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May 15, 2008
Three-Time Selection Smolczyk Leads Women's Academic At-Large Team

Jill Smolczyk

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Three-time selection Jill Smolczyk of South Dakota highlights 12 student-athletes named to the 2007-08 Academic All-North Central Conference Women's At-Large team by a vote of the league's sports information directors. Smolczyk is making her third appearance on the elite squad while Amanda Kaler of North Dakota and Emilie Kluth of South Dakota are appearing for the second time. 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.

Here is the 2007-2008 Academic All-NCC Women's At-Large Team:

2007-2008 Academic All-North Central Conference Women's At-Large Team

Name

School

Sport

Yr.

GPA

Major

Hometown

Kelsey Berkeland

St. Cloud State

Diving

Jr.

3.93

Elementary Education

Coon Rapids, Minn.

Kelli Dahle

North Dakota

Golf

Jr.

3.86

Education

Bemidji, Minn.

Kelly Freese

St. Cloud State

Tennis

So.

3.86

Biology

St. Cloud, Minn.

Kaitlin Hernandez

Minnesota State

Swimming

Sr.

4.00

Social Work

St. Peter, Minn.

Amanda Kaler*

North Dakota

Golf

Jr.

3.77

Political Science

Fargo, N.D.

Emilie Kluth*

South Dakota

Diving

Sr.

3.841

English

Columbus, Neb.

Jenna Larson

North Dakota

Tennis

Gr.

3.75

Anatomy

Bismarck, N.D.

Danielle Lauderbaugh

Minn. St. Moorhead

Swimming

Sr.

3.93

Mathematics Education

Bemidji, Minn.

Kristi Lucken

North Dakota

Golf

So.

3.91

Occupational Therapy

Fosston, Minn.

Ami Nishida

Minnesota State

Tennis

Fr.

3.66

Athletic Training

Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Leita Rolfe

South Dakota

Swimming

Sr.

3.38

English/Sec. Education

Newcastle, Wyo.

Jill Smolczyk^

South Dakota

Diving

Sr.

3.833

Psychology

Omaha, Neb.

 

*-Two-time selection, ^-Three-time selection

Class Breakdown: Senior (5), Junior (3), Sophomore (2), Freshman (1), Graduate (1)

Team Breakdown: Minnesota State (2), Minnesota State Moorhead (1), North Dakota (4), St. Cloud State (2), South Dakota (3)