Maple Leafs lead conference with 54 All Academic Awards; Goshen has record number of scholar-athletes in 2008-09

GOSHEN, Ind. –Goshen College continued to be honored this summer as 54 student-athletes placed on the Mid-Central College Conference All-Academic Teams in 2008-09.

The Mid-Central College Conference recognized a total of 332 student-athletes from its nine member institutions and across its 14 intercollegiate athletic programs. Goshen had the most student-athletes honored in the conference, with 54 selections, a record number for the college.

In order to be eligible for the honor, student-athletes must be in their third, fourth or fifth year of eligibility and achieved a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.4.

Complete list of Goshen College honorees by sport for 2008-09:

Baseball: Aaron Coy, Joel King, Zac Miller, Shane Kurtz

Men's Basketball: Bryce Bow

Women's Basketball: Krystal Duensing, Lindsay Gangloff

Men's Cross Country: Ben Bouwman, Nick Bouwman, Mark Miller, David Rumsey

Women's Cross Country: Tina Peters, Maria Byler, Renee Miller, Laura Stoesz, Laura Harnish, Tessa Horst

Men's Soccer: Alex Caskey, Jon Casselberry-Scott, Nick Good, Mark Hershberger, Jesse Heyerly, Andrew Landis, Ben Martin, Kyle Stiffney, Luke Woodworth

Women's Soccer: Amy Clem, Emmy Gibson, Alison Gotwals, Liz Nafziger, Laura Schlabach, Katie Sowers,

Softball: Amy Clem, Kathryn Schlabach, Haly Williamson

Men's Tennis: Sheldon Good, Joel King, Aaron Sutter

Women's Track and Field: Laura Harnish, Tessa Horst, Abri Houser, Krista Nussbaum, Katie Sowers, Tina Peters, Jessica Steil, Laura Stoesz

Men's Track and Field: Ben Bouwman, Nick Bouwman, Tyler Keller, Kris Miller, David Rumsey, Max Wyse

Volleyball: Allison Hawkins, Brittany Herschberger, Gina Richard

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College Sports Information Director Josh Gleason at (574) 535-7497 or joshag@goshen.edu.

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Goshen College, established in 1894, participates in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) DII as a member of the Mid-Central Collegiate Conference.  For the latest scores, game recaps and recruiting news, visit the official site of Goshen College Athletics at www.GoLeafs.net.