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NCAA Salutes Elite 88 Award Winners from Spring ChampionshipsFor Immediate Release
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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Cameron Schuh
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INDIANAPOLIS---In the inaugural year of the Elite 88 award, the NCAA has named 35 student-athletes as award winners from the winter championships season.
Founded by the NCAA, the Elite 88 award recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site at each of the NCAA’s 88 championships.
All GPAs are based on a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and competing at the championship.
The 35 award winners by sport and division (I, II, III or National Collegiate), school and major of study and GPA are:
| Sport (Division) | Name | Institution | Major (GPA) |
| Baseball (I) | Andrew Workman | Arizona State University | Finance (3.903) |
| Baseball (II) | Elias Tuma | University of California, San Diego | Cognitive Science (3.938) |
| Baseball (III) | Nathan James |
Heidelberg University |
Athletic Training (3.919) |
| Men’s Golf (I) | Jack Dukeminier | University of Oregon | Economics (4.0) |
| Men’s Golf (II) | Daniel Stapff | Barry University | Finance (4.0) |
| Men’s Golf (III) | Jordan Millice | Wittenberg University | Political Science (4.0) |
| Women’s Golf (I) | Brooke Pancake | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa | Business (4.0) |
| Women’s Golf (II) | Allison Tyler | University of Indianapolis | Exercise Science (4.0) |
| Women’s Golf (III) | Kathryn Hauff | College of St. Benedict | Political Science (3.95) |
| Men’s Lacrosse (I) | Matt Anderson | Duke University | Biological Anthropology and Anatomy (3.909) |
| Men’s Lacrosse (II) | Mike Carboine | Le Moyne College | Biology (3.887) |
| Men’s Lacrosse (III) | Sean Hickey | Salisbury University | Business (3.571) |
| Women’s Lacrosse (I) | Meredith Newton | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Biology and Psychology (3.893) |
| Women’s Lacrosse (II) | Kaurey Foley | C.W. Post Campus/Long Island University | Business Administration (3.975) |
| Women’s Lacrosse (III) | Nicole Ditillo | Gettysburg College | Psychology and English (3.969) |
| Rowing (I) | Allison Colberg | Clemson University |
Mathematical Sciences (4.0) |
| Rowing (II) | Bethany Brun | Mercyhurst College | Religious Studies and Psychology (3.935) |
| Rowing (III) | Liz Zhu | Williams College | Economics and Religion (3.90) |
| Softball (I) | Abigail Vock | University of Missouri, Columbia | Accounting (3.885) |
| Softball (II) | Kristina Susalla | Wayne State University (Michigan) | Psychology (4.0) |
| Softball (III) | Kelsey Kittleson | Luther College | Biology (4.0) |
| Men’s Tennis (I) | Greg Hirschman | Stanford University | Economics (4.0) |
| Men’s Tennis (II) | Doug Hornak | West Virginia Wesleyan College | Psychology (4.0) |
| Men’s Tennis (III) | Isaac Stein | Washington University in St. Louis | Biology (3.97) |
| Women’s Tennis (I) | Colleen Rielley | University of Notre Dame | Finance (3.949) |
| Women’s Tennis (II) | Christine Johnstone | Lynn University | Biology (4.0) |
| Women’s Tennis (III) | Melissa Oosterhouse | Calvin College | Biology (4.0) |
| Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (I) | Eric Fattig | University of Kansas | Physics Engineering (4.0) |
| Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (II) | Josh Wilks | Seton Hall University | Mathematics (3.968) |
| Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (III) | Kevin Janata | Nebraska Wesleyan University | History (3.85) |
| Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (I) | Diamond Richardson | Baylor University | Journalism (4.0) |
| Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (II) | Lauren Brown | Winona State University | Cell and Molecular Biology (4.0) |
| Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (III) | Christina Rhodes | Bridgewater College (Virginia) | Liberal Studies (4.0) |
| Men’s Volleyball (NC) | Garrett Werner | Stanford University | Civil Engineering (3.953) |
| Women’s Water Polo (NC) | Monica Coughlan | Stanford University | Undeclared (3.792) |
For more information on the Elite 88 award winners, log on to NCAA.com/elite88.
