RELEASED:  Monday, October 8, 2007

UW-Eau Claire’s Hansen Named Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Sarah Hansen has been named the 2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Golf Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.

A native of Bangor, Wis., Hansen is majoring in elementary education with a minor in social studies and maintains a 3.54 grade point average.  She is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll and has been recognized on UW-Eau Claire’s Dean’s List seven semesters.

The senior was a member of UW-Eau Claire’s conference championship team from 2003-05 and is the first individual in program history to win the league’s scholar-athlete award.

UW-River Falls’ Jenna Gutzwiller was also nominated for this year’s scholar-athlete honor.

The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Judy Kruckman and sponsored by Hewlett-Packard.  Kruckman served as Assistant Commissioner for the WIAC from 1996-98.  Prior to this appointment, she functioned as Commissioner of the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from October, 1984 - September, 1996.

In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average, be in their last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.

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