71 Bulldogs named MW Scholar-Athletes

71 Bulldogs named MW Scholar-Athletes

7/17/2018 1:36:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross Country

By: Andrew Tomsky / Assistant Director of Communications

MW Release

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fresno State had 71 student-athletes earn 2017-18 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. The conference announced the spring Academic All-MW team earlier Tuesday.

The MW Scholar-Athlete Award is one of the highest academic honors bestowed by the conference. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in varsity competition in a Mountain West-sponsored sport (no minimum on games/events participated).

Fresno State was led by women's soccer with a department-best 11 selections. Softball and women's swimming & diving each had eight honorees while the football team led all men's sports with seven awards

Other programs receiving MW Scholar-Athlete honors included women's basketball (6), women's tennis (6), women's track & field (5), baseball (4), women's golf (4), men's track & field (3), men's tennis (3), men's basketball (2), volleyball (2), men's golf (1), and men's cross country (1).

Including this year's 71 award winners, 427 Fresno State student-athletes have received the prestigious academic distinction since joining the league in 2012. The Bulldogs have recorded more than 70 MW Scholar-Athlete awards in five of six academic years as a member of the conference.

Fresno State's 2017-18 Mountain West Scholar-Athletes:

Baseball (4)
Korby Batesole - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Nolan Dempsey - Communication
Ryan Sullivan - Business Administration‐Marketing
Nick Warren - Education‐Curriculum & Instruction

Men's Basketball (2)
Sam Bittner - Business Administration‐Entrepreneurship
Jahmel Taylor - Master of Business Administration

Men's Cross Country (1)
Michael Viano - Enology

Football (7)
Frank Dalena - Agricultural Business
Kyle Hendrickson - Mass Communication & Journalism‐Public Relations
Johnny Johnson Jr. - Multilingual & Multicultural Education
Marcus McMaryion - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Jordan Mims - Undeclared
Ronnie Rivers - Computer Engineering
David Tangipa - Political Science

Men's Golf (1)
Michael Cliff – Communication

Men's Tennis (3)
Bailey Gong - Mechanical Engineering
Jeremy Moser - Business Administration‐Management
Henrique Osorio – Biology

Men's Track & Field (3)
Peter Breceda - Business Administration‐Accountancy
Matthew Founds - Pre‐Nursing
Jahwanza Lawford - Operations Management of Economics

Women's Basketball (6)
Kristina Cavey - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Breanne Knishka - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Megan Nilsson - Business Administration‐Marketing
Genna Ogier - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Maddi Utti - Pre‐Business
Candice White - Pre‐Nursing

Women's Golf (4)
Mimi Ho - Child Development
Danielle Richman - Political Science
Kelsi Stieler - Liberal Studies
Brigitte Thibault - Pre‐Business

Softball (8)
Savannah Berkowitz - Undeclared
Emily Brodner - Mass Communication & Journalism‐Advertising
Amanda Campos - Liberal Studies
Katie Castellon - Criminology‐Law Enforcement
Aaliyah Cuevas - Criminology‐Forensic Behavioral Science
Haley Fuller - Criminology‐Forensic Behavioral Science
Kaitlyn Jennings - Business Administration‐Management
Hailee Rios - Agricultural Business

Women's Soccer (11)
Megan Amick - Communication
Marie Berwinkel-Kottmann - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Kayla Calmes - Psychology
Peyton Cline - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Kaitlyn Crooker - Biology
Melissa Ellis - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Julia Glaser - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Robyn McCarthy - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Tori Nicolo - Biology
Alyssa Nishikawa - Civil Engineering
Angie Weiner - Preliminary Education - Mild/Moderate

Women's Swimming & Diving (8)
Katelin Britton - Agricultural Business
Claire Brooks - Food & Nutrition Sciences
Samantha Giannetta - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Kimberly Harbert - Business Administration‐Accountancy
Casey Kennemann - Interior Design
Osianna Mcreed - Sociology
Emileigh Stock - Pre‐Psychology
Andrea Tang - Civil Engineering

Women's Tennis (6)
Alessia Dario - Pre‐Business
Georgia Lawson - Psychology
Katerina Stloukalova - Mechanical Engineering
Juliane Triebe - Pre‐Psychology
Abbey Watanabe - Business Administration‐International Business
Emma Wilson - Mathematics

Women's Track and Field (5)
Marlene Alcantar - Liberal Studies
Tijana Antic - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Jayme Budwig - Agricultural Business
Noelina Madarieta - Food & Nutrition Sciences
Lydia Scott - Pre‐Psychology

Volleyball (2)
Aubrey Folk - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Reagan Leonard - Criminology‐Forensic Behavioral Sciences

"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.