The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 women's soccer teams have been announced and Macalester defender and team captain
Kelsey Speer (Sr., Madison, Wis. / West) has received third-team honors, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Top student-athletes from non-Division I programs in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ontario and Manitoba are eligible for inclusion on the District 5 team. Selection to this team is based on a combination of athletic and academic achievement. A total of 119 college division student-athletes were nominated from District 5 institutions.
Speer is Biology major at Macalester and has compiled a 3.91 cumulative grade point average. She is a three-year starter and four-year regular for a team that has made the MIAC playoffs in each of the past four seasons. Speer and the Macalester defense had surrendered just 16 goals in 18 games.
The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team is part of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program, administered by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The Academic All-America program annually honors over 1600 student-athletes who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom.
2009 Academic All-District 5 Women’s Soccer Team (College Division)
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Alli Novak ILLINOIS WESLEYAN V Jr. Naperville, Ill. 3.56 Business (marketing)
M Jackie Spees UW-STEVENS POINT V Sr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.3.90 Health science
M Annmarie Stanley ROSE-HULMAN V Jr. Warrenville, Ill. 3.92 Computer engineering
M Gina Paletta MINNESOTA ST., MANKATOV Sr. Omaha, Neb. 3.85 Exercise science
D Alison Dittmer GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS V Sr. Plymouth, Minn. 3.84 Biochemistry & molecular biology
D Whitney Holman AUGSBURG V Sr. New Hope, Minn. 3.95 Psychology / religion
D Abby Maxson MINNESOTA ST., MANKATO V Sr. Maple Grove, Minn. 4.00 Sport management
D Erika Swenson CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD V Jr. Fargo, N.D. 3.98 Healthcare mgmt. / classical stud.
F Becky Anderson MINNESOTA DULUTH V Jr. Duluth, Minn. 3.92 Biochemistry & molecular bio.
F Samantha Johnson CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD V Jr. Fargo, N.D. 3.64 Math education
F Laura Leber MINNESOTA ST., MANKATOV Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa 3.98 Rec., parks & leisure services
SECOND TEAM
GK Alison Wanner MINNESOTA ST. MOORHEADV Jr. Mandan, N.D. 3.81 Graphic communications
M Erin Beddows LEWIS V Sr. Ada, Mich. 3.93 Biology
M Heidi Brehmer MILWAUKEE ENGINEERINGV Jr. Chugiak, Alaska 3.63 Architectural engineering
M Claire Gill CHICAGO V Sr. Los Altos Hills, Calif. 3.74 International studies
D Emily Daniels EDGEWOOD V Jr. Slinger, Wis. 3.93 Elementary education
D Cassie Giese ELMHURST V Sr. Batavia, Ill. 3.96 Elementary education
D Danielle Grable MARIAN (WI) V Sr. Neenah, Wis. 3.68 Nursing
D Alyssa Walker WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE V So. Madison, Wis. 4.00 Biology
F Sarah Ehlinger LAWRENCE V Jr. Wauwatosa, Wis. 3.90 Geology
F Stacy Bergen ILLINOIS COLLEGE V Sr. Litchfield, Ill. 3.98 Management & org. leadership
F Jessie Audas MINNESOTA ST., MANKATOV Jr. Omaha, Neb. 3.92 Psychology
THIRD TEAM
GK Kayla Radloff AUGUSTANA (IL) V So. West Chicago, Ill. 3.35 History / secondary education
M Kaitlin Arjes WISCONSIN-STOUT V Jr. Owatonna, Minn. 3.95 Graphic design
M Nikki Counsell AURORA V Sr. Oconomowoc, Wis. 3.85 Elementary education & Spanish
M Steffanie Nagan WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH V Jr. Kaukauna, Wis. 4.00 Broadfield natural science
M Jaime Orewiler WHEATON (IL) V So. Wheaton, Ill. 3.42 French
D Teresa Gazich ST. CLOUD STATE V Jr. Arden Hills, Minn. 3.95 Mass communication
D Tess Hanson ST. THOMAS (MN) V So. Rochester, Minn. 4.00 Elementary education
D Jennifer Henson ILLINOIS COLLEGE V Sr. Troy, Ill. 3.93 French
D Katie Johnson CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL V Sr. Anoka, Minn. 3.42 Biology / kinesiology
D Kelsey Speer MACALESTER V Sr. Madison, Wis. 3.91 Biology
F Brianna Duff BEMIDJI STATE V So. Ramsey, Minn. 4.00 Chemistry & food sciences
F Allison Guion TAYLOR V Sr. Mechanicsburg, Pa. 3.91 Social work
F Haley Pschirrer AURORA V So. Peoria, Ill. 3.59 Pre-nursing