A total of 20 Bulldog student-athletes have been named to the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Academic Support Center Scholar List for maintaining the highest cumulative grade point average during the 2003-04 school year in their respective sports.

Six seniors, four juniors, seven sophomores and three freshmen, all of whom were 2003-04 letterwinners, comprise the Athletic Academic Support Center’s Scholar List which follows:

Name Sport Yr Major GPA Hometown

Nate Taran Baseball So Political Science 4.00 Hermantown, MN

Nick Volkman Baseball So Mathematics 4.00 St. Michael, MN

Matt Williams Basketball (M) Sr Teaching Social Studies 3.30 Saginaw, MN

Lindsey Dietz Basketball (W) So Mathematics/Psychology 4.00 Elk River, MN

Neil Olson Cross Country (M) So Biology 4.00 Ladysmith, WI

Sara Frederickson Cross Country (W) Fr Biochemistry/Molecular Biology 4.00 Glencoe, MN

Kristin Zinsmaster Cross Country (W) Fr Criminology 4.00 Hurley, WI

Brandon Cooley Football So Exercise Science 4.00 Chippewa Falls, WI

Luke Stauffacher Hockey (M) So Business 3.71 Sun Prairie, WI

Riita Schaublin Hockey (W) Fr Mathematics 4.00 Detroit Lakes, MN

Holly Eggebraaten Soccer Sr Biology 3.83 Menasha, WI

Jennifer Hennek Soccer So Psychology 4.00 Proctor, MN

Amy Kelly Softball So Mathematics 3.95 Austin, MN

Amber Fischer Tennis Sr Elementary Education 4.00 New Ulm, MN

Kim Hagedorn Tennis Jr Communicative Disorders 4.00 New London, MN

Nate Beerling Track (M) Jr Exercise Science 3.90 St. Peter, MN

Adam Johnson Track (M) Jr Geological Sciences 3.96 Delano, MN

Heather Hamiliton Track (W) Sr Psychology/Women's Studies 4.00 St. Paul, MN

Julie Lenci Volleyball So Pre-Pharmacy 3.94 Virginia, MN

Anna Malin Volleyball So Pre-Pharmacy 3.96 Fond du Lac, WI

Katie Timm Volleyball Sr Community Health 3.94 Anoka, MN



In addition, the Athletic Academic Support Center, now concluding its 19th year of operation, listed a record 212 student-athletes (out of a group of 425) with grade point averages of 3.00 or better for the fall semester. Of that group, 117 achieved grade point averages of 3.40 or above and 20 individuals finished with a perfect 4.00 GPA. Ths past spring, 191 student athletes eclipsed the 3.00 GPA barrier, including 21 who attained 4.00 marks. In all, UMD student-athletes maintained a average cumulative GPA of 2.90 during the 2003-04 school year. The Bulldog volleyball contingent posted the best overall GPA as a team for the second straight year with a 3.46 figure.

On the individual front, sophomore Lindsey Dietz was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American women's basketball third team while senior Tim Battaglia (football second team), senior Nate Beerling (cross country/track), senior Nicole Fietz (soccer first team), senior Heather Hamilton (cross country/track first team) and junior Callie Zwettler (volleyball third team) all received CoSIDA Academic All-District V recognition.

The AASC is directed by head men's basketball coach Gary Holquist and assistant volleyball coach Jodi Raser.