TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn Ichabod golfer Matt Ewald, who spent much of his senior season ranked as the No. 1 golfer in NCAA Division II earning NCAA PING All-American honors, was named to the 2009  CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's At-Large team which was announced today. Ewald is the first Ichabod golfer since Chris McGown following the 2005 season to be named to the team announced by CoSIDA.

Ewald finished in a tie for 14th at the NCAA National Championships and earned all-MIAA honors for the fourth time in his career. He recorded a career stroke average at Washburn of 73.1 playing 131 rounds taking 9,571 shots at Washburn. He finished in the top five in 25 career tournaments and had 43 top 20 finishes. Head-to-head against other individuals, Ewald was 3,199-532 at Washburn for a career winning percentage of .857.

Washburn's ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
1992 Women's At-Large Jannica Beam 2 Tennis
1992 Women's At-Large Debbie Dumas 2 Tennis
1992 Women's Basketball Beth Fisher 2 FC
1993 Football Michael Dritlein 2 WR
1993 Softball Jenny Klamm 1 OF
1993 Women's At-Large Jannica Beam 1 Tennis
1993 Women's Basketball Jannica Beam 2 Forward
1994 Women's Basketball Rhonda Matzke 2 BC
1995 Football Michael Dritlein 2 WR
1999 Football Aaron Doonan 2 DL
1999 Softball Torrie Beauchamp 3 OF
2000 Baseball Pat Colley 2 OF
2001 Baseball Pat Colley 2 OF
2003 Football Eric Taylor 2 DT
2005 Men's At-Large Chris McGown 1 Golf
2006 Women's Soccer Lisa Fahey 3 Defender
2007 Women's Soccer Lisa Fahey 1 Defender
2008 Football Zach Watkins 2 LB
2008 Women's Soccer Lisa Fahey 1 D
2009 Men's At-Large Matt Ewald 2 Golf


2009 ESPN THE MAGAZINE Academic All-America®
Men's At Large Team (College Division) as selected by CoSIDA

FIRST TEAM
Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA Major
(2) Michael Bertucci (Volleyball) Stevens Inst. of Tech. II Sr. Gibbsboro, N.J. 4.00 Chemical Biology
Carlos Bes Comeras (Tennis) Embry-Riddle (Fl.) III Sr. Zaragoza, Spain 3.85 Computer Engineering
Alex Beyer (Swimming) Washington (Mo.) VII Jr. Seattle, Wash. 3.78 Biology
(2) Alex Boutin (Tennis) W. New England I Sr. Bristol, Conn. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering
Chase Carroll (Golf) Tusculum IV Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 3.88 Business Administration
(2) David Gatz (Swimming) Ohio Wesleyan IV Jr. Delaware, Ohio 3.99 Pre-Medicine & Biochemistry
John Kegelman (Swimming) Johns Hopkins II Sr. Yorktown, Va. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering
Igor Kopylov (Fencing) MIT I Sr. Roseland, N.J. 4.00 Computer Science & Engineering
Dan Laurent (Wrestling) Wisconsin-La Crosse V Jr. Mishicot, Wis. 3.92 Biochemistry
David Pearson (Swimming) Gustavus Adolphus V Sr. Woodbury, Minn. 4.00 Chemistry
(3) Gautam Samarth (Tennis) Trinity (Conn.) I Sr. Pune, India 4.09 Economics
James Steward (Tennis) John Carroll IV Sr. Monroe, Mich. 3.98 Biology
Kyle Vanderhyde (Wrestling) Olivet IV Sr. Sparta, Mich. 3.85 Mathematics Education
Aaron Wernimont (Wrestling) Wartburg VII Sr. Pocahontas, Iowa 3.55 Biology
Ben Youel (Wrestling) North Central V Sr. Crystal Lake, Ill. 3.94 Chemistry

