Feb. 23, 2010
Texas A&M was represented by 23 student-athletes on the 2010 Academic All-Big 12 Swimming & Diving Team, including five that received special recognition for perfect 4.0 grade point averages, the conference office announced on Tuesday.
           The A&M women's team put a league-leading 18 swimmers and divers on the academic honor team, including an impressive 16 first-teamers (3.2 GPA or higher). The Aggie men put five student-athletes on the team, including three first-teamers.
           Receiving special recognition for perfect GPAs were five members of the women's team - sophomore Lauren Clifford, sophomore Ella Doerge, senior Julia Wilkinson and senior Sarah Woods.
           Also earning first-team honors from the women's team were senior Alia Atkinson, junior Melissa Hain, senior Haley Haynes, senior Kristen Heiss, junior Casey Hurrell-Zitelman, junior Emily Neal, junior Emily Watson.
           Earning first-team honors from the men's team were seniors Jason Bergstrom, Henry Stevens and Casey Strange.
           Receiving second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors were senior Rebekah Love and Andres Van Dam and sophomore Amini Fonua from the men's team.
           All 23 student-athletes will be in action at the 2010 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be contested Wednesday through Saturday at the Student Recreation Natatorium on the Texas A&M campus.
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Texas A&M on the 2010 Academic All-Big 12 Swimming & Diving Team
Women's Team
1st Team (3.20 to 4.00 GPA)
Alia Atkinson, Sr., Psychology, Pembroke Pines, Fla.
*Lauren Clifford, So., Kinesiology/Nutrition Science, Pollock Pines, Calif.
*Alyssa Conner, So., Business, Granite Bay, Calif.
Melissa Hain, Sr., Biomedical Science, Kingwood, Texas
Haley Haynes, Sr., Sport Management, The Woodlands, Texas
Kristen Heiss, Sr., Real Estate - Graduate, Casper, Wyo.
Casey Hurrell-Zitelman, Jr., Psychology, San Antonio, Texas
Emily Neal, Sr., Political Science/Public Service & Administration, Plano, Texas
Emily Watson, Sr., Animal Science, Frisco, Texas
*Julia Wilkinson, Sr., Communication, Stratford, Ont., Canada
*Sarah Woods, Sr., Chemical Engineering, Birmingham, Ala.
* -- Denotes a perfect grade point average
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Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 GPA)
Jason Bergstrom, Sr., Agricultural Communications and Journalism, Friendswood, Texas
Henry Stevens, Sr., Finance, Midland, Texas
Casey Strange, Sr., Accounting, Houston Texas
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Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 GPA)
Andres Van Dam, Jr., Civil Engineering, Caracas, Venezuela