December 3, 1998

DALLAS, Texas - Eight Red Raider soccer players were recognized by the Big 12 and named to the Academic All-Big 12 soccer team. They include: senior Jennifer Benat; juniors Lizzy Biles, CeCe Dillon, Kristy Frantz, and Ashlyn Peterson; sophomores Debra Smith and Kelly Taylor. Senior Amy Rutstein earned honorable mention honors.

Student-athletes receiving first-team honors must have earned a 3.2 grade point average or better and participated in at least 50 percent of this season's contests. Honorable mention all-conference honorees earned a 3.0 GPA or better and participated in at least 50 percent of their team's competitions.

The entire Academic All-Big 12 soccer team is as follows:

First Team Name Class Major Hometown

Gina Castellano, Baylor Fr. Undecided Arlington, Texas

Lori Johnson, Baylor Sr. Child and Family Studies Carrollton, Texas

Julie Larson, Baylor Sr. Health/Fitness Studies Plano, Texas

Christina Nguyen, Baylor So. Undecided Irvine, California

Dawn Greathouse, Baylor So. Undecided Allen, Texas

Melissa Cartmell, Colorado So. Sociology Danville, California

Teri Fildey, Colorado Sr. Advertising Evergreen, Colorado

Shawn Kenyon, Colorado Jr. Psychology Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Andrea Matassa, Colorado So. Anthropology Arvada, Colorado

Zoe Pascoe, Colorado So. Open Option Santa Rosa, California

Alicia Rollison, Iowa State Jr. History Des Moines, Iowa

Jun Shen, Iowa State Jr. Management Information Systems Shanghai, China

Alison Sullivan, Iowa State So. Liberal Arts & Sciences Olivenhain, California

Kristina VanDoorn, Iowa State Jr. Exercise & Sport Science Claremore, Oklahoma

Cynthia Dahle, Kansas Jr. Social Welfare Anchorage, Alaska

Jackie Dowell, Kansas Sr. Math Education Germantown, Maryland

Meghann Haven, Kansas So. Pre-Journalism Englewood, Colorado

Sarah Korpi, Kansas Sr. Advertising Maple Grove, Minnesota

Heather Buchheit, Missouri Jr. Human Nutrition & Foods St. Peters, Missouri

Andrea Czarnik, Missouri Sr. Biology St. Peters, Missouri

Kate Dwyer, Missouri Jr. Elementary Education Naples, Florida

Jennifer Kram, Missouri Jr. Nursing Chesterfield, Missouri

Laura McKenna, Missouri So. Biology Hilton Head, South Carolina

Amy Timmerman, Missouri So. Education Florissant, Missouri

Kim Engesser, Nebraska Sr. Pre-Education Huntington Beach, California

Karina LeBlanc, Nebraska So. Business Administration Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Isabelle Morneau, Nebraska Jr. Psychology Longueuil, Quebec

Sandy Smith, Nebraska Sr. Advertising Huntington Beach, California

Lauren Tatum, Nebraska So. Pre-Physical Therapy Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Allison Hunt, Oklahoma Sr. HSS Edmond, Oklahoma

Mary Lee, Oklahoma So. Undecided Norman, Oklahoma

Ayn Toppin, Oklahoma So. Undecided Naples, Florida

Jessica Volcansek, Oklahoma So. Undecided Plano, Texas

Emily Morgan, Oklahoma State Sr. Education Pensacola, Florida

Julie Harris, Oklahoma State Fr. Business Tulsa, Oklahoma

Andrene Thompson, Oklahoma State Sr. Business Stillwater, Oklahoma

Katie Baruth, Texas Sr. American Studies Aurora, Colorado

Shannon Cuthbertson, Texas Sr. History Huntington Beach, California

Heather Wiebe, Texas A&M So. Community Health Spring, Texas

Amber Reynolds, Texas A&M So. Aerospace Engineering Independence, Missouri

Rebecca Stewart, Texas A&M Sr. Industrial Engineering Plano, Texas

Mandy Davidson, Texas A&M Jr. Community Health Los Altos, California

Jennifer Benat, Texas Tech Sr. Exercise & Sport Science Richardson, Texas

Elizabeth Biles, Texas Tech So. Zoology Kingwood, Texas

Cecilia Dillon, Texas Tech Jr. Multidisciplinary Studies Irving, Texas

Kristine Frantz, Texas Tech So. Business Administration Alexandria, Virginia

Ashlyn Peterson, Texas Tech Jr. General Business Kingwood, Texas

Debra Smith, Texas Tech So. Interior Design Odessa, Texas

Kelly Taylor, Texas Tech So. History Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honorable Mention

Name Class Major Hometown

Meghan Crong, Baylor Jr. Journalism Littleton, Colorado

Jerri Konlande, Baylor Jr. Interdisciplinary Studies Arlington, Texas

Erin Hon, Kansas Sr. Sport Management Severna Park, Maryland

Lindsey Loeffler, Kansas Jr. Pre-Nursing Norman, Oklahoma

Liz Passanise, Missouri Sr. Journalism St. Louis, Missouri

Amy Walsh, Nebraska Jr. Nutrition Saint Bruno, Quebec

Mary Morse, Oklahoma So. Psychology Plano, Texas

Natalie Nixon, Oklahoma Jr. Sociology Richardson, Texas

Kindel Fenscke, Oklahoma State Jr. Psychology Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Emile Elias, Texas A&M Sr. Architecture Plano, Texas

Sharon Pickering, Texas A&M Sr. Political Science Kingwood, Texas

Amy Rutstein, Texas Tech Sr. Recreation/Leisure Service Spring, Texas