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Oct. 27, 1997

Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Teams Announced

DALLAS, Texas - A total of 102 student-athletes, including 10 with a perfect 4.0 grade point averages and eight women from Texas Tech, have been named to the Academic All-Big 12 women's and men's cross country teams announced today by the league office.

Most of these student-athletes will compete this weekend (Saturday, Nov. 1) at the second

Big 12 Conference Women's and Men's Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Okla.

The championships will be run on the OSU Cross Country Course, with the women's race beginning at 11 a.m. (Central) and the men's race beginning at noon.

Colorado swept both the women's and men's titles last year in Ames, Iowa.

Eight women sit atop the list with 4.0 GPAs. The list includes Baylor's Karin Ernstrom,

Colorado's Lindsay Arendt, Iowa State's Gayle Nugent, Marsha Neal of Kansas, Kansas State's Emily Diederich, Katherine Smith of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State's Karla Dennis and Texas Tech Red Raider Keeli Hanzelka.

Ernstrom was selected Big 12 Runner of the Week after she finished second in the collegiate division at the Cal-Poly Invitational. Hanzelka finished sixth at the Kachina Classic after crossing the finish line in eighth place at the Red Raider Invitational.

Headlining the men's list with 4.0 GPAs are Oklahoma State's Eric Framme and Texas A&M's Stephen Erath.

Framme has helped Oklahoma State secure the No. 13 spot in the top-25 poll by placing in the top 30 in three of the Cowboys four meets, including a fifth-place run at the Wichita Gold Classic.

Erath has been a big part of the Aggies' four meet wins this season by finishing in the top six in four of the team's six meets and five times he has been in the top 20.

Strong performances on the course and in the classroom seem to run hand-in-hand for six Big 12 Runners of the Week.

Along with Ernstrom, Texas' Maureen Sweeney and Missouri's Erin Windler claimed Runner of the Week honors. Sweeney received the honor after winning the Texas Invitational, while Windler was selected two weeks later after setting a career-best time in winning the Illinois Invitational.

On the men's side, Iowa State's Saul Lempirikany, Oklahoma State's Rene Carlsen and Texas A&M's Scott Lengefeld received both honors.

Lempirikany was named after finishing second at the Roy Griak Invitational, an event attended by six top-25 teams. Carlsen claimed his recognition by leading Oklahoma State to a first-place finish on the strength of his top individual finish at the Wichita Gold Classic.

Lengefeld was selected after he won his second consecutive title at the Rice Invitational on the way to leading the Aggies to the team crown.

Nominated by the directors of student-athlete support services and the athletic media relations directors, members of the all-academic teams have posted at least a 3.0 grade point average either cumulative or the previous two academic semesters and are regulars, i.e. letterwinners, on their respective teams.

First-team honorees are regulars who have at least a 3.2 grade point average, while those student-athletes with grade point averages of between 3.0 and 3.19 are listed as honorable mention.

