Baseball 6/30/2015 9:33:00 AM

Millikin & CCIW Name Spring Academic All-Conference Honorees

DECATUR, Ill.—Millikin University, in conjunction with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), announces its Jack Swartz Award Recipients and the CCIW Academic All-Conference team for Spring season of 2015.
          Millikin junior track and field athlete Michaela Ponstein and senior baseball player Adam Carlisle were selected as the Jack Swartz winners for the Spring season. To be considered as a Swartz Award winner, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.50 grade point average, earned a letter in their varsity sport and made a leadership contribution to their program.
          Ponstein earned All-Conference honors in women's track and field while excelling in the classroom as an Elementary Education major.
          Carlisle led all Spring sports male athletes in grade point average for the second straight year. Carlisle earned his fourth varsity letter in baseball while maintaining a stellar grade point average in Physical Education.
          Each season the CCIW selects an Academic All-Conference Team. To be recognized, the student-athlete must be enrolled as a full-time student; must have earned a letter during the 2015 Spring season; and must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average at the start of their season. The list below is the team members from Millikin for the Spring 2015 season.

2015 Spring Sports CCIW Academic All-Conference
Player                                    Year   Sport             Major                                     Hometown (H.S.)
Luke Azzarelli           Fr.      Baseball        Elementary Education          Kankakee (Herscher)
Sean Beal                Sr.      Baseball        Sports Management            Decatur (MacArthur)
*Adam Carlisle Sr.      Baseball        Physical Education              Decatur (Eisenhower)
Seth Coffey Fr.      Baseball        Sports Management            Ottawa (H.S.)
Devin Crews Fr.      Baseball        Sports Management            Fairbury (Prairie Central H.S.)
John Fisher              Jr.      Baseball        Sports Management            Bloomington (Lincoln College)
Phillip Ganley           So.     Baseball        Sociology                          Decatur (St. Teresa)
Austin Glidewell        Fr.      Baseball        Sociology                          Casey (Casey Westfield)
Trevor Hooth           Fr.      Baseball        Communication                  Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Farmington, Conn.)
Andrew Huss            So.     Baseball        Accounting                        St. Louis, Missouri (Parkway North)
Blake Patchett          Fr.      Baseball        Sociology                          Campus (Herscher)
Anthony Rendina      Fr.      Baseball        International Business                   Naperville (Benet Academy)
Lucas Stefan            Jr.      Baseball        Business Management         Champaign (Centennial)
Logan Talkington Fr.      Baseball        Accounting                        Girard (North Mac)
Colten Watrous        Fr.      Baseball        Political Science                  Decatur (St. Teresa)
Clayton Welker         Fr.      Baseball        Accounting                        Sherman (Williamsville)
Hunter Wenstrom Fr.      Baseball        Art-Graphic Design              Durand (H.S.)
Blaine Buente           So.     Men's Golf     Mathematics (Actuarial Science) Troy (Triad)
Blake Davis So.     Men's Golf     Entrepreneurship                Fairfield (H.S.)
Alex Koulos Jr.      Men's Golf     Accounting                        Naperville (Waubonsie Valley)
Alex Robertson         Sr.      Men's Golf     Accounting                        Waterloo (H.S.)
Cole Sondgeroth       So.     Men's Golf     Sports Management            Bloomington (University)
Lauren Abrahamson Sr.      Women's Golf Nursing                             Troy (Triad)
Codi Gramlich Jr.      Women's Golf Nursing                             Highland (H.S.)
Jessica Schuerman    So.     Women's Golf Early Childhood Education    Decatur (St. Teresa)
Destiny Clemons Fr.      Softball         Nursing                             Decatur (MacArthur)
Alexis Dockins Fr.      Softball         Biology (Pre-Med)              Peotone (H.S.)
Erica Forbes Fr.      Softball         Biology (Pre-Med)              Bourbonnais (Bradley Bourbonnais)
Brooke Heimerl Fr.      Softball         Physical Education              Orland Park (Carl Sandburg)
Kirsten Iverson         Jr.      Softball         Sports Management            Tinley Park (Lincoln Way North)
Nicole Koch So.     Softball         Biology (Pre PT)                 Morton (H.S.)
Kelli Layton Jr.      Softball         History (Secondary Education) Grayslake (Warren)
Cathy Lebryk Fr.      Softball         Athletic Training                 Munster, Indiana (H.S.)
Amber Morgan Jr.      Softball         Elementary Education          Taylorville (H.S.)
Lexi Rogers Jr.      Softball         Communication                  Tuscola (H.S.)
Alyssa Visvardis Jr.      Softball         Communication                  Homer Glen (Lockport Township)
Alyssa Voegele         Fr.      Softball         Athletic Training                 Highland (H.S.)
Kenneth Albin Jr.      Track & Field Finance/Information Systems         Danville (Bismarck Henning)
Jaquelyn Bliss Fr.      Track & Field Biology                                      Tolono (Unity)
Rachel Breault Jr.      Track & Field Communication                  St. Anne (Bishop McNamara)
Eli Cook Fr.      Track & Field Biology                             Rochester (H.S.)
Paige Dorsel Fr.      Track & Field Biology                                      Fishers, Indiana (H.S.)
Jacob Griffith           Jr.      Track & Field Physical Education              Villa Grove (H.S.)
Emma Hoyer           So.     Track & Field Elementary Education          Champaign (University)
Devin Jatczak           Fr.      Track & Field Athletic Training                 Carol Stream (Bartlett)
Rodney Johnson Fr.      Track & Field Physics                                      Homewood (Homewood Flossmoor)
Timothee McElroy So.     Track & Field Physical Education              Mt. Zion (H.S.)
Jamie Michl              Jr.      Track & Field Elementary Education          Newton (H.S.)
Jennifer Parker         Fr.      Track & Field Business                           Libertyville (Vernon Hills)
*Michaela Ponstein Jr.      Track & Field Elementary Education          Oswego (H.S.)
Alivia Powers Fr.      Track & Field Athletic Training                 Wapella (Clinton)
Angela Prusa Jr.      Track & Field Athletic Training                 Downers Grove (Downers Grove South)
Emily Sawyer           Sr.      Track & Field Music/Psychology               Cerro Gordo (H.S.)
Carnell Turner          Fr.      Track & Field Human Services                 Chicago (North Lawndale College Prep)
Mitch Wilfer             So.     Track & Field Communication                  Wentzville, Missouri (Holt)
Liz Wrobel               Sr.      Track & Field Biology (Pre-Med)              Tinley Park (Andrew)
Thomas Emola Fr.      Men's Tennis Information Systems          Frankfort (Lincoln Way West)
Noah Klumpe           Fr.      Men's Tennis Mathematics (Actuarial Science) Valparaiso, Indiana (H.S.)
Connor Sacks           Fr.      Men's Tennis Sports Management            Schaumburg (JB Conant)

