100 Horizon League Student-Athletes Selected to Spring 2016 Academic All-League Teams

INDIANAPOLIS – Honoring student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League announced its 2016 Spring Academic All-League Teams on Friday. A total of 100 student-athletes from eight spring 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 13  from Valparaiso and  12 each from Detroit and Youngstown State. Wright State had 11 student-athletes, while UIC had 10; Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky each  finished with nine. Green Bay and Cleveland State rounded out the voting with three honorees respectively.

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 – Spring 2016
(listed alphabetically by school)

Baseball (12)
Daulton Varsho, Milwaukee 
Luke Meeteer, Milwaukee
Quint Heady, Northern Kentucky 
Will Haueter, Northern Kentucky 
Ricardo Ramirez , UIC  
Gabe Dwyer, UIC 
Nolan Lodden, Valparaiso 
Dalton Lundeen, Valparaiso
Josh Clark, Valparaiso 
Sean Murphy, Wright State 
Jason DeFevers, Wright State
Jesse Scholtens, Wright State

Softball (14) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Erica McNew, Cleveland State 
Katelind Phillips, Cleveland State 
Christa McGahuey, Detroit  
Allie Taylor, Green Bay 
Sarah Hartley, Oakland  
Laura Swan, UIC  
Tiana Mack-Miller, UIC 
Savannah Soppet, UIC 
Elaine Heflin, UIC  
Taylor Weissenhofer, Valparaiso 
Becka Peterson, Wright State 
Ashley Sharp, Wright State 
Sarah Dowd, Youngstown State
Miranda Castiglione, Youngstown State

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (21) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Ben Kendell, Detroit 
Khalil Parris, Detroit  
Colin Cashner, Detroit  
Brett Pozolinski, Milwaukee 
Shawn Bohler, Milwaukee 
Nate Pozolinski, Milwaukee 
Kyle Becker, Milwaukee
Caleb Abfall, Milwaukee 
J.J. Webber, Northern Kentucky
Matthew Ritter, Oakland  
George O’Connor, Oakland 
Christopher Scott, Oakland  
Andrew Bowman, Oakland  
Christian Saporiti, UIC  
Elijah Owen, Valparaiso 
Christopher Sosnowski, Valparaiso 
Adam Bruno, Valparaiso
Montel Hall, Valparaiso 
Jon Huntnyan, Youngstown State
Joe Dixon, Youngstown State 
Ryan Sullivan, Youngstown State

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (23) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Aisha Potts-Tyre, Detroit
Natalie Peterson, Detroit  
Jenny Ponkowski, Detroit  
Grace Battista, Detroit  
Kate Novacek, Milwaukee
Dana Clausen, Milwaukee
Emily Grubb, Northern Kentucky 
Ashley Brown, Northern Kentucky 
Alana Koepf, Oakland 
Meghan Daly, Oakland 
Cady Pozolo, Oakland  
Ashley Burr, Oakland
Kendell Jefferson, Oakland 
Hayley MacDonald, Oakland  
Liz Bloy, Valparaiso 
Kim Heiny, Valparaiso 
Ann Chapman, Valparaiso 
Gabrielle Markley, Wright State
Katie Abrahamowicz, Wright State
Jessica Doepker, Wright State 
Sarina Mauerman, Youngstown State 
Mackenzie Sturtz, Youngstown State
Jaynee Corbett, Youngstown State

Men’s Tennis (7) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Leo Gomez-Islinger, Green Bay 
Mate Virag, Northern Kentucky
Christopher Cole, UIC 
Max Cedarkall, UIC  
Carl Hedstrom, UIC
Jeffery Schorsch, Valparaiso 
Hugo Morth, Youngstown State

Women’s Tennis (8) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Irina Slizovskaya, Detroit  
Alysa Straub, Milwaukee
Tamara Blum, Oakland
Juliana Guevara, Oakland  
Linsey Verstrepen, Wright State 
Vanessa Madrigal, Wright State 
Annina Brendel, Youngstown State

Men’s Golf (9) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Will Wittmann, Detroit 
Gene Kiela III, Green Bay
Jackson Frame, Northern Kentucky
Evan Bowser, Oakland  
Jacob Johnson, Oakland 
Jake Kneen, Oakland
Nick Seitz, Valparaiso
Ryan Wenzler, Wright State
Brandon Pluchinsky, Youngstown State

Women’s Golf (7)
Allyson Hackman, Cleveland State 
Sarah Thompson, Detroit 
Sarah Montone, Detroit  
Ryleigh Waltz, Northern Kentucky
Sarah Kellam, Northern Kentucky 
Alyssa Albright, Oakland  
Emily Dixon, Youngstown State

Honorees by School (101)
Oakland – 17
Valparaiso – 13
Detroit – 12
Youngstown State - 12
Wright State – 11
UIC – 10
Milwaukee - 10
Northern Kentucky - 9
Cleveland State – 3
Green Bay – 3