1997 Academic All-Big 12 Conference
Men's Cross Country Team
FIRST TEAM
Name, School Class Major Hometown
Adam Batliner, Colorado Jr. Fine Arts Lakewood, Colo.
Jeroen Broekzitter, Nebraska Fr. Pre-Education Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rene Carlsen, Oklahoma State Jr. Geography Odense, Denmark
Stephen Erath, Texas A&M Jr. Psychology New Orleans, La.
Eric Framme, Oklahoma State Sr. MBA-Graduate Stenungsund, Sweden
Jeff Ganz, Nebraska So. Pre-Education Kearney, Neb.
Aaron Hambarger, Oklahoma State So. Pre-Medicine Albuquerque, N.M.
Jeff Henning, Kansas Jr. Cellular Biology Cheney, Kan.
Christian Henricksen, Texas A&M Sr. History San Antonio, Texas
Brian Jenkins, Kansas So. Chemical Engin. Wichita, Kan.
Jay Johnson, Colorado Jr. Kinesiology Castle Rock, Colo.
Michael Knott, Oklahoma Sr. Nat. Am. Studies Cottage Grove, Wis.
Ryan Larson, Iowa State Fr. History Wheaton, Illinois
Jeremy Meyer, Iowa State Jr. Sports Manage. Springfield, Illinois
John Montgomery, Texas A&M Sr. Intern. Manage. Plano, Texas
Jason Muriby, Texas So. Elect. Engin. Houston, Texas
Matt Napier, Colorado Jr. Elect.&Comp. Eng. Socorro, N.M.
Drew Ryun, Kansas So. History & Engl. Lawrence, Kan.
Chris Schafer, Colorado So. Business Yakima, Wash.
Brian Schultz, Kansas Sr. Mechanical Engin. Topeka, Kan.
Bryce Spano, Kansas Jr. Business Admin. Topeka, Kan.
Jeffrey Strong, Missouri So. Human Nutrition Pawnee City, Neb.
Lewis Theobald, Kansas Sr. Physical Ed. Nepean, Ontario
Michael Thomas, Kansas State So. Engin./Comp. Sci. Leavenworth, Kan.
Zeke Tiernan, Colorado Sr. History Aspen, Colo.
Matt Williams, Iowa State Fr. Liberal Arts&Sci. Indianola, Iowa
Simeon Wright, Iowa State Sr. Entomology Dubuque, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Ricardo Amezcua, Kansas Fr. Indust. design Acambaro, Mexico
David Cantonwine, Iowa State Jr. Biochem./Micro. Ames, Iowa
John Elcock, Kansas Jr. Exercise Science Wamego, Kan.
Todd Fox, Texas A&M Jr. Marketing Kingwood, Texas
Aaron Johnson, Nebraska Sr. Exercise Science Columbus, Neb.
Kevin Kimbell, Texas Sr. Kinesiology San Antonio, Texas
Saul Lempirikany, Iowa State Sr. Computer Science Maralal, Kenya
Scott Lengefeld, Texas A&M Jr. Accounting Houston, Texas
Joel McCune, Missouri So. Computer Science Springfield, Mo.
John Perkins, Texas Sr. Government Louisville, Ky.
Jerry Pullins, Kansas Sr. Economics Middleton, R.I.
Matt Stauffer, Missouri So. Biology Kansas City, Mo.
Nathan Wilbert, Texas Jr. Manage.Info.Sci. Moreland, Ga.

