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BAY CITY, Mich. - Michigan Tech had 37 athletes named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association All-Academic Team the league announced June 24th. The men’s track and field team had 17 athletes selected, which ranked second-most behind Saginaw Valley State (19) and the women’s track and field team tied for fourth-most in the GLIAC with 13 selections. The men’s tennis team led all schools with seven selections.

“This award honors these student-athletes for their hard work in the classroom,” said Michigan Tech athletic director Suzanne Sanregret. “The department focuses on excellence in both athletics and academics.”

GLIAC All-Academic Team Selections
Men’s Tennis (7)
Brandon Ellefson Sr. Environmental Engineering Sun Prairie, Wis.
Justin Foley Sr. Civil Engineering Chaska, Minn.
Brett Girard Sr. Business Administration Marquette, Mich.
Alan Parenteau Sr. Mechanical Engineering Milford, Mich.
Matt Tronnes Sr. Civil Engineering Edgerton, Wis.
Chris Verhulst So. Electrical Engineering Grand Rapids, Mich./City
Tim Viola Sr. Mechanical Engineering Hancock, Mich.

Men’s Track and Field (17)
Thomas Arttus GS MBA Arlington, Minn./Sibley East
Nicholas Black So. Physics Muskegon, Mich./Reeths Puffer
Zach Carlson So. Audio Production & Tech. Hayward, Wis.
Aaron Cedergren Jr. Geology North Branch, Minn.
Shannon Flynn Sr. Environmental Engineering Spooner, Wis.
Ken Gilkerson Jr. Mechanical Engineering Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Central
Jacob Hill Jr. Materials Science Walled Lake, Mich.
Joshua Jensen So. Civil Engineering Merrill, Wis.
Sam Kipela Sr. Physics Painesdale, Mich./Jeffers
Scott Kentner So. Forestry Grand Ledge, Mich.
Stuart Kramer Sr. Ecology/Enviro. Science Marquette, Mich.
Ryan Kruger Sr. Ecology Ishpeming, Mich.
Nicholas Roth Sr. Computer Science Quincy, Mich.
Chris Schafer Sr. Physics New Brighton, Minn./Moundsview
David Strobel So. Engineering Stephenson, Mich.
Aaron Tetzloff Sr. Mechanical Engineering Stevens Point, Wis.
Lucas Wyzlic Sr. Biology Ironwood, Mich./Luther Wright

Women’s Track and Field (13)
Erin Ballun Sr. Environmental Engineering Oswego, Ill.
Megan Drelles Sr. Biomedical Engineering Ludington, Mich.
Lindsay Fry-Schallhorn Sr. Mechanical Engineering Paw Paw, Mich.
Kaylyn Gaul Sr. Environmental Engineering Midland, Mich.
Elizabeth Geerer Jr. Biomedical Engineering L’Anse, Mich.
Kate Haggenbuch Sr. Business Administration Hancock, Mich.
Laura Kangas Sr. Ecology/Enviro. Science Chassell, Mich.
Andrea Metz Sr. Chemical Engineering Marathon, Wis.
Stephanie Schiel Sr. Civil Engineering Midland, Mich.
Alison Springer-Wilson Sr. Chemical Engineering Dearborn, Mich.
Samantha Stam Jr. Biochemistry/Molecular Bio. Negaunee, Mich.
Lauren Wiza Sr. Scientific & Tech. Comm. Cedarburg, Wis.
Kathryn Wold Jr. Biomedical Engineering Maple Grove, Minn.