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2018-19 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Will Daniels of Central, Elizabeth Jones of Nebraska Wesleyan Lead Google Cloud Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Track & Field/Cross Country Teams
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Will Daniels
Elizabeth Jones
AUSTIN, Texas – Seniors
Will Daniels of Central College and
Elizabeth Jones of Nebraska Wesleyan University headline the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III Track & Field/Cross Country Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A biology major from Geneseo, Illinois, with a perfect 4.00 grade-point average, Daniels was named the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team Member of the Year. The Google Cloud Academic All-America® Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team Member of the Year, Jones, is an exercise science major with a 3.92 GPA from Omaha, Nebraska.
Daniels won a pair of NCAA Division III Championships in 2019. He scored a Division III Championships record 5,411 points in the heptathlon at the 2019 Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships to win the event for the second-consecutive year. Daniels’ effort of 7,427 points to win the decathlon at the Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships was the second-best mark in the event since 1985.
Jones was a member of the Nebraska Wesleyan 4X400-meter relays that won Division III Championships in both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2019. She is a seven-time National Champion in the 4X400 relay. She placed fourth this year in the 400 meters at the outdoor championships and was third at the Division III indoor championships to earn All-America recognition. Jones ended her career as a 12-time All-American, the second highest total in Nebraska Wesleyan women's track & field history.
Among the 90 student-athletes selected to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III Track & Field/Cross Country teams, 13 men and 18 women carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 15 members of the men’s track & field/cross country first team carry an average GPA of 3.96, while the 16 members of the women’s team carry a 3.94 average GPA
There are 11 men and 11 women who repeat as Academic All-America® selections this year. Two members of the men’s team are three-time honorees and three selections to the women’s team are three-time performers.
Leif Van Grinsven of Wheaton College (Ill.) is on the first team for the second-consecutive year, with second team honors in 2017. Washington & Jefferson College’s
Harley Moyer is a first team pick this year following third team recognition in 2018 and 2017.
Jones highlights the trio of three-time selections on the women’s track & field/cross country team. She is a first team selection in 2019 and 2018 with third team recognition in 2017.
Leandra Zimmerman of MIT is on the first team this season following second team honors in 2018 and she was a member of the third team in 2017. University of Rochester’s
Kylee Bartlett is on the second team this season, after garnering first team honors in 2018 and second team recognition in 2017.
Among the two-time honorees on this year’s men’s squad, Daniels,
Aidan Gilson of MIT,
Nick Matteucci of Washington University in St. Louis and
Thomas Schultz of Wisconsin-La Crosse are repeat first team selections.
Matt Norvell of North Central College (Ill.), Amherst College’s
Clark Ricciardelli and
Josh Rosenkranz of MIT are on the first team this year after earning second team recognition in 2018.
Josh Janusiak of Lawrence University, a third team honoree in 2018, is a first team selection this season.
Hank Patrick of Washington and Lee University is a member of the second team this year, following third team honors in 2018.
Nebraska Wesleyan senior
Kaylee Jones, the sister of
Elizabeth Jones, is on the first team of the women’s track & field/cross country team this season after also earning first team recognition in 2018.
Katie Bacher and
Jenna Melanson, both of MIT, join
Heidi Nassos of Washington University in St. Louis on the first team this year after earning second team honors in 2018. Whitworth University senior
Marissa Mount, a first team honoree this year, is a repeat selection following her third team recognition in 2018.
Emmalyn Lindsey of Carnegie Mellon University,
Emma Roberts of Benedictine University and
Graceanne Tarsa of St. Norbert College are each second team honorees this year, following third team recognition in 2018.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – NCAA Division III
MEN'S TEAM
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Nicholas Arnecke |
SUNY Delhi |
Sr. |
4 |
Hotel & Restaurant Management |
| Nick Colby |
John Carroll University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Exercise Science & Sports Studies |
| Will Daniels (1) |
Central College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Aidan Gilson (1) |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Biological Engineering |
| Josh Janusiak (3) |
Lawrence University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Philosophy / Spanish |
| Nick Matteucci (1) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
4 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Sean McAneny |
SUNY Geneseo |
Jr. |
3.94 |
English |
| Harley Moyer (#) |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Sr. |
3.94 |
History |
| Matt Norvell (2) |
North Central College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.96 |
History / Finance |
| Dhruvil Patel |
North Central College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Accounting |
| Clark Ricciardelli (2) |
Amherst College |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| Josh Rosenkranz (2) |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Computer Science / Electrical Engineering |
| Thomas Schultz (1) |
Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology / Biomedical Science |
| Yorai Shaoul |
MIT |
So. |
4 |
Electrical Engineering / Computer Science |
| Leif Van Grinsven (*) |
Wheaton College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Al Baldonado |
North Central College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Actuarial Science |
| Daniel Belkin |
Swarthmore College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Physics |
| Tris Dodge |
Carleton College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Biology |
| Toler Freyaldenhoven |
Rhodes College |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Biochemistry / Molecular Biology |
| David Hall |
Case Western Reserve University |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| Nathan Hill |
Middlebury College |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Economics / Psychology |
| David Kornack |
UW-Eau Claire |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Actuarial Science |
| Grant O'Connor |
RPI |
Sr. |
3.47 |
Electrical Eng. / Computer & Sys. Engineering |
| Hank Patrick (3) |
Washington and Lee University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Biochemistry |
| Jonathan Perlman |
Middlebury College |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Mathematics |
| Peyton Piron |
North Central College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Actuarial Science / Finance |
| Andy Reischling |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
3.84 |
English |
| Andy Vasquez |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Accounting |
