Seniors lead Central women’s track team in classroom
Central Dutch Athletics
PELLA— The entire Central College women’s track and field team was honored for its performance in the classroom, but three May graduates served as the catalyst by earning spots on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team.
In order to qualify for the team award, the GPA of the team’s entire roster must combine to equal 3.10. The Dutch reached a 3.35 GPA as a team.
Representing the class of 2017, Emma Drees (Waukee), Morgan Koenigs (Mapleton, MVAO HS) and Lorell Stuht (Loveland, Colo.) were the three Central athletes to land the individual honor. Drees and Koenigs previously were cited in 2015 while it’s Stuht first time on the team.
To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must post a 3.3 or better combined GPA and compete in an NCAA Division III indoor or outdoor championship or finish the regular season ranked in the top 35 in the nation in an individual event.
The runner-up at the Iowa Conference outdoor championships, Drees was 28th on the national qualifying list in the heptathlon with 4,267 points. She finished her double major of accounting and business management with a 3.68 GPA.
Right behind her was Koenigs who finished 32nd on the heptathlon’s national qualifying list with 4,196 points. She finished third at the conference meet and graduated with a 3.91 GPA in elementary education.
An indoor All-American in 2016, Stuht finished 14th in the hammer throw in 2017 at the national indoor meet. She was an all-conference weight thrower outdoors while earning a final GPA of 3.35 as an exercise science major.
Central’s women’s track and field program has had 37 athletes earn USTFCCCA all-academic distinction 64 times.
Central’s USTFCCCA All-Academic women’s team honorees
Amy Olson, 1999
Jen Osteen, 1999
Hollie Reilly, 1999
Katie Button, 2000, 2001, 2002
Jenn Hansen, 2001, 2002, 2003
Abby Gonzales, 2002
Lindsay Schultz, 2002, 2003
Raegan Schultz, 2002, 2003
Alex Costigan, 2006
Chelsey Keller, 2006
Alicia Whisner, 2006, 2007
Angie Berry, 2007, 2009
Rachel Boeke, 2007, 2008, 2009
Kari Hutchinson, 2007, 2008
Chelsey Keller, 2007
Emily Teas, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Rachelle Tipton, 2008, 2009, 2010
Jill Ziskovsky, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Hannah Anderson, 2009
Felicia Coleman, 2010
Ashley Feldman, 2010
Sam Retz, 2010
Rachel Purdy, 2011, 2012
Morgan Sharp, 2012
Rachel Northrup, 2012
Miranda Wehde, 2012
Camie Kibbee, 2014, 2015
Allie McBroom, 2014, 2015
Whitney Pavlat, 2014
Monica Ruiz, 2014, 2015, 2016
Emma Drees, 2015, 2017
Morgan Koenigs, 2015, 2017
Kate Patton, 2015, 2016
Meredith Zimmerman, 2015
Holly McKinney, 2016
Lorell Stuht, 2017
