Utah State Has 60 Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-WAC Honors
The Western Athletic Conference announced its spring all-academic teams on Tuesday and Utah State had 60 student-athletes recognized as 39 earned all-academic team honors, while 21 more were named to the academic all-freshmen/transfer team.
To be eligible for the spring academic team, a student-athlete must have completed one academic year, have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests.
Leading the way for Utah State is senior Lauren Monson (women’s tennis) and junior Amy Egan (women’s track and field), who both earned academic all-conference honors for the third straight year. Monson graduated from USU this spring with a degree in exercise science and a cumulative grade-point average of 3.34, while Egan is majoring in English and has a 3.75 cumulative GPA.
During the 2006-07 academic year, 115 Utah State student-athletes were recognized by the league office for their academic achievements.
Spring Academic All-WAC HonoreesMen’s GolfDevin Daniels, So., 3.10, EntrepreneurshipPreston, Otte, Sr., 3.11, Entrepreneurship/Management & Human Resources
SoftballAshley Bellum, Jr., 3.13, Exercise ScienceJill Bruins, Sr., 3.65, Business AdministrationAlexis Perry, Sr., 3.75, Early Childhood DevelopmentJami Uragami, Sr., 3.28, Exercise Science
Men’s TennisMichael Banks, Jr., 3.17, Political ScienceLukas Bouton, Sr., 3.73, Aviation TechnologyHannes Schenk, Sr., 3.59, EconomicsDantley Young, Sr., 3.14, Exercise Science
Women’s TennisErin Crane, Jr., 3.67, Health Education SpecialistLauren Monson, Sr., 3.34, Exercise ScienceBridgette Strickland, So., 3.07, Interior Design
Men’s Track and FieldJared Glenn, So., 3.83, Physical EducationBlake Hadfield, So., 3.54, Physical EducationPalmer Hawkins, So., 3.20, Mechanical EngineeringChase Judd, Jr., 3.65, Business AdministrationKevin Liu, Sr., 3.16, FinanceDavid Loomis, So., 3.06, Physical EducationJacob Mabey, So., 3.75, PsychologyCameron Madsen, So., 3.08, Political ScienceChase Taylor, Jr., 3.12, BusinessMatthew Toone, So., 3.82, FinanceVance Twitchell, Sr., 3.83, Civil EngineeringHeath Wing, Sr., 3.42, Spanish
Women’s Track and FieldCaroline Berry, Jr., 3.81, Family and Consumer ScienceRebecca Bostwick, Jr., 3.69, Art HistoryKathryn Duhadway, Jr., 3.84, Health, Physical Education and RecreationAmy Egan, Jr., 3.75, EnglishJamie Garn, Jr., 3.38, Math and Statistics Composite TeachingVanessa Hawkins, So., 3.66, Elementary EducationKrista Larson, So., 3.50, Physical EducationStacie Lifferth, Jr., 3.36, Communicative Disorders and Deaf EducationApril Rowlan, So., 3.60, Elementary EducationAimee Sauvageau, Jr., 3.45, Health Education SpecialistJennifer Schiess, So., 3.82, Math and Statistics Composite TeachingJennifer Twitchell, Sr., 3.36, Nutrition and Food ScienceCarrie Yost, Sr., 3.28, Communicative Disorders and Deaf EducationSarah Young, So., 3.69, Interior Design
Academic All-WAC Freshmen/TransfersWomen’s BasketballNicole Johnson, Fr., 3.03, Elementary EducationIndira Kaljo, Fr., 3.45, Undeclared
FootballShawn Murphy, Jr., 3.07, English
Men’s GolfBrandon Broadhead, Fr., 3.80, Accounting
GymnasticsHeather Heinrich, Fr., 3.65, Management Information Systems
Women’s SoccerErin Salmon, Fr., 3.12, UndeclaredLindsey Smart, Fr., 3.89, Exercise Science
SoftballNicloe Rupp, Fr., 3.95, Mathematics Teaching
Men’s TennisNate Ballam, Fr., 3.05, Chemistry
Women’s TennisBrianna Harris, Fr., 3.66, Journalism
Men’s Track and FieldMichael Budge, Fr., 3.19, Civil EngineeringAnthony Jones, Fr., 3.34, UndeclaredTaylor Mackay, Fr., 3.43, Chemistry
Women’s Track and FieldCortnie Broadus, Fr., 3.96, Computer ScienceAshlee Cannon, Fr., 3.60, UndeclaredKirstin Flesher, Fr., 3.34, Physical Education, Exercise ScienceKimiki Kamo, Fr., 3.45, Exercise ScienceAlexis Meyer, Fr., 3.03, Elementary EducationJessica Nielsen, Fr., 3.09, UndeclaredErin Stratton, Fr., 3.96, Exercise Science
VolleyballTraci Rainey, Jr., 3.22, Exercise Science