April 16, 2003
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- The Arizona State men's and women's swimming and diving squads placed 15 student-athletes on the 2003 Pac-10 All-Academic Teams it was announced today. Seniors Josie Jedick for the women and Ace Tate for the men led the way with first-team honors.
For Jedick this is her third consecutive first-team award.
The second-team for the women included sophomore ?gnes Kov?cs, junior Jessica Stenson, and junior Brianna Patterson, while honorable mention recognition went to junior Melissa Bartlett, sophomore Sarah Fischer, senior Clarie Hedenskog, sophomore Kari Wilcox, and sophomore Nicole Zukowski.
Aside from Tate's first team acclaim for the men, sophomores Kyle Horton and Thomas McCrummen earned second-team honors, while honorable mention awards went to junior Jonathan Shaw, junior Wiley Wallace, and sophomore Emerson Ward.
To be eligible for selection to the academic teams, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and be either a starter or significant substitute. Following is a list of the men's and women's Pac-10 All-Academic teams.
Men's Swimming & Diving
First Team Yr. GPA Major
Chad Ainsworth, ARIZ. Jr............... 4.00............Accounting
Thomas Brown, STAN........................ --So............... 3.57............Undeclared
Michael Bruce, STAN.......................... Jr............... 3.28............Management, Science and Engineering
Noah Chutz, CAL............................... So............... 3.88............Undeclared
Nick Degenstein, USC......................... Sr............... 3.86............Chemical Engineering
Zachary Ferguson, ARIZ..................... Sr............... 3.96............Psychology
Scott Koenig, ARIZ............................. Sr............... 3.56............Psychology
John Lyssand, WASH........................... Jr............... 3.56............Biochemistry
Matthew Peterson, USC....................... Jr............... 3.44............Communications
Scott Ransenberg, STAN....................... Jr............... 3.33............Math & Computational Science
Caleb Rowe, CAL................................ So............... 3.53............Undeclared
Ace Tate, ASU.................................... Sr............... 3.47............Justice Studies
Erik Tolmachoff, USC......................... Sr............... 3.64............Chemical Engineering
John Waters, STAN............................. Sr............... 3.71............History
Dan Wescott, STAN............................ Sr............... 3.41............Science, Technology and Society
Jim Wolfe, WASH.............................. So............... 3.51............Arts and Sciences
Second Team Yr. GPA Major
Randall Bal, STAN Sr............... 3.15............Psychology
Nick Bartolotta, CAL......................... So............... 3.29............Rhetoric
Nick Bott, STAN................................. Jr............... 3.34............International Relations
Jayme Cramer, STAN.......................... So............... 3.20............Economics
Eric Dilulio, STAN............................. So............... 3.30............Undeclared
Luke Ekhoff, WASH........................... .Jr............... 3.04............Biochemistry/Economics
Kyle Horton, ASU.............................. So............... 3.40............Pre-business
Evan Lane, CAL.............................. RSFr............... 3.33............Undeclared
Thomas McCrummen, ASU............. So............... 3.48............Pre-business
Matt McDonald, STAN....................... So............... 3.18............Economics
Gavin Olmstead, STAN....................... Jr............... 3.26............Engineering
Richard Rech, CAL............................. So............... 3.48............Undeclared
Markus Rogan, STAN........................... Jr............... 3.13............International Relations
Andrew Schnell, STAN........................ Jr............... 3.19............Economics
Trent Staley, USC................................ Jr............... 3.21............Communications
Keith Vogelgesang, CAL...................... Jr............... 3.23............Industrial Engineering
Honorable Mention: Robbie Quinn, Jr., CAL; Matt Schmelzer, So., CAL; Jonathan Shaw, Jr., ASU; Wiley Wallace, Jr., ASU; Emerson Ward, So., ASU.