| Billy Woltz |
MIT |
Jr. |
4 |
Physics / Electrical Engineering / Comp. Science |
| Nick Zak |
Trine University |
Sr. |
4 |
Civil Engineering |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Paul Christian |
DePauw University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Performance (Music) |
| Matthew Karee |
Carnegie Mellon University |
So. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Trent Koehler |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
3.6 |
Biology |
| Matthew Kraus |
DeSales University |
So. |
4 |
Biology |
| Sean Lonergan |
St. Olaf College |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Economics / Political Science |
| Benjamin Martell |
University of Rochester |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| CJ Moody |
University of Southern Maine |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Nursing |
| Greg Morgan |
Haverford College |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Computer Science |
| Nicholas Palmer |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Chemical Eng. / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Minhaj Rahman |
Middlebury College |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Neuroscience |
| Dane Rasmussen |
Carthage College |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Biochemistry |
| Parker Rosenau |
Univ. of St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Neuroscience |
| John Harry Wagner |
Washington University in St. Louis |
So. |
3.96 |
Mechanical engineering |
| Brandon Wilkerson |
Augustana College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Math / Secondary Education |
| Landon Zimmerman |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Accounting |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Will Daniels, Central College
(1) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® first team selection in 2018
(2) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018
(3) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® third team selection in 2018
(*) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® first team selection in 2018 and second team selection in 2017
(#) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® third team selection in 2018 and third team selection in 2017
WOMEN'S TEAM
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Katie Bacher (2) |
MIT |
Jr. |
4 |
Electrical Engineering / Computer Science |
| Isabelle Clark |
Whitworth University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Graphic Design |
| Hailey Dammeier |
North Central College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Emily Forner |
Allegheny College |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Global Health Studies |
| Elizabeth Jones (*) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Exercise Science |
| Kaylee Jones (1) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Exercise Science |
| Eka Jose |
Washington University in St. Louis |
So. |
3.9 |
Molecular Biology |
| Michelle Karabin |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Jr. |
4 |
Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering |
| Abigail Keim |
Endicott College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology / Biotechnology & Psychology |
| Cassandra Laios |
Case Western Reserve University |
Gr. |
3.87 (U) / 3.80 (G) |
Electrical Engineering |
| Jenna Melanson (2) |
MIT |
Jr. |
4 |
Biological Engineering |
| Marissa Mount (3) |
Whitworth University |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Heidi Nassos (2) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Finance / Economics & Strategy |
| Ariana Newhouse |
Emory University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
English & Creative Writing |
| Margaret Trautner |
MIT |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| Leandra Zimmermann (#) |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Phoebe Aguiar |
Macalester College |
Sr. |
3.6 |
Environmental Studies |
| Kylee Bartlett (&) |
University of Rochester |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Brain & Cognitive Science |
| Natalie Bettez |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biochemistry / Spanish |
| Dani Bland |
Emory University |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Political Science |
| Katie Diekema |
Calvin College |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Engineering |
| Anna Frazier |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Exercise Science |
| Claire Lamb |
Otterbein University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Psychology |
| Paige Lawler |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.54 |
Biology |
| Emmalyn Lindsey (3) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Jr. |
4 |
Materials Science & Engineering / Biomedical Engineering |
| Emily Manfra |
Suffolk University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Biology |
| Emma Roberts (3) |
Benedictine University |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| Graceanne Tarsa (3) |
St. Norbert College |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biology / Mathematics |
| Cassandra Vince |
Albion College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Kinesiology / Exercise Science |
| Aly Wayne |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Gr. |
3.64 (U) / 4.00 (G) |
Chemistry |
| Jessica Wilson |
Concordia University Chicago |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Music |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Katie Barker |
Bates College |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Chemistry |
| Favor Ezewuzie |
Wheaton College (Ill.) |
Jr. |
3.6 |
Elementary Education |
| Anna Grobelny |
Webster University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biological Sciences |
| Kristina Herman |
St. Norbert College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Chemistry |
| Kaitlyn Johnson |
University of Lynchburg |
So. |
4 |
Criminology |
| Jordan Luciano |
Moravian College |
Sr. |
4 |
Computer Science |
| Samantha Miller |
Union College (N.Y.) |
Sr. |
4 |
Visual Arts |
| Maggie Nickerson |
Ithaca College |
Jr. |
4 |
Occupational Therapy |
| Erica Oawster |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Organizational Communication |
| Michelle Petkovsek |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
Jr. |
4 |
Dietetics |
| Alexis Segura |
LeTourneau University |
Sr. |
4 |
Kinesiology / Sport Management |
| Liz Trump |
Waynesburg University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Nicole Weenink |
Eastern University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Biochemistry |
| Karen Wethal |
UW-Stevens Point |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Dietetics |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Elizabeth Jones, Nebraska Wesleyan University
(1) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® first team selection in 2018
(2) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018
(3) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® third team selection in 2018
(*) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® first team selection in 2018 and third team selection in 2017
(#) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018 and third team selection in 2017
(&) – Google Cloud Academic All-America® first team selection in 2018 and second team selection in 2017
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College |
Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747