HOUGHTON, Mich. — Michigan Tech women’s tennis player Amy Palmgren has been selected to the 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America At-Large Second Team picked by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The Huskies’ number one singles player has now earned Academic All-America honors twice—she was an at-large third team honoree last year.
A total of 45 student-athletes were selected to Academic All-America First, Second and Third Teams (15 to each team) from a national pool of candidates that included all non-NCAA Division I female student-athletes in the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, and water polo.
Palmgren posted a 14-9 overall record in 2007-08 including a 12-8 record at number one singles. The team captain also compiled a 10-5 doubles record to help Michigan Tech to its third-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The four-time All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection earned a 4.0 cumulative grade point average in computer engineering.
The ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America teams were nominated and voted on by CoSIDA members. To qualify to be nominated, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically, have a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average, and be a starter or top reserve.
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