Twenty-two Bethany athletes earn academic all-conference honors
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Julie Thomas

Mankato, Minn. – The winter and spring Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Academic All-Conference award list was released with 22 Bethany Lutheran student-athletes receiving the honor. In order to be recognized each student-athlete had to post a 3.50 or better semester grade point average based on a 4.0 scale, and needed to complete the season in the sport he or she was nominated for. The following Bethany Lutheran student-athletes met, or exceeded the UMAC requirements to be a part of the elite group.

Men's Basketball:
Derek Peterson (Oakdale, Minn./Tartan)

Women’s Basketball:
Brittany Zabel (Mankato, Minn./Maple River)
Molly Erdman (Courtland, Minn./Lakeview)
Caitlin Meyer (Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran)
Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./New Ulm)

Baseball:
Michael Greibrok (Glenville, Minn./Glenville-Emmons)
Nick Johnson (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North)
Brad Lawson (Belle Plain, Minn./Dakota Country CC)
Chris Porter (Ft. Dodge, Iowa/Iowa Central CC)
Sam Stier (Austin, Minn./Pacelli)

Softball:
Jenna Gehl (Plymouth, Minn./West Lutheran)
Susan Hegstrom (Buffalo, Minn./West Lutheran)
Jonnica Norell (Saint Peter, Minn./St. Peter)
Brittany Schlomer (Glenham, S.D./Selby)
Alyssa Wiechmann (Plymouth, Minn./West Lutheran)
Abigail Popp (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson)

Men’s Tennis:
David Blumer (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain)

Women’s Tennis:
Emily Anderson (Hudson, Wis./River Falls)
Laura Gehlhar (Hager City, Wis./St. Croix Lutheran)
Elizabeth Kopacek (Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo)
Brook Osmundson (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River)
Alison Stavig (Robbinsdale, Minn./West Lutheran)