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(Photo of Amber Lowe by Drew Engelke)

 

SEGUIN, Texas – Texas Lutheran recent graduate Amber Lowe claimed the 17th ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honor in school history when she was named to the Second Team 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division Women’s Track/Field & Cross Country Team.

 

Lowe is the fifth multi-year Academic All-America selection in school history. She was a Third Team Academic All-America selection in 2007-08.

 

Lowe joins a list of TLU multi-year Academic All-Americans that includes: three-time selection Natalie Wood (women's track and field, 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07), two-time selection David Stahl (men’s soccer, 2002-03 and 2003-04), two-time selection Tommy Stolhandske (men’s basketball, 2003-04 and 2004-05) and two-time selection Matt Alves (football, 2006-07 and 2007-08).

 

The honors list for TLU Academic All-Americans also includes: Chantel Mize (women’s basketball, 1998-99), Amy Behlen (softball, 2002-03), Tracy Heathcock (women’s volleyball, 2003-04), Angela Bagwell (women’s volleyball, 2004-05), Abby Cochran (women’s golf, 2005-06), and Dana Robbins (women's cross country/track & field, 2007-08).

 

Lowe (Sugar Land/home school) advanced to the national ballot for a second consecutive year after earning First Team Academic All-District VI honors in the college division for a second time.

 

The college division of the Academic All-America program includes colleges and universities from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Only First Team selections advance to the national ballot for a chance to be selected as Academic All-Americans. District VI of the college division has colleges and universities from Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, New Mexico and Louisiana.

 

Lowe graduated from TLU in May with a bachelor’s degree. She majored in kinesiology and held a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.

 

Lowe lettered in women's cross country (one year), women's track and field (two years), and women's basketball (two years) in her athletics career with the Bulldogs.

 

Named TLU's 2008-09 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Lowe competed in 2008-09 on the women’s cross country team. She was in the Bulldogs' top seven for the ASC Championships and NCAA DIII South/Southeast Regional Meet.

 

In 2008, Lowe was a member of TLU's conference runner-up team at the ASC Track & Field Championships. In that meet, she ran the 800-meter dash for the first time that season and posted a third-place finish in the conference championships.

 

Lowe earned ASC Academic All-Conference honors in basketball, cross country and track and field in her athletics career.

 

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. 

 

Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

 

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Kristen Ameling Tiffin IV Sr. Milbury, Ohio 3.97 Accounting

(3) Hannah Baker Wartburg VII Jr. Keota, Iowa 3.97 Biology

(2) Keli Coleman Augustana (Ill.) V Sr. Grayslake, Ill. 3.83 Biology & Pre-Medicine

Mary Dell Shippensburg II Jr. Boiling Springs, Pa. 3.97 Biology

(3) Katy Grant Harding VI Sr. Mustang, Okla. 4.00 Social Work

Jennifer Hensel Minnesota St-Moorhead V Sr. Frazee, Minn. 3.81 Physical Education & Health Education

(3) Charlotte Heron Oklahoma Christian VI Sr. Southampton, Engl. 4.00 Political Science

(#) Amber Hines Wingate III Sr. Little Mountain, S.C. 4.00 Biology & Chemistry

Liz Kooistra Wisconsin-Eau Claire V Sr. Lakeville, Minn. 3.58 Psychology & Behavior Analysis

Jessica Koster Calvin IV Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 4.00 Occupational Therapy & Psychology

Nora Kuiper Hope IV Sr. Parchment, Mich. 3.93 Chemistry

Venessa Lee Pittsburg State VII Sr. Cleveland, Mo. 3.89 Biology (Pre-Medicine) & Spanish

(3) Amy Magnuson Mass. Inst. of  Tech. I Jr. Lawrence, Kan. 3.92 Civil Engineering

(2) Katie Theisen St. Thomas (Minn.) V Sr. Elko, Minn. 4.00 Biology

(1) Sarah Wittingen Calvin IV Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 3.99 Accounting

 

Isabel Alexander Bates I Sr. Harvard, Mass. 3.78 Psychology / Spanish

Nikki Arola St. Thomas (Minn.) V Jr. Chisholm, Minn. 3.97 Psychology

Courtney Ayers Southwest Baptist VII Jr. Maryland Hts., Mo. 4.00 Christian Ministries

