March 11, 2008

ST. LOUIS -

             Senior Guard Traci Ollendieck has been named an honorable mention on the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete team, the league announced Tuesday.

            Ollendieck is a graduate student in business administration, and she has maintained a GPA of 3.67. She has started 22 games for the Panthers as a senior, and is averaging 8.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season.

            The criteria for the scholar-athlete team balloting parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves, have played at least 75 percent of a team's games, and must carry at least a 3.00 GPA (on a 4.0 scale).

            Student-athletes must also have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution (true and redshirt freshmen are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution.

            A total of 37 Valley student-athletes met the criteria for scholar-athlete honors in 2008.

 

 

First Team                                                  Year                      GPA            Major

^Kristi Cirone, Illinois State                            Junior                     3.45             Exercise Science

^Jill Martin, Drake                                          Senior                    3.35             Elementary Education

*^Rebekah Parker, Evansville                       Senior                    3.69             Physical Education/Health

*^#Laura Rudolphi, Indiana State                  Senior                    3.98             Business Insurance

*^#Lindsay Whorton, Drake                          Senior                    4.00             English and Elementary Education

*Repeat First Team Selection; ^2008 CoSIDA Academic All-District; #2008 CoSIDA Academic All-American

 

Second Team                                            Year                       GPA            Major

*Sara Cain, Creighton                                   Senior                     3.71             Exercise Science/Pre-med

Maggie Krick, Illinois State                            Sophomore             3.80             Business Teacher Education

Kelsey Luna, Indiana State                          Sophomore             4.00             Psychology

Shannon Novosel, Evansville                       Junior                     3.84             Mass Communications

*Ally Thrall, Creighton                                   Senior                     3.78             Public Relations/Advertising

*Repeat Second Team Selection                                                   

 

Honorable Mention                                  Year                       GPA            Major

Tahnee Balerio, Missouri State                    Senior                     3.77             Entertainment Management

Erin Pauk, Southern Illinois                           Senior                     3.87             Psychology

Jayme Sweere, Southern Illinois                  Senior                     3.50             Radio/TV

Tiff Terwelp, Missouri State                         Senior                     3.72             Early Childhood Education

Ashleen Bracey, Illinois State                      Sophomore             3.30             Criminal Justice Sciences

Kelly Krumwiede, Bradley                            Junior                     3.78             Business Management and Administration

Ashley Austin, Evansville                            Junior                     3.54             Biochemistry

Courtney Felke, Evansville                           Senior                     3.33             Sport Studies (Communication)

Skye Johnson, Bradley                                Sophomore             3.32             Physical Therapy

Kyrie Kinder, Wichita State                          Senior                     3.72             Elementary Education

Traci Ollendieck, UNI                                    Senior                     3.67             Business

Sam Schuett, Creighton                               Sophomore             3.70             Accounting

Erica Smith, Southern Illinois                        Junior                     3.73             Business Management and Marketing

*Marcy Sudbeck, Wichita State                    Junior                     3.95             Exercise Science

Jenny Van Kirk, Bradley                              Sophomore             4.00             Chemistry

*Repeat HM Selection