Eight Cyclones Earn Academic Honors

IRVING, Texas ? The Iowa State gymnastics team tops the Big 12 in all-academic selections with eight, the conference announced Tuesday. Six of those eight Cyclone student-athletes were first team selections.

Eight Cyclones were named to the all-academic team, tying Missouri for top honors. The all-academic first team consists of gymnasts who have maintained a GPA of 3.20 or higher, while the members of the second team have maintained a GPA of 3.00-3.19.

Juniors Ceilia Maccani and Jasmine Thompson made their second consecutive appearance on the first team. They were joined on the first team by Ashley Kent, Nikki Dilbert, Jennifer Salfen and Melanie Tham.

Jody McKellar and Anna Robey were second team all-Big 12 academic selections.

First Team
Nikki Dilbert, So., Health and Human Performance, Champlin, Minn. (first time)
Ashley Kent, Jr., Nutritional Science, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (first time)
Ceilia Maccani, Jr., Health and Human Performance, Racine, Wis. (second time)
Jennifer Salfen, Jr., Biology, Littleton, Colo. (first time)
Melanie Tham, So., Open Option, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (first time)
Jasmine Thompson, Jr., Journalism and Mass Communication, McDonald, Ohio (second time)

Second Team
Jody McKellar, So., Elementary Education, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (first time)
Anna Robey, So., Health and Human Performance, Mason, Ohio (first time)

Players Mentioned

Nikki Dilbert

Nikki Dilbert

Nikki Dilbert

Ashley Kent

Ashley Kent

Ashley Kent

Ceilia Maccani

Ceilia Maccani

Ceilia Maccani

Jody McKellar

Jody McKellar

Jody McKellar

Anna Robey

Anna Robey

Anna Robey

Jennifer Salfen

Jennifer Salfen

Jennifer Salfen

Melanie Tham

Melanie Tham

Melanie Tham

Jasmine Thompson

Jasmine Thompson

Jasmine Thompson

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