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University of Wisconsin-Platteville senior Ann Tank became the 12th Pioneer student-athlete to be selected for Capital One Academic All-American Team honors as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Tuesday. The Dodgeville, Wisconsin native was named to the third team qualified all four years of her track and field eligibility for both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Champion-ships. On the indoor circuit, she earned All-American twice in the 800-meter run and two more times as a member of the 4x400-meter relay. On the outdoor circuit, she was a member of three relays that earned All-American honors and once in the 800-meter run. At the end of the spring semester, recently, she was named for a second-straight year as the UW-Platteville Women's Athlete of the Year and was the University's nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year.
The Capital One Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2011-12 D-III Academic All-America® teams program. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average, completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution, and reached sophomore athletic eligibility. Voting is conducted by current CoSIDA members.
Here's a complete list of CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-Americans in UW-Platteville History:
1985: Mike Hintz (1st team) - Football
1985: Mark Rae (1st team) - Football
1986: Mike Hintz (1st team) - Football
1986: Mark Rae (2nd team) - Football
1986: Mike Hintz (1st team) - Track & Field
1987: Mark Rae (1st team) - Football
1987: Mike Hintz (1st team) - Track & Field
1989: Dan Jansen (1st team) - Cross Country/Track & Field
1990: Dan Jansen (1st team) - Cross Country/Track & Field
1992: T.J. Van Wie (1st team) - Men's Basketball
1992: Tammy Dietz (1st team) - Volleyball
1993: T.J. Van Wie (1st team) - Men's Basketball
1993: Lynn Nagy (2nd team) - Softball
1994: Jennifer Zell (2nd team) - Softball
1996: Bryan Cunningham (1st team) - Track & Field
1998: Bryan Cunningham (1st team) - Track & Field
2004: Chris Lee (1st team) - Football
2008: Tony Kilburg (1st team) - Cross Country/Track & Field
2008: Marcia Taddy (1st team) - Cross Country/Track & Field
2009: Tony Kilburg (2nd team) - Cross Country/Track & Field
2011: Nathan Petesch (2nd team) - Cross Country/Track & Field
2012: Ann Tank (3rd team) - Cross Country/Track & Field