A total of 23 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 2004-05 school year in their respective sports.

Seven seniors, six juniors, five sophomores and five freshmen, all of whom were 2004-05 letterwinners, comprise the Athletic Academic Support Center’s Scholar List which follows:

Name Sport Yr Major GPA Hometown

Nate Taran Baseball Jr Political Science/Criminology 4.00 Hermantown, MN

Matt Hockett Basketball (M) So Health/Physical Education 3.44 McFarland, WI

Lindsey Dietz Basketball (W) Jr Mathematics 4.00 Elk River, MN

Alissa Pauly Basketball (W) Fr Undecided` 3.96 Shakopee, MN

Katie Winkelman Basketball (W) So Elementary Education 3.91 Morris, MN

Nate Beerling Cross Country (M) Sr Exercise Science 3.90 St. Peter, MN

Kelsey Dahlgren Cross Country (W) Jr Pre-Medicine 4.00 Lino Lakes, MN

Sara Frederickson Cross Country (W) So Pre-Pharmacy 4.00 Elk River, MN

Brandon Cooley Football Jr Exercise Science 3.95 Chippewa Falls, WI

Aaron Halda Football Jr Finance 3.92 Rochester, MN

Neil Petruic Hockey (M) Sr Finance 3.43 Regina, SASK

Rachael Drazan Hockey (W) Fr Undecided 3.90 Orono, MN

Caroline Oullette Hockey (W) Sr Criminology/Women's Studies 3.92 Montreal, QUE

Riita Schaublin Hockey (W) So Mathematics 3.89 Basel, Switzerland

Abby Metz Soccer Sr Exercise Science 3.97 Minnetonka, MN

Ellen Colby Softball So Elementary Education 4.00 Barron, WI

Brittany Hansen Softball Fr Business 3.94 Shawano, WI

Kim Hagedorn Tennis Sr Communicative Disorders 4.00 New London, MN

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

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

Nicole Jodarski Track (W) Fr Undecided 3.92 Neilsville, MN

Maria Swanson Track (W) Fr Psychology 3.91 Brainerd, MN

Julie Lenci Volleyball Jr Pre-Pharmacy 3.83 Virginia, MN



In addition, the Athletic Academic Support Center, now concluding its 20th year of operation, listed 189 student-athletes (out of a group of 389) 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 14 individuals finished with a perfect 4.00 GPA. This past spring, 186 student athletes eclipsed the 3.00 GPA barrier, including 19 who attained 4.00 marks. In all, UMD student-athletes maintained an average cumulative GPA of 2.91 during the 2004-05 school year. The women's basketball contingent posted the best overall GPA as a team with a 3.36 figure.



\"Academically and athletically, student-athletes have stood the test of time at UMD,\" says AASC director and UMD head men's basketball coach Gary Holquist. \"Our combined GPA as been consistently around the 2.90 mark the last 10 years or so and that shows these young men and women are not only champions on the field of play, but, most importantly, in the class room.\"