Beste Earns Academic Honor

Lincoln ? Senior Jackie Beste was one of two Nebraska student-athletes who earned spots on the CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-District VII Women’s At-Large squad announced on Thursday.

 

Beste, a senior from Sauk Centre, Minn., produced a 3.84 grade-point average as an accounting major. A first-team academic All-Big 12 selection the past three years, Best has been a steady contributor to the Husker program throughout her career.

 

An NGCA Scholastic All-American in both 2004 and 2005, Beste posted NU's best finish at the 2004 Big 12 Championships with her tie for 14th.

 

She also won the 2005 Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge during the fall season of her senior campaign.

 

Beste was joined by NU women's tennis player Imke Reimers on the academic all-district second team. Reimers, a sophomore from Popenburg, Germany, carries an impressive 3.94 GPA as a mathematics major. Reimers is also one of the top Husker performers on the court, and helped Nebraska earn its second consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2006.

 

Reimers and Beste were two of 20 student-athletes from across the region to earn all-district honors, which includes 10 second-team members and 10 first-team honorees.

 

Those student-athletes earning first-team all-district recognition advance to the national ballot to be considered for CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America honors.

 

District 7 Winners

 

 

 

 

 

University Division

 

 

 

 

 

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Kelly Evans

SOUTH DAKOTA STATEUNIVERSITY

VII

Sr.

Brookings, S.D.

4.00

Microbiology

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Briena Kappes

NORTH DAKOTA STATEUNIVERSITY

VII

Sr.

Oxbow, N.D.

4.00

Psychology

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Kelly Tessar

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

VII

Sr.

Nashville, Tenn.

3.95

Occupational Therapy

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Tamara Lehnertz

WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

Jr.

Littleton, Colo.

3.90

Chemistry Education

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Wendi Webster

WICHITA STATEUNIVERSITY

VII

Sr.

Andover, Kan.

4.0

French and International Business

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Lindsey Miles

KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

Jr.

Halstead, Kan.

4.00

Community Health/Nursing

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Jill Mueller

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

VII

Sr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

3.93

Arts & Sciences Contract Option

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Kacey Oiness

IOWA STATEUNIVERSITY

VII

Sr.

Henderson, Nev.

3.84

Psychology

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Krista Swanson

MONTANA, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

Jr.

Forest Lake, Minn.

4.0

Elementary Education

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Jasi Acharya

MONTANA, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

Sr.

Columbus, Mont.

3.79

Business Administration

SECOND TEAM

 

 

 

 

 

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Jackie Beste

NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

Sr.

Sauk Center, Minn.

3.84

Accounting

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Katie Chiu

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

VII

Jr.

Sioux Falls, S.D.

3.91

Biology

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Jessica Simosa

KANSAS STATEUNIVERSITY

VII

Sr.

Valencia, Venezuela

3.91

Operations Management & Economics

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Karen Groll

NORTHERN COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

So.

Tucson, Ariz.

4.0

Mathematics

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Amanda Miller

NORTH DAKOTA STATEUNIVERSITY

VII

So.

Wahpeton, N.D.

4.00

Agricultural Economics

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Dana Moening

NORTHERN IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

Sr.

Cold Spring, Minn.

3.87

Biomedical

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Katie Bigger

WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

Jr.

Shawnee, Kan.

3.82

Psychology

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Nancilea Underwood

IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

Sr.

Spring, Texas

3.55

International Studies

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Imke Reimers

NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF

VII

So.

Popenburg, Germany

3.94

Math

ALL POSITIONS/EVENTS

Anne Andersen

COLORADO STATEUNIVERSITY

VII

So.

Hadsund, Denmark

3.95

Economics