June 15, 2006
LOGAN, Utah - 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
Softball
Ashley 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 Tennis
Michael Banks, So., 3.09, Political ScienceJoao Pinho, Sr., 3.12, MarketingDantley Young, Jr., 3.14, PE/ Exercise Science
Women's Tennis
Andrea Barker, Sr., 4.00, PE/Exercise ScienceLauren Monson, Jr., 3.40, PE/Exercise Science
Men's Track
Trevor 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 Track
Caroline 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
• * * * * * * * • Academic all-WAC Freshmen And Transfers
Women's Basketball
Lindsay Freeze, Fr., 3.14, Undeclared
Soccer
Trisha 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 Tennis
Bryan Marchant, Fr., 3.14 GPA, Business AdministrationJ.J. Netto, Sr., 3.42, JournalismJohannes Zelle, Jr., Business
Women's Tennis
Dee Dee Nelson, Fr., 3.13, Undeclared
Men's Track
Bruce 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 Track
Jennifer 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
Volleyball
Heather Hillier, Fr., 3.28, Undeclared
