SLIAC Winter All-Academic Team Released
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has released the 2014-15 Winter All-Academic Team. The conference would like to congratulate the 53 student-athletes that achieved the honor this year.
Westminster College led the way for the most student-athletes on the list, with ten while Greenville finished second with nine. In addition there were five student-athletes who earned Winter All-Academic honors as well as Fall All-Academic honors this year. They are: Rebecca DeNicholas (Principia), Dakota Flesner (Iowa Wesleyan), Cydny Saxer (MacMurray), Dee Dee Sliter (Spalding), and Danielle Smulczenski (Westminster).
This year's All-Academic Team is the third largest for the Winter season in SLIAC history behind the 2006-07 year, 67 student-athletes, and the 2003-04 year, 62 student-athletes.
In order to be earn All-Academic Team honors a student-athlete must hold a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, be at least a sophomore in academic standing and have been enrolled in at least one full year at their current institution.
School | Name | Sport | Year | Hometown | Major |
Blackburn | Briana Rae | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Staunton, Ill. | n/a |
Eureka | Emily Camden | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Green Valley, Ill. | Athletic Training |
Eureka | Kelsey Shoemake | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Groveland, Ill. | Psychology |
Fontbonne | Garrett McDowell | Men's Basketball | So. | Crystal City, Mo. | Sports Management |
Fontbonne | Blake Welch | Men's Basketball | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. | Computer Science |
Fontbonne | Erika Kuhn | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Marshall, Ill. | Fashion Merchandising |
Greenville | Tim Daniel | Men's Basketball | Jr. | Palatine, Ill. | Physics |
Greenville | Jakob DeWitt | Men's Basketball | Sr. | Bellingham, Wash. | Physical Education |
Greenville | Brian Ehresman | Men's Basketball | Sr. | Gridley, Ill. | Recreation |
Greenville | Austin Hershberger | Men's Basketball | Sr. | Woodland, Calif. | Organizations & Leadership |
Greenville | Michael Hohm | Men's Basketball | So. | Decatur, Ill. | Biology |
Greenville | Nicole Baker | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Mazon, Ill. | Special Education |
Greenville | Melissa Deal | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Springfield, Ill. | Ministry, Social Work |
Greenville | Kayla Hyde | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Bourbonnais, Ill. | Psychology |
Greenville | Claire Schmitt | Women's Basketball | So. | Springfield, Ill. | Elementary Education |
Greenville | Whitney Vitt | Women's Basketball | So. | Union, Mo. | Communication |
Iowa Wesleyan | Joe Lennon | Men's Basketball | Jr. | Duncombe, Iowa | Business Administration |
Iowa Wesleyan | Dakota Flesner | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Payson, Ill. | Exercise Science & Wellness |
Iowa Wesleyan | Whitney Godden | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Mattoon, Ill. | Biology |
Iowa Wesleyan | Lauren Grubb | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Philo, Ill. | Physical Education |
Iowa Wesleyan | Jacey Hartweg | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Hamilton, Ill. | Biology and Pre-Med |
MacMurray | Kollin Keltner | Men's Basketball | Jr. | Franklin, Ill. | Business Management |
MacMurray | Clayton Whitlock | Men's Basketball | Sr. | Springfield, Ill. | Sport Management |
MacMurray | KayDee Carmody | Women's Basketball | So. | Winchester, Ill. | Nursing |
MacMurray | Andrea Marvel | Women's Basketball | So. | Springfield, Ill. | Special Education |
MacMurray | Cydny Saxer | Women's Basketball | So. | Jacksonville, Ill. | Criminal Justice/Homeland Security |
MacMurray | Melinda Wilson | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Farmer City, Ill. | Accounting |
Principia | Steven Hammond | Men's Basketbal | Jr. | Ballwin, Mo. | Computer Science |
Principia | Joseph Sander | Men's Basketball | Sr. | Camarillo, Calif. | Computer Science |
Principia | Connor Savoye | Men's Basketball | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. | Mass Communication |
Principia | Rebecca DeNicholas | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Chesterfield, Mo. | Global Perspectives |
Principia | Karina Olsen | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Wilton, Conn. | Educational Studies |
Spalding | Kelly Coburn | Women's Basketball | So. | Burlington, Ky. | Natural Science |
Spalding | Maya Hardin | Women's Basketball | So. | Louisville, Ky. | Psychology |
Spalding | Caitlin Montgomery | Women's Basketball | So. | Louisville, Ky. | Nursing |
Spalding | Dee Dee Sliter | Women's Basketball | So. | Louisville, Ky. | Liberal Studies |
Spalding | Kayla Riggs | Women's Basketball | So. | Louisville, Ky. | Pre-Pharmacy |
Webster | Ashley Brooks | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Hermann, Mo. | Education |
Webster | Brittany Harris-Conway | Women's Basketball | Jr. | St. James, Mo. | Biology/Pre-Med |
Webster | Kaitlin Kendall | Women's Basketball | Jr. | O'Fallon, Ill. | Business |
Webster | Alyssa Sapp | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Ashland, Mo. | Education |
Webster | Rabasa Turner | Men's Basketball | So. | Memphis, Tenn. | Psychology |
Webster | Taylor Walton | Men's Basketball | Jr. | Okawville, Ill. | Management |
Westminster | Mik Ebert | Men's Basketball | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. | Political Science |
Westminster | Brandon Moore | Men's Basketball | Sr. | Jefferson City, Mo. | Health & Wellness |
Westminster | Blake Stonecipher | Men's Basketball | Jr. | Wildwood, Mo. | Accounting & Business |
Westminster | Krista Armontrout | Women's Basketball | So. | Centralia, Mo. | Elementary & Middle School Education |
Westminster | Kasey Gatson | Women's Basketball | Jr. | Vandalia, Mo. | Business Education |
Westminster | Payton Gruber | Women's Basketball | So. | Paris, Mo. | Business Administration |
Westminster | Bailey Mitchell | Women's Basketball | So. | Fulton, Mo. | English & Math |
Westminster | Mikaela Ruga | Women's Basketball | So. | Rhineland, Mo. | Environmental Science |
Westminster | Danielle Smulczenski |
Women's Basketball | Sr. | Springfield, Mo. | Accounting & Business Administration |
Westminster | Andrea Zalis | Women's Basketball | So. | Rolla, Mo. | Early Childhood/Elementary Education |