March 26, 2008
Conference's 2007-08 Winter Sports Academic All-Big Ten Release (PDF Format) 
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern student-athletes earned 42 Academic All-Big Ten honors in five winter sports, the Big Ten conference announced today. NU's awards are the most per sport in the conference for the 2007-08 winter sports season, tied with Purdue.
The Northwestern-sponsored sports honored during the winter are men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming, women's swimming and wrestling. To earn Academic All-Big Ten recognition, an athlete must be in his/her second year at the institution, letter in his/her sport and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
Following are the Northwestern student-athletes honored for the fall season:
Men's Basketball
Marlon Day, Jr. Political Science Mandeville, Jamaica
Patrick Houlihan, Jr. Sociology Rockville Center, N.Y.
Tonjua Jones, Gr. Sports Administration Southfield, Mich.
Jeff Ryan, So. Learning and Organizational Change Glenview, Ill.
Matt Steger, So. Learning and Organizational Change Northfield, Ill.
Sterling Williams, Sr. Political Science Chicago, Ill.
Women's Basketball
Nadia Bibbs, Sr., Computer Engineering Chicago, Ill.
Jenny Eckhart, So. Human Development and Psychological Services Libertyville, Ill.
Chiana Hung, Sr. Mechanical Engineering Elk Grove, Calif.
Ellen Jaeschke, Jr. Human Development and Psychological Services Cary, Ill.
Kaitlin McInerney, So. Communication Studies Oak Brook, Ill.
Sara Stutz, Sr. Learning and Organizational Change Glenview, Ill.
Men's Swimming and Diving
Chris Doman, So. Economics Westerville, Ohio
Jon Ehret, Sr. History and International Studies (double major) Phoenix, Ariz.
John Franklin, Jr. Communication Studies Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Adam Lewno, Sr. Biological Sciences Racine, Wis.
Andy Long, Jr. Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing and Design (double major) Aurora, Ill.
Eric Simpson, Sr. Materials Science Engineering and Economics (double major) Wellesley, Mass.
Jake Vogel, So. Psychology Canton, Ill.
Women's Swimming and Diving
Katie Braun, Sr. Communication Studies Edina, Minn.
Beth Campbell, Sr. History Burr Ridge, Ill.
Stacy Congdon, So. Psychology Windermere, Fla.
Leanne Dumais, Sr. Mathematics Ventura, Calif.
Jill Forster, Jr. History Centerville, Ohio
Mary Beth Francis, So. Undeclared San Diego, Calif.
Hayley Fry, Jr. Psychology Marion, Iowa
Andrea Hupman, Sr. Biomedical Engineering Lawrenceville, Ga.
Tania Lyerly, So. Communication Studies and History (double major) Libertyville, Ill.
Rachel Rys, So. Gender Studies and Linguistics (double major) Goleta, Calif.
Kassia Shishkoff, So. Journalism Raleigh, N.C.
Genny Szymanski, So. Communication Studies and Sociology (double major) Haines, Alaska
Sara White-Delehoy, Jr. Communication Studies Kent, Wash.
Emily Wong, So. Psychology Nepean, Ontario
Wrestling
Kyle Bertin, So. Undeclared Brecksville, Ohio
Marty Gould, Jr. Political Science Lincolnwood, Ill.
Nick Hayes, Sr. Mechanical Engineering Council Bluffs, Iowa
Carl Howe, Jr. Political Science and Economics (double major) Three Rivers, Mich.
Bobby Joyce, So. Economics Arlington Heights, Ill.
Eric Metzler, Jr. Learning and Organizational Change Luxemburg, Wis.
Jamie Smith, Jr. Communication Studies and History (double major) Wheeling, Ill.
Keith Sulzer, So. Industrial Engineering Cleveland, Ohio
Mike Tamillow, Sr. Learning and Organizational Change Oak Park, Ill.