Horizon League Announces Academic All-League Teams for 2015 Fall Sports

INDIANAPOLIS -- Honoring student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League announced its 2015 Fall Academic All-League Teams on Friday.

A total of 52 student-athletes from five fall sports were honored in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.

Detroit and Oakland led the League with eight selections, followed by Cleveland State, Valparaiso and Wright State with six. Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky had five honorees, while Green Bay and UIC each had three and Youngstown State rounded out the schools with two.

The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits.

Horizon League Academic All-Horizon League Teams – Fall 2015

Men’s Soccer (11)
Name                        School                    Yr.       GPA       Major(s)
Yaw Addai                 Northern Kentucky    Sr.       3.21       Chemistry
Jordan Aidoud           Valparaiso                Sr.       3.30       International Commerce & Policy
Sam DeRoy               Wright State             Jr.       3.27       Biomedical Engineering
Jason Leslie              Detroit                     Sr.       3.72       Business
Eric Lynch                 Wright State             Jr.       3.30       Biological Sciences  
Sergio Manesio          Cleveland State        Jr.       3.69       Finance
Diego Martinez           Northern Kentucky    So.      3.79       Sports Business
Spiro Pliakos             Detroit                     So.      3.76       Business
Mustafa Raychouni    Cleveland State        Sr.       3.49       Liberal Studies
Sueiman Thomas       Valparaiso                Jr.       3.921      Business Management
Thomas Villamil          UIC                          Sr.       3.36       Urban Education

Women’s Soccer (11)
Name                        School                    Yr.       GPA       Major(s)
Rita Craven                Valparaiso           Sr.       3.936      Biology
Cecilie Dokka            Oakland                So.      3.51       Pre-Business Administration
Jessica Frey              Northern Kentucky    So.      3.919      Nursing
Jamie Horne              Oakland                   Sr.       3.45       Health Sciences
Haley Kittle                UIC                          So.      4.0         Biochemistry
Paige Lincicum          Milwaukee                Jr.       3.96       Kinesiology
Anna Mindling            Detroit                      Jr.       3.974      Accounting
Marissa Sarsfield       Cleveland State        Jr.       3.96       Chemical Engineering
Katie Schulz               Green Bay                Jr.       3.475      Business Administration
Natalie Sedlock          Wright State             Sr.       3.59       Biological Sciences
Tatum Zurawski          Detroit                     Sr.       4.00       Biochemistry

                                                                 
Women’s Cross Country (8) *Ties are not broken
Name                        School                    Yr.       GPA       Major(s)
Zeinab Baydoun         Detroit                     Sr.       4.00       Nursing
Sydnie Fetherolf        Detroit                     So.      3.74       Business Administration
Miranda Hass             Oakland                   Sr.       3.91       Biology
Leah Holmes              Milwaukee                Jr.       3.895      Kinesiology
Vanessa Hopwood     Wright State             Sr.       3.29       Sports Science
Sarah Mauel               Green Bay                Sr.       3.674      Human Development/Human Biology
Hannah Schilling        Valparaiso                Sr.       3.354      Nursing
Ashlyn Woods           Cleveland State        Jr.       3.85       Speech and Hearing

Men’s Cross Country (8) *Ties are not broken
Name                        School                    Yr.       GPA       Major(s)
Caleb Abfall               Milwaukee                Jr.       3.368      Undecided
Jacob Bowman          Oakland                   Jr.       3.48       Environmental Science
Charlie Felton             Detroit                     So.      3.74       Accounting
Jesse Greenhagen     Valparaiso                Jr.       3.713      Mechanical Engineering
Jonanthan Hutnyan     Youngstown State    Sr.       3.97       Business Marketing
Ben Kendell               Detroit                     So.      3.99       Electrical Engineering
George O’Connor       Oakland                   Sr.       3.45       Communication
Ryan Sullivan             Youngstown State    So.      3.55       Chemistry

Volleyball (14)
Name                        School                    Yr.       GPA       Major(s)
Amanda Baker           Oakland                   Sr.       3.94       Health Sciences
Sammy Condon         Oakland                   So.      3.64       Pre-Elementary Education
Sammi Herron            Milwaukee                Sr.       3.29       Biological Sciences
Nicole Johnson          UIC                          So.      3.24       Biochemistry
Grace Kauth               Cleveland State        Jr.       3.89       Marketing
Allison Ketcham         Valparaiso               So.      3.982      Exercise Science
Katie Klusman            Wright State             So.      3.93       Chemistry
Rachel Kremer           Wright State             So.      3.79       Biological Sciences
Alexis Middlebrooks  Cleveland State        So.      3.52       Criminology
Cassie Pelloni            Oakland                   Sr.       3.22       Pre-Human Resource Development
Kayla Price                MIlwaukee                Sr.       3.21       Educational Studies
Taylor Snyder            Northern Kentucky    Jr.       3.907      Finance and Accounting
Mel Stewart                Northern Kentucky    Sr.       3.973      Athletic Training
Taylor Totka               Green Bay               So.      3.971      Human Biology