May 13, 2008

St. Louis, Mo. -

Three University of Northern Iowa student-athletes highlight the total of 132 Panthers who were honored by being named to the 2007-08 Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll, the league office announced today.

Those three Panther student-athletes - Jenna O'Hara (women's soccer), Amy Seubert (women's soccer) and Stacy Butt (women's track and field) - received the Valley's highest academic achievement by being named recipients of the President's Council Academic Excellence Award.  To achieve that honor requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average, participation in athletics for at least two years, and the student-athlete being within 18 hours of graduation.

Thirty-seven UNI student-athletes received the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 GPA for the fall 2007 semester, and at least sophomore status.

A total of 132 Panther student-athletes were named to the MVC Honor Roll.  To earn that honor, a student-athlete must have a 3.2 grade point average for fall 2007.

2007-08 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA MVC ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS

PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD - Jenna O'Hara (Women's Soccer); Amy Seubert (Women's Soccer); Stacy Butt (Women's Track & Field).

COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD - Taylor Sinclair (Baseball); Andrew Wass (Men's Golf); Michael Clancy (Men's Track & Field); Mat Clark (Men's Track & Field); Ryan Grenko (Men's Track & Field); Andrew Schon (Men's Track & Field); Kristyn Ferris (Women's Basketball); Kristin Iehl (Women's Basketball); Traci Ollendieck (Women's Basketball); Lindsey Swanson (Women's Basketball); Brook Maher (Women's Golf); Lindsey Daugherty (Women's Soccer); Jenna O'Hara (Women's Soccer); Amy Seubert (Women's Soccer); Laura Wagner (Women's Soccer); Stephanie Aguero (Softball); Kelly Mateas (Women's Swimming & Diving); Maegan Miller (Women's Swimming & Diving); Abby Moes (Women's Swimming & Diving); Samantha Schnobel (Women's Tennis); Amy Bagge (Women's Track & Field); Stacy Butt (Women's Track & Field); Sarah Harms (Women's Track & Field); Amanda Huling (Women's Track & Field); Jamie Hutchinson (Women's Track & Field); Brittany Korell (Women's Track & Field); Samantha Nygren (Women's Track & Field); Blair Runde (Women's Track & Field); Jessalyn Sch­weitzer (Women's Track & Field); Danielle Stipe (Women's Track & Field); Andrea Wacker (Women's Track & Field); Lindsay Wiebers (Women's Track & Field); Brittany Bakker (Volleyball); Kristin Belzung (Volleyball); Kayla Grunder (Volleyball); Melissa Schmitz (Volleyball); Ashten Stelken (Volleyball).

