CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® TEAM S ELECTED BY C O SIDA FOR RELEASE: Monday, June 3 – 12 noon (EDT) NICOLAS PINONES-HALTENHOFF OF AUBURN MONTGOMERY, ASHLAN ALLISON OF OLIVET NAZARENE LEAD CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® COLLEGE DIVISION AT-LARGE TEAMS TOWSON, Md. – A pair of tennis standouts, sophomore Nicolas Pinones-Haltenhoff of the University of Auburn at Montgomery and senior Ashlan Allison of Olivet Nazarene University, headline the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America® College Division men’s and women’s at-large teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The Capital One College Division Academic All-America® men’s and women’s at-large teams are comprised of student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions. The at-large team for the Capital One Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men. Pinones-Haltenhoff, a biology major with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A., led Auburn-Montgomery to a runner- up finish at the NAIA Men’s Tennis National Championship Tournament. A first team NAIA All- American, the Barcelona, Spain native played No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles for the Warhawks. He won both of his matches in the 5-4 chamionship match loss to Embry-Riddle (Fla.) University. He won his singles match 7-5, 6-1 and posted an 8-4 win in doubles. Pinones-Haltenhoff ended the season with a 21-1 record in singles play, including an 18-1 mark at the No. 1 position. He was 21-2 in doubles play and led Auburn Montgomery to a 21-4 overall record. A social work and business (concentration in marketing and not-for-profit) double major with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A., Allison led Olivet Nazarene (18-9) to the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament tennis titles and a berth in the NAIA National Championship. The Anderson, Ind., native posted a 19-6 singles record and a doubles record of 20-13. Allison received the Intercollegiate Tennis Association/NAIA Arthur Ashe Jr. Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship and the NAIA Scholar-Athlete Award in 2013. She has traveled abroad on mission trips to Guatemala and Haiti and participated in several mission trips within the United States, including a relief trip to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. Allison has also been very active in her community by volunteering at church, local schools, nursing homes, independent living locations, the United Way, and helped with various projects through her school’s business club. Capital One College Division Academic All-America® Men’s At-Large First Team Pinones-Haltenhoff is joined on the Capital One Academic All-America® men’s first team by Michael Clark of Northwestern (Iowa) College, Dan Dierking of Saint Ambrose University, Trevor Ehrenheim of Asbury University, Simon Felix, Chris Freeman and David Spennare of Embry- Riddle, Jakob Good of St. Thomas (Fla.) University, Calvin Green of Northwest Christian University, Michael Humphrey of Grace College, Zach Nowak of College of Idaho, Michael Palmer of Oklahoma City, Daniel Ramirez of Oklahoma Baptist University,Trenton Specht of Ashford, and Jake Wallenberg of Hannibal-LaGrange University. - more - Pinones-Haltenhoff, Allison Top Academic All-America® College Division At-Large Team There are five tennis players, five golfers, two volleyball players, two swimmers and one skier on the Capital One Academic All-America® College Division men’s at-large first team. The 15 members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.78. Felix and Freeman are repeat Capital One Academic All-America® first team selections, while Clark and Palmer made the second team in 2012. Ehrenheim and Green earned third team honors last year. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) was the only school with three first team representatives. Felix, Freeman and Spennare are all teammates on the Eagles’ NAIA national championship men’s tennis team, which won the first NAIA national title in program history with a 24-2 record. A junior air traffic management major with a 3.86 G.P.A., Felix is a two-team NAIA and ITA All- American. The Geneva, Swtizerland, native registered a 25-4 singles record this season and went 30-5 in doubles play while earning first-team all-conference honors. A senior aeronautical science major with a 3.75 G.P.A., Freeman earned NAIA All-America first team honors while leading the Eagles to the national title. He posted a 22-5 singles mark and was 22-8 in doubles. Freeman and teammate Deni Zmak were named as the Sun