Fresno State Athletics
Record-breaking 60 Fresno State student-athletes named to the academic all-mw team
3/21/2018 4:01:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Fresno State had a record-breaking 60 student-athletes named to the Fall 2017 Academic All-Mountain West Team, announced Tuesday. 60 selections is the most for Fresno State since joining the Mountain West in 2012. Fall sports include men's and women's cross country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball.
This marks the fifth consecutive year that Fresno State has had 50 or more student-athletes selected to the fall team. Â
The conference announced that the 618 student-athletes named to the 2017 Academic All-MW team is a new league record. The mark surpasses the previous conference record of 614 fall-semester honorees, set during the 2016-17 academic year.
As an institution, Fresno State's 60 honorees was the fourth-best in the conference.
Football had the most honorees with 24 named to the Fall Academic All-MW team. Women's soccer had 17, volleyball had nine, men's cross country had four and women's cross country had four.
The football team (24) and soccer team (19) set new all-time bests for number of all-academic selections since joining the Mountain West. The soccer team's mark tied for the best in the conference and the football team was fourth-best.
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.
Overall, the Bulldog student-athletes combined to post a 3.143 Grade Point Average. Fresno State had 318 student-athletes earn a GPA of 3.0 or higher last fall. 182 student-athletes, or 37 percent of the student-athlete population had a GPA of 3.5 or higher and 57 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA last fall.
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FALL 2017 ACADEMIC ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM
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Men's Cross Country (4)
Alekos Mitchel – Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Founds – Pre-Nursing
Michael Viano – Enology
Ryan Walker – Spanish
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Women's Cross Country (4)
Lydia Scott – Pre-Psychology
Cristal Rivera – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Annelis Walker – Mathematics
Ellie Leather – Kinesiology (Phycial Ed Cred)
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Football (24)
Jeffrey Allison – Criminology (Law Enforcement)
Blake Cusick – Criminology (Law Enforcement)
Damien DeGruy – Media Communication and Journalism (Multimedia Production)
Derrion Grim – Graphic Design
George Helmuth – Agricultural Business
Kyle Hendrickson – Media Communication and Journalism (Public Relations)
Keiti Iakopo – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Gunner Javernick – Communication
Johnny Johnson, Jr. – Education
Kwami Jones – Pre-Business
Nathan Madsen – Public Administration
Maamaloa Mafi – Africana Studies
Marcus McMaryion – Kinesiology (Sports Administration)
Jordan Mims – (Sports Administration)
Arron Mosby – Undeclared
Tobenna Okeke – Business Administration (Sports Marketing)
David Patterson – Business Administration (Computer Info Systems)
Jared Rice – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Kyle Riddering – Construction Management
Ronnie Rivers – Computer Engineering
Trent Soechting – Construction Management
Micah St. Andrew – Economics
David Tangipa – Political Science
Syrus Tuitele – Graphic Design
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Women's Soccer (19)
Megan Amick – Communication
Ele Avery – Kinesiology (Physical Ed Cred)
Carly Bracken – Communication
Kayla Calmes – Pre-Psychology
Emma Chivers – Graphic Design
Sara Jo Ciapponi – Recreation Administration
Peyton Cline – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Anna Crawford – Communication
Kaitlyn Crooker – Biology
Melissa Ellis – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Julia Glaser – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Maria Gomez – Health Sciences (Health Administration)
Marina Kerrache – Pre-Psychology
Olivia Muhrbeck – Pre-Psychology
Tori Nicolo – Environmental Sciences
Alyssa Nishikawa – Civil Engineering
Alissa Pham – Health Sciences (Health Communication)
Angie Weiner – Education
Kasidee Wiley – Undeclared
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Volleyball (9)
Emily Dzubak – Criminology (Law Enforcement)
Aubrey Folk – Kinesiology (Physical Ed Cred)
Brielle Hefner – Biochemistry
Jacqueline Hutcheson – Agricultural Business
Reagan Leonard – Criminology (Forensic Behavior)
Sydney Lostumo – Pre-Psychology
Pumehana Nedlic – Pre-Psychology
Taylor Slover – Mathematics
Haile Watson – Kinesiology (Physical Ed Cred)
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"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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This marks the fifth consecutive year that Fresno State has had 50 or more student-athletes selected to the fall team. Â
The conference announced that the 618 student-athletes named to the 2017 Academic All-MW team is a new league record. The mark surpasses the previous conference record of 614 fall-semester honorees, set during the 2016-17 academic year.
