26 Blazer athletes received MIAC 2008-09 Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference honors. 407 MIAC athletes in all were honored for this distinction.
In order to qualify for the award, a student must be a sophomore, junior or senior and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. They must also compete in 50 percent of varsity regular season contest to be eligible, too.
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College of Saint Benedict honorees:
Hockey
Janae Coauette (Crookston, MN)
Ashley Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, MN)
Holly Reinking (Maple Grove, MN)
Indoor Track and Field
Laura Deal (Lake Crystal, MN)
Ashley Irons (Twin Falls, ID)
Jessica Norman (Maple Grove, MN)
Mary Schletty (St. Paul, MN)
Basketball
Laura Canton (Pine Island, MN)
Nikki Carter (Edina, MN)
Heather Gillund (Ham Lake, MN)
Betsy Hutchinson (Detroit Lakes, MN)
Abby Richardson (Storm Lake, IA)
Ashley Schleper (Zimmerman, MN)
Amy Stifter (Watertown, MN)
Ariel Tauer (Edina, MN)
Swimming and Diving
Chelsea Jenson (Plymouth, MN)
Kelly Matzen (Eden Prairie, MN)
Megan Peterson (Elk River, MN)
Tennis
Kylie Huether (Sioux Falls, SD )
Elissa Husby (Duluth, MN)
Katie Rudnitski (Gilman, MN)
Rachel Tiegs (Rochester, MN)
Softball
Kirsten Fasching (Montrose, MN)
Abby Richardson (Storm Lake, IA)
Jillian Rigg (Billings, MT)
Genna Strauss (Red Wing, MN)
Outdoor Track and Field
Ali Galzki (Maple Grove, MN)
Mary Schletty (St. Paul, MN)