Horizon League Release
 
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Horizon League announced its Winter Academic All-League teams and seven Titans were recognized. Six members of the indoor track and field team in Taylor Hennrick, Chris Smalley and Erik Westbrook from the men's side and Amanda Campbell, Susan Kalkstein and Katrina Oberski from the women's team in addition to Ray McCallum from men's basketball were all honorees.
 
76 Horizon League athletes were recognized as balloting was conducted by the League's faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors as the League continues to recognize student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom.
 
The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits.
 
Hennrick set four personal records during the indoor track and field season including a fifth place finish in the 500m event at the Notre Dame Blue and Gold Invitational on Dec. 2 in South Bend. The junior biology major has a cumulative GPA of 3.79.
 
Smalley is a junior engineering major with a cumulative 3.989 GPA. He was in the mile run at the Horizon League Indoor Championships at Youngstown State Feb. 25-26 and placed 21st running it in 4:34.32. He also ran the 800m in 2:00.16 at the Youngstown State National Invitational on Feb. 3-4.
 
Westbrook made the list and was also honored on the Fall Academic All-League team as a member of the cross country team. The senior health service administration major has a 3.71 overall GPA and ran in a pair of events at the conference indoor championships. He set a new PR in the 3000m with a time of 9:11.58 and also ran the 5000m distance event in 15:46.17.
 
Campbell has already earned a bachelor's degree in health service administration from UDM and is working towards her MBA at Detroit. This year, she set a PR in the pentathlon at the Youngstown State National Invitational with 2,809 points and established seven personal bests during the season in her return to the track. She also placed fifth in the pentathlon at the Horizon League Indoor Championships.
 
Kalkstein will be a Co-Valedictorian of the graduating class of 2012 at UDM for this year's commencement ceremony in May. In the winter season, she placed sixth in the long jump (4.66m) at Central Michigan on Jan. 13 and also finished third in the triple jump (10.60m) at Eastern Michigan on Dec. 9. The English literature major has a cumulative GPA of 3.982.  
 
Oberski like Westbrook was also named to the Fall Academic All-League team. The junior nursing major finished 11th in the 3000m at the indoor track and field championships setting a new personal high of 10:31.94. She also established a new career best in the mile run (5:18.75) placing 16th at Grand Valley State on Feb. 17.
 
McCallum, the Horizon League Tournament Most Valuable Player, helped lead the Titans to the league crown and their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999. The Detroit Country Day product led the squad in scoring (15.4 ppg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (1.6 spg) for the second straight season. He was an All-Horizon League First Team selection in addition to a National Basketball Coaches Association All-District First Team nod, Bob Cousy Award Top 20 selection and Lou Henson All-America Team member after a superb season that saw him become the 37th Titan to surpass 1,000 career points and the first to do it as a sophomore.