April 23, 2008
Six Texas A&M men?â„¢s and women?â„¢s golfers are among the 66 student-athletes who have been named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Golf Team, the league office announced Wednesday.
All six Aggies were named to the first team, which requires at least a 3.20 GPA. Representing A&M on the men?â„¢s side are sophomore Andrea Pavan, senior Trey Todd and junior Matt Van Zandt. Making the women?â„¢s team were senior Miranda Orr, junior Lauren Johnson and sophomore Ashley Freeman.
Nominated by each institution?â„¢s director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the men?â„¢s golf academic all-league squad consisted of 18 first team members combined with six on the second team, while the women had 36 first-team recipients and six on the second team.
The 2008 Big 12 Women?â„¢s Golf Championship will be Friday-Sunday at the par-72, 6,210-yard Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla. The men?â„¢s event is scheduled for the same dates and will be played at the par-72, 7,249 yard Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.
2008 Academic All-Big 12 Men?â„¢s Golf Team
First Team (3.20-plus GPA; *indicates nominated with a4.00 GPA)
Name School Class Major Hometown
William Allcorn, Baylor Jr. Business Abilene, Texas
Brian Meck, Baylor Sr. Accounting Austin, Texas
Chris Baker, Iowa State Sr. Marketing/Management Brownstown, Ind.
Cedric Bertin, Iowa State Sr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Bruz, France
Patrick Hall, Iowa State Sr. Business Management Owatonna, Minn.
Walt Koelbel, Kansas Jr. Business Management Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
Mitchell Gregson, Kansas State So. Business Administration Waterloo, Ill.
Kyle Yonke, Kansas State Sr. Marketing Lubbock, Texas
Peter Malnati, Missouri Jr. Journalism Dandridge, Tenn.
Bud Reynolds, Missouri Jr. Business Knoxville, Tenn.
Trent Price, Nebraska Jr. Business Administration Lincoln, Nebraska
Phillip Bryan, Oklahoma Sr. Economics Mustang, Okla.
Trent Leon, Oklahoma State Jr. Economics Dallas, Texas
Kevin Schultz, Texas Sr. Business Management Richardson, Texas
Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M So. General Studies Rome, Italy
Trey Todd, Texas A&M Sr. Accounting Abilene, Texas
Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M Jr. Accounting Missouri City, Texas
Garrett Merrell, Texas Tech Jr. Finance Dallas, Texas
Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 GPA)
Name, School Class Major Hometown
Carmine Mediate, Baylor Sr. Communications Southlake, Texas
Michael Baird, Colorado Sr. Sociology Castle Rock, Colo.
Johnny Larson, Iowa State Sr. Communication Studies Springfield, Minn.
Joe Ida, Kansas State So. Business Administration Fort Scott, Kan.
Ben Blundell, Oklahoma So. Business Rowlett, Texas
Tyler Rody, Oklahoma So. Undecided Andover, Kan.
2008 Academic All-Big 12 Women?â„¢s Golf Team
First Team (3.20-plus GPA; *indicates nominated with a 4.00 GPA)
Name, School Class Major Hometown
Meg McDaniel, Baylor Sr. Health Science Campbell, Texas
Kristen Hendrix, Baylor So. Business Accounting & Finance Houston, Texas
Julie Kim Colorado So. Business Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Kendra Hanson, Iowa State* Sr. Elementary Education Forest City, Iowa
Karly Pinder, Iowa State Sr. Marketing Exeter, Ontario
Annie Giangrosso, Kansas Sr. Sport Management Overland Park, Kan.
Meghan Gockel, Kansas* So. Accounting Dallas, Texas
Jaci Hiatt, Kansas Sr. Business Management Olathe, Kan.
Hailey Mireles, Kansas State Sr. Kinesiology/Pre-Physical Therapy Garden City, Kan.
Abbi Sunner, Kansas State* So. Nutritional Sciences/Pre-Chiropractic Ankeny, Iowa
Madde Augustsson, Missouri Sr. Marketing Solvesborg, Sweden
Madison Marcolla, Missouri So. Journalism Chillicothe, Mo.
Michelle Morgan, Missouri So. Business Muncie, Ind.
Chelsea Schriewer, Missouri Jr. Psychology St. Louis, Mo.
Elli Brown, Nebraska Sr. Business Administration Meridian, Idaho
JC Stevenson, Nebraska So. Elementary Education Grand Island, Neb.
Allison Stewart, Nebraska Sr. Business Administration Vermillion, S.D.
Charlotte Wendner, Nebraska So. Business Administration Bjarred, Sweden
Kate White, Nebraska So. History Waukegan, Ill.
Kendall Dye, Oklahoma Jr. Communication Edmond, Okla.
Kelly Jacques, Oklahoma Sr. Health and Exercise Science Longmont, Colo.
Sydney Lee, Oklahoma Sr. Health and Exercise Science Corpus Christi, Texas
Amanda Johnson, Oklahoma State* Jr. Accounting Tulsa, Okla.
Karin Kinnerud, Oklahoma State* Jr. International Business Norrk?ping, Sweden
Pernilla Lindberg, Oklahoma State Jr. International Business Bolln?¤s, Sweden
Angela Akins, Texas Sr. Journalism Horseshoe Bay, Texas
Julia Best, Texas Sr. Early Childhood Education Bulverde, Texas
Caney Hines, Texas Jr. Corporate Communication San Antonio, Texas
Kelley Louth, Texas Sr. Corporate Communication Victoria, Texas
Ashley Rollins, Texas Sr. Corporate Communication Austin, Texas
Kristin Walla, Texas Jr. Journalism Aspen, Colo.
Ashley Freeman, Texas A&M So. Accounting Belleville, Ill.
Lauren Johnson, Texas A&M Jr. Marketing The Woodlands, Texas
Miranda Orr, Texas A&M Sr. Graduate School Victoria, Texas
Megan Dowdy, Texas Tech Jr. Communications Studies Leander, Texas
Ulrika Van Niekerk, Texas Tech Jr. Environmental Engineering Capetown, South Africa
Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 GPA)
Name, School Class Major Hometown
Natalie Hocott, Baylor Jr. Journalism/Public Relations San Antonio, Texas
Cierra Ko, Colorado Jr. Business Colorado Springs, Colo.
Dominique Pytlewski, Colorado So. Integrative Physiology Vancouver, B.C.
JoJo Hallenbeck, Kansas Sr. Microbiology Ankeny, Iowa
Kali Quick, Kansas State Sr. Mass Communications/ Nampa, Idaho Electronic Journalism
Lindsey Haupt, Missouri So. Business Marketing St. Louis, Mo.