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2018-19 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Jimmy Aschenbrenner of Morningside, Christina Klouda of Cumberlands Headline Google Cloud Academic All-America® NAIA At-Large Teams
Men's/Women's NAIA At-Large Release: PDF |
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Christina Klouda
Jimmy Aschenbrenner
AUSTIN, Texas – Jimmy Aschenbrenner from Morningside College and
Christina Klouda from University of the Cumberlands headline the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® NAIA Men’s and Women’s At-Large Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® NAIA program is financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 NAIA Google Cloud Academic All-America® teams.
The at-large program for the Google Cloud Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.
Aschenbrenner was named the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the year for the NAIA men’s at-large team, while Klouda was named the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NAIA women’s at-large team.
Aschenbrenner, a senior men’s volleyball player from Westminster, Colorado, boasts of a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average majoring in biology and chemistry. The Mustang middle hitter finished second on the team in kills (176) and blocks (39). Aschenbrenner registered a .248 hitting percentage and logged a career-high 93 digs. He also served up 18 aces and recorded 13 assists. Aschenbrenner posted 10 or more kills in a match seven times, notching a season-high 15 kills against Dordt College Feb. 13. He earned all-conference honors for his efforts.
Joining Aschenbrenner on the Google Cloud Academic All-America® NAIA Men’s At-Large Team as repeat selections are tennis player
Juan Alejandro Jimenez of McPherson College and volleyball
Bobby Ying of Robert Morris University. All three earned second-team honors last year.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Men’s At-Large Team produced an average GPA of 3.94 with the first team combining for an average GPA of 3.95. The team includes five student-athletes with 4.0 GPA and one graduate student.
A senior biology and chemistry major from Knoxville, Tennessee, Klouda carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA. Not only is she a repeat first-team honoree, but Klouda is also a repeat Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award winner.
The Patriot swimmer is a four-time Mid-South Conference Swimmer of the Year and the first swimmer in conference history to win 12 individual conference titles. This year, Klouda captured a pair of NAIA national titles, winning the 200 backstroke (2:02.26) as well as being a member of Cumberlands’ 400 medley relay (3:48.58). She also finished runner-up in the 200 IM and was a seven-time NAIA All-American. The MSC named Klouda the 2018-19 Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
Joining Klouda on the Google Cloud Academic All-America® NAIA Women’s At-Large Team as repeat selections are lacrosse player
Jessica Banks of Indiana Institute of Technology, tennis player
Katherine Golka of College of St. Mary, tennis player
Zoe Bouwmeester of McPherson College, golfer
Breanna Nowak of Indiana University East, and swimmer
Maddy Kelly of College of Idaho as repeat honorees. Klouda, Banks, Bouwmeester, and Nowak were all on the first team in 2018, while Golka and Kelly picked up second-team honors last year.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Women’s At-Large Team produced an average GPA of 3.93 with the first team combining for an average GPA of 3.99. The team includes 11 student-athletes with 4.0 GPA or higher.
2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® At-Large Teams – NAIA
MEN'S TEAM
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Tennis |
Stephen All |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Engineering |
| Volleyball |
Jimmy Aschenbrenner (2) |
Morningside College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology / Chemistry |
| Tennis |
Samir Chikhaoui |
Xavier University of Louisiana |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Finance |
| Golf |
Andrew Harrison |
University of British Columbia |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Tennis |
Juan Alejandro Jimenez (2) |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Business Admin. / Management & Marketing |
| Swimming |
Lukas Macek |
Keiser University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
International Business |
| Volleyball |
Andrea Maggio |
Park University |
Sr. |
4 |
Business Administration & Finance |
| Tennis |
Gabriel Niculescu |
Xavier University of Louisiana |
Sr. |
4 |
Political Science |
| Tennis |
Ramon Puertolas |
Cumberland University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Business Administration |
| Wrestling |
Riley Williams |
Wayland Baptist University |
Sr. |
4 |
Religion |
| Volleyball |
Bobby Ying (2) |
Robert Morris University (Ill.) |
Gr. |
3.90/3.80 |
MBA |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Golf |
Callum Blinkhorn |
Lindsey Wilson College |
So. |
3.92 |
History |
| Wrestling |
Dylan Chatterton |
Southeastern University |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Finance |
| Swimming |
Andrew Clifford |
College of Idaho |
So. |
3.95 |
Chemistry |
| Golf |
Daymond Dollens |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Accounting |
| Golf |
Zack Johnson |
Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) |
Jr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Tennis |
Axel Lucich |
Cumberland University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Business Administration |
| Golf |
Connor Mickens |
Bethel College (Kan.) |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
| Swimming |
Clemens Paetzold |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Business Administration / Management |
| Tennis |
Joel Werner |
Concordia University (Mich.) |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biblical Languages |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Jimmy Aschenbrenner, Morningside College
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2018
WOMEN'S TEAM
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Lacrosse |
Jennifer Banks (1) |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Tennis |
Katherine Golka (2) |
College of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
4 |
Secondary English Education |
| Tennis |
Aleksandra Grela |
Keiser University |
Sr. |
4 |
International Business |
| Golf |
Alexis Guimaraes |
William Penn University |
Jr. |
4 |
Psychology |
| Tennis |
Emma Henriksen |
Keiser University |
Sr. |
4 |
Marketing |
| Swimming |
Maddy Kelly (2) |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Business / Accounting |
| Swimming |
Christina Klouda (1, $) |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology / Chemistry |
| Golf |
Breanna Nowak (1) |
Indiana University East |
Sr. |
4 |
Biochemistry |
| Golf |
Vanessa Schloo |
USCB |
Sr. |
4 |
Business Administration |
| Swimming |
Katy Smeltzer |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Tennis |
Madeline Bosnjak |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Jr. |
3.43 |
Business Management |
| Tennis |
Zoë Bouwmeester (1) |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Business Management / Marketing |
| Lacrosse |
Emily Crump |
University of the Cumberlands |
Jr. |
3.76 |
Pre-Physical Therapy |
| Golf |
Melissa Eldredge |
Oklahoma City University |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Cell & Molecular Biology |
| Golf |
Carly Ferguson |
Missouri Baptist University |
Jr. |
4 |
Early Childhood Education / Elementary Education |
| Golf |
Lindsay Harlow |
Peru State College |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting / Management / Computer Mgmt. Info Systems |
| Golf |
Cecilia Heck |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration & Management |
| Tennis |
Elizabeth Kelley |
Arizona Christian University |
Jr. |
4 |
Elementary Education |
| Golf |
Blanca Porta |
USCB |
Jr. |
4 |
Business Administration |
| Golf |
Hannah Sager |
Faulkner University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Accounting |
| Golf |
Emily Whipple |
Peru State College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Middle Grades Math Education / Psychology |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Christina Klouda, University of the Cumberlands
($) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Team Member of the Year in 2018
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2018
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Jay Stancil, Union College (Ky.) | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
jstancil@unionky.edu | (606) 546-1591