Academic All-America Selections from Denison
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program’s inception in 1952, The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-America® honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports. For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.
| Denison's Academic All-America Selections | |||||||||||
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| Year | Name | Sport | Team | ||||||||
| 1967 | Bill Druckemiller | Men's Basketball | -- | ||||||||
| 1970 | Charlie Claggett | Men's Basketball | -- | ||||||||
| 1975 | Dennis Thome | Football | First Team | ||||||||
| 1987 | Grant Jones * | Football | First Team | ||||||||
| 1987 | Rob Burnett | Men's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 1987 | Kevin Locke | Men's Basketball | First Team | ||||||||
| 1988 | Kevin Locke | Men's Basketball | First Team | ||||||||
| 1988 | Tiffany Jeisel | Women's Swimming | Second Team | ||||||||
| 1989 | Tim Bolsar | Football | Second Team | ||||||||
| 1990 | Kathryn Pongonis | Volleyball | Second Team | ||||||||
| 1992 | Dave DeWitt | Men's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 1993 | Dave DeWitt | Men's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 1994 | Tim Dunham | XC/Track & Field | Second Team | ||||||||
| 1995 | Casey Chroust | Men's Basketball | Third Team | ||||||||
| 1995 | Michelle Duffey | Women's Soccer | Third Team | ||||||||
| 1996 | Kristin Goldthorpe | Women's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 1997 | Casey Chroust | Men's Basketball | First Team | ||||||||
| 1997 | Kristin Goldthorpe * | Women's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 1998 | Jon Dunham | Football | First Team | ||||||||
| 1998 | Kristin Beutler | Women's Soccer | First Team | ||||||||
| 1999 | Jon Dunham | Football | First Team | ||||||||
| 1999 | Eric Nigh | XC/Track & Field | Second Team | ||||||||
| 1999 | Matt Trumbull | Men's Swimming | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2000 | Joel Norton | Baseball | Third Team | ||||||||
| 2000 | Aaron Cole | Men's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 2000 | Susie Bettcher | Cross Country | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2001 | Brian Goldthorpe | Men's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 2001 | Charlie DeLacey | Men's Basketball | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2001 | Susie Bettcher | Cross Country | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2001 | Susie Bettcher | Track & Field | First Team | ||||||||
| 2001 | Katie Sprague | Women's Swimming | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2002 | Charlie DeLacey | Men's Basketball | Third Team | ||||||||
| 2002 | Kate Flikkema | Women's Swimming | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2004 | Adam Mandel | Baseball | Third Team | ||||||||
| 2004 | Jill Boo | Women's Swimming | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2004 | Lauren Clark | Women's Swimming | Third Team | ||||||||
| 2004 | Colleen Wirtz | Women's Soccer | Third Team | ||||||||
| 2004 | Melanie Cluss | XC/Track & Field | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2004 | Julie Hufnagel | XC/Track & Field | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2005 | Jill Boo | Women's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 2005 | Sarah Peck | Women's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 2005 | Colleen Wirtz | Women's Soccer | First Team | ||||||||
| 2005 | Elaine Binkley | XC/Track & Field | First Team | ||||||||
| 2006 | A.J. Jezierski | Baseball | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2006 | Erin Coughlin | Women's Tennis | Third Team | ||||||||
| 2006 | Elaine Binkley | XC/Track & Field | First Team | ||||||||
| 2007 | Kristen Hohl | Women's Swimming | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2007 | Elaine Binkley * | XC/Track & Field | First Team | ||||||||
| 2008 | James Clear | Baseball | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2008 | Michael Barnes | XC/Track & Field | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2008 | Erin Gorsich | Women's Tennis | Third Team | ||||||||
| 2008 | Kristen Hohl | Women's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 2008 | Sarah Ash | Women's Soccer | Second Team | ||||||||
| 2009 | Justin Held | Baseball | Third Team | ||||||||
| 2009 | Kristen Hohl * | Women's Swimming | First Team | ||||||||
| 2009 | Michael Barnes | XC/Track & Field | First Team | ||||||||
* denotes Academic All-America® of the Year
Michael Barnes repeats as Academic All-America
Senior sprinter Michael Barnes was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team as selected by CoSIDA.
Barnes is the 56th Academic All-America selection from Denison and the 10th Big Red athlete to win multiple certificates.
Hohl is at-large Academic All-America of the Year
Senior Kristen Hohl was named the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America of the Year for the women's At-Large program as selected by CoSIDA.
During her tenure in Granville, the four-time national qualifier won four national titles, recorded 22 All-American swims and has captured 11 North Coast Athletic Conference championships. Additionally, the biology major has broken NCAA national records in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 400 free relay.
In April she became Denison's 43rd NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship award winner and was one of five recipients of the prestigious Denison Presidential Medal at the annual senior awards convocation.
Justin Held named to Academic All-America squad
Senior center fielder Justin Held was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team as selected by CoSIDA.
The Hudson, Ohio native hit .385 (50-for-130) with six doubles, four triples and one home run. Held became the 54th Academic All-American selection from Denison. The senior is also the fifth DU baseball player to earn Academic All-America honors.
Sarah Ash named to Academic All-America squad
Denison senior Sarah Ash was named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second-team as announced by CoSIDA.
Ash is a two-time first-team All-American in women's soccer and is a two-time Ohio College Player of the Year. She is the 53rd Academic All-America selection from Denison and the fourth from the women's soccer program.