1997 Academic All-Big 12 Conference
Women's Cross Country Team
FIRST TEAM
Name, School Class Major Hometown
Kelly Andra, Kansas State So. Pre-Medicine Mission, Kan.
Lindsay Arendt, Colorado So. Kinesiology Littleton, Colo.
Stacey Armstrong, Iowa State Sr. Sports Management Carlisle, England
Erin Bresnan, Iowa State Jr. Pre-Enviro Engin. Indianola, Iowa
Heather Burroughs, Colorado Sr. Biological Sciences Kansas City, Mo.
Alison Canny, Kansas State Jr. Architecture Johnson, Kan.
Stephanie Clark, Kansas Sr. Business Admin. El Dorado, Kan.
Jennifer Crapisi, Iowa State So. Chemical Engineering Chippewa Falls, Wisc.
Andrea DeLozier, Oklahoma So. University Studies Norman, Okla.
Karla Dennis, Oklahoma State So. Biology Pawnee City, Okla.
Emily Diederich, Kansas State So. Kinesiology Roeland Park, Kan.
Ann Dwyer, Texas A&M So. Psychology Metairie, La.
Karin Ernstrom, Baylor So. Math Upplands Vasby, Sweden
Dana Frausto, Texas Jr. Finance Colleyville, Texas
Amber Grady, Iowa State Sr. Political Science Dunlap, Iowa
Anita Hallauer, Kansas State Sr. Pre-Physical Therapy Holton, Kan.
Tara Hangge, Texas Tech So. Family Studies Yakima, Wash.
Keeli Hanzelka, Texas Tech So. Pre-Medicine La Porte, Texas
Sarah Harvey, Oklahoma So. University Studies Ardmore, Okla.
Laila Hatami, Texas A&M So. Psychology League City, Texas
Cecilia Jeverstram, Baylor So. Internat. Bus./Mark. Goteberg, Sweden
Shannon Keel, Texas Tech Sr. English/Biochemistry Spring, Texas
Ashlie Kinton, Kansas State Sr. Nutrition Science Kansas City, Mo.
Kristen Koppes, Texas Tech So. Civil Engineering Redding, Calif.
Lynn LoPresti, Kansas Sr. Chemical Engineering Prospect Heights, Illinois
Emily Martini, Iowa State Jr. Exercise&Sports Sci. Emmettsburg, Iowa
Mandi McCoy Sr. Biochemistry Manson, Ohio
Laurie Meythaler, Iowa State So. Biology Des Moines, Iowa
Melinda Mizell, Oklahoma So. University Studies Albuquerque, N.M.
Melinda Mohr, Nebraska So. Pre-Education Carroll, Neb.
Lindsay Moser, Kansas State Jr. Elementary Education Olathe, Kan.
Marsha Neal, Kansas Jr. Education Sterling, Kan.
Gayle Nugent, Iowa State So. Pre-Engineering Shoreview, Minn.
Lydia Oelschlaeger So. Spanish Lawrence, Kan.
Milli Ondras, Texas A&M Sr. English San Antonio, Texas
Maaike Ouwersloot, Iowa State So. Industrial Engin. Forest Lake, Minn.
Jaime Pauli, Nebraska So. Business Admin. Milbank, S.D.
Jana Peterson, Iowa State So. Biochemistry Webster City, Iowa
Sanid Ramsey, Texas A&M So. Biomedical Science Grapevine, Texas
Deb Rieck, Colorado So. Undecided Englewood, Colo.
Nikki Roady, Oklahoma State So. Speech Therapy Valliant, Okla.
Aimee Roberson, Texas Tech Jr. Exer. & Sports Sci. Aspermont, Texas
Heidi Scarlett, Colorado Sr. Mechanical Engin. Alamosa, Colo.
Nora Shepherd, Nebraska Sr. English York, Neb.
Michelle Skidmore, Iowa State Sr. History Colfax, Iowa
Hanna Smedstad, Oklahoma State So. Psychology Sundsvall, Sweden
Cynthia Smith, Kansas So. Pre-Nursing Lawrence, Kan.
Katherine Smith, Oklahoma So. University Studies Flower Mound, Texas
Kelly Smith, Colorado Sr. English Petoskey, Mich.
Maureen Sweeney, Texas So. Liberal Arts Houston, Texas
Andrene Thompson, Oklahoma State Jr. Accounting Manchester, Jamaica
Erin Windler, Missouri Jr. Hotel & Rest. Mgt. Blue Springs, Mo.
Honorable Mention
Laura Bruns, Colorado So. Environmental Studies Marion, Ind.
Dawn Charlier, Texas Tech So. Undecided Green Bay, Wis.
Emily Corbett, Oklahoma Jr. Health & Sports Sci. Bartlesville, Okla.
Tamara Dingley, Oklahoma State Jr. Biology Victoria, Australia
Nancy Dollar, Baylor Jr. Comm. Sci.& Disorders San Clemente, Calif.
Charity Garrison, Texas Tech So. Pre-Law Gatesville, Texas
Lori Knowles, Texas Tech Sr. Art History Fort Worth, Texas
Joanna Scollon, Kansas So. Pre-Medicine Lawrence, Kan.
Kara Wheeler, Colorado So. Undecided Duluth, Minn.
Jennifer Wilmes, Missouri Jr. Hotel & Restaurant Mgt. Hopkins, Mo.