Maddie Coffman Willamette VIII Sr. Boise, Idaho 3.79 Biology

Jennifer Harpp Slippery Rock   II Jr. Highland Hts., Ohio 3.92 Exercise Science & Phys.Therapy

Ashley Huston Hardin-Simmons VI Sr. Buffalo Gap, Texas 3.72 Education

Cathryn LaRiviere Emmanuel (Mass.) I Sr. Windham, N.H. 4.00 Elem. Education & Liberal Arts

Caitlin Mullarkey Swarthmore   II Sr. Wilmington, Del. 3.86 Honors Biology

Anat Ben Nun Brandeis I Sr. Haifa, Israel 3.94 International & Global Studies

Jessica Pixler Seattle Pacific   VIII Jr. Sammamish, Wash. 3.92 English

(2) Caitlin Schetter Wisconsin-La Crosse V Sr. Kiel, Wis. 3.75 Communication Studies

Lisa Shepherd Richard Stockton II Jr. Mays Landing, N.J. 3.92 Biology

Elise Tropiano Amherst I Sr. Plainview, N.Y. 3.64 Psychology

(3) Heather Wood Adams State VII Sr. Los Alamos, N.M. 3.89 Mathematics & Computer Science

 

Erin Beattie Seton Hill II So. Latrobe, Pa. 4.00 Mathematics & Actuary Science

Kylen Cieslak Northwood (Mich.) IV Jr. Livonia, Mich. 3.93 Management

Shannon Gagne New Haven I Jr. Meriden, Conn. 3.91 Criminal Justice

Kerrin Epstein Gettysburg II Jr. Moravia, N.Y. 4.03 English & Political Science

Katie Hansen Seattle VIII Sr. Portland, Ore. 3.93 Biology

Priscilla Jennings Millersville II Sr. Quarryville, Pa. 3.80 Elementary Education

Ayla Mitchell Wisconsin-Oshkosh V Jr. New Richmond, Wis. 3.91 Elementary Education

Lavenna Mullenbach Adams State VII Sr. Georgetown, Tex. 3.67 Elementary Education

(2) Erin Richard Clarion II Sr. Erie, Pa. 3.88 Elementary Education

Ashley Roemer Minnesota St-Moorhead V Sr. Maple Lake, Minn. 3.96 Elementary Education

Emily Schaf Indianapolis V Gr. Boggstown, Ind. 3.98 Doctorate of Physical Therapy

Jeeni Schantin Seattle Pacific VIII Sr. West Linn, Ore. 3.92 Sociology

(3) Rebecca Taylor Washington & Lee III Sr. Hamilton, Ohio 4.04 Economics

Vanessa Warzecha Morningside VII Sr. Aloha, Ore. 4.00 Biology

Elizabeth Webb Washington & Lee III Sr. Middlebury, Va. 4.07 Biochemistry

 

Academic All-America of the Year: Nora Kuiper, Hope

 

(1)   ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 1st team selection in 2008

(2) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 2nd team selection in 2008

(3) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 3rd team selection in 2008

(#) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 3rd team selection in 2007 and 2008

 

2008-09 ESPN THE MAGAZINE Academic All-America®

University Division Women’s Track & Cross Country Team as selected by CoSIDA

 

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(2) Sarah Bowman Tennessee IV Sr. Warrenton, Va. 3.87 Business Administration

(1) Lamarra Currie Charlotte III Sr. Apex, N.C. 4.00 Psychology

(3) Elisabeth Driscoll Montana State VII Sr. Bozeman, Mont. 4.00 Mechanical Eng. & Modern Language

(3) Lauren Endersen Utah VIII Sr. West Jordan, Utah 4.00 Biology

(2) Laura Hermanson North Dakota State VII Sr. Burnsville, Minn. 3.94 Business Administration

(3) Patience Knight Texas Tech VI Sr. San Antonio, Tex. 3.96 Wildlife Mgmt. & Game Mgmt.

