Utah State Has 108 Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-WAC Honors This Spring

LOGAN, Utah  The Western Athletic Conference announced its spring all-academic teams on Tuesday, along with its academic all-freshman/transfer teams, and Utah State had 108 student-athletes recognized as 47 earned all-academic team honors, while 61 more were named to the academic all-freshman/transfer team.

Utah State¹s 47 academic honorees from its spring sports were the most in the league as Fresno State and Idaho tied for second with 40, followed by New Mexico State (33), Louisiana Tech (31), Nevada (30), Boise State (27), Hawai¹i (20), and San Jose State (18).

Utah State also had the most individuals honored in men¹s outdoor track and field (16) and women¹s outdoor track and field (15), while men¹s golf tied for top honors in that sport with three student-athletes honored.

Senior Erin Stratton, who competes in cross country, and both indoor and outdoor track, has now earned academic all-WAC honors nine times in her career, while senior cross country/track athlete Steve Strickland earned his eighth academic all-WAC honor.  Of the 47 USU student-athletes to earn spring academic all-WAC honors, 45 are receiving the accolade for at least the second time.

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 team¹s contests.

During the 2009-10 academic year, Utah State had 194 student-athletes recognized by the league office for their academic achievements

Spring Academic All-WAC Honorees
Softball
Rachel Evans, Sr., Interdisciplinary Studies, 3.20
Kate Greenough, Sr., Health Education Specialist, 3.42
Simone Hubbard, Sr., Spanish, 3.11
Nicole Rupp-Tindall, Sr., Composite Math/Stat Education, 3.80
Shasta Tyteca, Jr., Psychology, 3.31

Men¹s Tennis
Jakob Asplund, Jr., Journalism, 3.01
Nathan Ballam, So., Chemistry, 3.41
Matt Braithwaite, Sr., History Teaching, 3.36
Bryan Marchant, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.34
Alex Thatcher, Jr. Journalism, 3.44

Women¹s Tennis
Taylor Perry, Jr., Business, 3.01
Hailey Swenson, Sr., Marketing, 3.98
Britney Watts, Sr., Art, 3.56

Women¹s Outdoor Track and Field
Justine Baugh, Jr., Elementary Education, 3.85
Jessie Chugg, So., Nutrition and Food Sciences, 3.68
Jennifer Day, Sr., Nutrition and Food Sciences, 3.62
Camille Fehlberg, Jr., History Teaching, 3.88
Karlie Fitzgerald, So., Undeclared Business, 3.28
Kirstin Flesher, Sr, Business Administration, 3.01
Marissa Floodman, So., Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.83
Sonia Grabowska, So., Exercise Science, 3.00
Ruth Hilton, So., Math Education, 3.76
Madison Jensen, So., Interior Design, 3.98
Julia Johnson, So., Family Consumer Science Education, 3.99
Amber Rasmussen, Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.85
Kandace Shoell, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.90
Erin Stratton, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.98
Chalese West, So., Wildlife Science, 3.61

Men¹s Outdoor Track and Field
Steven Atkinson, Jr., Business Management, 3.90
Michael Budge, So., Civil Engineering, 3.15
Eric Follett, So., Spanish, 3.87
Todd Griffith, Jr., Economics and International Business, 3.63
Spencer Hall, So., Psychology, 3.14
Dwayne Hansen, Jr., Biological Engineering, 3.92
Palmer Hawkins, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, 3.16
Sam Hawkins, So., Biological Engineering, 3.29
Daniel Howell, So., Wildlife Science, 3.93
John Johnson, So., International Business, 3.35
Nathan Lloyd, Sr., Political Science and Economics, 3.98
Brian McKenna, So., Psychology, 3.18
Jordan McMurray, So., Accounting, 3.53
Casey Parker, Sr., Management and Human Resource, 3.12
Clinton Silcock, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.35
Steven Strickland, Sr., Spanish, 3.47

Golf
Brandon Broadhead, Gr., Master¹s of Business Administration, 3.87
Chanse Godderidge, So., Exercise Science, 3.10
Thad Truman, Sr., Economics, 3.74

Academic All-WAC Freshmen/Transfers
Gymnastics
Amanda Watamanuik, Fr., Exercise Science, 3.74

