Ohio State Student-Athletes Garner Big Ten Academic All-Conference Honors – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/3/2004 12:00:00 AM | General
June 3, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State led the conference with 148 student-athletes named to the 2004 Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team for spring and at-large sports. A student-athlete must be a letterwinner in at least their second year of school and have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better to be eligible for the award.
The Big Ten Conference recognized 1,892 Academic All-Big Ten honorees during the 2003-04 academic year, the highest total in the last decade, eclipsing the previous best of 1,857 set just one year ago. Ohio State topped the Big Ten for the second-consecutive year with 249 honorees, just one shy of the school’s league record of 250 student-athletes during the 2002-03 campaign.
Ohio State’s Sarah Cass (So., Upper Arlington, Ohio) a member of the track and field team, was one of 14 Big Ten student-athletes who has maintained a 4.0 grade-point average.
Buckeye student-athletes are excelling in competition as well as in the classroom. A number of Ohio State student-athletes with outstanding athletic accomplishments during the 2004 season earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades. On the golf course, Allison Hanna (Sr., Portland, Ore.) was named Big Ten Player of the Year while Kevin Hall (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio) was the individual medalist at the Big Ten championships. Jessica Marshall (Sr., Columbus, Ohio) earned the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor, in addition to helping the pistol team to a first-place finish in both the air and sport events to win the championship. Marshall defended her titles by winning first place in both events. Tatiana Grigorieva (Sr., Moscow, Russia) led the rowing team to an eighth-place finish overall and the first varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the 2004 NCAA Championships. She is a two-time All-Central Region honoree and a two-time All-Big Ten selection. Left-handed pitcher Mike Madsen (Jr., Canfield, Ohio) led the Big Ten with nine wins while left-handed pitcher Josh Newman (Sr., Wheelersburg, Ohio) finished third in the Big Ten with 100 strikeouts. Jacob Howell (Fr., Ashland, Ohio) was named the Big Ten Baseball Freshman of the Year. Softball’s Kristi DeVries (Sr., Corona, Calif.) became the second player in Ohio State history to total 600 strikeouts in a career. She also was a Second Team All-Big Ten selection. Aaron Fisher (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.) and Rob Myers (Sr., Rushville, Ohio), both distance runners on the track and field team, paced runner-up times in their respective events at the 2004 NCAA Mideast Regional Championship May 28-29. Fisher placed second in the 3,000-meter steeple, while Myers raced to another second-place finish in the 1,500-meter run. Heading to the NCAA championships June 9-12, Fisher owns the top time in the country in the steeplechase, while Myers ranks in the 1,500-meter Top 5.
Name Year Major Baseball Cody Caughenbaugh Jr. Mechanical Engineering Trey Fausnaugh So. Marketing Jacob Howell So. Journalism/Communications Mike Madsen Jr. Sociology Josh Newman Sr. History Jesse Paciorek Sr. Political Science Jedidah Stephen So. Undeclared
Softball Chelsea Baker So. Sociology Kristi DeVries Sr. Human Resources Karisa Evans Jr. Sport & Leisure Studies Natalie Hales Jr. Family Resource Management Jennifer Johnson Jr. English Nicole Lancaster So. History Breana Pozzi Sr. Communications Meghan Rowlands Jr. English Andrea Tribuzi So. Pharmacy
Men’s Golf Scott Anderson Jr. Finance Kevin Hall Sr. Journalism Peter Riddell So. International Business Nate Strong So. Exercise Science David Vallina So. Engineering
Women’s Golf Brittany Adams So. Biology Erin Borowiec So. Marketing Jennifer Borowiec Sr. Finance Allison Hanna Sr. Finance Lindsay Knowlton Jr. Marketing Emily Kuhfeld Sr. History Sara Walker Sr. Landscape Architecture/Textiles and Clothing Kristen White Jr. Marketing
