52 named to IIAC All-Academic team
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Fifty-two Simpson student-athletes competing in fall sports earned a spot on the 2014-15 Iowa Conference All-Academic Team.
To be eligible for IIAC All-Academic Team honors a student-athlete must compete at the varsity level, be at least a sophomore in academic standing and sustain a 3.5 or better cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
The football team led the way with 15 honorees, followed by men's soccer (10), women's soccer (8) and volleyball (7). The women's tennis team placed five on the team, women's cross country had four, men's cross country had two and one women's golfer made the cut.
Of those recognized for their work in the classroom, seven also found themselves on all-conference teams this fall. Football players Brandon Abernathy (1st team LB), Jordan Beem (2nd team RS) Blake Bergstrom (2nd team OL) and Alex Severn (2nd team DL), men's soccer players Josh Harry (hm D) and Louis Joslyn (hm MF), and volleyball player Tabitha Blaser (hm OH) were All-IIAC selections.
Severn (football) and Joslyn (men's soccer) were both named to the Capital One Academic All-America Team.
| 2014 IIAC Fall All-Academic Honorees | ||||
| Name | Sport | Yr. | Hometown/High School | Major |
| Brandon Abernathy | FB | Sr. | Indianola, Iowa/Indianola | Economics |
| Jordan Beem | FB | So. | Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk | History |
| Blake Bergstrom | FB | Jr. | Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny | Physical Education |
| Corbin Clark | FB | Jr. | Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle | Undeclared |
| Nate Connealy | FB | Sr. | Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central | Criminal Justice/Spanish/Sociology |
| Clay Finley | FB | Sr. | Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine | Physical Education/Exercise Science |
| Jared Grove | FB | Jr. | Adel, Iowa/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn | Mathematics |
| Erik Hall | FB | Jr. | Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast | Mathematics |
| Collin Lind | FB | Jr. | Marathon, Iowa/Laurens-Marathon | Management |
| Mark Milbrandt | FB | So. | Buffalo Center, Iowa/North Iowa | Athletic Training Exercise Science |
| Michael Pavon | FB | Jr. | Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk | Athletic Training |
| Nathan Russell | FB | So. | Lynnville, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully | Undeclared |
| Alex Severn | FB | Sr. | Council Bluffs, Iowa/Treynor | Applied Philosophy |
| Jake Stearns | FB | So. | Knoxville, Iowa/Knoxville | Undeclared |
| Josh Wilson | FB | So. | Le Grand, Iowa/East Marshall | Criminal Justice |
| Kelsey Beyer | VB | So. | Sully, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully | Biochemistry |
| Tabitha Blaser | VB | Jr. | Forest City, Iowa/Forest City | Integrated Marketing Communication |
| Alicia Escher | VB | So. | Winfield, Iowa/Winfield-Mount Union | Mathematics |
| Rebekah Kimzey | VB | Sr. | Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant | Athletic Training |
| Kira Klepel | VB | Sr. | Mantorville, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville | Sociology/Psychology |
| Samantha Miller | VB | So. | Waukon, Iowa/Waukon | Mathematics |
| Erin Thompson | VB | So. | Fairfield, Iowa/Fairfield | Elementary Education/Liberal Arts |
| Anthony Ashbridge | MS | So. | Bellevue, Neb./East | Undeclared |
| Adrian Gibson | MS | Jr. | Pella, Iowa/Pella | Computer Science/Computer Information Systems |
| Josh Harry | MS | So. | Clive, Iowa/WDM Dowling Catholic | Undeclared |
| Kyle Jensen | MS | Jr. | Rapid City, S.D./Stevens | Mathematics/Physics |
| Drew Johnston | MS | Jr. | Omaha, Neb./Millard West | Accounting/Economics |
| Louis Joslyn | MS | Jr. | Baldwin, Kan./Baldwin | Mathematics/Computer Science |
| Kyle Kusy | MS | Sr. | Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale | Actuarial Science |
| Connor Nightingale | MS | Jr. | Van Meter, Iowa/Waukee | French/Spanish |
| Austin Schafer | MS | So. | Lincoln, Neb./Southwest | Undeclared |
| Matt Stewart | MS | Jr. | Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell | Undeclared |
| Laura Alt | WS | Jr. | Nevada, Iowa/Nevada | Biology |
| Katelyn Behounek | WS | Jr. | Chelsea, Iowa/South Tama | Biology/Environmental Science |
| Katie Eichelberger | WS | So. | Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk | Marketing |
| Kate Morford | WS | Jr. | Omaha, Neb./Millard North | English/Applied Philosophy |
| Kylie Pape | WS | Jr. | Plattsmouth, Neb./Plattsmouth | Mathematics |
| Lauren STillman | WS | So. | West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley | Undeclared |
| Maddie Thomas | WS | So. | Council Bluffs, Iowa/Underwood | Mathematics/Computer Science |
| Lauren Wendl | WS | Sr. | Panora, Iowa/Panorama | International Relations/Political Science/Spanish |
| Maria Claussen | WXC | So. | Elkhart, Iowa/North Polk | Undeclared |
| Lauren Doocy | WXC | Sr. | Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny | Mathematics/Physics |
| Breanna Gaster | WXC | Jr. | Walford, Iowa/Cedar Rapids Prairie | Actuarial Science/Economics/Accounting |
| Briana McCloskey | WXC | So. | Sierra Vista, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic | Exercise Science |
| Andrew Mayes | MXC | Jr. | Gilbert, Iowa/Gilbert | History |
| Nick Yaeger | MXC | Jr. | Boone, Iowa/Boone | Mathematics/Biology |
| Danielle Dawson | WT | So. | Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake | Marketing/Global Management |
| Kelli Ehrhardt | WT | Jr. | Osceola, Iowa/Clarke | Elementary Education/Liberal Arts |
| Kelli Greiner | WT | So. | Boone, Iowa/Boone | Undeclared |
| Sidney Griffith | WT | Wo. | Newton, Iowa/Newton | English/French |
| Michelle Hartmann | WT | Jr. | Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea | Psychology/Public Relations |
| Coltyn Hunter | WG | So. | Milo, Iowa/Indianola | Elementary Education/Liberal Arts |