Academic All-Americans

Terry Joseph CF • 1993/1995 GTE Academic All-America Northwestern’s first Academic All-American selection from Marrerro Archbishop Shaw High School, Joseph finished as the all-time leader in 10 offensive categories, including runs scored (231), hits (225), doubles (45), triples (16) and stolen bases (100). He is one of only 12 players in Southland Conference history to earn first-team honors three straight years. Joseph was named SLC and Louisiana Player of the Year as a senior and was a 13th round draft choice of the Chicago Cubs. Ryan Anholt SS • 1998 GTE Academic All-America Shortstop Ryan Anholt is the fifth Northwestern State All-American baseball player. The sweet-swinging, left hander from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was a third-team selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association after a solid season in 1998. In 1999, Anholt proved his talent in the classroom, as well as on the field, as he was a third-team selection on the prestigious GTE Academic All-America Team. Along with his All-American selections, Anholt was selected Southland Conference Player of the Year, SLC Newcomer of the Year, first team All-Louisiana, and first team All-Region (South Central) after the 1998 season. He finished his career at NSU with a .368 batting average, the second highest in the history of the program. Bobby Barbier 1B • 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-America Bobby Barbier became Northwestern State’s eighth student-athlete to garner academic All-American honors when he was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team in 2004. Graduated in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance. 30 7 21

Mike Jaworski 1B • 2008 CoSIDA Academic All-America Mike Jaworski joined an elite list of Demon baseball players in 2008 when he was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Team, earning second-team honors in the university division released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Jaworski received his bachelor’s degree in business administration in the spring of 2008.. 22