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Twenty-four student-athletes, highlighed by four three-time selections - Katie Freeman and Brooke Youds of South Dakota, Tina Harris of Augustana and Danielle McCawley of Nebraska-Omaha - have been selected to the 2007-2008 Academic All-North Central Conference Soccer Team by a vote of the league's sports information directors.

Nine other student-athletes are making their second showing on the team with this year's election.

NCC champion Minnesota State leads the way with eight student-athletes on the squad while Nebraska-Omaha has six student-athletes.

The select group has a combined grade point average of 3.74 with three student-athletes, Natalie Bullis and Abby Maxson of Minnesota State and Jessica Powers of Nebraska-Omaha, holding a 4.00 grade point average and Nebraska-Omaha's Danielle McCawley earning a 3.997.

Here is the 2007-2008 Academic All-NCC Soccer Team:

Name	Team	Yr.	GPA	Major	Hometown
Casey Bigsby*	Nebraska-Omaha	Jr.	3.518	Secondary Education	Omaha, Neb.
Natalie Bullis	Minnesota State	So.	4.00	Athletic Training	Madison, Wis.
Katie Freeman^	South Dakota	Sr.	3.942	Pre-Medicine/Biology	Urbandale, Iowa
Tina Harris^	Augustana	Sr.	3.80	Biology	Prairie Village, Kan.
Ashley Herold*	St. Cloud State	Jr.	3.67	Elementary Education	Moorhead, Minn.
Meagan Houlihan	North Dakota	So.	3.90	Early Childhood Education	Lincoln, Neb.
Amanda Iwansky*	Nebraska-Omaha	Jr.	3.867	PE/Exercise Science	Columbus, Neb.
Kelly Jauch*	Minnesota State	Jr.	3.53	Exercise Science	Middleton, Wis.
Nicole Johannson	Minnesota State	Sr.	3.96	English Literature & French	North Delta, B.C.
Bridget Larson	Minnesota Duluth	Sr.	3.54	Political Science	Lakeville, Minn.
Danielle McCawley^	Nebraska-Omaha	Sr.	3.997	Mathematics	Ralston, Neb.
Abby Maxson	Minnesota State	So.	4.0	Pre-Law/Sport Management	Maple Grove, Minn.
Lindsey Nealon	Nebraska-Omaha	So.	3.898	Spanish	Omaha, Neb.
Carla Neppl	South Dakota	Sr.	3.410	HPER	Omaha, Neb.
Gina Paletta	Minnesota State	So.	3.81	Exercise Science	Omaha, Neb.
Carly Petersen*	Minnesota State	Jr.	3.65	Psychology	Verona, Wis.
Leslie Peterson*	Minnesota State	Jr.	3.71	Elementary Education	Burnsville, Minn.
Jessica Powers	Nebraska-Omaha	So.	4.00	Physical Ed/Exercise Sci.	Bellevue, Neb.
Kelly Sadler*	Minnesota State	Jr.	3.84	Elementary Education	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Chelsey Scheller	St. Cloud State	So.	3.68	Elementary Education	Maple Grove, Minn.
Lara Traczyk*	North Dakota	Jr.	3.77	Biology	Markham, Ont.
Tara Wegehaupt*	Nebraska-Omaha	Jr.	3.767	PE - Athletic Training	Duluth, Minn.
Sarah Wuotila	St. Cloud State	Sr.	3.42	Psychology	Green Bay, Wis.
Brooke Youds^	South Dakota	Sr.	3.713	Secondary English Ed.	Maple Grove, Minn.

*-indicates two-time selection, ^-indicates three-time selection

Class Breakdown: Seniors (8), Juniors (9), Sophomore (7).

Team Breakdown: Augustana (1), Minnesota Duluth (1), Minnesota State (8), Nebraska-Omaha (6), North Dakota (2), St. Cloud State (3), South Dakota (3).