Butkowski, Randall Repeat on Academic All-American Teams

     For the second straight year, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student-athletes Jody Butkowski and Jen Randall have been named to the Verizon Academic All-American teams.

     The two Central Wisconsin natives are among three athletes in UW-Stevens Point history to earn Academic All-American honors in the same sport in consecutive years. Soccer player Jenny Bruce, who was honored earlier this fall, is the only other. UW-Stevens Point has now landed 21 Academic All-Americans in school history, including 18 since 1999.

     Butkowski, a Stevens Point Area Senior High graduate, was named to the third team in women�s track and field and carries a 3.85 grade point average in English. Randall, a Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School graduate, was a second-team selection in women�s swimming and diving and has a 3.97 GPA in Business and Mathematics with an actuarial emphasis.

     The teams are selected among athletes from all Division II, Division III and NAIA schools around the country by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Each squad includes three 15-member teams.

Butkowski, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women�s outdoor track and field scholar athlete, was the conference champion in both the triple jump and 4x100 relay. She placed ninth at the NCAA Division III outdoor championships in the triple jump.

Butkowski is a three-time All-American in the triple jump. She placed sixth at the 2002 Division III outdoor championships, eighth at 2002 indoor championships and second at the 2001 indoor meet.

     Randall, who was named the UW-Stevens Point female Athlete of the Year in an individual sport this past season, was a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished seventh at NCAA Division III championships and won the WIAC championship. She also holds the WIAC record in the event and the All-American relay finish was the seventh of her career.

     She placed 15th in the 400-yard medley relay at this year�s national meet for the fifth honorable mention All-American finish of her career. Randall has swum on nine WIAC champion relays and was this season�s WIAC scholar athlete award winner.

UW-Stevens Point Verizon Academic All-Americans

Name                          Team               Year                Sport
Bill Zuiker                     Second             1980-81           Men�s Basketball
Jon Julius                      Second             1991-92           Men�s Basketball
Joel Hornby                  First                 1997-98           Football
Andy Palzkill                Second             1999-2000       Football
Dan Schwamberger      Second             1999-2000       Men�s Cross Country
Brent Newport             First                 1999-2000       Men�s Swimming and Diving
Becca Uphoff               Third                1999-2000       Women�s Swimming and Diving
Tammy Byrne               Second             1999-2000       Women�s Tennis
Dan Schwamberger      First                 1999-2000       Men�s Track and Field
Leah Juno                     Third                2000-01           Women�s Cross Country
Marie Muhvic               First                 2000-01           Women�s Soccer
Margaret Domka          Second             2000-01           Women�s Soccer
Leah Juno                     Second             2000-01           Women�s Track and Field
Jenny Bruce                  Second             2001-02           Women�s Soccer
Kari Groshek               Second             2001-02           Women�s Basketball
Jen Randall                   Third                2001-02           Women�s Swimming and Diving
Craig Gunderson          Third                2001-02           Men�s Track and Field
Jody Butkowski            Third                2001-02           Women�s Track and Field
Jenny Bruce                  Third                2002-03           Women�s Soccer
Jen Randall                   Second             2002-03           Women�s Swimming and Diving
Jody Butkowski            Third                2002-03           Women�s Track and Field