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Hegner Earns Academic Honors
ELMHURST, Ill., June 14, 2005 -- Elmhurst College tennis player Justin Hegner (Indian Head Park-Lyons Township) has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® squad. Hegner was a second-team selection on the at-large team, made up of athletes from the following sports: ice hockey, tennis, rifle, swimming, golf, wrestling, lacrosse, water polo and diving. The award is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Hegner is the second Bluejay this season to earn Academic All-America® honors. Bluejay baseball player Pat Moore was selected to the Academic All-America® baseball team earlier this month.
Hegner completed his senior season by compiling a 7-7 record at No. 2 singles and a combined 9-4 record at No.1 and No. 2 doubles, earning second-team all-conference honors. He played the season while completing student teaching requirements. Hegner was selected to the Academic All-District first team in 2004 and 2005 and was a second-team Academic All-District selection in 2003. He led the Bluejays in singles and doubles victories as both a freshman and sophomore. In 2004, Hegner posted an 11-8 singles and 9-9 doubles record and earned second-team all-conference honors. The team compiled a 48-32 record in four seasons with Hegner, after being winless in 2001. A math major, Hegner maintained a perfect 4.00 grade-point average.
The Bluejay men’s tennis team finished the 2005 season with a 13-8 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). The Bluejays placed fourth in the CCIW Tournament.
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