DePaul's Kustok Named to Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team

DePaul junior forward Sarah Kustok was named to the inaugural
Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete team by the Athletics Directors
Association. DePaul is one of 90 NCAA Division I institutions in the
I-AAA membership.


CHICAGO - DePaul junior forward Sarah Kustok was named to the inaugural
Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete team by the Athletics Directors
Association. DePaul is one of 90 NCAA Division I institutions in the
I-AAA membership.

Kustok joins nine others on the scholar-athlete team that recognized
the athlete's performance on the court and in the classroom. She
finished her junior campaign by leading DePaul and Conference USA with a
.445 three-point field goal percentage. Kustok started 31 of 32 games
this season for DePaul while the club earned an NCAA Tournament bid and
finished the season with a 22-10 record. In the classroom, the junior
is pursuing her degree from DePaul in Communications.

In addition to the male and female scholar-athlete teams, two
individuals were named the I-AAA Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Kristy
Loiselle of Wisconsin-Green Bay was the women's winner while Michael
Lindeman of Creighton University earned the men's honor. The male and
female teams were selected by a Review Committee of Division I-AAA
athletics directors.

Now in its second year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors
Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division
I-AAA membership (the 90 Division I institutions that do not sponsor
football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball
programs. The Association is administered by NACDA, which, now in its
38th year, is the professional and educational association for more than
6,150 athletics directors, associates, assistants and conference
administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United
States, Canada and Mexico. Through its series of management seminars,
clinics and workshops and publication of the bi-monthly magazine
Athletics Administration, NACDA offers educational opportunities to its
members. More than 1,200 athletics administrators annually attend the
NACDA Convention. Additionally, the Association operates the NACDA
Directors' Cup program, which honors the all-sports champion in each of
the NCAA Divisions - I, II, and III - and the NAIA, for a total of four
sports trophies.

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Division I-AAA Women's Scholar-Athlete Team
Name, School, Class (GPA, Major)
Sara Bailey, Bradley, Sr. (3.33, Psychology)
Katryn Costenbader, American, Sr. (3.83, Psychology)
Sara Esidore, Quinnipiac, Jr. (3.77, Computer Information Systems)
Alexis Henderson, Xavier, So. (3.96, Communications)
Sarah Kustok, DePaul, Jr. (3.74, Communications)
Tiffany Kyser, IUPUI, Sr. (3.71, English Education)
Cherie Lea, UNC-Wilmington, Sr. (3.47, Mathematics)
Kristy Loiselle, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Sr. (3.84, Elementary Education)
Ann Mimm, Niagara, Jr., (3.86, Education)
Carey Sauer, San Francisco, Jr. (3.88, Mathematics)

Division I-AAA Men's Scholar-Athlete Team
Name, School, Class (GPA, Major)
Greg Babcock, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Sr. (3.74, Public Administration)
Clint Cuffle, Evansville, Jr. (3.77, Engineering)
Joshua Daniel, Texas-Arlington, Sr., (3.73, Public Relations)
Brody Deren, Creighton, Jr. (3.62, Exercise Science)
Jon Larranaga, George Mason, Sr. (3.38, Public Administration)
Michael Lindemann, Creighton, Jr. (3.92, Finance)
Brad McKeiver, Campbell, Jr. (3.97, Trust Management)
Kevin Mitchell, Texas-Pan American, Sr. (3.57, Marketing)
Brett Starkey, Denver, Sr. (3.96, Biology, Pre-Med)
Maurice Yearwood, Long Island, Sr. (3.69, Finance)