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Wartburg Earns All-Academic Team Award

Belle Tyynismaa

From go-knights.net

Sports Editor Note: Tyynismaa is a STC graduate of the Class of 2016. Tyynismaa was a multi-year State qualifier in track and field as well as a Drake Qualifier. She is the STC record holder in the 400 M Run. She was also a Cross Country State Qualifier her Senior year. She is the daughter of Robert and Penny Tyynismaa from Tama.

NEW ORLEANS- The Wartburg men’s and women’s track and field programs earned All-Academic Team honors for the 2016-17 NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor track & field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

A total of 294 teams (183 women’s, 111 men’s) were honored for their academics by the USTFCCCA.

The men’s team had a GPA of 3.216 and the women’s owned a 3.216 GPA.

Nine men and 11 women for the Knights received individual All-Academic honors, which were announced Friday. A total of 402 men and 608 women earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors during the 2016-17 track & field seasons.

To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and must have met at least one of the following athletic standards:

Competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship

Finished the regular season ranked in the national top-35 in an individual event or ranked in the national top-25 in a relay event on the official NCAA Descending Order List.

Wartburg’s

honorees:

Men

Eli Kaczinski

Bennett Moser

Drew Schwartz

Nathan Keck

Casey Roberts

Benjamin Cuvelier

Dakota Moore

Caleb Appleton

Nicholas Kennicker

Women

Jaclyn Rittgers

Ashlyn Bagge

Isabelle Tyynismaa

Taylor Officer

Meghan Silbernagel

Tessa Helmle

Anna Rehberg

Dailen Folkedahl

Dakota Tell

Courtney Sowle

Aubree Taylor