Soccer
Jamee Dyches, Fr., Journalism, 3.14
Rachel Feuz, Fr., Secondary Education, 3.32
Ellen Larsen, So., Health Education Specialist, 3.63
Natalie Norris, Fr., Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences, 3.84

Volleyball
Laurel Bodily, Fr., Undeclared, 3.46
Josselyn White, Fr., Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.51
Shay Sorensen, Fr., Undeclared, 3.31
Kassi Hargrove, Fr., Undeclared, 3.59

Softball
Kali Cancelosi, Fr., Undeclared, 3.15
Mandy Harmon, Fr., Psychology, 3.30
Shelbi Tyteca, Fr., Undeclared, 3.46

Men¹s Tennis
Nikita Ryaschenko, So., Business Administration, 3.16
Sven Poslusny, Fr., Undeclared Business, 3.08

Women¹s Tennis
Jaclyn West, Fr., Undeclared, 3.54
Kristina Voytsekhovich, Undeclared, 3.07

Men¹s Basketball
Preston Medlin, Fr., Undeclared, 3.27

Men¹s Golf
Tanner Higham, Fr., Mechanical Engineering, 4.00
Austin French, Jr., Business Administration, 3.85

Football
Rajric Coleman, Jr., Interdisciplinary Studies, 3.24
Forrest Dabb, Fr., Business, 3.00
Jeff Fischer, Jr., Interdisciplinary Studies, 3.20
Devin Johnson, Jr., Interdisciplinary Studies, 3.72

Women¹s Cross Country
Brittni Hopkin, Fr., Physical Education Teaching, 3.70
Julia Johnson, Fr., Family Consumer Science Education, 3.99

Women¹s Track and Field – Indoor
Hollie Bosworth, Fr., Interior Design, 3.85
Carli Campbell, Fr., Undeclared, 4.00
Kaylee Campbell, Fr., Social Work, 3.34
Brittany Fisher, Fr., Elementary Education, 3.22
Aubrie Haymore, Fr., Exercise Science, 3.82
Lauren Gwilliam, Fr., Mechanical Engineering, 3.01
Nancy Olsen, Fr., Exercise Science, 3.91
Amber Thompson, Fr., Undeclared, 3.45
Bailee Whitworth, Fr., Undeclared, 3.62
McKayla Williams, Fr., Health Education Specialist, 3.61

Women¹s Track and Field – Outdoor
Katelyn Anichini, Fr., Physical Education Teaching, 3.47
Hollie Bosworth, Fr., Interior Design, 3.85
Carli Campbell, Fr., Undeclared, 4.00
Aubrie Haymore, Fr., Exercise Science, 3.82
Lauren Gwilliam, Fr., Mechanical Engineering, 3.01
Nancy Olsen, Fr., Exercise Science, 3.91
Amber Thompson, Fr., Undeclared, 3.45
Jolyn Wendt, Fr., Residential Landscape, 3.34
Bailee Whitworth, Fr., Undeclared, 3.62
McKayla Williams, Fr., Health Education Specialist, 3.61

Men¹s Cross Country
Kyle Moffett, Fr., Undeclared, 3.02
Devin Pierson, Fr., Undeclared, 3.10

Men¹s Track and Field – Indoor
Jeff Alley, So., Exercise Science, 3.82
Kyle Moffett, Fr., Undeclared, 3.02
Philip Noble, Jr., Accounting, 3.64
Devin Pierson, Fr., Undeclared, 3.10
Levi Williams, Fr., Undeclared, 3.47

Men¹s Track and Field – Outdoor
Jeff Alley, So., Exercise Science, 3.82
Matthew Maughan, Fr., Undeclared, 4.00
Kyle Moffett, Fr., Undeclared, 3.02
Philip Noble, Jr., Accounting, 3.64
Briton Page, Fr., Political Science, 3.26
Drew Povey, Fr., Undeclared Business, 3.04

Women¹s Basketball
Devyn Christensen, Fr., Undeclared Business, 3.27
Pualei Furtado, Fr., Exercise Science, 3.32
Jennafer Johnson, Fr., Elementary Education, 3.12