12 student-athletes named academic all-conference
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Simpson placed 12 student-athletes competing in winter sports on the 2011-12 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) 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 attain a 3.5 or better grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
The women's basketball team led the way with seven honorees, followed by men's basketball (2), women's swimming (2) and wrestling (1).
Wartburg placed a conference-high 13 student-athletes on the team, followed by Simpson, Coe (10), Loras (9), Luther (9), Buena Vista (8), Central (8), Dubuque (8) and Cornell (6).
For the complete 2011-12 IIAC Academic All-Conference list to date, click here.
| Name | Sport | Cl. | Hometown/High School | Major | GPA |
| Cassie Bardole | WBB | Jr. | Rippey, Iowa/East Green | Elementary Education | 3.919 |
| Jamie Elbert | WBB | Jr. | Indianola, Iowa/Indianola | Economics | 3.763 |
| Alicia Goetz | WBB | Jr. | Tipton, Iowa/Tipton | Elementary Ed./Sports Admin. | 3.867 |
| Cathy Kain | WBB | Jr. | Des Moines, Iowa/Saydel | English | 3.648 |
| Kate Nielsen | WBB | Jr. | Urbandale, Iowa/Johnston | Exercise Science | 3.935 |
| Jessica Hawkins | WBB | So. | Atlantic, Iowa/Atlantic | Athletic Training | 3.649 |
| Jess Fraser | WBB | Sr. | Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk | Elementary Education | 3.657 |
| Ryan Stumbo | MBB | Jr. | Laurens, Iowa/Laurens-Marathon | History | 3.923 |
| Rob Heise | MBB | So. | Gladbrook, Iowa/Gladbrook-Reinbeck | Undeclared | 3.758 |
| Anna Aldridge | WSWIM | Jr. | Indianola, Iowa/Indianola | Athletic Training | 3.785 |
| Catherine Mayes | WSWIM | Sr. | Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine | Economics/Applied Philosophy | 3.528 |
| Cory Stratton | WR | Jr. | Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes | Elementary Education | 3.551 |
