Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Chicago State Athletics Closes 2014-15 with 52 Academic All-WAC Accolades

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CHICAGO, Illinois – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced the release of its 2015 spring and freshmen/transfer Academic All-WAC honorees to which 52 Chicago State University student-athletes received recognition on the list.

To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year at their institution, have at least a cumulative 3.2 grade point average and have competed in at least 50 percent of their team's contests. The student-athletes on the list are from spring sports and freshmen/transfers from all conference-sponsored sports throughout the 2014-15 academic year.

2015 Spring and Freshman/Transfer Academic All-WAC Release

Listed below are CSU's honorees:

Spring HonoreesFreshmen/Transfer Honorees
Baseball
Tyler Abbott (Simi Valley, Calif./Royal), Sr.
Evan Davis (Sterling, IL/Sterling), Sr.
Nick Kostalek (Huntley, IL/Huntley), Sr.
Chase Matheson (McHenry, IL/McHenry), Sr.
Jake Perkins (Huntley, IL/Huntley), So.
Jerry Silva (Chicago, IL/Holy Trinity), Sr.
Jordan Stroschein (Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar), Sr.

Men's Golf
David Keenan (Caitlin, Ill./Caitlin), Sr.
Dan Patkunsa, Sr.
Drew Vannoy (Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet Seymour), Sr.

Women's Golf
Tali Letoi (Lakeside, Calif./El Capitan), So.
Casey MacNeil (Massey, Ontario/Espanola), Jr.
Taneka Sandiford (Nassau, Bahamas/St. John's College High School), Jr.
Fernanda Valdes Solis (Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico/Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey), Jr.

Men's Tennis
Julian Chavez (Bogota, Colombia), Sr.
Sergiu Muresan (Roman, Romania), Sr.
Mario Noboa (Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador), Sr.
Luis Ulloa (Guayaquil, Ecuador), Sr.
Rashley Yeremia (Jakarta, Indonesia), Sr.

Women's Tennis
Faith Huckabee (Hazel Crest, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor), So.

Men's Outdoor Track and Field
DeShaunte Lewis (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly), Sr.
Desmond Meyer (Oswego, IL /Oswego HS), So.

Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Tochkuwu Akujieze, So.
Jessica McCaskill, Jr.
Veronica Tovar (Cicero, Ill./Morton East), Jr.
Alisha Wren, R-Jr.








 
Baseball
Cody Freund (McHenry, IL/McHenry), Fr.

Men's Basketball
Jawad Adekoya (Tinley Park, IL/Victor J. Andrew High School), Jr.
Anthony Glover (Toledo, OH/St. John's Jesuit), Fr.
Trayvon Palmer (Milwaukee, WI/Brown Deer), Jr.


Women's Cross Country
Daeja Hooks (Chicago, IL/UIC Prep), Fr.


Men's Golf
Austin Egbers (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic), Jr.

Women's Golf
Pia Serrano (San Antonio, Texas/Antonian College Preparatory), Fr.

Women's Soccer
Chloe Cain (Jackson, Mich. /Jackson), Fr.
Taylor Conroy (Omaha, Neb./Millard West), Fr.
Hannah Etcitty (Gallup, N.M./Middle College), Fr.
Vialy Garcia-Hernandez (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell), Fr.
Jordan Hinterser (Granite City, Ill./Marquette Catholic), Fr.
Cassidy Kepler (Omaha, Neb./Millard South), Fr.
Gabby Klemp (Muskegon, Mich./Reeths-Puffer), Fr.
Lina Lorence (Henderson, Nev./Basic), Fr.
Sara Marcotte (Republic, Mo./Republic), Fr.
Olivia McCafferty (Crown Point, Ind./Boone Grove), Fr.
Lexi Montgomery (St. Charles, Mo. /Francis Howell), Fr.

Megan Stapleton (Cincinnati, Ohio/Madeira), Fr.

Men's Tennis
Christian Gonzalez (Mungia, Spain/Larramendi Ikastola), Fr.

Women's Indoor Track and Field
Daeja Hooks (Chicago, IL/UIC Prep), Fr.
Jessica McCaskill, Jr.
Veronica Tovar (Cicero, Ill./Morton East), Jr.

Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Daeja Hooks (Chicago, IL/UIC Prep), Fr.
Caitlyn Howard, Fr.

Volleyball
Sarah Metcalfe, Fr.
Selena Newell (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Pembroke Pines Charter), Jr.
Elli Woinowsky (Berlin, Germany/Merian Oberschule), Jr.

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