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Varsity - April 18, 2013

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STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE MONTH Each month, the UW Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) selects its "Student-Athletes of the Month." These student-athletes are nominated by their coaches and academic advisors based on the following criteria: • Be academically eligible and in good academic standing • Have obtained an outstanding achievement or recognition in academics • Make a significant contribution to their respective team • Be actively engaged in community service SAAC members then vote on the winners at the first SAAC meeting of each month. The goal is to have each sport represented throughout the year. At the end of the year, all of the "Student-Athletes of the Month" become the nominations for the male and female Student-Athlete of the Year awards, which is awarded at the Buckinghams. KENDALL SCHMIDT WOMEN'S ROWING A senior from Greenfield, Wis, Schmidt is majoring in Civil Engineering. She has been the top coxswain on the team for the past two seasons and is on track to repeat this season. Coaches call her a team leader both on and off the water that has proven herself to be one of the best athletes on the team even though her job does not demand it. She has the highest cumulative GPA on the team in a demanding major and is in the running for an NCAA Elite 89 award this spring. Schmidt has earned multiple Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-America awards and is heavily involved in the rowing teams' community service projects. 28 » VARSITY APR I L 18, 2013 BEN RUBLE MEN'S ROWING Ruble is a senior from Minneapolis majoring in computer engineering. His coaches say he is possibly the strongest poundfor-pound rower in the history of the program at UW. Twenty pounds lighter than the average rower, Ruble has broken every significant ergometer mark for collegiate rowing, including the six-minute mark for a 2-kilometer race, which is the national team standard. He's been recently voted team captain for the 2012-13 season. MARY MASSEI SOFTBALL A Chino Hills, Calif., native, Massei leads the Badgers with a .425 batting average. The junior outfielder is second in the Big Ten with 57 hits and three triples. She earned Big Ten Player of the Week honor following an impressive weekend at the Diamond 9 Tournament Feb.22-24 where she batted .571, driving in nine runs and scoring seven. She became the first Wisconsin player almost four seasons to record a walk-off home run when she belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning against Notre Dame on Feb. 10 to lead Wisconsin to victory. Massei and the Badgers are off to the best start in program history with a 30-9 record.

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