The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced its All-Academic Teams for the 2009 fall athletic season. Augustana has placed 33 individuals in five different sports on the teams.
To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. Furthermore, the athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.
2009 Augustana Academic All-NSIC Team Members
Men's Cross Country
Matt Braithwaite Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Justin Grassmeyer So. Fremont, Neb.
Matt Heesch Sr. Mitchell, S.D.
Halvard Lange So. Oslo, Norway
Austin Vande Berg So. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Women's Cross Country
Alyssa Anderson Sr. Chester, S.D.
Kari Dekkers So. Fairmont, Minn.
Megan Erspamer So. Chetek, Wis.
Melissa Jackson Sr. Delta Junction, Alaska
Laura Johnson Jr. Marshall, Minn.
Caitlin Polgreen Sr. Elk River, Minn.
Jillian Tholen So. Tracy, Minn.
Football
Nick Andreas So. Lakeville, Minn.
Joe Clark Jr. Rochester, Minn.
Chris Janisch Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Jesse Jones Sr. St. Michael, Minn.
Nick Kaufman Jr. Leavenworth, Kan.
Josh Niedenfuer Sr. Andover, Minn.
Anthony Shawd So. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Dan Schoen Jr. Maple Grove, Minn.
Nick Weber Sr. Groton, S.D.
Soccer
Annie Bloom So. Rapid City, S.D.
Stacy Dally So. White Bear Lake, Minn.
Alicia DeHaan, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Kelli Goodrich Jr. Coralville, Iowa
Erin Murphy Sr. Anoka, Minn.
Kate Timmons So. Overland Park, Kan.
Ali Schmitt So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Raelyn Walczak So. Prior Lake, Minn.
Volleyball
Ellen Andrews Sr. Bancroft, Neb.
Alex Burke So. Watertown, Minn.
Brianna Erickson Jr. Gurnee, Ill.
Beth Talcott Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Chantel Tengwall So. Sioux Falls, S.D.
