Jan. 27, 2010

ELMHURST, Ill. - With the fall semester in the books, Oakland's University has placed 62 student-athletes on the Academic All-League team for the fall season, as announced by The Summit League Wednesday. A total of 511 Summit League student-athletes from men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball have been honored for their academic excellence.

Western Illinois led the way with a league-best 63 selections to the Academic All-Summit League squad, edging out Oakland and IUPUI by one and two honorees, respectively. Centenary landed 52 student-athletes on the list with North Dakota State having 50 recipients. IPFW and Oral Roberts each secured 48 members to the team, narrowly ahead of South Dakota State's 47. UMKC (41 recipients) and Southern Utah (39 recipients) also had student-athletes recognized for their academic achievements. Of the 511 student-athletes that were honored, 70 posted perfect 4.00 grade-point averages during the fall semester.

"I believe this is a testament to the commitment our student-athletes have to their primary goal of attaining a degree from Oakland University," said Director of Athletics Tracy Huth. "The results can be directly attributed to the time and energy that our student-athletes, staff and coaches put forth in the pursuit of academic excellence. Anyone that follows Oakland Athletics will recognize the consistency of academic achievement that our student-athletes attain every semester. This is the accomplishment for which we take the most pride in intercollegiate athletics."

In order to be selected to the Academic All-Summit League Team, a student-athlete must have a 3.0 or better grade-point average in the semester in which they compete and must use a year of eligibility.

Oakland's honorees are as follows:

Women's Cross Country (14)
Melissa Battaglini (Jr., Health Sciences, Rochester, Mich.)
Kelsey Carmean (Jr,. Wellness Health Promotion Injury Prevention, Ortonville, Mich.)
Kelsey Chapman (Fr., Pre-Nursing, Waterford, Mich.)
Erica D'Angelo (Sr. ,Training and Development, Clinton Township, Mich.)
Anna Dinverno ( Fr, Psychology, Troy, Mich.)
Kayla Doan (Sr,. Wellness Health Promotion Injury Prevention , Ortonville, Mich.)
Liz Jones (Jr., Health Sciences, Waterford, Mich.)
Lia Jones (So., Undeclared, Tustin, Mich.)
Sara Lieblein (Sr., Health Sciences, Lake Orion, Mich.)
Claire Leigh-Monstevens (Jr., Communication , Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Jennifer Richardson (Fr., Health Sciences, Royal Oak, Mich.)
Jami Rodes (So., Health Sciences, Traverse City, Mich.)
Autumn Sagal Cleverley (Fr. Undeclared, Chesterfield, Mich.)
Sarah Thompson (Jr., Finance, Tustin, Mich.)

Men's Cross Country (13)
Justin Battle (Jr., Computer Engineering, Beverly Hills, Mich.)
Jordan Bauss (So., Engineering/Computer Science Candidate, Sterling Heights, Mich.)
Jason Bigelow (Sr,. Information Technology, Clio, Mich.)
Brian Buntman (Sr., Computer Science ,Green Bay, Wis.)
Pat Cassady (So,. History w/Secondary Certification, Flushing, Mich.)
Brian Ciarkowski (Jr., Spanish Language and Literature, Sterling Heights, Mich.)
Mike Craze (Sr,. Pre-Integrative Studies, Troy, Mich.)
Brockton Feltman (So., Undeclared, Grand Ledge, Mich.)
Michael Flemming (Sr., Management Information Systems, Mount Clemens, Mich.)
Zack Jones (Sr., Linguistics, Tustin, Mich.)
Steven Marcinkowski (So., Pre-Business Administration, Howell, Mich.)
Ross Solanskey (Sr., Engineering Chemistry, Berkley, Mich.)
Kenny Wall (So. Health Sciences, Flushing, Mich.)

Women's Soccer (15)
Brianna Bowery (Fr. Undecided Health Sciences, Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Katie Bramble (Fr,. Pre-Nursing, Manistee, Mich.)
Brittany Brown (Fr., Health Sciences, Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Deanna Colarossi (So. Pre-Business Administration, Burlington, Ontario)
Cara Duffy (Jr., Pre-Integrative Studies, Medina, Ohio)
Alyssa Fulton (Fr,. Health Sciences, Burton, Mich.)
Dani Haelewyn (Jr., Undecided Education, Rochester, Mich.)
Meghan Hartwig (Jr., Pre-Elementary Education, Chesterfield, Mich.)
Breanna Kellogg (Fr. Biology Dewitt, Mich.)
Marlen Knoph (Fr., Undeclared, Rochester, Mich.)
Kristen Steffes (Fr., Psychology, Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Kirsten Stencel (Sr., Health Sciences, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)
Kenzie Timm (So., Undeclared, Saginaw, Mich.)
Amy Trandell (So., Pre-Wellness Health Promotion Injury Prevention, Sterling Heights, Mich.)
Kara Weber (Fr., Undeclared, Rochester, Mich.)

Men's Soccer (10)
Josh Bennett (Jr., Biology, Howell, Mich.)
Charles Carr (Jr., Pre-Business Administration, Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Jeff Cheslik (So., Undecided Business Administration, Northville, Mich.)
Johnny Dreshaj (Fr., Pre-Business Administration, Clinton Township, Mich.)
Winston Henderson (So., Undeclared, Walled Lake, Mich.)
Shane Lyons (Fr., Undecided Health Sciences, Plainwell, Mich.)
Daiki Mori (Jr., Biology, Jackson, Mich.)
Vuk Popovic (Jr. Communication, Beograd, Serbia)
Danny Sowell (So., Pre-Business Administration, Rockford, Ill.)
John Timm (So., Undeclared, Clarkston, Mich.)

Volleyball (10)
Allison Bell (So., Pre-Business Administration, Marion, Mich.)
Brittany Dunn (Sr., Elementary Education, Bowling Green, Ohio)
Ali Hedden (So., Biochemistry, Grand Ledge, Mich.)
Alli Kirk (Fr., Psychology, Bloomington, Mich.)
Jillian Kulka (Fr., Nursing, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.)
Jenna Lange (Jr., Pre-Elementary Education, Marlette, Mich.)
Adrienne Leone (Sr., Pre-Human Resource Development, Clinton Township, Mich.)
Ashley Nevelle (So., Undecided Arts, Caledonia, Mich.)
Nikki Pawson (Sr., Sociology, Blissfield, Mich.)
Ashleigh Slemmer (So., Pre-Business Administration, Columbus, Ohio.)

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