAY | SR | 3.10 | SPORT & LEISURE | REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO |
| CHELSEA POLING | SO | 3.80 | UNDECIDED | TOLEDO, OHIO |
| Field Hockey | ||||
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| KATELIN CONDON | SO | 3.00 | UNDECIDED | DENVILLE, N.J. |
| RENEE ROSSI | SO | 3.64 | POLITICAL SCIENCE | POWELL, OHIO |
| LINDSAY WILLIAMS | SO | 3.65 | ARCHITECTURE | HARRISBURG, PA. |
| Football | ||||
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| BRYCE CULVER | SR | 3.06 | MARKETING | LEWIS CENTER, OHIO |
| MICHAEL DEMARIA | SR | 3.02 | CRIMINOLOGY | OREGON, OHIO |
| DUSTIN FOX | JR | 3.29 | COMMUNICATION | CANTON, OHIO |
| SIMON FRASER | JR | 3.10 | CRIMINOLOGY | UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO |
| STEPHAN GRAEF | SR | 3.60 | PSYCHOLOGY | UNIONTOWN, OHIO |
| MAURICE HALL | JR | 3.31 | COMMUNICATION | COLUMBUS, OHIO |
| ROY HALL | SO | 3.20 | ENGINEERING | RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OHIO |
| BEN HARTSOCK | SR | 3.72 | BIOLOGY | CHILLICOTHE,OHIO |
| CRAIG KRENZEL | SR | 3.68 | MOLECULAR GENETICS | STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. |
| NICK MANGOLD | SO | 3.29 | MANAGEMENT | CENTERVILLE, OHIO |
| BRANDON MITCHELL | SO | 3.15 | POLITICAL SCIENCE | ATLANTA, GA. |
| STEVEN MOORE | SR | 3.31 | FINANCE | COLUMBUS, OHIO |
| ADAM OLDS | JR | 3.60 | BIOLOGY | DUBLIN, OHIO |
| JAMES OTIS | SR | 3.22 | FINANCE | CHESTERFIELD, MO. |
| FRED PAGAC | SR | 3.10 | REAL ESTATE & URBAN ANALYSIS | DUBLIN, OHIO |
| JOEL PENTON | SO | 3.53 | COMMUNICATION | VAN WERT, OHIO |
| QUINN PITCOCK | SO | 3.11 | ENGINEERING | PIQUA, OHIO |
| NATE SALLEY | SO | 3.29 | BUSINESS UNDECIDED | FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. |
| BRANDON SCHNITTKER | JR | 3.78 | INTEGRATED SOCIAL STUDIES | SANDUSKY, OHIO |
| TROY SMITH | SO | 3.02 | UNDECIDED | E. CLEVELAND, OHIO |
| STANLEY WHITE | SO | 3.81 | FINANCE | COCKEYSVILLE, MD. |
| Men’s Soccer | ||||
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| JIM FISHER | SO | 3.28 | BUSINESS FINANCE | WORTHINGTON, OHIO |
| MICHAEL MCCARTHY | SO | 3.10 | FAMILY RESOURCE MGMT. | COMMACK, N.Y. |
| SAM MIGLIANO | SR | 3.36 | SPORT & LEISURE STUDIES | TORONTO, ONTARIO |
| KEVIN NUGENT | SO | 3.35 | FOOD BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | CENTERVILLE, OHIO |
| DAVID RIDENHOUR | SR | 3.70 | BUSINESS MARKETING | GERMANTOWN, TENN. |
| ERIC SCHWEBACH | JR | 3.19 | BUSINESS FINANCE | EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. |
| PETER WITHERS | JR | 3.13 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | PORTLAND, ORE. |
| Women’s Soccer | ||||
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| NICOLE BRAMAN | SO | 3.11 | EAPLORING | NIWOT, COLO. |
| KRISTEN CLARK | SO | 3.26 | PRE-NURSING | COLUMBUS, OHIO |
| EMILY GILBERT | JR | 3.52 | BUSINESS MARKETING | CINCINNATI, OHIO |
| PAIGE HARRISON | JR | 3.75 | EXERCISE SCIENCE | CENTERVILLE, OHIO |
| EMILY HAYNAM | JR | 3.48 | JOURNALISM | WESTERVILLE, OHIO |
| COLLEEN HOBAN | SO | 3.15 | EXPLORING | STRONGSVILLE, OHIO |
| AUDRA JONES | SO | 3.95 | BIOCHEMISTRY | COLUMBUS, OHIO |
| HEATHER MILLER | JR | 3.98 | BUSINESS FINANCE | CENTERVILLE, OHIO |
| LIZ MUMLEY | JR | 3.26 | BUSINESS MARKETING | WOODBRIDGE, VA. |
| SHANNON NEELY | SO | 3.10 | VISUAL DESIGN | DUBLIN, OHIO |
| ERICA NOLLEN | JR | 3.79 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | WEST CHESTER, OHIO |
| JACKIE SHIRER | SR | 3.20 | PSYCHOLOGY | MEDINA, OHIO |
| MEGAN STICKLER | SO | 3.18 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE | STRONGSVILLE, OHIO |
| Volleyball | ||||
| Name | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| STACEY GORDON | JR | 3.07 | SPORTS & LEISURE STUDIES | OSHAWA, ONTARIO |
| AMANDA MILLER | SO | 3.24 | SPORTS & LEISURE STUDIES | LITTLETON, COLO. |
| JACKIE SCHARDT | SO | 3.25 | UNDECIDED | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO |
