BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced today its all-academic teams for the 2013 spring athletic season, and 42 student-athletes from Augustana have been honored.
Augustana placed two student-athletes from men's golf, four from women's golf, five from women's tennis, five from softball, seven from baseball, nine from men's track and 10 from women's track on this season's team.
To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better. Furthermore, the athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.
Men's Golf (2)
Kyle Kopplin, Jr., Piedmont, S.D.
CJ Haukom, So., Marshall, Minn.
Women's Golf (4)
Jennifer Benoy, Sr., St. Croix Falls, Wis.
Emily Kvidera, Sr., Blaine, Minn.
Maggie Leland, Jr., Alexandria, Minn.
Allie Ostrander, Jr., Glenwood, Minn.
Women's Tennis (5)
Katie Jesperson, Jr., Elk River, Minn.
Gabrielle Kachena, Sr., Yankton, S.D.
Jessica Spalding, Jr., Fremont, Neb.
Heather Sullivan, So., Mankato, Minn.
Michelle Wadas, Sr., Fort Collins, Colo.
Softball (5)
Jenny Brown, Sr., Omaha, Neb.
Brittany Coufal, Sr., Lincoln, Neb.
Theresa McMahon, Sr, Hartford, S.D.
Lindsay Spanton, Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.
Chelsi Winskowski, Sr., Elk River, Minn.
Baseball (7)
Joran Clute, Jr., Hawley, Minn.
Brian Duxbury, Jr., Salem, S.D.
Sam Gotham, Sr., Eden Prairie, Minn.
Bennett Johnson, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.
Grant Larson, Jr., Eagan, Minn.
Matt Musser, Jr., Clarkfield, Minn.
Trevor Sandgren, So., Redwood Falls, Minn.
Men's Track & Field (9)
Brett Anderson, Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Travis Beniak, Jr., Mazeppa, Minn.
Adam Braun, So., Shoreview, Minn.
Clint Freiheit, Jr., Hayfield, Minn.
Henrik Holmberg, So., Vik, Norway
Tom Karbo, Sr., Stord, Norway
Cameron McCaffrey, Sr., Portland, Ore.
Jacob Pohlmann, Sr., Harrisburg, S.D.
Vaughn Thada, So., Owatonna, Minn.
Women's Track & Field (10)
Megan Brown, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Colleen Everson, Jr., Slayton, Minn.
Katie Guse, Jr., Waseca, Minn.
Brooke Kinney, So., Adams, Minn.
Molly Kokesh, Sr., Scotland, S.D.
Kayla Mescher, So., Brighton, Colo.
Karmen Nyberg, Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Anne Parsley, Jr., Flandreau, S.D.
Annie Pfeifle, Jr., Rapid City, S.D.
Kaitlyn Yoerg, So., Clear Lake, S.D.
