Ohio State Student-Athletes Receive 2003 Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team Accolades – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/28/2003 12:00:00 AM | General
May 28, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State led the conference with 141 student-athletes named to the 2003 Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team for spring and at-large sports. To be eligible for the team a student-athlete must be a letterwinner in at least their second year at their school and have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
Ohio State’s student-athletes are excelling on the field as well as in the classroom, as a number of Buckeyes with outstanding athletic accomplishments this season earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades. Sophomore golfer Kristen White (Doylestown, Pa. /Central Bucks East) was named Big Ten Player of the Year and also is a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete. Allison Hanna (Portland, Ore./ David Douglas), a junior member of the golf team, won medalist honors at the conference championship. A member of the men’s tennis team, Vincent Ng was named the Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Year. Ng received the 2003 Ohio State Big Ten Medal of Honor and set the career singles record at OSU with 127 wins. Victoria Bowen (Plano, Texas/ Plano), a senior synchronized swimmer, received the OSU Big Ten Medal of Honor and was the Collegiate National solo and element champion at the 2003 Collegiate Nationals. Krista Keir (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South), a senior track and field member, has a 4.00 GPA to lead the Buckeyes.
The Big Ten Conference recognized 1,851 Academic All-Big Ten honorees during the 2002-03 academic year. Ohio State set a single-season record with 250 honorees this year, ending Penn State’s six-year run of having the most recipients each year. The Buckeyes have had 1,324 honorees over the last seven years.
Name Yr GPA Major Baseball Cody Caughenbaugh SO 3.96 Mechanical Engineering Mike Madsen SO 3.18 Sport and Leisure studies Josh Newman JR 3.34 History Terry Pettorini JR 3.27 Political Science Greg Prenger SR 3.41 Information Systems Nate Smith SR 3.02 Marketing
Softball Katie Chain SR 3.20 Special Education Kristi DeVries JR 3.17 Accounting Amy Ellis SR 3.26 Human Resources Karisa Evans SO 3.22 English Elizabeth Kacsanek SR 3.49 International Business Jennifer Link SR 3.50 Social Work Breana Pozzi JR 3.07 Communication Meghan Rowlands SO 3.41 English
Men’s Golf Scott Anderson JR 3.37 Finance Kevin Hall JR 3.01 Journalism Darren Lundgren SO 3.35 Sport and Leisure studies
Women’s Golf Erin Borowiec SO 3.72 Marketing Jen Borowiec JR 3.61 Finance Allison Hanna JR 3.21 Finance Lindsay Knowlton SO 3.11 Marketing Emily Kuhfeld SO 3.07 History Sara Walker JR 3.79 Landscape Architectutre/Textiles and Clothing Kristen White SO 3.75 Business
Rowing Diana Albrecht SO 3.66 Pre-Communications Heather Arndts SR 3.07 Exercise Science Jamie Berning SO 3.20 Animal Science Rebecca Brinker JR 3.27 Human Resources Meredith Corley SO 3.26 Pre-Human Development & Family Science Jessica Dolle SR 3.31 Molecular Genetics Laureen Ellison SO 3.08 Journalism Karla Fiserova SR 3.59 German Jessica Gittings SR 3.64 Psychology Tatiana Grigorieva SR 3.15 International Studies Maggie Kathman SO 3.63 Pre-Nursing Jessica Kress SO 3.56 History of Art Natalie Legge JR 3.55 Exercise Science Meghan McCartney SR 3.36 Speech & Hearing Science Maxi Meissner SR 3.23 Exercise Science Christina Neveu SO 3.35 Information Systems Christen Opperman JR 3.08 Pyschology Amanda Purcell SO 3.37 Music Education Franziska Schubert SO 3.94 Italian Amanda Spires JR 3.31 Accounting Devin Walsh JR 3.33 Human Development &Family Science Mimi Webb SO 3.14 Exercise Science Susanne Wesenberg JR 3.38 Finance
