April 27, 2001

CLEVELAND - The Midwestern Collegiate Conference announced its winter Academic All-Conference teams today, honoring 77 student-athletes for their work during the 2000-01 academic year. Among those recognized were 10 members of the Cleveland State men's and women's swimming and diving squads.

The MCC Academic All-Conference teams honor student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or above with at least three complete semesters at the same institution and who participate in an MCC-sponsored sport as a starter or an important reserve. The teams are comprised of the same number of first-team all-MCC student-athletes in each sport. Selections are made by MCC faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.

A list of the Cleveland State honorees follows.

Men' Swimming & Diving
Gustavo Barrios (Panama City, Panama/Kiski), Jr., Communication
Ulf Bengtsson (Nykoping, Sweden/Tessin Skolan), Sr., Organizational Communication
Andrew Hancock (Sydney, Australia/St. Mary Senior), So., Undeclared
Stanimir Kachakov (Velingrad, Bulgaria/Vassil Levski), So., Economics
Brett Thomas (Berea, Ohio/Berea), Jr., Physical Education

Women' Swimming & Diving
Kathy Bernard (North Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic), Sr., Communication & Psychology
Rachel Freeman (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush), Jr., Early Childhood Communication
Jen Henshaw (Fort Myers, Fla./Cypress Lake), So., Early Childhood Education
Janis Klonowski (Brecksville, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview Heights), So., English
Jessica Spisak (Brecksville, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview Heights), Sr., Physical Education