Rowing Diana Albrecht Jr. Communication Rebecca Brinker Sr. Human Resources Susan Cohen So. Linguistics Meredith Corley Jr. Human Development & Family Science Laureen Ellison Jr. Journalism Olga Grigorieva So. Chemistry Tatiana Grigorieva Sr. International Studies Maggie Kathman Jr. Nursing Ninett Kossowsky So. Business Natalie Legge Sr. Exercise Science Katie Machingo Jr. Aero/Astronautical Engineering Christina Neveu Jr. Information Systems Sarah Obee So. Accounting Christen Opperman Sr. Psychology Ashley Orr Sr. Communication Kathryn Poling Jr. Nursing Amanda Purcell Jr. Music Education Kelsey Reider So. Zoology Jana Schiller So. Marketing Franziska Schubert Jr. Hospitality Management Amanda Spires Sr. Accounting Elizabeth Tompkins Jr. Zoology Devin Walsh Sr. Human Development & Family Science Susanne Wesenberg Sr. Real Estate & Urban Analysis
Men’s Tennis Scott Green So. Accounting Ben Kirksey Sr. Marketing
Women’s Tennis Lindsey Adams Jr. Marketing Meaghan Colville Sr. Sport and Leisure Studies Emily DeCamilla Jr. Political Science Erica Fisk Sr. Exercise Science Emily Howard So. Communication Lindsay Williams Sr. Marketing
Men’s Track & Field Kevin Bruffy So. Journalism Aaron Fisher Jr. Real Estate and Urban Analysis Sjann Gerth Sr. Biochemistry Joseph Gourley So. Industrial Engineer Scott Hudepohl So. Biology William Mills Sr. English Robert Myers Sr. Agriculture Business Jonathan White Sr. Mechanical Engineering Mike Zak Jr. Marketing
Women’s Track & Field Holly Carr Sr. Agriculture and Construction Systems Mgmt. Sarah Cass So. Comparative Studies Tiffany Davis Sr. Occupational Therapy Lyndsi Gay Sr. Sport and Leisure Studies Rebecca Heintz Sr. Math Katy Houser Sr. Nursing Keturah Lofton Sr. Dental Hygiene Janell Mitchell So. Nursing Shayla Moore Jr. Marketing Robyn Mroz So. Human Dev. Family Chelsea Poling So. Exercise Science Amarachi Ukabam So. Sport and Leisure Studies
Fencing Craig Galanter Sr. Criminology Brian Gross Jr. Finance Spencer Jones Sr. International Studies Zachary Parkins So. Economics Alexandra Shklar Sr. Public Policy Denis Tolkachev So. International Business Nathan Weir Sr. Molecular Genetics
Men’s Ice Hockey Nate Guenin So. Undecided Thomas Welsh Jr. Exercise Science Reed Whiting Sr. Real Estate & Urban Analysis
Women’s Hockey Jeni Creary Jr. Criminology Melissa Glaser Sr. Education Emma Laaksonen Sr. Finance
Men’s Lacrosse Andrew Bender So. Finance Gary Bining So. Biology Jason Bloom Jr. Psychology John Dauro Jr. Finance Timothy Duffy So. Political Science Peter Frantz Jr. Finance Anthony Gilardi Sr. History Ryan Laffey Sr. Risk Management Drew May So. Real Estate & Urban Analysis Mike McKenna Sr. Marketing Jarred Olson So. Business Tom Randisi Jr. Marketing Christian Soult So. Marketing Lance Vitt Jr. Family Resource Management Josh Wittenberg So. Marketing
Women’s Lacrosse Taryn Bowen Sr. Business Marketing K.C. Carter So. Undecided Kim Hastings So. Undecided Noemi Hites Sr. Human Dev. & Family Sciences Mindy Kittle So. Business Accounting Jodi Kurylo Sr. Exercise Science Molly McLaughlin Sr. American Studies Alicia Meredith So. Criminology Emily Rosen So. English Melissa Sands Jr. Communications Libby Schmehling Jr. Communications Amy Tulk Sr. Chemistry Caroline Weatherill Sr. Family Resource Management
Pistol Mark Burns Jr. Biology Tom Eberz Sr. Criminology Jessica Marshall Sr. Psychology/Criminology Mark Seidelmann Sr. Civil Engineering
Rifle Rachel Ashbrook Jr. Visual Comm. Design Abby Myers Sr. Counseling Psychology
Synchronized Swimming Marjorie Ardito Jr. Respiratory Therapy Jessica Beck So. Communication Heather Burdick Jr. Criminology Mary Elliott Jr. Medical Technology Laura Green Jr. Geography Carly Grimshaw So. Sociology/Criminology Valerie Jolibois Jr. Economics Lauren Marsh Jr. Human Nutrition and Food Mgmt. Katie Meyer Sr. Sociology Megan Mikulecky So. Sociology Lindsay Newbill Jr. Operations Management Stephanie Raftery So. Marketing
Men’s Volleyball Andy Cole So. Business Finance Layne Dreven So. Business Marketing Ricardo Garcia Sr. Business Finance Mark Greaves So. Business Marketing Stuart Katz Jr. Business Marketing Mark Peckham Sr. Business Finance Sam Stevens So. Electrical Engineering
