June 19, 2001

Stanford, Calif. - Stanford women's golfer Hilary Homeyer (Edina, Minn.) was named to the Verizon Academic All-America Spring Women's At-Large Teams in the University (Division I). Homeyer was a second team selection.

Homeyer, a NGCA honorable mention All-American, was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection this year as well as a Pac-10 first-team All-Academic pick.

The Verizon Academic All-America Teams are selected by a vote of the 1,800-member CoSIDA. To be eligible, an athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00. Sports information directors nominate eligible athletes from their schools who are named to district teams prior to being voted upon on the national level. CoSIDA has been selecting Academic All-America teams since 1952.

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Verizon Academic All-America Spring Women's At-Large Teams

UNIVERSITY DIVISION

First Team
Misty Ballard, S.F. Austin, track and field, Jr., 4.00, English
Stacie Beste, Illinois State, track and field, Jr., 3.89, psychology/sociology
Allie Blomquist, Wisconsin, golf, Sr., 3.94, physics/mathematics
Ann Marie Brooks, Missouri, track and field, Sr., 4.01, plant science
Karen Chastain, Cornell, track and field, Sr., 3.98, chemical engineering
Amanda Crouse, Kansas State, track and field, Sr., 3.92, pre-health
Andrea (Neary) Detoit, Arizona, track and field, Sr., 4.00, physical science/molecular and cellular biology
Liesl Fichtbauer, Fresno State, tennis, Sr., 4.00, kinesiology/sports medicine
Dominique Glinzler, Alabama, tennis, Sr., 4.00, French/German
Dora Gyorffy, Harvard, track and field, Sr., 3.64, government
Ayesha Maycock, Austin Peay, track and field, Sr., 3.87, business management
Vanessa McGowan, Maine, track and field, grad, 4.00, zoology.
Jaimee Reynolds, Cornell, lacrosse, Jr., 3.78, agriculture/biological engineering
Stephaine Webb, Oklahoma, track and field, Sr., 4.00, mechanical engineering
Lenka Zacharova, Weber State, tennis, Sr., 3.93, information systems and technology

Second Team
Leah Ashe, Notre Dame, crew, Sr., 3.87, mechanical engineering
Cassie Bouska, Oregon State, crew, Sr., 4.00, biology
Zana Friganovic, Illinois State, tennis, Sr., 3.94, poliltical science/international studies
Hilary Homeyer, Stanford, golf, Sr., 3.82, economics/psychology
Tenille Howe, Weber State, golf, Sr., 3.98, technical sales
Karin Levin, North Carolina Charlotte, track and field, Sr., 3.97, elementary education
Martina Nedelkova, Virginia Commonwealth, tennis, Jr., 3.94, business management
Corinne Nimtz, Minnesota, track and field, Sr., 3.93, business
Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa, golf, Jr., 3.90, exercise science
Iva Puflerova, South Alabama, tennis, Sr., 4.00, international business
Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, track and field, Sr., 3.51, biology
Kelli Jo Thomas, Western Illinois, track and field, Sr., 4.00, physical education/fitness management
Julianne Treme, Elon, tennis, Sr., 3.99, economics
Mary Varga, Akron, track and field, Jr., 3.86, education
Malgorzata Wawrzak, Colgate, crew, Sr., 3.94, international relations/economics

Third Team
Lisa Aguilera, Arizona State, track and field, So., 3.64, computer systems engineering
Gina Bundy, St. Joseph's (Pa.), track and field, Sr., 3.76, interdisciplinary health services
Rachel Burns, Wake Forest, track and field, Jr., 3.97, biology
Jennifer DeSpain, Tulsa, tennis, Sr., 3.78, biology/pre-medicine
Megan Doyle, George Washington, crew, Sr., 3.92, journalism
Whitney Evans, Washington State, track and field, So., 3.99, business
Suzy Gibbons, Dartmouth, lacrosse, Sr., 3.59, English
Meghan Hungate, Duquesne, lacrosse, Sr., 3.75, Spanish/political science
Mily Kannarkat, Old Dominion, tennis, Jr., 3.97, biology/pre-medicine
Anna Monhartova, Tulsa, tennis, Sr., 3.86, political science
Amy Mortimer, Kansas State, track and field, So., 3.80, business
Tracy Robertson, Arkansas, track and field, Sr., 3.26, kinesiology
Brenda Taylor, Harvard, track and field, Jr., 3.48, psychology/biology
Rebekah Thornley, Utah State, track and field, Sr., 3.92, mathematics
Ashley Wysong, Missouri, track and field, Sr., 3.85, pre-medicine