SECOND TEAM
Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA Major
(3) Alec Bonander (Wrestling) Luther VII Sr. Larchwood, Iowa 3.82 Management
Seth Breunig (Tennis) Wisconsin-Oshkosh V Sr. Sauk City, Wis. 4.00 Secondary Education, Social Science
(3) Bryan Carlisle (Swimming) Rowan II Sr. Somers Point, N.J. 3.74 Advertising
Keith Diggs (Swimming) Emory III Sr. Vienna, Va. 3.79 Political Science
Andi Dimke (Tennis) Missouri-St. Louis VII Jr. Nuremberg, Germany 3.98 International Business
(3) Jeremy Dwyer (Tennis) Grove City II Sr. Duncansville, Pa. 3.84 Electrical Engineering
Matt Ewald (Golf) Washburn VII Sr. Leawood, Kan. 3.40 Accounting
(3) Todd Green (Tennis) Washington (Md.) II Sr. Ridgewood, N.J. 3.97 Mathematics
Tim Kurpis (Lacrosse) Gettysburg II Jr. Yorktown, N.Y. 4.06 Economics & Mathematics
Michael Machala (Swimming) Kenyon IV Sr. Twin Falls, Idaho 3.78 Chemical Physics
(3) Ted Marschall (Swimming) Carleton V Sr. Burnsville, Minn. 3.80 Physics
Kai Robinson (Swimming) Amherst I Sr. Vashon, Wash. 3.79 Economics & Mathematics
Evan Schaller (Lacrosse) Wingate III Sr. Kirkville, N.Y. 3.84 Accounting
Henri St. Arnault (Ice Hockey) Lindenwood VII Sr. St. Paul, Alberta 3.68 Finance
Joel VandeBoom (Wrestling) Milwaukee Sch. Eng. V Sr. Port Washington, Wis. 3.98 Architectural Eng. & Construction Mgmt.

THIRD TEAM
Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA Major
Ben Bench (Golf) Oklahoma City VI Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. 3.98 Biomedical Sciences
Peter Bracha (Tennis) Truman State VII Jr. Ames, Iowa 4.00 Biology
Joe Daly (Golf) Saint John's (Minn.) V Sr. Owatonna, Minn. 3.77 Accounting
Steve DuFlo (Lacrosse) Geneseo State I Sr. Jamesville, N.Y. 3.90 Business Administration
Christoph Fuchs (Tennis) Whitman VIII Sr. La Center Wash. 3.92 Biology
Ilya Gendelman (Tennis) California-Santa Cruz VIII Sr. San Francisco, Cal. 3.59 Business Management & Economics
Derek Hansberry (Ice Hockey) Wisc.-River Falls V Sr. Arvada, Colo. 3.88 Business Finance
Alex Lowe (Tennis) Wisc.-Whitewater V Sr. Oswego, Ill. 3.87 Finance
David Martinson (Ice Hockey) Gustavus Adolphus V Jr. St. Louis Park, Minn. 3.83 Accounting
Collin Mayer (Golf) St. Edwards VI Jr. Houston, Texas 4.00 Finance
Ryan Paul (Tennis) Ohio Northern IV Sr. West Milton, Ohio 3.95 Business Mgmt. & Sport Mgmt.
Issac Stein (Tennis) Washington (Mo.) VII So. Kalamazoo, Mich. 3.95 Biology
Ryan Story (Lacrosse) Wooster IV Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 4.00 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
(1) $ David Sutton (Tennis) Greensboro III Gr. Greensboro, N.C. 4.00 Exercise and Sport Science
Cody Weitzel (Wrestling) Col. Sch. of Mines VII Sr. Fort Morgan, Col. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering
Academic All-America of the Year: John Kegelman, Johns Hopkins
(1) Academic All-American Men's At Large 1st team in 2008
(2) Academic All-American Men's At Large 2nd team in 2008
(3) Academic All-American Men's At Large 3rd team in 2008
$ Academic All-American Men's At Large 3rd team in 2007