Twenty-nine LSSU athletes make spring 2009 GLIAC All-Academic Team

BAY CITY - Twenty-nine Lake Superior State spring sport athletes, including seven softball players and 22 members of the track and field team, were named to the 2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
Leading LSSU's list academically were senior pitcher Nikki Christensen and senior outfielder Rachel Hall of the softball team, senior distance runners Luke Allen and Evan Williams, junior distance runners Emily Bowen, Sarah Christilaw and Katie Scott, and sophomore sprinter Amanda Pieczynski.
Pieczynski topped the list of female athletes with a 3.92 grade point average in exercise science, while Allen led the men with a 3.83 GPA in political science.
Softball
Nicole Cartensen, So., 3.146, Mechanical Engineering, Maple Grove, Minn.
Nicole Christensen, Sr., 3.759, Finance and Economics, Marquette, Mich.
Nichole Dunford, Jr., 3.009, Sociology, Chesterfied, Mich.
Rachel Hall, Sr., 3.779, Biology, Southgate, Mich.
Lacey Knoop, Jr., 3.054, Athletic Training, Reed City, Mich.
Chelsea Maynard, So., 3.408, Nursing, Marquette, Mich.
Chevie Peralta-Everts, So., 3.010, Physical Science, Cheyboygan, Mich.
Men's Track and Field
Luke Allen, Sr., 3.832, Political Science, Manistee, Mich.
Paul Davis, Jr., 3.122, Criminal Justice, St. Ignace, Mich.
Alex Gufstafson, So., 3.048, English/Literature, Rapid River, Mich.
Jake Hoover, Jr., 3.147, English/Literature, Capac, Mich.
Sean O'Mara, So., 3.545, Forensic Chemistry, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Lucas Pease, So., 3.311, Exercise Science, Bellevue, Mich.
Dana Skytta, Sr., 3.076, Parks & Rec., Michigamme, Mich.
Benjamin Tarbutton, Sr., 3.183, Education, Gaylord, Mich.
Thomas Thornton, Sr., 3.222, History, Sand Lake, Mich.
Evan Williams, Sr., 3.785, Education, Plainwell, Mich.
Women's Track and Field
Kimberlee Booms, So., 3.235, Nursing, Harrison, Mich.
Emily Bowen, Jr., 3.893, Nursing, Reed City, Mich.
Sarah Christilaw, Jr., 3.759, Nursing, Midland, Mich.
Sara Hess, Jr., 3.029, Nursing, Owosso, Mich.
Chelsea Kreft, So., 3.651, Nursing, Rogers City, Mich.
Mary McLeod, So., 3.171, Nursing, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Heather Millard, So., 3.059, Biology, Plainwell, Mich.
Taylor Patton, Jr., 3.607, Political Science, Northwood, Ohio
Amanda Pieczynski, Jr., 3.918, Exercise Science, Posen, Mich.
Kathleen Scott, Sr., 3.758, Exercise Science, Mitchell, Ontario
Alyse Smith, Jr., 3.627, Political Science, Clayton, Mich.
Courtney Smith, Jr., 3.382, Accounting, Mio, Mich.
