As an institution, Fresno State's 60 honorees was the fourth-best in the conference.
Football had the most honorees with 24 named to the Fall Academic All-MW team. Women's soccer had 17, volleyball had nine, men's cross country had four and women's cross country had four.
The football team (24) and soccer team (19) set new all-time bests for number of all-academic selections since joining the Mountain West. The soccer team's mark tied for the best in the conference and the football team was fourth-best.
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.
Overall, the Bulldog student-athletes combined to post a 3.143 Grade Point Average. Fresno State had 318 student-athletes earn a GPA of 3.0 or higher last fall. 182 student-athletes, or 37 percent of the student-athlete population had a GPA of 3.5 or higher and 57 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA last fall.
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FALL 2017 ACADEMIC ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM
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Men's Cross Country (4)
Alekos Mitchel – Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Founds – Pre-Nursing
Michael Viano – Enology
Ryan Walker – Spanish
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Women's Cross Country (4)
Lydia Scott – Pre-Psychology
Cristal Rivera – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Annelis Walker – Mathematics
Ellie Leather – Kinesiology (Phycial Ed Cred)
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Football (24)
Jeffrey Allison – Criminology (Law Enforcement)
Blake Cusick – Criminology (Law Enforcement)
Damien DeGruy – Media Communication and Journalism (Multimedia Production)
Derrion Grim – Graphic Design
George Helmuth – Agricultural Business
Kyle Hendrickson – Media Communication and Journalism (Public Relations)
Keiti Iakopo – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Gunner Javernick – Communication
Johnny Johnson, Jr. – Education
Kwami Jones – Pre-Business
Nathan Madsen – Public Administration
Maamaloa Mafi – Africana Studies
Marcus McMaryion – Kinesiology (Sports Administration)
Jordan Mims – (Sports Administration)
Arron Mosby – Undeclared
Tobenna Okeke – Business Administration (Sports Marketing)
David Patterson – Business Administration (Computer Info Systems)
Jared Rice – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Kyle Riddering – Construction Management
Ronnie Rivers – Computer Engineering
Trent Soechting – Construction Management
Micah St. Andrew – Economics
David Tangipa – Political Science
Syrus Tuitele – Graphic Design
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Women's Soccer (19)
Megan Amick – Communication
Ele Avery – Kinesiology (Physical Ed Cred)
Carly Bracken – Communication
Kayla Calmes – Pre-Psychology
Emma Chivers – Graphic Design
Sara Jo Ciapponi – Recreation Administration
Peyton Cline – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Anna Crawford – Communication
Kaitlyn Crooker – Biology
Melissa Ellis – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Julia Glaser – Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Maria Gomez – Health Sciences (Health Administration)
Marina Kerrache – Pre-Psychology
Olivia Muhrbeck – Pre-Psychology
Tori Nicolo – Environmental Sciences
Alyssa Nishikawa – Civil Engineering
Alissa Pham – Health Sciences (Health Communication)
Angie Weiner – Education
Kasidee Wiley – Undeclared
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Volleyball (9)
Emily Dzubak – Criminology (Law Enforcement)
Aubrey Folk – Kinesiology (Physical Ed Cred)
Brielle Hefner – Biochemistry
Jacqueline Hutcheson – Agricultural Business
Reagan Leonard – Criminology (Forensic Behavior)
Sydney Lostumo – Pre-Psychology
Pumehana Nedlic – Pre-Psychology
Taylor Slover – Mathematics
Haile Watson – Kinesiology (Physical Ed Cred)
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"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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