Twenty-three Bethany athletes earn academic all-conference honors
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Julie Thomas

Mankato, Minn. – The fall 2009 academic all-conference award list was released with 23 Bethany Lutheran student-athletes receiving the honor. In order to be recognized each student-athlete had to post a 3.50 or better semester grade point average based on a 4.0 scale, and had to complete the season in the sport he or she was nominated for. The following Bethany Lutheran student-athletes met, or exceeded the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference requirements to be a part of the elite group.

Men's Cross Country:
Matthew Behmer (Maple Grove, Minn./West Lutheran)
David Blumer (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain)

Women’s Cross Country:
Ruth Gullixson (Madison, Wis./Luther)
Caitlyn Felthous (Pine River, Minn./Pequot Lakes)

Men's Golf:
Joe Baer (Lewiston, Minn./Lewiston-Altura)
Devin Kaasa (Glenville, Minn./Riverland CC)
Alex Smith (Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper)
Ben Petzel (Arlington, Minn./Sibley East)

Men's Soccer:
Matt Meilner (Lewiston, Minn./Lewiston-Altura)
Chris Hanson (Plymouth, Minn./Fourth Baptist)

Women’s Soccer:
Katie Renner (Victoria, Minn./Mayer Lutheran)
Rebekka Mantegna (McKenna, Wash./Evergreen Lutheran)
Allison Lambrecht (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran)
Haley Kratovil (Mountain Lake, Minn./Mountain Lake)
Laura Wagner (Morristown, Minn./Cannon Valley Lutheran)
Joelle Pipal (Mankato, Minn./Mankato West)
Elizabeth Boche (Denver, Colo./Rocky Mountain Lutheran)
Sara Krueger (Coon Rapids, Minn./West Lutheran)
Brittany Zabel (Mankato, Minn./Maple River)

Volleyball:
Jenna Gehl (Medina, Minn./West Lutheran)
Laura Parochka (Mayer, Minn./Watertown-Mayer)
Emily Schrupp (Norwood, Minn./Mayer Lutheran)
Marci Flygare (Winthrop, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran)