In all, approximately 51 percent of USU's student-athletes earned a 3.2 GPA to qualify for the awards.
*Academic All-WAC (2012)*
2013 (So.): Set school records in the 60m (6.70) and 200m (21.17) and was named first-team all-WAC after placing second in the 60m and third in the 200m at the WAC Indoor Championships. 2012 (Fr.): Named 2012 WAC Indoor Freshman of the Year... Collected first-team all-WAC honors after finishing second in the 60m and 200m, along with placing third in the 4x400m relay at the WAC Indoor Championships and again after placing second in the 100m and 200m at the WAC Outdoor Championships... Finished 39th in the 200m and 41st in the 100m at the NCAA Outdoor First-Round Championships... Earned academic all-WAC honors. High School: Seven-time letterwinner... Named MVP at the YMCA Invitational in 2011... Also played football... Named to all-state football team twice and was a member of the 2007 state champion team. Personal: Full name is Nicholas Jordan Bowens... Born June 28, 1993... One of three children of Alfred and Sandy Bowens... Majoring in civil engineering.
