51 Student-Athletes Named to MW Academic Team

2/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | General

Feb. 18, 2015

By Jason Clay
jaclay@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West announced its 2014 Fall Academic All-MW Team on Wednesday morning and it named 51 Fresno State student-athletes to its list.

This is the second fall semester in a row that Fresno State has had more than 50 student-athletes honored for their success in the classroom, and it comes after a record-breaking fall for the Bulldogs. Fresno State as a department held a 3.13 fall term GPA, the highest ever on record for a fall term among the entire student-athlete population.

Fall sports include men's and women's cross country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team.

The department as a whole will honor and recognize its student-athletes at Wednesday's Bulldog men's basketball game against Colorado State. Fresno State had 283 student-athletes all together post GPAs of 3.0 or higher last fall semester, and those student-athletes will be recognized at halftime of Wednesday's game.

Additionally, the student-athletes will be greeting fans as they enter the Save Mart Center when doors open at 6 p.m. PT, thanking the fans for their support.

Fresno State's 51 honorees were the third-most in the conference, trailing New Mexico and Utah State who both had 61 honorees.

The Bulldog volleyball team's 12 honorees were the most by any team in the conference for that sport. Fresno State also had 18 football players, 12 soccer players, five women's cross country runners and four men's cross country runners selected to the Academic All-Mountain West team.

Fresno State's honorees on the Fall 2014 Academic All-Mountain West Team

FOOTBALL
Riley Barnes, Kinesiology-Physical Educational Credential
Bo Bonnheim, Animal Sciences-Livestock Management
Brian Burrell, Communication
Darryl Cash, Kinesiology General Kinesiology Personal Fitness Training
Brandon Connette, Education-Curriculum & Instruction
Adam DeCosta, Kinesiology General-Kinesiology Sport Administration
Dylan Detwiler, Criminology-Law Enforcement
Brandon Hughes, Pre-Business
Justin Johnson, Business Administration-Sports Marketing
Kody Kroening, Pre-Business
Nathan Madsen, Environmental Sciences
Malique Micenheimer, Recreation Administration Community Recreation & Youth Services
Justin Northern, Mechanical Engineering
Kyrian Obidiegwu, Health Sciences-Community Health
Tobenna Okeke, Mechanical Engineering
Sean Rubalcava, Political Science
Garrett Swanson, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Charles Washington, Criminology-Corrections

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Nathan Esparza, Criminology-Law Enforcement
Cooper Gill, Kinesiology General Kinesiology Sport Administration
Matt Kwiatkowski, Mechanical Engineering
Efren Reyes, Electrical Engineering

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Julianne Jacques, Psychology
Mackenzie Landa, Food & Nutritional Sciences-Dietetics & Food Administration
Meagan Paracholski, Liberal Studies-Blended Program
Taylor Samson, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Annemarie Schwanz, Civil Engineering

SOCCER
Domenique Banta, Mathematics
Jaycee Bingham, Kinesiology
Carly Bracken, Undeclared
Sam Brechmann, Liberal Studies-Blended Program
Peyton Cline, Kinesiology
Alyssa Cruz, Psychology
Alyssa Holsworth, Pre-Business
Fanny Johansson, Business Administration
Amanda Nunes, Kinesiology
Alissa Pham, Pre-Nursing
Dani Rodrigues, Pre-Business
Angie Weiner, Liberal Studies-Blended Program

VOLLEYBALL
Zana Bowens, Kinesiology General Kinesiology Sport Administration
Maggie Eppright, Interior Design
Jacqueline Hutcheson, Undeclared
Jelena Jovanovic, Economics
Christina Lee, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Brooke Legaux, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Jaimee-Lee Morrow, Senior Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Maci Murdock, Liberal Studies-Blended Program
Katie Pearson, Psychology
Molly Pearson, Liberal Studies-Blended Program
Carly Scarbrough, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Lauren Torres, Biology