Jan. 11, 2008

Bay City, Mich. - Following the fall athletic seasons, 61 Grand Valley State University athletes were named to their respective GLIAC All-Academic teams. Women's soccer and football both had 15 players named to the teams, while men's and women's cross country earned 13 and eight nods, respectively. Six volleyball players and four women's tennis players also earned GLIAC All-Academic recognition, as well. In order to be a member of the team, a player must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher and cannot be a freshman or a first-year transfer.

Following is a list of Grand Valley State members of the GLIAC All-Academic teams:

Men's Cross Country (13)
Name Year Major
Curtis Barclay So. Geology
Tim Dalton Jr. Physical Education
Grant Fall Sr. Accounting/Finance
Chris Hammer Jr. Math/Secondary Education
Brad Hunter Jr. International Relations
Levi LaChappelleRFr. English
Derek Marr Jr. Movement Science
Benjamin McCune So. Information Systems
Nate Peck Sr. Psychology
Brian Principe RFr. Information Systems
Mike Segal RFr. Exercise Science
Mark VanderMeer Sr. Mathematics/Education
Robbie Young Sr. Biology

Women's Cross Country (8)
Lori Burgess So. Language Arts/Elementary Ed.
Rosana Chapman Sr. Nursing
Kelly Gibbons Jr. Special Education
Meggie Grube Sr. Spanish
Amy Kolin RFr. Phys. Therapy/Biomedical Sc.
Katherine McCarthyRFr. Undecided
Kristen Myers RFr. Nursing
Susie Rivard Sr. Business

Football (15)
Bill Brechin GS Master's Business Admin.
Tory Buter RFr. Pre-Business
Billy Eisenhardt Jr. Criminal Justice
Matt Flutur RFr. Engineering
Ryan Gaydosh Sr. Criminal Justice
Brennan Glass RFr. Criminal Justice
Alex Gilde RFr. Biomedical Science
Brett Harris So. Accounting
Doug Neumeyer So. Political Science
Danny Richard RFr. Engineering
Bryan Thomas So. Physical Education
Jacob Topp Jr. History
Lance Travis So. Biomedical Science
Justin Ulberg Sr. Natural Resource Management
Justin Victor RFr. Criminal Justice

Women's Soccer (15)
Emily Berner Sr. Physical Education
Sue Christenson Sr. Political Science
Irie Dennis So. Psychology
Ashley Elsass Jr. Advertising/P.R.
Colleen HillgardJr. Pre-Business
Katie Johnson So. Biology
Lauren King So. Health Science
Lindsey Klykken Sr. Athletic Training
Kristina NasturzioJr. Criminal Justice
Jamie Radley Jr. Hospitality & Tourism
Meaghan RobinsonJr. Legal Science
Elena Sobolic Jr. Film & Video
Natalja Stanski So. Health Science
Katy Tafler Jr. Biomedical Science
Kourtney WillertSr. Health Science

Women's Tennis (4)
Jenna Killips Sr. Physical Education
Audrey Koopsen Jr. Photography
Jaime OppenlanderJr. Psychology
Emily Zellner Sr. Marketing

Volleyball (6)
Danielle AlexanderJr. Marketing
Katey Crichton So. Health Professions
Allyson Riley Sr. Master's Bus. Adm.
Erica VandeKoppleSr. Biology
Megan Walling Jr. Health Professions
Meredith Young So. Business