Colorado Springs, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference has announced its Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors for the sports of men's and women's track & field. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have completed one academic term at the member institution, maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and be a starter or significant contributor.
Sixty-one male and eighty-six female student-athletes qualify for the academic all-conference team in the sport of track & field. On the men's side, BYU leads the way with 23 honorees and Colorado State follows with 16, Air Force received eight men's selections, New Mexico and Wyoming tallied five each and Utah totaled four honorees. On the women's side, BYU again leads the selections with 21. Colorado State equaled the number of men's selections with 16 women and Air Force is right behind with 15. The University of Utah follows with 12 female honorees, New Mexico totaled nine, San Diego State and UNLV notched five women each and Wyoming added three.
Following is the list of Academic All-Mountain West Conference selections for men's track & field, grouped alphabetically by school. (Name, Year, GPA, Major)
Air Force Academy
Doug Alfar, Senior, 3.55, Biology
Jim Blech, Freshman, 3.35, Undeclared
Brian Carpenter, Sophomore, 3.23, Computer Science
Matt Puckett, Senior, 3.03, Management
Shane Rogers, Junior, 3.58, Physics
Patrick Shanahan, Senior , 3.32, Environmental Engineering
David Thompson, Freshman, 3.71, Chemistry
Brian Willis, Freshman, 3.58, Undeclared
BYU
Tyler Bushnell, Sophomore, 3.52, Rec. Mngment & Youth Leadership
Seth Chappell, Sophomore, 3.14, International Studies
David Chesser, Freshman, 3.14, Management
Scott Cummings, Junior, 3.51, English
Tim Franklin, Junior, 3.14, Psychology
Nathan Harrison, Senior, 3.11, Civil Engineering
John Hedengren, Junior, 3.95, Chemical Engineering
Jeffrey Hopkinson, Freshman, 3.31, Undeclared
Lewis Jones, Sophomore, 3.77, English
Chris Kemp, Junior, 3.67, Physics
Jeremy Kemp, Sophomore, 3.39, Management
Marc Lawson, Senior, 3.51, Accounting
Rodrick Madsen, Junior, 3.50, Community Health
Cody Olson, Junior, 3.80, Exercise Science
Jeremiah Parker, Sophomore, 3.76, Management
Daniel Parkinson, Sophomore, 3.14, History
Dula Parkinson, Sophomore, 3.93, Chemistry
Trevor Pettingill, Junior, 3.43, Physical Therapy
Randon Richards, Senior, 3.18, Computer Engineering
Jared Scott, 3.41, Physical Education Teaching
Eric Taylor, 3.54, Economics
Shae Taylor, 3.09, Exercise Science
Gary Wilson, 3.96, Media Arts
Colorado State University
Bryan Berryhill, Senior, 3.14, Forestry
Kurt Davies, Junior, 3.15, Health & Exercise Science
Travis Fahrney, Senior, 3.10, Apparel & Merchandising
Jon Fowler, Junior, 3.89, Biological Sciences
Jeremy Graff, Freshman, 3.24, Health & Exercise Science
Tyler Hollingshead, Freshman, 3.40, Computer Info. Systems
Michael Klass, Senior, 3.04, Watershed Science
Casey Malone, Senior, 3.32, Art
Ben Marvin, Freshman, 4.00, Natural Sciences
Paul McNeely, Freshman, 3.45, Biochemistry
Dylan Olchin, Freshman, 3.31, Finance & Real Estate
Gabriel Olchin, Sophomore, 3.40, Biological Sciences
David Sechrist, Sophomore, 3.46, Health & Exercise Science
Robert Vermillion, Junior, 3.07, History
Daniel Ward, Sophomore, 3.57, Undeclared
Nicholas Zostautas, Senior, 3.16, Health & Exercise Science
University of New Mexico
Travis Clark, Sophomore, 3.15, Physical Education
Drew Kexel, Sophomore, 3.14, Management Info. Systems
Shannon Kincaid, Freshman, 3.04, Undeclared
Tyler Nunn, Senior, 3.27, Entrepreneurial Studies
Pontus Osterburg, Freshman, 4.00, Undeclared
University of Utah
Travis Hildebrand, Senior, 3.00, Exercise and Sport Science
Teren Jameson, Sophomore, 4.00, Electrical Engineering
Chris Laman, Senior, 3.14, Pre-Medicine
Erik Vernon, Sophomore, 3.21, Meteorology
University of Wyoming