(2) Karoline Koehler San Diego State VIII Sr. Erfurt, Germany 3.82 International Economics

(1) Lisa Koll Iowa State     VII Gr. Fort Dodge, Iowa 3.98 Veterinary Medicine

Susan Kuijken Florida State III Sr. Nijmegen, Netherlands 3.76 Psychology

Kara Patterson Purdue     V Sr. LaCenter, Wash. 3.76 Nutrition, Fitness & Health

(2) Sarah Stevens Arizona State VIII Gr. Ft. Collins, Col. 3.46 Elementary Education (M. Ed.)

Katie Stripling Arkansas     VI Jr. Jonesboro, Ark. 3.94 Kinesiology

(2) Annett Wichmann Hawaii VIII Sr. Jena, Germany 3.82 Kinesiology & Leisure Science

Phoebe Wright Tennessee IV Jr. Signal Mountain, Tenn. 3.96 Biological Sciences

 

Amanda Alexander Tennessee IV Gr, Nashville, Tenn. 3.92 Psychology

(3) Amy Backel Oklahoma VI Jr. Dillsburg, Pa. 4.00 Civil Engineering

(3) Amanda Benz North Dakota State VII Sr. Mounds View, Minn 4.00 Psychology

Lesley Binning Jacksonville State IV Sr. Ontario, Canada 4.00 Exercise Science & Wellness

Angela Bizzarri Illinois V Jr. Mason, Ohio 3.55 Molecular & Cellular Biology

(3) Nicole Blood Oregon VIII Jr. Saratoga Springs,N.Y. 3.48 Journalism

Lauren Bonds Kansas VII Jr. Hutchinson, Kan. 4.00 Political Science, Inter. Studies

Carrie Burggraf Austin Peay State IV Jr. Marion, Ohio 4.00 Political Science

Rebecca Christensen Harvard I Sr. Celina, Texas 3.41 Psychology

Tara Diebold Arkansas VI So. Branson, Mo. 4.00 Communication Disorders

Loren Groves Kansas State VII Sr. Scott City, Mo. 3.76 Education

Mikaela Johansson Oklahoma VI Sr. Stockholm, Sweden 4.00 Public Relations

Gwen Jorgensen Wisconsin V Gr. Waukesha, Wis. 3.73 Accounting

Allix Lee-Painter Idaho VIII Sr. Moscow, Idaho 3.83 Secondary Education / English

Eleanor "Lennie" Waite Rice VI Gr. Austin, Texas 3.84 Economics, Psych., Managerial Stud.

 

Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA Major

Marie-Louise Asselin West Virginia II Jr. Sarina, Ontario 3.67 Excerise Physiology

Denise Bargiachi Arkansas VI Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 3.73 Journalism

Megan Brandeland Princeton II Sr. Prior Lake, Minn. 3.75 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Whitney Carlson North Dakota State VII So. Buchanan, N.D. 4.00 Zoology

Caitlin Clancy Tulsa VI Jr. Tucson, Ariz. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering

Bridget Franek Penn State II Jr. Hiram, Ohio 3.51 Kinesiology & Movement Science

Sara Hiller Missouri-Kansas City VII Sr. Springfield, Mo. 4.00 Pharmacy

Maggie Infeld Georgetown II Gr. University Hts., Ohio 3.63 Psychology (Pre-Medicine)

Whitney Kerth Arkansas-Little Rock VI VI Perryville, Ark. 4.00 Economics

Noelle Lopez Santa Clara VIII Sr. Tucson, Ariz. 3.99 Philosophy

Vera Neuenswander Indiana V Jr. Jefferson City, Mo. 3.97 Social Studies Education

Katie Rogus Maryland II Sr. Brookeville, Md. 4.00 Criminal Justice

(3) Sara Trané Washington State VIII Sr. Pixblo, Sweden 3.96 Psychology

(3) Marcie Veitch Coastal Carolina III Sr. Tecumseh, Ontario 4.00 Biology

Amy Warren Southeast Missouri St. VII Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 4.00 Communication Disorders & Spanish

 

Academic All-America of the Year: Lisa Koll, Iowa State

 

(1)   ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 1st team selection in 2008

(2) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 2nd team selection in 2008

(3) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 3rd team selection in 2008