Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Ordway, Whitfield named Academic All-District
06/03/2010 | 12:00:00 | Track and Field
June 3, 2010
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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois track and field athletes Jason Ordway and Toni Whitfield were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team for the 2009-10 season.
Ordway, the 2010 All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finished 30th at the NCAA Mideast Regionals in his second trip as a senior May 27-29. The Holgate, Ohio, native holds a 3.68 cumulative grade point average in physiology.
Whitfield, a senior from Johnston City, Ill., earned 2010 All-MVC honors in the women's javelin throw. The civil engineering major carries a 4.00 cumulative GPA.
Both athletes are eligible for academic all-America consideration.
Men's District 5 Winners • University Division
Mike Torchia, MINNESOTA, Sr., Rochester, Minn., 3.95, Biochemistry
Erik Hernandez, LOYOLA, Sr., West Chicago, Ill., 3.80, Biology
Andy Baker, BUTLER, Gr. Minehead, U.K., 3.3, 3.91 (grad), Business
Jack Bolas, WISCONSIN-MADISON, Sr., Chapel Hill, N.C., 3.67, Zoology
Brad Millar, DEPAUL, Sr., Port Elgin, Ontario, 3.75, Physical Education
Brian Joyce, EVANSVILLE, Sr., Evansville, Ind., 4.00, Exercise Science
Scott Keeney, INDIANA STATE, Sr., Frankfort, Ind., 3.97, Mathematics
Peter Bolgert, MARQUETTE, Jr., Sheboygan, Wis., 4.0, Physics, Mathematics
Aaron Studt, MINNESOTA, Sr., Ripon, Wis., 3.30, Business and Marketing Education
Jason Ordway, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Sr., Holgate, Ohio, 3.68, Physiology
Women's District 5 Winners • University Division
FIRST TEAM
Heather Dorniden, MINNESOTA, Sr., Inver Grove Heights, 3.95, Kinesiology
Angela Bizzarri, ILLINOIS, Sr., Mason, Ohio, 3.62, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Alyssa Bradford, VALPARAISO, Sr., Mukwonago, Wis., 3.98 Secondary Education
Toni Whitfield, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Sr., Johnston City, Ill., 4.0, Civil Engineering
Wendi Robinson, INDIANA, Gr., Danville, Ind., 3.90, 3.88 (grad), Exercise Physiology
Katie Nowak, BRADLEY, Sr., Avon Lake, Ohio, 3.97, Mechanical & Bio-Medical Engineering
Megan Duwell, MINNESOTA, Sr., West Bend, Wis., 3.86, Marketing and Operations Management
Lindsey Gilman, VALPARAISO, Sr., South Bend, Ind., 3.98, Chemistry
Kylie Hutson, INDIANA STATE, Sr., Terre Haute, Ind., 3.46, Physical Education-Exercise Science
Amy Byers, WESTERN ILLINOIS, So., Ferris, Ill., 4.0, Mathematics
SECOND TEAM
Alicia Rue, MINNESOTA, Sr., Plymouth, Minn., 3.70, Math and Education
Kayla Brown, SIUE, Sr. Petersburg, Ill., 3.91, Health Education
Sarah Pease, INDIANA, Jr., Elizabeth, Ind., 3.63, General Studies
Chavon Robinson, WISCONSIN, Sr., Milwaukee, Wis., 3.42, Human Development & Family Studies
Windy Santa Cruz, VALPARAISO, Sr., Fall Creek, Wis., 3.92, Chemistry
Megan Gingerich, EASTERN ILLINOIS, Jr., Arcola, Ill., 3.83, Communication Disorders
Jenner Sio, NORTHERN ILLINOIS, So., Rockford, Ill., 4.0, Management
Megan Seidl, WISCONSIN-MADISON, Sr., Brown Deer, Wis., 3.69, Zoology
Ali Bishel, BALL STATE, Sr., Chesterton, Ind., 3.58, Landscape Architecture
Erin O'Grady, EASTERN ILLINOIS, Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill., 3.80, Spanish
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