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A school-record 112 total student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors in 2011-12.
UND puts 40 on GWC Academic All-Conference squad
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Updated: Monday 06/28/2012 14:41:28 (ET)
by Jayson Hajdu, UND Athletic Media Relations
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The University of North Dakota placed 40 student-athletes on the 2011-12 Great West Conference Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team, announced this week by the league office.

The Winter/Spring Team includes student-athletes from the sports of baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, women's golf, women's tennis and softball. Honorees must possess a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20 and must have participated in at least 50 percent of their respective team's contests. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.

UND's sport-by-sport breakdown included 11 from women's indoor/outdoor track and field, six from softball, five from women's basketball, five men's indoor/outdoor track and field, three from women's golf, two from women's tennis, two from men's indoor track and field, two from women's indoor track and field, two from baseball and one each from men's and women's outdoor track and field.

With UND's 40 selections, a school-record 112 student-athletes earned all-conference honors from the GWC, Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in 2011-12.

UND's 40 GWC Winter/Spring honorees were second only to Utah Valley's 58. UND and UVU were the only schools to place more than 28 student-athletes on the Winter/Spring Team.

Click on the PDF link provided to view the complete 2011-12 Great West Conference Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team.

UND's Honorees
Mark Bearmon, Baseball
Zack Trygstad, Baseball
Siri Burck, Women's Basketball
Megan Lauck, Women's Basketball
Carly Rothfusz, Women's Basketball
Nicole Smart, Women's Basketball
Allyssa Wall, Women's Basketball
Robin Hutchinson, Women's Golf
Shantel Montgomery, Women's Golf
Rachel Oeltjen, Women's Golf
Mindy Lawrence, Women's Tennis
Megan Sween, Women's Tennis
Shawn Reich, Men's Indoor Track
Chris Stoks, Men's Indoor Track
Brandon Quesenberry, Men's Outdoor Track
Chris Benson, Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Jesse Fenstermacher, Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Jordan Fisk, Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Tyler Rose, Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Adam Stainiger, Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Katherine Enabnit, Women's Indoor Track
Anna Lipetzky, Women's Indoor Track
Jenna Gillson, Women's Outdoor Track
Lindsay Anderson, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Brooke Biederstedt, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Taylor Brett, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Emily Emerson, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Megan Gray, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Kirsten Haas, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Mikaela Hirst, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Megan Storstad, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Anne Van Heel, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Christine Weinreich, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Savana Weller, Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track
Cami Bennett, Softball
Courtney Gonzales, Softball
Emma Gronseth, Softball
Maggie O'Neal, Softball
Jessi St. Marie, Softball
Erica Younan, Softball

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