Jan. 8, 2013
LOGAN, Utah - The Western Athletic Conference announced its fall all-academic teams Tuesday and Utah State had 52 student-athletes recognized from the sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball to rank second in the WAC.
Of its 52 academic all-WAC selections, Utah State had 18 student-athletes from football honored, along with 11 student-athletes from soccer, eight from both women's cross country and volleyball, and seven from men's cross country. Football's 18 honorees were tied for the most in the conference in that sport, while volleyball's eight selections were second.
New Mexico State led the WAC with 58 all-academic honorees and Utah State was second with its 52 honorees. Seattle was third with 41 academic all-WAC performers, followed by San Jose State (38), Texas State (35), Idaho (34), UTSA (33), Denver (26), Louisiana Tech (23) and UT Arlington (6).
Senior Ruth Hilton, who competes in cross country, and both indoor and outdoor track for Utah State, has now earned academic all-WAC honors 10 times in his career, including three times in cross country. Fellow senior cross country/track athlete Stephanie Burt has now earned academic all-conference honors seven times, including three times in cross country, while senior cross country/track athlete Kaylee Campbell earned her seventh academic all-WAC honor and her third in cross country. Junior cross country/track athlete Kyle McKenna also earned his seventh academic all-WAC honor this fall, including his second in cross country.
Student-athletes who are earning academic all-WAC honors for the fourth time include track athletes David Cluff, Eric Shellhorn and Brittany Bushman, and football player Kellen Bartlett, while three-time honorees include track athlete Ashley Robison, soccer players Mari Miyashiro and Natalie Norris, volleyball players, Kassi Hargrove, Shay Sorensen and Josselyn White, and football players McKade Brady, Forrest Dabb, Jake Doughty, Jamie Markosian, Travis Reynolds, Eric Schultz and Brad Theurer.
Furthermore, of the 52 student-athletes to earn fall academic all-WAC honors for Utah State, 38 are receiving the accolade for at least the second time.
To be eligible for the fall 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.
Fall Academic All-WAC Honorees
FootballKeegan Andersen, So., Exercise Science, 3.03Matt Austin, Sr., Sociology, 3.11Kellen Bartlett, Sr., Interdisciplinary Studies, 3.03Tyler Bennett, Sr., Sociology, 3.14Jaron Bentrude, So., Mechanical Engineering, 3.22McKade Brady, Sr., Human Movement Science, 3.59Forrest Dabb, Sr., Masters of Business Administration, 3.24Jake Doughty, Jr., Mechanical Engineering, 3.21B.J. Larsen, Jr., Business, 3.04Jamie Markosian, Jr., Civil Engineering, 3.29Nate Needham, So., Human Movement Science, 3.77Jordan Nielsen, R-Fr., Human Movement Science, 3.00Michael Okonkwo, R-Fr., Undeclared Business, 3.70Travis Reynolds, Jr., Interdisciplinary Studies, 3.17Eric Schultz, Jr., Human Movement Science, 3.06Travis Seefeldt, R-Fr., Undeclared, 3.34Brian Suite, So., Business Administration, 3.08Brad Theurer, Jr., Interdisciplinary Studies, 3.80
SoccerKylie Dibb, So., Human Movement Science, 3.67Jennifer Flynn, Jr., Human Movement Science, 3.15Shay Haddow, Jr., Human Movement Science, 3.71Brooke Larson, So., Psychology, 3.57Libby Lundquist, Jr., Family Consumer Science Education, 3.72Mari Miyashiro, Jr., Family, Consumer and Human Development, 3.09Lexie Morgan, So., Human Movement Science, 3.90Ashlyn Mulford, Sr., Art, 3.49Natalie Norris, Sr., Nutrition and Food Sciences - Dietetics, 3.95Kendra Pemberton, Jr., Accounting, 3.27Taryn Rose, So., Human Movement Science, 3.83
VolleyballKassi Hargrove, Sr., Psychology, 3.37Paige Neves, So., Communication Disorders and Deaf Education, 3.42Rachel Orr, So., Human Movement Science, 3.38Elle Brainard, R-Fr., Family, Consumer and Human Development, 3.31Ashlan Rogers, So., Family, Consumer and Human Development, 3.40Shay Sorensen, Sr., Human Movement Science, 3.26Kaitlyn VanHoff, So., Art, 3.53Josselyn White, Sr., Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.73
Men's Cross CountryMike Bills, So., Accounting, 3.92David Cluff, Sr., Chemistry, 3.04Tom Derr, So., Environmental Studies, 3.61Kade Jensen, R-Fr., Family, Consumer and Human Development, 3.22Chris Martinez, R-Fr., Mechanical Engineering, 3.72Kyle McKenna, Jr., Music, 3.97Eric Shellhorn, So., Civil Engineering, 3.74
Women's Cross CountryStephanie Burt, Sr., Human Movement Science, 3.08Brittany Bushman, So., Human movement Science, 3.50Kaylee Campbell, Sr., Social Work, 3.43Ruth Hilton, Sr., Mathematics Education, 3.80Kiana Lindmeir, R-Fr., Human Movement Science, 3.58Ashley Robison, So., Family, Consumer and Human Development, 3.34Lecy Skousen, So., Human Movement Science, 3.57Nikki Woodring, R-Fr., Family Consumer Science Education, 3.45
