Two Huskies Earn Verizon Academic All-America Accolades
April 14, 2001 SEATTLE--The academic honors for Washington student-athletes keep rolling in as two Husky men were voted Verizon Academic All-America fall-winter at-large team honorees as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Junior Bryn Ritchie (Medford, Ore.), a defender on the Pac-10 champion Husky soccer team, and junior David Moilanen (Renton, Wash.), a member of the Washington men's swimming team, earned second-team Verizon Academic All-America honors. Ritchie carries a 3.66 grade-point average in his international relations and business major, while Moilanen boasts a 3.95 GPA in physics. This is the first time either athlete has been named to the Academic All-America team. Only three student-athletes from the Pac-10 conference received the at-large team accolades. First Team Name, School, Sport, Class, Hometown, GPA, Major Michael Bucy (North Carolina), Soccer, Sr., Raleigh, N.C., 3.95, Economics John Christian (Campbell), Wrestling, Sr., Tallmadge, Ohio, 3.91, Psychology Zane DeWitz (Tennessee), Swimming, Sr., Waterville, Wash., 3.94, Psychology Jim Dube (Ferris State), Ice Hockey, Sr., Ottawa, Ontario, 3.93, Business Management Karl Goehring (North Dakota), Ice Hockey, Sr., Apple Valley, Minn., 3.88, Marketing John Hedengren (Brigham Young), Cross Country, Jr., Richland, Wash., 3.96, Chemical Engineering R.J. Kaszuba (Dayton), Soccer, Sr., Washington, Mo., 3.62, Economics/Finance Kevin Knott (William & Mary), Soccer, Sr., Virginia Beach, Va., 3.91, Physics Andy Nonaka (Pacific), Swimming, Sr., Concord, Calif., 4.00, Electrical Engineering Greg Reeves (Florida), Swimming, Sr., Tallahassee, Fla., 3.95, Chemical Engineering Alex Royblat (St. John's), Fencing, Sr., Ashod, Israel, 3.90, Criminal Justice Andrew Sause (Navy), Water Polo, Sr., Salt Lake City, Utah, 3.88, Ocean Engineering Jeffrey Stoklosa (St. John's), Soccer, Sr., Newark, Del., 3.90, Computer Science Tim Surface (Tulsa), Cross Country, Sr., Jefferson City, Mo., 4.00, Management Information Systems Dan Thorstenson (Bradley), Soccer, Sr., Schaumburg, Ill., 3.97, Mechanical Engineering Second Team Scott Blount (Furman), Soccer, Jr., Brentwood, Tenn., 3.51, Accounting & Business Admin. Pietro Broggini (Denver), Skiing, Grad., Gallarate, Italy, 3.80, MBA/Information Technology David Evans (Clarkson), Ice Hockey, Jr., Sand Lake, N.Y., 3.94, Biomolecular Science Joern Frohs (Denver), Skiing, J., Mittelsaida, Germany, 3.91, Business/Information Technology George Gleason (Yale), Swimming, Sr., St. Croix, Virgin Islands, 3.55, Sociology Anders Hoyem (Northeastern), Soccer, Jr., Oslo, Norway, 3.95, Finance/Insurance Garrett Jensen (Arizona State), Cross Country, Sr., Fullerton, Calif., 3.90, Education Jeff Jillson (Michigan), Ice Hockey, Jr., North Smithfield, R.I., 3.48, Sport Management & Communication Marc Lindsay (Georgia), Swimming, Jr., Newark, Del., 3.84, English & Political Science Josh Lockhart (Illinois), Wrestling, Jr., Mahomet, Ill., 3.45, Pre-medicine David Moilanen (UW), Swimming, Jr., Renton, Wash., 3.95, Physics Leo Oka (Illinois), Gymnastics, Sr., Scarborough, Ontario, 3.60, Business Administration Jose Palacios (Penn State), Gymnastics, Jr., Gijon, Spain, 3.72, Aerospace Engineering Bryn Ritchie (UW), Soccer, Jr., Medford, Ore., 3.66, International Relations & Business Barry Shaw (Navy), Water Polo, Jr., Johannesburg, South Africa, 3.92, History Justin Wilcock (Brigham Young), Swimming, So., Smithfield, Utah, 3.74, Horticulture |