*=Jack Schwartz Award winner

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Players Mentioned

Kenneth Albin: Junior; Distance

Jacob Griffith: Junior; Middle Distance

Timee McElroy: Sophomore; Distance

Mitch Wilfer: Sophomore; Throws

Lauren Abrahamson: Senior

Codi Gramlich: Junior

Jessica Schuerman: Sophomore

#2 Nicole Koch: P; 5' 6"; Sophomore; R/R

#12 Kelli Layton: OF; 5' 4"; Junior; R/R

#9 Amber Morgan: P; 5' 7"; Junior; R/R

#33 Lexi Rogers: 1B; 5' 10"; Junior; R/R

#10 Alyssa Visvardis: OF; 5' 5"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

Kenneth Albin
: Junior; Distance

Jacob Griffith
: Junior; Middle Distance

Timee McElroy
: Sophomore; Distance

Mitch Wilfer
: Sophomore; Throws

Lauren Abrahamson
: Senior

Codi Gramlich
: Junior

Jessica Schuerman
: Sophomore

#2 Nicole Koch
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; R/R
: P

#12 Kelli Layton
: 5' 4"; Junior; R/R
: OF

#9 Amber Morgan
: 5' 7"; Junior; R/R
: P

#33 Lexi Rogers
: 5' 10"; Junior; R/R
: 1B

#10 Alyssa Visvardis
: 5' 5"; Junior; R/R
: OF