Indiana University Athletics
IU Athletics Boasts 28 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
3/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Student-Athlete Services
March 27, 2008
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Athletics boasted 28 student-athletes on the 2008 Academic All-Big Ten list for the winter season.
Student-athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better to be eligible for the honor. A total of 469 student-athletes were recognized by the Big Ten across the seven winter sports.
"We are extremely excited to honor these students who exemplify the high standards that are set for Hoosier student-athletes," Kimya Massey, IU Assistant Director of Athletics for Academic Services, said. "Excelling at this level requires a high level of determination as well as ability and we are proud to recognize their accomplishments as they represent Indiana University."
IU's women's swimming and diving team led the way for the Hoosiers as it held 12 spots on the all-academic list, including sophomore Brittney Feldman. She was named the 2008 Big Ten Diver of the Year, Diver of the Championships and was a first team honoree. Indiana's men's and women's basketball teams combined for six honorees, including Second Team All-Big Ten selection Whitney Thomas. The men's swimming and diving team had eight student-athletes honored, while wrestling boasted two student-athletes earning academic accolades.
Below is a sport-by-sport breakdown of Indiana's 2008 Academic All-Big Ten winter honorees:
Men's Basketball
Adam Ahfeld, Sr., Elementary Education, Indianapolis, Ind.
Brett Finkelmeier, So., Biology, Carmel, Ind.
Kyle Taber, Sr., Sports Marketing and Management, Evansville, Ind.
Men's Swimming and Diving
Alexander Brunfeldt, Sr., Exercise Science, Lawrence, Kan.
Norman Ference, Sr., Sports Marketing and Management, Brecksville, Ohio
Christopher Head, So., Business Accounting, Evansville, Ind.
Ronnie Hehn, Sr., Classical Studies and Philosophy, Moorehead, Minn.
David Legler, Sr., Business Entrepreneurship, Blue Springs, Mo.
Matthew Lenton, Jr., Telecommunications, Perth, Australia
Taylor Roberts, Sr., Social Studies Education, Aurora, Colo.
Heath Tameris, Jr., Finance, Cincinnati, Ohio
Women's Basketball
Amber Jackson, Jr., Criminal Justice, Yokosuka, Japan
Lydia Serfling, Jr., Fitness Specialist, Bloomington, Ind.
Whitney Thomas, Jr., Exploratory, Bloomington, Ind.
Women's Swimming and Diving
Brittany Barwegen, So., Tourism Management, Plano, Texas
Abigail Cooper, Jr., Elementary Education, Cincinnati, Ohio
Brittany Epperson, Sr., Spanish, Olympia, Wash.
Brittney Feldman, So., Biology/Human Biology, Indianapolis, Ind.
Christie Fuchs, Sr., Exercise Science, Leawood, Kan.
Ashley Greene, Sr., Fitness Specialist, Indianapolis, Ind.
Caitlin Heyman, Jr., Elementary Education, Nashville, Tenn.
Amy Korthauer, So., Exploratory, Naperville, Ill.
Donna Smailis, So., Exercise Science, Highland, Ind.
Amilee Smith, So., Business, Ellicott City, Md.
Sarah Stockwell, Jr., Recreation and Sports Management, Kent, Wash.
Jade Summerlin, Sr., General Studies, Fishers, Ind.
Wrestling
Justin Kuhn, So., Arabic and International Studies, Indianapolis, Ind.
Kyle Samuels, Jr., Business Entrepreneurship, Floyds Knobs, Ind.
