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| Tera Burr is all-WIAC, four times over |
UW-Platteville's Tera Burr earned her fourth consecutive all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team softball honors and also shared the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.
The Pioneers' Kristin Nelson was named to the all-sportsmanship team.
Burr, a senior second baseman from Shawano, hit .462 overall and raised her career batting average to .446, the best in WIAC history. Burr became just the 11th player in league history to reach 200 career hits, as she finished her career with 202. Of the seven career statistics UW-Platteville tracks, Burr is atop six of them. Besides ranking first in career batting average and hits, she is first in runs (129), doubles (35), triples (14), and home runs (24).
She is majoring in civil engineering with a minor in Spanish and boasts a 3.75 grade point average. She was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Five College Division Women’s Softball Second Team last year and is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Burr has been recognized on UW-Platteville’s Dean’s List and Honor Roll every semester and has received numerous academic scholarships.
Burr is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society and the American Society of Civil Engineers. She has volunteered at a Food Pantry, Respite Suppers, Special Olympics and Highway Cleanup.
Nelson is a sophomore infielder from Mauston who played in 20 games, starting 15.
2009 All-WIAC Women’s Softball Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Jenna Ahnen, La Crosse, Sophomore, Shortstop, Sparta
Tera Burr, Platteville, Senior, Secondbase, Shawano
Becky Crane, Superior, Senior, Shortstop, Altoona
Rachel Croak, La Crosse, Junior, Rightfield, Greendale
Lauren Cruz, Whitewater, Junior, Leftfield, Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West)
Sarah Fern, River Falls, Freshman, Firstbase/Thirdbase, Brooklyn Center, Minn. (Park Center)
Amy Gahl, Whitewater, Senior, Centerfield, Beloit (Orfordville Parkview)
Suzanne Gersich, Whitewater, Senior, Rightfield, Wadsworth, Ill. (Warren)
Aleisha Harper, Eau Claire, Freshman, Secondbase, Eau Claire (North)
Amanda LeBeau, Whitewater, Junior, Shortstop, Worth, Ill. (Richards)
Jessica Lundgren, River Falls, Junior, Outfield, Cushing (St. Croix Falls)
Nelly Peterson, Stout, Senior, Utility, Cumberland
Mindy Rudiger, River Falls, Senior, Shortstop, Menomonie
Katie Stalker, Eau Claire, Junior, Shortstop, Madison (LaFollette)
Jessica Stang, Whitewater, Sophomore, Lefthanded Pitcher, Minnetonka, Minn.
Whitney Tornow, Oshkosh, Junior, Outfield, Neenah
Kaylyn Von Glahn, La Crosse, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, De Soto
Sydnee Wyss, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Shortstop, Monroe
Liz Yucuis, Whitewater, Senior, Catcher, S. Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles East)
Brittany Zelenka, Stevens Point, Junior, Utility, Marathon
Honorable Mention
Jessica Berger, Stevens Point, Junior, Shortstop, Bonduel
Kristy Hoffman, Stout, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial)
Bekki Kidnie, Eau Claire, Junior, Catcher, St. Paul, Minn. (Johnson)
Ainsley Klar, Eau Claire, Junior, Thirdbase, La Crosse (Aquinas)
Rachel Mathias, River Falls, Senior, Outfield, Ripon
Kat Nelson, Stout, Freshman, Centerfield, Chippewa Falls
Ashley Martin, Superior, Freshman, Secondbase, Superior
Jen Parchem, Superior, Junior, Catcher, Baraboo
Katie Pietrowiak, La Crosse, Sophomore, Catcher, Germantown
Lauren Roberts, Oshkosh, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Denmark
Jenny Ross, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Lefthanded Pitcher, Mendota Heights, Minn. (Henry Sibley)
Heather Schultz, La Crosse, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Annandale, Minn.
Rose Tusa, River Falls, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Roseville, Minn. (St. Anthony Village)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Kristi Doucette, Eau Claire, Senior, Designated Player, Green Bay (Ashwaubenon)
Bergen Schaller, La Crosse, Senior, Outfield, Onalaska (Holmen)
Sydnee Wyss, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Shortstop, Monroe
Kristin Nelson, Platteville, Sophomore, Infield, Mauston
Cassie Peterson, River Falls, Senior, Secondbase, New Richmond
Brittany Peper, Stevens Point, Junior, Catcher, Reedsburg
Katie Fichter, Stout, Senior, Outfield, Baraboo
Jen Parchem, Superior, Junior, Catcher, Baraboo
Nicole Bothun, Whitewater, Senior, Outfield, Fort Atkinson
Position Player of the Year: Whitney Tornow of Oshkosh
Pitcher of the Year: Jessica Stang of Whitewater
Judy Kruckman Co-Scholar-Athletes: Tera Burr of Platteville and Amy Gahl of Whitewater
Coach of the Year: Brenda Volk of Whitewater