Concordia University, Nebraska had the highest number of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics scholar-athletes in the nation for the 2008-09 academic year. Seventy-four Bulldogs earned the NAIA scholar-athlete status, 16 more than second place University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, Ind.
"It is flat-out stunning what our student-athletes have achieved," said Grant Schmidt, director of athletics for Concordia. "On and off the field, they work very hard. They are here for the right reasons, and they have coaches--and an entire institution for that matter--who truly care about them and support them. We are so proud."
Concordia also topped the nation in four individual sports: men's and women's cross country and men's and women's track.
Within its conference, the Great Plains Athletic Conference, Concordia came out on top for the sixth year in a row. The GPAC as a whole, which includes more than 4,500 student-athletes in 19 sanctioned sports, had 480 student-athletes earn the NAIA honor.
Student-athletes must be at least juniors in academic status and maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale to receive this honor.
Concordia's NAIA All American Scholar-Athletes
Men's Basketball
Andrew Miner, Senior, Seward, Neb.
Women's Basketball
Danae Koopman, Senior, Scribner, Neb.
TaLisa Krejci, Junior, Exeter, Neb.
Amber Quinn, Junior, Bellevue, Neb.
Stacy Scheer, Senior, Madison, Neb.
Whitney Stichka, Senior, Ruskin, Neb.
Men's Cross Country
Bryan Felker, Senior, O'Neil, Neb.
David Goeglein, Junior, Kansas City, Mo.
Zane Grabau, Junior, Waterville, Min.
Jonathan Grotefendt, Junior, Marine, Ill.
Joshua Myer, Junior, Seward, Neb.
Christopher Tegtmeier, Junior, Jansen, Neb.
Women's Cross Country
MaryLou Andrews, Junior, Hampton, Neb.
Kayla Engel, Senior, Columbus, Neb.
Taylor Felix, Junior, Seward, Neb.
Hannah Ferry, Junior, Milwaukee, Wis.
Ann Hershberger, Junior, Superior, Neb.
Rebecca Mol, Senior, Flint, Mich.
Katie Swanson, Senior, Columbus, Neb.
Jacqueline Wiseman, Senior, LaGrande, Ore.
Rachel Woodburn, Senior, York, Neb.
Football
Daniel Crowe, Junior, Glendale, Ariz.
Dayton Daberkow, Senior, Madison, Neb.
Barry Eitzmann, Senior, Geneva, Neb.
Kyle Kapels, Junior, Creston, Neb.
Jonathan McDaniel, Senior, Cypress, Calif.
Jason Owens, Junior, Seward, Neb.
Daniel Uden, Junior, Kenesaw, Neb.
Chad Wilshusen, Senior, Fremont, Neb.
Golf
Kevin Richter, Junior, Adair, Iowa
Men's Soccer
Benjamin Bruns, Senior, Columbus, Neb.
Kraig Hein, Senior, Lincoln, Neb.
Joel Neihardt, Junior, Lincoln, Neb.
Kyle Neumann, Junior, Collinsville, Okla.
William Schranz, senior, Utica, Neb.
Women's Soccer
Shelley Hermann, Junior, Lincoln, Neb.
Sara Webb, Senior, Littleton, Colo.
Softball
Sally Wolff, Junior, Aurora, Neb.
Laura Fugate, Junior, North Platte, Neb.
Nicole Baker, Junior, Arvada, Colo.
Men's Tennis
Jonathan Schleicher, Junior, Zeeland, Mich.
Timothy Meyer, Junior, Meqoun, Wis.
Women's Tennis
Heather Jackson, Senior, Oak Creek, Wis.
Hannah Krueger, Senior, Milwaukee, Wis.
Men's Track
Brady Betten, Senior, Deshler, Neb.
Bryan Felker , Senior, Oneill, Neb.
David Goeglein, Senior, Kansas City, Mo.
Zane Grabau, Junior, Waterville, Minn.
Jonathan Grotefendt, Senior, Marine, Ill.
Joshua Meyer, Junior, Seward, Neb.
David Mommens, Junior, Portage, Wis.
Drew Rodine, Junior, Polk, Neb.
Christopher Tegtmeier, Senior, Jansen, Neb.
Daniel Uden, Junior, Kenesaw, Neb.
Chad Wilshusen, Senior, Fremont, Neb.
Women's Track
MaryLou Andrews, Senior, Hampton, Neb.
Brittnie Besel, Junior, Broomfield, Colo.
Kayla Engel, Senior, Columbus, Neb.
Taylor Felix, Junior, Seward, Neb.
Hannah Ferry, Senior, Milwaukee, Wis.
Emily Hansen, Senior, Vancouver, Wash.
Ann Hershberger, Senior, Superior, Neb.
Rebecca Mol, Senior, Flint, Mich.
Jill Pfeifer, Senior, Madison, Neb.
Amber Quinn, Junior, Bellevue, Neb.
M'Leigh Rempfer, Junior, Blairstown, Iowa
Amy Sandefur, Junior, Peyton, Colo.
Carly Stokebrand, Senior, Exeter, Neb.
Katie Swanson, Senior, Columbus, Neb.
Jacqueline Wiseman, Senior, LaGrande, Ore.
Emily Wolters, Senior, Atwood, Kan.
Rachel Woodburn, Senior, York, Neb.
Charista Zehnder, Junior, Omaha, Neb.
Volleyball
Danielle Hoagland, Junior, Rushville, Neb.