Maxime Charlemagne, Sophomore, 3.37, Business Administration
John Griffith, Sophomore, 3.20, Secondary Education/Social Studies
Joe Hall, Senior, 3.92, Architectural Engineering
Mervin Swaby, Sophomore, 3.22, Accounting
David Willsea, Senior, 3.46, Elementary Education
Following is the list of Academic All-Mountain West Conference selections for women's track & field, grouped alphabetically by school. (Name, Year, GPA, Major)
BYU
Kristen Barnes, Junior, 3.83, Economics
Anna Emily Barrus, Sophomore, 3.67, English Teaching
Rebecca Beachler, Sophomore, 3.37, History Teaching
Kirsten Bolm, Senior, 3.55, Psychology
Marian Clayton, Junior, 3.35, American Studies
Amy Curtis, Senior, 3.41, School Health
Sarah Ellett, Freshman, 3.08, English Teaching
Nannette Evans, Freshman, 3.01, Undeclared
Holly Gibbons, Sophomore, 3.60, Undeclared
Jolee Gillespie, Junior, 3.69, History
Sara Higham, Sophomore, 3.59, School Health
Laurel Hildebrandt, Senior, 3.64, Human Biology
Jennifer Holman, Freshman, 3.25, Undeclared
Katie Martin, Freshman, 3.66, Undeclared
Aimee Nichols, Sophomore, 3.29, Undeclared
Danna Rast Barker, Sophomore, 3.16, School Health
Sharolyn Shields, Senior, 3.83, Fitness & Wellness Mgmt
Kathryn Sorenson, Senior, 3.48, Journalism
Melanie Steere, Junior, 3.86, Dietetics
Vickie Tams, Junior, 3.65, Math Education
Susan Taylor, Senior, 3.82, English
Colorado State University
Toni Berryhill, Senior, 3.78, Occupational Therapy
Karen Bockel, Grad. Student, 3.898, Physics
Jeanie Crist, Senior, 3.37, Health & Exercise Science
Diana Culbertson, Sophomore, 3.53, Nutrition & Food Science
Erin Cunningham, Senior, 3.18, Psychology
Jamie Davies, Senior, 3.03, Health & Exercise Science
Anna Eller, Junior, 3.76, Nutrition & Food Science
Julie Gunzel, Junior, 3.20, Landscape Architecture
Kristal Heikes, Sophomore, 3.96, Marketing
Jaelee Jones, Senior, 3.68, Computer Info. Systems
Marget Larson, Sophomore, 3.87, Soil & Crop Sciences
Mary Ridder, Sophomore, 3.35, Environmental Health
Kelly Schumacher, Junior, 3.27, Finance & Real Estate
Elizabeth Toman, Junior, 3.86, Equine Science
Kimberly Watson, Sophomore, 3.41, Health & Exercise Science
Katie Yemm, Freshman, 3.25, Undeclared
University of New Mexico
Kim Baca, Sophomore, 3.46, Communications & Journalism
April Brannon, Grad. Student, 3.95, Secondary Education
Katherine Callahan, Junior, 4.00, Biology
Monica Christofferson, Junior, 3.27, Travel & Tourism
Monique Harris, Sophomore, 3.13, Management
Heidi Susanna Oravainen, Senior, 3.54, Exercise Science
Ashlee Othick, Junior, 3.68, Biology
Amy Plunkett, Senior, 4.00, Biology
Angela Whyte, Sophomore, 3.38, Criminology
San Diego State University
Kristi Draher, Senior, 3.85, Pre-Physical Therapy
Meriah Earle, Senior, 3.49, Biology
Kylie Edwards, Freshman, 3.54, Kinesiology
Aubrey Preston, Freshman, 3.12, Business
Jennifer Stakiw, Freshman, 3.92, Biology
UNLV
Katie Barto, Junior, 3.19, Biology
Kathryn Goetz, Senior, 3.29, Communications
Paula Lechner, Senior, 3.52, Elementary Education
Charlotte McGee, Sophomore, 3.33, Hotel Administration
Heather Steadham, Senior, 3.71, Secondary Education
University of Utah
Erianne Allen, Sophomore, 3.76, Exercise and Sport Science
Brooke Babbit, Senior, 3.42, Exercise and Sport Science
Trina Bateman, Freshman, 3.22, Nursing
Chantel Goldsberry, Junior, 3.47, Finance
Tracy Hamblin, Freshman, 3.82, Pre-Medicine
Audrey Kiser, Sophomore, 3.53, Biology
Alexandria Nash, Freshman, 3.93, Nursing
Johanna Nielsen, Junior, 3.13, Accounting
Jennifer Osguthorpe, Freshman, 3.15, Pre-Physical Therapy
Julie Osguthorpe, Freshman, 3.37, Exercise and Sport Science
Catherine Scalley, Sophomore, 3.04, Human Dev. and Family Studies
Kristy Slade, Freshman, 3.04, Elementary Education
University of Wyoming
Davina Strauss, Senior, 3.76, Exercise and Sport Science
Julie Thomas, Junior, 3.17, Secondary Education/Math
Jennifer Vessa, Sophomore, 3.19, Chemistry