Conference’s Doubles Team of the Year. The Costa Mesa, Cal., native ended the year ranked No. 15 in nation. A senior business administration major with a 3.93 G.P.A., Spennare earned all-conference second team notice for Embry-Riddle while winning 26 of 29 singles matches. The Gothenburg, Sweden, native was the recipient of the ITA’s Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship last year. A senior accounting and finance major with a 3.68 G.P.A., Clark helped Northwestern to a 17th-place finish at the NAIA Men’s Golf National Championship Tournament. The Spencer, Iowa, native placed 81st at nationals with a four-round score of 317. He played 11 rounds in six events this spring, posting a 76.5 scoring average with a low round of 67. A senior sport management major with a 3.76 G.P.A., Dierking helped Saint Ambrose to the NAIA National Invitational Volleyball Tournament four times during his career. Dierking was named second team all-conference after collecting 214 kills, 119 digs and 25 total blocks. Dierking and the Bees won the MAMVIC East Division regular-season and tournament championships. A senior business management major with a 3.62 G.P.A., Ehrenheim posted a12-2 record in individual events in dual meets for the Asbury swimming team. The Owensboro, Ky., native placed sixth at the NAIA National Championship Meet in the 200-backstroke and helped set five school records in the relays at nationals. Ehrenheim was named the NAIA Swimmer of the Month in December of 2012 and is a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Good is a senior management and economics major with a 3.75 G.P.A. The Stockholm, Sweden, native helped the St. Thomas golf to a runner-up finish at the Sun Conference Tournament. Good posted an average score of 73.6 and was named to the academic all-conference team. A senior exercise science major with a 3.92 G.P.A., Green guided Northwest Christian to a seventh- place showing at the Cascade Collegiate Conference men’s golf tournament. On the season, the Springfield, Ore., native compiled an 80.3 average with a low round of 72. He had one top-10 finish and he is a two-time Academic All-CCC selection who earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors twice. Humphrey is a junior accounting and management major with a 3.96 G.P.A. The Danville, Ind., native helped the Grace tennis team its first conference championship in 23 years with a 7-1 conference mark. Humphrey finished with a 9-2 record in singles play during the 2012 fall season and was 8-2 in doubles play, winning 10 straight matches to end the year. Additionally, Humphrey was a perfect 6-0 in the Crossroads League Tournament. - more – Pinones-Haltenhoff, Allison Top Academic All-America® College Division At-Large Team A senior biology major with a 3.84 G.P.A., Nowak helped the College of Idaho ski team qualify for the USCSA National Championships, where the team placed 13th. The Dryden, Mich., native, finished in the Top-10 in six NWCSC qualifying events this season, helping the Yotes to their highest Regional finish since 2009. Nowak was an All-Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference selection this year as well. Palmer is a finance major with a 3.33 G.P.A. The Johannesburg, South Africa, native helped the Oklahoma City men’s golf team to the 2013 NAIA National Championship as the Stars posted a four- round score of four-under 1,148. Palmer had a strong showing at nationals with a fourth-place finish at two-under 286. In addition to making the NAIA All-Tournament Team, Palmer was named to the NAIA All-America first team. A sophomore business major with a 3.84 G.P.A., Ramirez led the Oklahoma Baptist swimming team to the 2013 NAIA National Championship. The Hermosillo, Mexico, native set NAIA records in the 100 -freestyle and the 100-backstroke at the national championship meet. The NAIA Swimmer of the Year, Ramirez was the national champion in the 100-freestyle, the 100-backstroke, the 200-medley relay and the 200-freestyle relay. He was also an All-America in the 200-individual medley. Specht is a senior math education major with a 3.81 G.P.A. The Plains, Kan., native helped the Ashford golf team finish third at the NAIA Tournament. The Saints carded a three-round score of 892 while Specht tied for 11th overall with a 225. He finished the year with a 74.83 scoring average. A senior criminal justice major with 3.72 G.P.A., Wollenberg led the Hannibal-LaGrange volleyball team to a 9-20 record. The Oswego, Ill., native ranked third in NAIA in total kills (376), seventh in total service aces (29), eighth in kills per game (3.72), and 10th in service aces per game (.29) this year.