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Smolczyk, Tesmer Repeat Selections to Academic At-Large Team

Repeat selections Jill Smolczyk of South Dakota and Tara Tesmer of Augustana highlight 12 student-athletes named to the 2006-07 Academic All-North Central Conference Women's At-Large team by a vote of the league's sports information directors. Smolczyk and Tesmer are making their second appearance on the elite squad. The team is derived from the conference's golf, tennis and swimming & diving teams.

The select group has a combined grade point average of 3.81.

2006-2007 Academic All-North Central Conference Women's At-Large Team

Name

School

Sport

Yr.

GPA

Major

Hometown

Amanda Barton

South Dakota

Tennis

So.

3.925

Elementary/Spec. Ed.

Aberdeen, S.D.

Kaitlin Denger

Minnesota St.

Swimming

So.

4.00

Social Work

St. Peter, Minn.

Katie Hoverstein

North Dakota

Tennis

So.

3.95

Pre-Physical Therapy

Hutchinson, Minn.

Amanda Kaler

North Dakota

Golf

So.

3.88

Political Science

Fargo, N.D.

Emilie Kluth

South Dakota

Diving

Jr.

3.788

English

Columbus, Neb.

Joelle Kowalczyk

Augustana

Golf

Jr.

3.64

Business Admin.

Plymouth, Minn.

Kate Maland

Minnesota St.

Tennis

Sr.

3.59

Marketing

Redwood Falls, Minn.

Kari Nolz

North Dakota

Diving

Sr.

3.73

Nursing

Bismarck, N.D.

Jill Smolczyk*

South Dakota

Diving

Jr.

3.838

Psychology

Omaha, Neb.

Mollie Sullivan

North Dakota

Tennis

Jr.

3.92

Elementary Ed.

Bemidji, Minn.

Tara Tesmer*

Augustana

Tennis

Sr.

3.82

Government

Lincoln, Neb.

Amanda Young

South Dakota

Golf

Sr.

3.60

Business

Mitchell, S.D.