Colorado University Athletics
Four Buff Golfers Named Academic All-Big 12
April 21, 2009 | Men's Golf, Herbst Academic Center
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Patrick Grady |
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Julie Kim |
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Cierra Ko |
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| Dominique Pytlewski |
On the women's side, junior Julie Kim, a Business major, earned first team honors for the second year in a row, while fellow junior Dominique Pytlewski (Integrative Physiology) and senior Cierra Ko (Business) were named to the second team.
Senior Patrick Grady, also a second time recipient of the award, was the lone men's golfer to earn Academic All-Big 12 honors. Grady, a Business major scheduled to graduate in May, earned first-team recognition.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the men's golf academic all-league squad consisted of 25 first team members combined with 11 on the second team, while the women had 36 first team recipients and nine student-athletes on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his/her team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
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2009 Academic All-Big 12 men's golf Team
First Team (3.20-plus GPA; *indicates nominated with a 4.00 GPA) Name, School Class Major Bill Allcorn, Baylor Sr. Economics Matt Crosby, Baylor Sr. Political Science Thomas Lathrop, Iowa State Fr. Business Nate Barbee, Kansas So. Sports Management Walt Koelbel, Kansas Sr. Business Management Andrew Storm, Kansas Sr. Psychology Jason Schulte, Kansas State So. Marketing and Spanish Daniel Wood, Kansas State So. Secondary Education Peter Malnati, Missouri* Sr. Journalism Trent Price, Nebraska Sr. Business Administration Ben Blundell, Oklahoma Jr. Economics Ryan Sirman, Oklahoma So. Business Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State So. Economics Austin Traweek, Texas Sr. Finance Clay Hodge, Texas A&M Sr. Economics Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M Jr. Economics Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M Sr. Finance/Accounting - Graduate Nils Floren, Texas Tech So. International Business Garrett Merrell, Texas Tech Sr. Finance
Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 GPA) Lorenzo Scotto, Baylor Fr. Pre-Business Ben Wright, Baylor Sr. Communications Mitchell Gregson, Kansas State Jr. Accounting and Finance Joe Ida, Kansas State Jr. Business Tyler Hillis, Missouri So. Business Chris Bruening, Nebraska Sr. Management Andrew Wyatt, Nebraska So. Finance Riley Pumphrey, Oklahoma Fr. Business Trent Leon, Oklahoma State Sr. Economics Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State So. Education Donald Constable, Texas So. Education
First Team (3.20-plus GPA; *indicates nominated with a 4.00 GPA) Name, School Class Morgan Chambers, Baylor So. Health Science Studies/Pre-Med Julie Kim, Colorado Jr. Business, Management Laurence Herman, Iowa State So. Business Rachel Reed, Iowa State So. Elementary Education Meghna Bal, Kansas So. Sports Management Jennifer Clark, Kansas So. Art and Design Meghan Gockel, Kansas* Jr. Accounting and Finance Emily Powers, Kansas Jr. Communication Studies Grace Thiry, Kansas So. Sports Management Sydney Wilson, Kansas So. Accounting Kendall Dye, Oklahoma Sr. Communications
Name, School Class Major Jaclyn Jansen, Baylor Fr. Health Science Studies/Pre-Dental Jordan Rhodes, Baylor So. Pre-Business Cierra Ko, Colorado Sr. Business, Finance |
