INDIANAPOLIS – Honoring student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League announced its 2015-16 Winter Academic All-League Teams on Monday. A total of 75 student-athletes from six winter sports were honored in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.
Oakland led the Horizon League with 17 honorees, followed by 15 from Milwaukee, nine from Youngstown State and eight from Valparaiso. Detroit had seven winners, while Wright State had six, Cleveland State and UIC had four, Northern Kentucky three and Green Bay rounded out the voting with two honorees.
The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits.
Horizon League Academic All-Horizon League Teams – Winter 2015-16
(listed alphabetically by school)
Men’s Basketball
Cody Wichmann, Milwaukee
Max Hooper, Oakland
Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso
Alec Peters, Valparaiso
Francisco Santiago, Youngstown State
Women’s Basketball
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit
Haleigh Ristovski, Detroit
Steph Kostowicz, Milwaukee
Jessica Lindstrom, Green Bay
Christine Roush, Northern Kentucky
Elena Popkey, Oakland
Men’s Swimming and Diving
Philipp Sikatzki, Cleveland State
Patrick Walsh, Cleveland State
Yev Foster, Milwaukee
Nick Menninga, Milwaukee
Erik Wahlgren, Milwaukee
Mitch Alters, Oakland
Andrew Binder, Oakland
Tuomas Kiviluoma, Oakland
Jacob Pearson, Oakland
Hrafn Traustason, Oakland
Mark Ciesielski, UIC
Alec Domjan, Valparaiso
Fred Jenny, Valparaiso
Csongor Bajnoczki, Wright State
Matt Dassow, Wright State
Clement Quilliec, Wright State
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Tori Taffner, Cleveland State
Jamie VanDewerker, Cleveland State
Racheal Weiland, Green Bay
Sara Bentley, Milwaukee
Natalie Johnson, Milwaukee
Rachel Margis, Milwaukee
Patricia Aschan, Oakland
Nikki Flynn, Oakland
Takara Martin, Oakland
Melissa Vandermeulen, Oakland
Rachel Waite, Oakland
Erin Sivak, UIC
Danel Voorhees, UIC
Emily Hayhow, Wright State
Samantha TenEyck, Wright State
Viktoria Orosz, Youngstown State
Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Colin Cashner, Detroit
Ben Kendell, Detroit
Khalil Parris, Detroit
Austin Wigent, Detroit
Kyle Becker, Milwaukee
Shawn Bohler, Milwaukee
Brett Pozolinski, Milwaukee
Nate Pozolinski, Milwaukee
Christopher Scott, Oakland
Adam Bruno, Valparaiso
Elijah Owen, Valparaiso
Christopher Sosnowski, Valparaiso
Ryan Booth, Youngstown State
Jon Hutnyan, Youngstown State
Ryan Sullivan, Youngstown State
Carl Zallow, Youngstown State
Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Aisha Potts-Tyre, Detroit
Leah Holmes, Milwaukee
Jessie Laabs, Milwaukee
Kate Novacek, Milwaukee
Emily Grubb, Northern Kentucky
Jordan Horning, Northern Kentucky
Elizabeth Girardot, Oakland
Miranda Haas, Oakland
Alana Koepf, Oakland
Hayley MacDonald, Oakland
Emma Preston, UIC
Liz Bloy, Valparaiso
Gabrielle Markley, Wright State
Jaynee Corbett, Youngstown State
Nina Grambling, Youngstown State
Savannah Osborne, Youngstown State
Honorees by School (75)
Oakland – 17
Milwaukee – 15
Youngstown State – 9
Valparaiso – 8
Detroit – 7
Wright State – 6
Cleveland State – 4
UIC – 4
Northern Kentucky – 3
Green Bay – 2
