7/07/10
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7/07/10 |
Lincoln, IL - Lincoln College is proud to announce seventeen student-athletes from five different sports were selected to the 2009-2010 MWAC All-Academic Team. Three students were dual-sport athletes, and two students had perfect grade point averages.
Lincoln College had two teams earn NJCAA All-Academic Team honors. The women’s basketball team, coached by Carol Wilson, accumulated a team GPA of 3.17. The softball team, coached by John Andrews, accumulated a team GPA of 3.16. The college also had nine student-athletes earn NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American honors.
“On behalf of the athletic department and Lincoln College, we are excited to recognize our student-athletes’ accomplishments in the classroom,” said Dave Klemm, Director of Athletics. “This award is a result of hard work and dedication to their academics and also to the sport they play.”
2009-10 Mid-West Athletic Conference All-Academic Team |
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| Name | College | Sport | GPA | Major (if available) |
| Shelbi Rentmeister (Clinton HS) | Lincoln | Softball | 4.00 | Nursing |
| *Angie Augspols (Putnam Co. HS) | Lincoln | Softball | 3.95 | English |
| *Taylor Dirks (Tri Valley HS) | Lincoln | Softball | 3.94 | Nursing/Radiology |
| Desirae Lercher (Lincoln HS) | Lincoln | Softball | 3.56 | Nursing |
| Blake Welch (Western HS) | Lincoln | Softball | 3.82 | Education |
| Christine Warden (Canton HS) | Lincoln | Softball | 3.72 | Nursing |
| *Lara Dawson (Christopher HS) | Lincoln | SB/VB | 3.83 | Nursing |
| *Kaylah Murphy (Canton, IL) | Lincoln | SB/VB | 3.88 | Elem. Education |
| Danielle Stephenson (Campbell Hill, IL) | Lincoln | VB/SB | 3.91 | Liberal Arts |
| *Gretchen Rieger (Trenton, IL) | Lincoln | Volleyball | 4.00 | Sec. Education |
| Megan Schaefer (Blue Mound, IL) | Lincoln | Volleyball | 3.52 | General Studies |
| *Chelsea Barr (Deland, IL) | Lincoln | Volleyball | 3.88 | Physical Education |
| Kindi Bullard (El-Paso-Gridley HS) | Lincoln | W. Basketball | 3.90 | Business |
| *Tamara Waugh (El-Paso-Gridley HS) | Lincoln | W. Basketball | 3.88 | Mathematics |
| Ashlin Sanders (Riley HS /South Bend, IN) | Lincoln | W. Basketball | 3.62 | Physical Education |
| Louie Schonauer (Lincoln HS) | Lincoln | M. Basketball | 3.77 | Physical Education |
| Isai Lemus (Chicago Admundson High) | Lincoln | M. Soccer | 3.52 | General Studies |
*Also earned NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American honors |
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Other NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-Americans |
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| Colin Eigenbrod (Lincoln HS) | Lincoln | Baseball | 3.95 | |
| Cooper Shawen (Neuqua Valley HS) | Lincoln | W. Golf | 3.95 | |
Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.