Women's Swimming & Diving
First Team Yr. GPA Major
Theresa Dunn, WSU............................. Jr............... 3.84............Business Administration/Finance
Claire Febvay, ARIZ........................... Jr............... 3.90............Psychology
Paula Finlay, OSU.............................. Sr............... 3.77............Industrial and Manufacturing
Nicci Fusaro, USC................................ Jr............... 3.71............Fine Arts
Blythe Hartley, USC......................... So............... 3.69............Undeclared Evelyn Hingsbergen, WASH................ Sr............... 3.58............Psychology/Political Science
Jessica Hong, OSU............................... So............... 3.91............Pre-industrial Engineering
Josie Jedick, ASU................................. Sr............... 3.94............Kinesiolgy
Sarah Jones, STAN............................. So............... 3.82............Undeclared
Tara Kirk, STAN................................. Jr............... 3.56............Human Biology
Marisa Kozak, USC............................ So............... 3.89............Undeclared
McKenze Murphy, STAN..................... Sr............... 3.51............Cultural & Social Anthropolgy
Jill Olson, WSU.................................. Sr............... 3.68............Accounting
Birte Steven, OSU................................ Jr............... 3.85............Psychology
Staciana Stitts, CAL........................... Sr............... 3.63............American Studies
Sasha Taylor, WSU............................. Jr............... 3.60............Biology Education
Second Team Yr. GPA Major
Tenley Bick, STAN............................. So............... 3.61............Art
Katy Blakemore, STAN....................... Jr............... 3.53............Human Biology
Evins Cameron, STAN......................... So............... 3.52............Undeclared
Natalie Coughlin, CAL........................ Jr............... 3.39............Psychology
Mari Embertson, OSU.......................... So............... 3.66............Business Administration
Kristen Gilbert, STAN........................ So............... 3.45............Undeclared
Jessica Hayes, ARIZ........................... Sr............... 3.39............Marketing
Kristin Huston, OSU........................... So............... 3.61............University Exploratory Studies
Lisa Irwin, WSU................................. So............... 3.73............Undelcared
?gnes Kov?cs, ASU............................. So............... 3.57............Pre-business
Erin Lashnits, STAN........................... So............... 3.54............Undeclared
Kristen Lewis, UCLA........................... Jr............... 3.37............Sociology
Marcelle Miller, CAL......................... So............... 3.49............American Studies
Jessica Stenson, ASU............................. Jr............... 3.50............Elementary Education
Janine Strack, UCLA........................... So............... 3.54............Undeclared
Brianna Patterson, ASU................... Jr............... 3.45............Recreation/Tourism
Honorable Mention: Keiko Amano, So., CAL; Megan Baumgartner, Jr., STAN; Melissa Bartlett, Jr., ASU; Danielle Becks, Jr., CAL; April Beltran, Sr., ARIZ; Katie Berglund, So., STAN; Alyson Borawski, So., CAL; Nicole Chinn, Jr., WSU; Jessie Carr, Jr., STAN; Emily Carter, So., STAN; Rebecca Cohen, Sr., WSU; Catherine Coler, Jr., UCLA; Joanna Fargus, So., USC; Sarah Fischer, So., ASU; Christina Flynn, Sr., CAL; Erin Glenn, So., STAN; Natalie Griffith, Jr., CAL; Michell Harper, Sr., CAL; Claire Hedenskog, Sr., ASU; Lindsay Henahan, Sr., WSU; Claire Henderson, So., STAN; Courtney Hentzen, So., WASH; Jennifer Hess, Sr., ARIZ; Annie Joseph, Sr., ARIZ; Emily Ann Mason, So., ARIZ; Jennifer McNally, Sr., UCLA; Lisa Morelli, So., CAL; Erin O'Kane, Jr., USC; Emma Palsson, So., CAL; Tami Ransom, So., STAN; Ashlee Rosenthal, So., STAN; Asa Sandlund, Sr., USC; Sara Schmied, Sr., WSU; Casey Sherfey, So., WASH; Jenny Stucka, Sr., WASH; Megan Taggart, Sr., WASH; Amy Wagner, So., STAN; Naoko Watanabe, Jr., UCLA; Kari Wilcox, So., ASU; Brooke Winkler, Jr., UCLA; Leslie Wukstich, So., WASH; Nicole Zukowski, So., ASU.