Hamline is very well represented on the MIAC's 2014-15 Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference team announced today. A total of 43 athletes were named to the group. To qualify, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore,  pass playing requirements (which differ from sport to sport) and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Freshmen and first year transfers are not eligible. 

Included on the list below are five athletes who made the team for the third consecutive year (Joe Rubbelke, Shamara Duwearatchi, Jessica Putland, Ryan Peterson and Mark Volker); Bennett Cooper (pictured), the first men's basketballer to qualify for the team since 2009 and Andrea Haus and Erin Urbanowicz, both of whom were named to the 2013 and 2014 fall sports Academic AC teams. 

Women's Hockey and Women's Indoor Track and Field led the way with six recipients each. 

Here is the list of Piper student-athletes who were named to the MIAC Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference team:

Men's Basketball (1)
Ben Cooper (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.)

Women's Basketball (2)
Emily Behrman (Jr., Independence, Minn.)
Chelsey Bonsante (So., Ironton, Minn.)

Men's Hockey (3)
John Gaughan (Sr., Buffalo, Minn.)
Sam Leslie (Sr., Vancouver, Wash.)
Joe Rubbelke (Sr., North St. Paul, Minn.)

Women's Hockey (6)
Katie Beckman (So., Esko, Minn.)
Megan Gjere (Jr., New Brighton, Minn.)
Kendra Krause (Jr., Baudette, Minn.)
Megan Lawry (Jr., Lino Lakes, Minn.)
Mackenzie McCormack (Jr., Rochester, Minn.)
Jaci Reinke (So., Waconia, Minn.)

Men's Indoor Track and Field (4)
Tom Larson (Jr., Bloomington, Minn.)
Ryan Peterson (Sr., North St. Paul, Minn.)
Mark Volker (Sr., Cambridge, Minn.)
Will Warmka (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.)

Women's Indoor Track and Field (6)
Brianna Baker (Jr., White Bear Lake, Minn.)
Andrea Haus (Sr., Earlham, Iowa)
Mikayla Hensch (So., North Branch, Minn.)
Gabby Koel (So., Alexandria, Minn.)
Erin Urbanowicz (Sr., Gresham, Ore.)
Jessica Putland (Sr., Belleville, Wis.)

Men's Outdoor Track and Field (4)
Tom Larson (Jr., Bloomington, Minn.)
Ryan Peterson (Sr., North St. Paul, Minn.)
Mark Volker (Sr., Cambridge, Minn.)
Will Warmka (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.)

Women's Outdoor Track and Field (5)
Brianna Baker (Jr., White Bear Lake, Minn.)
Andrea Haus (Sr., Earlham, Iowa)
Mikayla Hensch (So., North Branch, Minn.)
Erin Urbanowicz (Sr., Gresham, Ore.)
Jessica Putland (Sr., Belleville, Wis.)

Softball (5)
Casey Anderson (So., Robbinsdale, Minn.)
Mary-Clare Couillard (So., Fridley, Minn.)
Elaina Hamann (Sr., Columbia Heights, Minn.)
Katie Koren (Sr., Oakdale, Minn.)
Jamie Rubbelke (Jr., North St. Paul, Minn.)

Men's Tennis (2)
Cody Jahrig (So., Missoula, Mont.)
Sam Peterson (Jr., St. Peter, Minn.)

Women's Tennis (5)
Jordan Danielson (So., Maplewood, Minn.)
Lilli Denison (So., Crookston, Minn.)
Shamara Duwearatchi (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn.)
Maggie Gibson (So., Elk Mound, Wis.)
Emily Wollmuth (So., Burnsville, Minn.)