Jun. 4, 2009 Callahan Earns Second-Straight Academic All-District Award GREELEY, Colo. - For the second straight season, Northern
Colorado distance runner Kellie Callahan has been named to the ESPN
The Magazine District VII All-Academic Track & Field Second
Team.
Callahan, a junior from Colorado Springs, earned second team
honors for the second time as she has a 4.00 grade point average in
nursing. Callahan most recently finished 14th in the
5000 meters at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship,
clocking a 19:04.73.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least
one full semester at the current institution, be at least a
sophomore academic standing, have a 3.30 cumulative or better grade
point average and be a key contributer to the team. District VII is
composed of schools from Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.
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FIRST TEAM
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Lisa Koll
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Iowa State
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Gr.
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Fort Dodge, Iowa
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3.98, 3.90 (grad)
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Veterinary Medicine
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Amanda Benz
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North Dakota State
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Sr.
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Mounds View, Minn.
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4.00
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Psychology
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Laura Hermanson
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North Dakota State
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Sr.
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Burnsville, Minn.
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3.94
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Business Administration
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Jenny Barringer
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Colorado
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Sr.
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Oviedo, Fla.
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3.56
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Political Science and Economics
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Elisabeth Driscoll
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Montana State
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Sr.
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Bozeman, Mont.
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4.0
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mechanical engineering/modern languages
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Whitney Carlson
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North Dakota State
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So.
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Buchanan, N.D.
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4.00
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Zoology
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Loren Groves
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Kansas State
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Sr.
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Scott City, Mo.
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3.76
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Education
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Lauren Bonds
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Kansas
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Jr.
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Hutchinson, Kan.
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4.0
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Political Science & International Studies
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Sara Hiller
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UMKC
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Sr.
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Springfield, Mo.
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4.0
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Pharmacy
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Brittany Brenny
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North Dakota
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Jr.
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Staples, Minn.
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4.0
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Physical Education & Exercise Science
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Amy Warren
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Southeast Missouri
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Sr.
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Cincinnati, OH
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4.00
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Communication Disorders/Spanish
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SECOND TEAM
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Natalie Willer
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Nebraska
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So.
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Elkhorn, Neb.
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3.98
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Biological Sciences
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Stacy Huss
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South Dakota State
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Sr.
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Fort Pierre, S.D.
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3.97
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Sociology/Pre-Law
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Kristi Dahlheimer
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North Dakota
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Jr.
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Anoka, Minn.
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4.0
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Physical Therapy
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Jocelyn Burke
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Iowa
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Jr.
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Parker, Colo.
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4.09
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Psychology, Sociology
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Ellie Rudy
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Montana State
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Sr.
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Woodland Park, Colo.
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3.37
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Cellular Biology and Neuroscience
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Amanda Frohling
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South Dakota State
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Sr.
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Yankton, S.D.
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4.00
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Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy
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Kellie Callahan
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Northern Colorado
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Jr.
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Colorado Springs, Colo.
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4.00
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Nursing
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Emily Higgins
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Wyoming
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Jr.
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Deaver, Wyo.
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3.95
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Kinesiology and Health Promotion
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Rachel Carrizales
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Nebraska
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Sr.
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Morrill, Neb.
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3.78
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Elementary Education
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