Michigan's 2004-05 Academic All-Americans
6/21/2005 12:00:00 AM | General
The 2004-05 year was a good one for the University of Michigan on the competition field, winning eight conference championships, sweeping the Pontiac Challenge Cup for the second straight year, and finishing in fourth place in the NACDA Directors' Cup standings. U-M student-athletes also excelled in the classroom, with five Wolverines earning ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America distinction as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Lindsey Gallo (women's track) and Matt Niemeyer (men's soccer) earned first team Academic All-America honors, and Gallo was named her sport's Academic All-American of the Year for the second straight season.
2004-05 Academic All-America First Team
| Lindsey Gallo WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY Academic All-American of the Year Academic All-District IV first team Class: Graduate student Major: MBA, Accounting U-M story (6/23/05) |
| Matt Niemeyer MEN'S SOCCER Academic All-America first team Academic All-District IV first team Class: Senior Major: Mechanical engineering/pre-med U-M story (11/22/04) |
2004-05 Academic All-America Second Team
| Kyle Bohm BASEBALL Academic All-America second team Academic All-District IV first team Class: Senior Major: Movement science U-M story (5/31/05) |
| Matt Butler BASEBALL Academic All-America second team Academic All-District IV first team Class: Senior Major: English U-M story (5/31/05) |
| Adam Finley FOOTBALL Academic All-America second team Academic All-District IV first team Class: Senior Major: Biomedical engineering U-M story (12/1/04) |
2004-05 Academic All-District IV Second Team
| Therese Heaton WOMEN'S SOCCER Academic All-District IV second team Class: Senior Major: Elementary education U-M story (11/4/04) |
| Amy McCullough WOMEN'S SWIMMING Academic All-District IV At-Large second team Class: Senior Major: Movement science and sports management U-M story (5/27/05) |
Academic All-Americans are selected after being voted on at the district level. Those who are named to all-district first teams advance to the All-America ballot.
To be nominated, student-athletes must fulfill the following requirements:
Must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials;
Must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) in both undergraduate and graduate work;
Must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing;
Must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution; and
Must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's events in the position listed on the nomination form.
CoSIDA has selected Academic All-America teams since 1952. Currently, there are 12 teams named: football, women's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's track & field/cross country, women's track & field/cross country, men's at-large and women's at-large. A first team, second team and third team are selected in both the University (Division I and I-AA) and College (Division II, III and NAIA) Divisions. Football consists of just first and second teams.