Men’s Tennis Conor Casey JR 3.08 Sociology Ben Kirksey JR 3.17 Marketing Phil Metz SR 3.10 Sociology Vince Ng SR 3.93 Biology
Women’s Tennis Lindsay Adams SO 3.01 Marketing Emily DeCamilla SO 3.49 English Erica Fisk JR 3.34 Exercise Science Jackie Leskovar JR 3.13 Marketing Lindsay Williams JR 3.07 Marketing
Men’s Track and Field Derrick Butler SR 3.89 Engineering-Chemical Jeffery Cerveny SR 3.61 Engineering-Mechanical Aaron Fisher SO 3.54 Finance Sjaan Gerth SR 3.91 Bio-Chemistry Nathan Hutchinson SO 3.42 Psychology Robert Myers SR 3.34 Agriculture Jonathan Norman SR 3.63 Agriculture
Women’s Track and Field Nicholette Chambers SR 3.24 Sport and Leisure studies Tiffany Davis JR 3.24 Occupational Therapy Rebecca Heintz JR 3.84 Math Katie Houser JR 3.28 Nursing Krista Keir SR 4.00 Sport and Leisure Studies Jennifer Ordway SR 3.44 Exercise Science Stephanie Ray SO 3.45 Undecided Sarah Sergent JR 3.46 Radiology Tamara Smith SR 3.34 Communication
Fencing Craig Galanter JR 3.02 Criminology Brian Gross SO 3.05 Business Ricardo Jimenez SO 3.12 Marketing/International Business William Jones JR 3.66 International Relations Raymond Laning SR 3.41 French Jason Rogers SO 3.92 Undecided Kitzelin Siebert JR 3.22 Mathematics Nathan Weir JR 3.29 Molecular Genetics Jennifer Ando SO 3.22 Molecular Genetics Molly Krebs JR 3.39 Journalism/German Alexandra Shklar JR 3.51 Political Science Metta Thompson SO 3.19 Nursing
Men’s Hockey Miguel Lafleche SR 3.33 Electrical Engineering Scott Titus GR 3.66 Education Teaching & Learning R.J. Umberger JR 3.12 Marketing Reed Whiting JR 3.22 Real Estate and Urban Analysis
Women’s Ice Hockey Jeni Creary SO 3.30 Social and Behavioral Sciences Carrie Gill SR 3.34 Marketing Ema Laaksosnen JR 3.58 Finance Lindsey Ogren SR 3.55 Exercise Science Lindsey Steblen SR 3.17 Biology April Stojak SR 3.46 Pharmacy
Men’s Lacrosse John Dauro SO 3.00 Business Pete Dillion SR 3.68 Agriculture Peter Frantz SO 3.72 Business Anthony Gilardi JR 3.09 Humanities Anthony Kelly SR 3.19 Education Mike McKenna JR 3.12 Business Pat Myers SR 3.37 Education Tom Randisi SO 3.42 Business Lance Vitt SO 3.25 Exploration
Women’s Lacrosse Taryn Bowen JR 3.01 Marketing Erin Forquer SO 3.18 Psychology Noemi Hites JR 3.08 Human Development & Family Science Jodi Kurylo JR 3.19 Exercise Science Molly McLaughlin JR 3.46 English Melissa Sands SO 3.49 Communication Libby Schmehling SO 3.21 Pre-Communication Amy Tulk JR 3.26 Chemistry Alexia Vogler SR 3.63 Accounting Caroline Weatherill JR 3.25 Family Resource management
Pistol Judson Burns SO 3.33 Biology Tom Eberz JR 3.12 Criminology Mike Seidelmann JR 3.72 Civil Engineering Jessica Marshall SR 3.35 Psychology
Rifle Levi Kill SR 3.89 Marketing John Steelwag, Jr. JR 3.38 Math Abigail Myers JR 3.00 Psychology Linnea Nygren SO 3.10 Economics
Men’s Volleyball Aaron Dillion SR 3.22 Finance Ricardo Garcia JR 3.76 Finance Stuart Katz SO 3.50 Undecided Mark Peckman JR 3.51 Finance Greg Randolph JR 3.15 Marketing Matt Strapko SR 3.03 Risk Management and Insurance Tom Trantow SR 3.24 Communication
Synchronized Swimming Marjorie Ardito SO 3.14 Respiratory Therapy Victoria Bowen SR 3.58 Finance Heather Burdick SO 3.23 Criminology Mary Elliott SO 3.24 Pre-Medical Technology Laura Green SO 3.18 Geography Suzanna Hyatt SR 3.57 Spanish Valerie Jolibois SO 3.31 Economics Katie McKiernan SO 3.32 Medical Technology Sharon Mejia SR 3.31 Zoology Katherine Meyer JR 3.35 Sociology Lindsay Newbill SO 3.31 Operations Management
