Banner term for Bulldogs in the classroom results in record 57 all-academic MW selections

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Fresno State student-athletes set a record in classroom during the fall term, having 57 individuals named to the fall 2016 Academic All-Mountain West team, the conference announced on Tuesday. Fall sports include men's and women's cross country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball.

This is the fourth year in a row that Fresno State has had 50 or more student-athletes selected to the fall team -- one of only four Mountain West schools to do so.

A league-record 614 student-athletes were named to the fall 2016 Academic All-Mountain West team, the mark surpasses the previous conference record of 571 fall-semester honorees, set during the 2015-16 academic year.

Both the football team (21) and soccer team (16) set all-time bests for number of all-academic selections since joining the Mountain West. The football team's mark was third best in the conference and the soccer team was one off the league lead this past semester.

With 10 Fresno State volleyball honorees, the Bulldogs' tied four other schools for the most in the conference in that sport.

The men's cross country team tied its best output since joining the league in 2012 and the women's cross country team matched it selection total from a season ago.

To be eligible for selection to the fall 2016 Academic All-Mountain West team, 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.

Overall as a department, Bulldog student-athletes combined to post a 3.149 grade point average - the highest ever on record for a fall semester. Fresno State had 283 student-athletes earn a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the fall and 172 student-athletes, or 39 percent of the student-athlete population had a GPA of 3.5 or higher, while 52 Bulldogs recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA.

FALL 2016 ACADEMIC ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM

Men's Cross Country (5)
Kuzminsky, Jack: Mechanical Engineering
Kwiatkowski, Matt: Mechanical Engineering
Vega, Esteban: Criminology
Viano, Michael: Enology
Walker, Ryan: Spanish

Women's Cross Country (5)
Miguel, Alexis: Kinesiology
Samson, Taylor: Kinesiology
Schwanz, Annemarie: Civil Engineering
Viramontes, Jennifer: Kinesiology
Walker, Annelis: Mathematics

Football (21)
Allison, Jeffrey: Criminology
Bryant, Jaron: Construction Management
Cusick, Blake: Criminology
Hendrickson, Kyle: Communications
Hokit, Josh: Undeclared
Hughes, Brandon: Finance
Hughes, Logan: Anthropology
Kline, Zach: Education Curriculum & Instruction
Kroening, Kody: Management
Martens, Michael: Management
McBee, Wyatt: Liberal Studies
Okeke, Tobenna: Pre-Business
Patterson, David: Computer Information Systems
Piper, Elijah: Kinesiology
Popolizio, Ryan: Economics
Riddering, Kyle: Construction Management
Soechting, Trent: Construction Management
Tangipa, David: Political Science
Van Valkenburg, Nick: Environmental Sciences
Vazquez, Jacob: Education Curriculum & Instruction
Verrell, Justin: Industrial Technology

Women's Soccer (16)
Bracken, Carly: Communication
Ciapponi, Sara Jo: Rec Adm Cmmrcl Rec & Ev Plan
Cline, Peyton: Kinesiology
Crawford, Anna: Communication
Glaser, Julia: Kinesiology
Holsworth, Alyssa: Sports Marketing
Kerrache, Marina: Pre-Psychology
Lunt, Sydni: Chemistry
Montague, Sadie: Biology
Muhrbeck, Olivia: Pre-Psychology
Nicolo, Tori: Undeclared
Nishikawa, Alyssa: Civil Engineering
Nunes, Amanda: Kinesiology
Pham, Alissa: Health Sciences
Weiner, Angie: Liberal Studies
Wiley, Kasidee: Undeclared

Women's Volleyball (10)
Coates, Aleisha: Kinesiology
Eppright, Maggie: Interior Design
Folk, Aubrey: Kinesiology
Hefner, Brielle: Biochemistry
Hutcheson, Jacque: Agricultural Business
Johnson, Courtney: Communications
Legaux, Brooke: Kinesiology
Scarbrough, Carly: Biology
Slover, Taylor: Mathematics
Watson, Haile: Kinesiology

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Banner term for Bulldogs in the classroom results in record 57 all-academic MW selections

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