HONOR ROLL - Dane Embury (Baseball); Brett Featherston (Baseball); Levi Ferguson (Baseball); Will Glienke (Baseball); Nicholas Kirk (Baseball); Tyler Marburger (Baseball); Ben Marshall (Baseball); Gabriel Schultz (Base­ball); Taylor Sinclair (Baseball); Andrew Steichen (Baseball); Keith Worner (Baseball); Kerwin Dunham (Men's Basketball); Brian Haak (Men's Basketball); Adam Koch (Men's Basketball); Andrew Lundberg (Men's Basketball); Johnathan Montgomery (Men's Basketball); Carlton Reed (Men's Basketball); Brook Maher (Men's Golf); Brent Quade (Men's Golf); Robert Rutt (Men's Golf); Matthew Sargent (Men's Golf); Aaron Strike (Men's Golf); Andrew Wass (Men's Golf); Michael Beese (Men's Track & Field); Michael Clancy (Men's Track & Field); Mat Clark (Men's Track & Field); Lucas Cook (Men's Track & Field; Chris Cooper (Men's Track & Field); Michael Craddick (Men's Track & Field); Beau Dielschneider (Men's Track & Field); Tyler Dodd (Men's Track & Field); Ryan Grenko (Men's Track & Field); Phillip Hanson (Men's Track & Field); Marcin Kazubowski (Men's Track & Field); Dale Maxedon (Men's Track & Field); Ehidiamen Oamen (Men's Track & Field); Gregory Offerman (Men's Track & Field); Kevin Roberts (Men's Track & Field); Andrew Schon (Men's Track & Field); Allen Weeks (Men's Track & Field); Elizabeth Boeck (Women's Basketball); Erin Brocka (Women's Basketball); Nicole Clausen (Women's Basketball); Kristyn Ferris (Women's Basketball); Kristin Iehl (Women's Basketball); Jacqueline Kalin (Women's Basketball); Rachel Madrigal (Women's Basketball); Alexa Mennen (Women's Basketball); Jackie Norton (Women's Basketball); Nelia Olson (Women's Basketball); Lindsey Swanson (Women's Basketball); Kim Wypiszynski (Women's Basketball); Shanon Davis (Women's Golf); Stephanie Easterling (Women's Golf); Heather Frye (Women's Golf); Emily Monroe (Women's Golf); Molly Schemm (Women's Golf); Kimberly Weber (Women's Golf); Lindsey Daugherty (Women's Soccer); Laura Heaton (Women's Soccer); Chelsia Hochstedler (Women's Soccer); Kalyn Jones (Women's Soccer); Jenna O'Hara (Women's Soccer); Meghan Schoeberl (Women's Soccer); Jenna Schonert (Women's Soccer); Amy Seubert (Women's Soccer); Kaitlyn Shepard (Women's Soccer); Alexandra Sowell (Women's Soccer); Krista Thor­ley (Women's Soccer); Laura Wagner (Women's Soccer); Liz Adams (Softball); Stephanie Aguero (Softball); Sarah Bakey (Softball); Brittney Balduf (Softball); Crystal Keiper (Softball); Jennifer Larson (Softball); Megan Machovec (Softball); Jessica Magnuson (Softball); Kelly Papesh (Softball); Morgan Paulson (Softball); Michelle Phillips (Soft­ball); Brittany Ruzicka (Softball); Melissa Tillett (Softball); Abigail Girard (Women's Swimming & Diving); Allyson Green (Women's Swimming & Diving); McKinzie Jacobs (Women's Swimming & Diving); Melissa Kilfoy (Women's Swimming & Diving); Caitlyn Krengel (Women's Swimming & Diving); Melissa Little (Women's Swimming & Div­ing); April Mangrich (Women's Swimming & Diving); Ashley Mangrich (Women's Swimming & Diving); Kelly Mateas (Women's Swimming & Diving); Kelly McCullough (Women's Swimming & Diving); Maegen Miller (Women's Swimming & Diving); Abigail Moes (Women's Swimming & Diving); Maggie Rickert (Women's Swimming & Diving); Jessica Robinson (Women's Swimming & Diving); Victoria Ward (Women's Swimming & Diving); Carolina Hannes (Women's Tennis); Sampada Kanade (Women's Tennis); Meghana Paritala (Women's Tennis); Ashton Schwerin (Women's Tennis); Amy Bagge (Women's Track & Field); Stacy Butt (Women's Track & Field); Sarah Harms (Wom­en's Track & Field); Traci Harms (Women's Track & Field); Traci Hawley (Women's Track & Field); Amanda Huling (Women's Track & Field); Rachel Jansen (Women's Track & Field); Whitney Johnson (Women's Track & Field); Ellen Kindelsperger (Women's Track & Field); Brittany Korrell (Women's Track & Field); Meredith Kosmacek-Si­mon (Women's Track & Field); Cali Lyons (Women's Track & Field); Samantha Nygren (Women's Track & Field); Emily Prinsen (Women's Track & Field); Regina Reinig (Women's Track & Field); Blair Runde (Women's Track & Field); Jessalyn Schweitzer (Women's Track & Field); Danielle Stipe (Women's Track & Field); Rachel VanderHolt (Women's Track & Field); Andrea Wacker (Women's Track & Field); Lindsay Wiebers (Women's Track & Field); Kara Yahn (Women's Track & Field); Brittany Bakker (Volleyball); Jessamyn Benson (Volleyball); Danielle Brazda (Volley­ball); Bethany Discher (Volleyball); Kayla Grunder (Volleyball); Laura Rowen (Volleyball); Amy Sampson (Volleyball); Ashten Stelken (Volleyball).