A group of 16 Bulldog student-athletes have been named to the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Academic Scholar List for compiling the highest grade point average during the 2011-12 school year in their respective sports.
Six seniors, four juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen, all of whom were 2011-12 letterwinners, comprise the UMD Athletic Academic Scholar List (*denotes number of previous selections):
Name • Sport(s) • Yr. • Major • GPA • Hometown
Andy Yetzer • Baseball • Jr. • Finance • 3.71 • Lakeville, Minn.
Bryan Sprang • Basketball(M) • Fr. • Civil Engineering • 4.00 • New Brighton, Minn.
Emma Van Winkle*** • Basketball(W) • Sr. • History/Anthropology• 3.93 • Des Moines, Iowa
Matt Venaas • Cross Country(M) • Sr. • Teaching Life Science • 4.00 • Eau Claire, Wis.
Abby Thomas • Cross Country(W) • Jr. • Psychology • 3.98 • Maple Lake, Minn.
Andrew Pattock • Football • Fr. • Molecular Biology • 3.94 • Circle Pines, Minn.
Kenny Reiter • Hockey(M) • Sr. • Finance • 3.83 • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mariia Posa • Hockey(W) • Sr. • Psychology • 4.00 • Helsinki, Finland
Vanessa Thibault** • Hockey(W) • Jr. • Accounting • 4.00 • Lachina, Quebec
Katie Schneider • Soccer • Fr. • Molecular Biology • 4.00 • Brookings, S.D.
Emma Kelly-Glasoe • Softball • Fr. • Undeclared • 3.43 • Olympia, Wash.
Eric Cyr • Track(M) • Fr. • Music/English • 4.00 • Amboy, Minn.
Aaron Handorff • Track(M) • So. • Business • 4.00 • Andover, Minn.
Taylor Kosey** • Track(W) • Jr. • Communication • 4.00 • Superior, Wis.
Katie Bolf • Tennis • Sr. • Finance • 3.96 • Hibbing, Minn.
Jaclyn Barrette • Volleyball • Fr. • Molecular Biology • 4.00 • Lodi, Wis.
Overall, UMD's 401 student-athletes, which includes redshirted freshmen, posted an average GPA of 3.06 in 2011-12 and of that group, 82 achieved GPAs of 3.50 or above and 13 turned in perfect 4.00 GPAs. During the Fall Semester, the women's basketball Bulldogs produced the best GPA of all UMD teams with a 3.51 mark and women's soccer took top honors in the spring, checking in with a 3.44 figure. On the year, women's basketball registered a department-best 3.42 GPA while women's soccer (3.41) and volleyball (3.35) were the next.
