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For Immediate Release
June 8, 2006
MEN’S TENNIS TEAM, SEVEN INDIVIDUALS
EARN NAIA HONORS
Seven of Nebraska Wesleyan’s student-athletes
competing in baseball, tennis and women’s golf have been Daktronics/NAIA
All-America Scholar-Athletes.
In addition, the NWU men’s tennis team ranked
No. 2 in the nation academically among the 2006 NAIA Scholar Teams,
which met the award criteria. The Prairie Wolves combined for a
GPA of 3.76, just behind Roberts Wesleyan University (3.79). To
see the list, click
here.
To be nominated individually, students must have
reached junior status, been a contributor to his or her team and
have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 based on a 4.0 scale. Here
is Nebraska Wesleyan’s list of recipients for 2006:
Baseball:
Sam McKelvey (Sr., Lincoln, Neb., East High School), 3.71 GPA, business
administration
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here
Women’s Tennis:
Amy Stickney (Sr., Alliance, Neb., Alliance High School), 3.64 GPA,
economics
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here
Men’s Tennis:
Grant Johnson (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Southeast High School), 3.55
GPA, business administration
Zac Kerr (Jr., Grand Island, Neb., Grand Island High School), 3.97
GPA, accounting
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here
Women’s Golf:
Jennifer Gloystein (Sr., York, Neb., York High School), 3.58 GPA,
athletic training
Caitlin Johnson (Sr., Ogallala, Neb., Ogallala High School), 3.69
GPA, psychology and Spanish
Jessica Mertens (Jr., Hickman, Neb., Norris High School), 3.86 GPA,
special/elementary education
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here
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