WAC honors 59 Aggies for academics

Utah State landed 30 athletes from its spring sports and 29 freshmen and transfers from the 2005-06 season on the WAC Academic teams that were announced this week.

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 the Aggies were two athletes, who have boasted perfect 4.0 grade-point averages. Senior Andrea Barker, a member of the USU tennis team, owns a perfect 4.0 while majoring in exercise science, while track standout Kristen Guymon is working on a master’s degree in health, PE, and parks and recreation and has not received less than an ‘A’ grade in the classroom.

This school year, 115 USU student-athletes were recognized by the league office for their academic achievement.

Spring Academic all-WAC Honorees

SoftballAshley Bellum, So., 3.21, PE/TeachingLindsey Benson, Fr., 3.23, BusinessShawn Bjarnson, Sr., 3.63, Business Information SystemsJamie Fife, Jr., 3.16, PE/Exercise ScienceJessica Garnett, Jr., 3.45, PE/Exercise ScienceLeslie Higley, Sr., 3.04, PE/Exercise ScienceQuela Leonhardt, Sr., 3.59, PE/Exercise ScienceHeather Straight, Sr., 3.01, Psychology

Men’s TennisMichael Banks, So., 3.09, Political ScienceJoao Pinho, Sr., 3.12, MarketingDantley Young, Jr., 3.14, PE/ Exercise Science

Women’s TennisAndrea Barker, Sr., 4.00, PE/Exercise ScienceLauren Monson, Jr., 3.40, PE/Exercise Science

Men’s TrackTrevor Ball Sr., 3.35, MS in Health, Physical Education, and Parks & Rec.Clark Bryner, Sr., 3.59, MS in BioRegional PlanningYance Fawcett, Sr., 3.42, Math EducationKevin Liu, Jr., 3.17, FinanceChase Taylor, So., 3.16, UndeclaredJustin Wickard, Sr., 3.12, Interdisciplanary Studies

Women’s TrackCaroline Berry, So., 3.85 GPA, Family Consumer Science EducationRebecca Bostwick, So., 3.61 GPA, ArtMichelle Bowen, Jr., 3.52 GPA, P E/ Exercise ScienceKathryn Duhadway, Jr., 3.84 GPA, Computer ScienceKristen Guymon. Grad., 4.00, MS in Health, PE, and Parks & RecLacey Hulbert, Sr., 3.12 GPA, MarketingAmber Judd, Jr., 3.28 GPA, Family, Child, & Human DevelopmentStacie Lifferth, So., 3.37 GPA, Communicative Disorders and Deaf EducationJillian Steele, Sr., 3.47, PE/ Exercise ScienceTiffany Strickland, Sr., 3.57, Elementary EducationAmy Egan, Jr., 3.71, English

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Academic all-WAC Freshmen And Transfers

Women’s BasketballLindsay Freeze, Fr., 3.14, Undeclared

SoccerTrisha Cardon, Fr., 3.42, PE/Exercise ScienceLacey Christensen, Fr., 3.76, UndeclaredCandice Clark, Fr., 3.30, UndeclaredJessica Darrow, Fr., 3.34, UndeclaredKatherine Keller, Fr., 3.41, UndeclaredKiersten Nilsson, Fr., 3.71, Science

Men’s TennisBryan Marchant, Fr., 3.14 GPA, Business AdministrationJ.J. Netto, Sr., 3.42, JournalismJohannes Zelle, Jr., Business

Women’s TennisDee Dee Nelson, Fr., 3.13, Undeclared

Men’s TrackBruce Clement, Fr., 3.23, UndeclaredDwayne Max Hansen, Fr., 3.95, UndeclaredPalmer Hawkins, Fr., 3.33, Mechanical EngineeringJason Jeppsen, Fr., 3.49, UndeclaredMitch Lancaster, Fr., 3.85, HistoryCameron Madsen, Fr., 3.12, Political ScienceLogan Moore, Jr., 3.31, Landscape ArchitectureTaylor Price, So., 3.53, Busisness AdministrationVance Twitchell, Jr., 3.91, Civil EngineeringSeth Wold, So., 3.41, General Studies

Women’s T rackJennifer Day, Fr., 3.34, Physical EducationJamie Garn, Jr., 3.32, Math EducationVanessa Hawkins, Fr., 3.76, Elementary Education & Early Childhood EducationKrista Larson, Fr., 3.61, UndeclaredAimee Sauvageau, So., 3.18, Health Education SpecialistJennifer Twitchell, Jr., 3.79, Nutrition and Food ScienceMeagan Wold, Sr., 3.9, Elementary Education

VolleyballHeather Hillier, Fr., 3.28, Undeclared