99 Bulldogs named spring Academic All-MW setting record-high selections for the academic year
7/17/2018 10:09:00 AM | Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Track & Field
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fresno State had 99 student-athletes named to the spring 2018 Academic All-Mountain West team as announced by the league on Tuesday.
Paired with a record-high 60 All-MW selections in the fall, Fresno State's 159 total Academic All-MW honorees for the 2017-18 academic year were the most since the school joined the conference in 2012. The previous record high was 155 selections during the 2015-16 academic year.
At 99 spring selections, Fresno State had three more honorees than last spring. Spring sports include men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, baseball and softball.
Eligible selections must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better, in addition to being a starter or significant contributor on their respective athletic team.
Women's swimming and diving had 18 selections to lead all spring sports for the fourth consecutive year. The women's track & field team had 16 honors while the baseball squad led all Fresno State men's spring teams with 11 selections.
Women's basketball, softball, and men's track & field each had nine honorees. Men's tennis had eight of its 10 student-athletes receive the award. Women's tennis had seven of its eight members named to the All-Academic team while women's golf had six choices, men's golf had four, and men's basketball had two.
In addition to the 159 total Academic All-MW selections for the academic year, Fresno State student-athletes also had 30 all-academic honorees from its four programs that compete in other conferences: women's lacrosse had 12 student-athletes named all-academic from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), equestrian had 10 selections from the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA), women's water polo had seven honorees from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC), and wrestler Khristian Olivas earned his team's lone all-academic honor from the Big 12.
Altogether, student-athletes from Fresno State's 22 teams totaled 189 academic all-conference selections in a historic 2017-18 academic year.
Fresno State's honorees on the spring 2018 Academic All-Mountain West team:
Baseball (11)
Zach Ashford - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Korby Batesole - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Carter Bins - Pre-Business
Nolan Dempsey - Communication
Torin Goldstein - Communication & Journalism-Public Relations
Emilio Nogales - Pre-Business
Zach Presno - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
JJ Santa Cruz - Communication
Ryan Sullivan - Business Advertising-Marketing
McCarthy Tatum - Communication & Journalism-Public Relations
Nick Warren - Education-Curriculum & Instruction
Men's Basketball (2)
Sam Bittner - Business Administration-Entrepreneurship
Jahmel Taylor - Master Of Business Administration
Women's Basketball (9)
Kristina Cavey - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Bree Delaney - Pre-Psychology
Raven Johnson - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Breanne Knishka - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Megan Nilsson - Business Advertising-Marketing
Katelin Noyer - Sociology
Genna Ogier - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Maddi Utti - Pre-Business
Candice White - Pre-Nursing
Men's Golf (4)
Justin Avery - Business Administration-Sports Marketing
Michael Cliff - Communication
Kevin Huff - Pre-Business
Lane Pulliam - Pre-Business
Women's Golf (6)
Dominika Gradecka - Economics
Mimi Ho - Child Development
Alison Muirhead - Undeclared
Samantha Spencer - Communication
Kelsi Stieler - Liberal Studies-Blended Program
Brigitte Thibault - Pre-Business
Softball (9)
Emily Brodner - Communication & Journalism-Advertising
Katie Castellon - Criminology-Law Enforcement
Hayleigh Galvan - Recreation & Event Planning
Dominique Jackson - Criminology-Victimology
Kaitlyn Jennings - Business Administration-Management
Chase LeeHong - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Samantha Mejia - Health Science-Community Health
Rachel Minogue - Criminology-Victimology
Miranda Rohleder – Chemistry
Women's Swimming and Diving (18)
Emily Ayers - Business Administration-Management
Stephanie Bartel - Business Administration-Management
Katelin Britton - Agricultural Business
Claire Brooks - Food & Nutrition Sciences
Lucy Davies - Criminology-Law Enforcement
Vanessa Dugan - Health Science-Community Health
Kelli Funk - Liberal Studies
Samantha Giannetta - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Kimberly Harbert - Business Administration-Accountancy
Casey Kennemann - Interior Design
Gabbie Libang - Health Science-Community Health
Osianna Mcreed - Sociology
Manuela Mendolicchio - Economics
Emma Monnich - Pre-Business
Zofia Niemczak - Pre-Business
Ally Short - Business Administration-Marketing
Emileigh Stock - Pre-Psychology
Andrea Tang - Civil Engineering
Men's Tennis (8)
Mantas Bugailiskis - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Zdenek Derkas - Undeclared
Cem Erturk - Pre-Business
Youssef Hassan - Business Administration-Marketing
Jeremy Moser - Business Administration-Management
Henrique Osorio - Biology
Cagatay Soke - Economics
Xander Veys – Economics
Women's Tennis (7)
Alessia Dario - Pre-Business
Georgia Lawson - Psychology
Ndindi Ndunda - Pre-Business
Olivia Noble - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Katerina Stloukalova - Mechanical Engineering
Juliane Triebe - Pre-Psychology
Emma Wilson – Mathematics
Men's Track and Field (9)
Shane Atkinson - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Peter Breceda - Business Administration-Accountancy
Eric Fernandez - Business Administration-Accountancy
Matthew Founds - Pre-Nursing
Jack Kuzminsky - Mechanical Engineering
Jahwanza Lawford - Operation Management of Economics
Alekos Mitchel - Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Sundberg - Psychology
Ryan Walker – Spanish
Women's Track and Field (16)
Tijana Antic - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Jayme Budwig - Agricultural Business
Breanna Covington - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Kyndol Craver - Biochemistry
Kimberley Efonye - Business Administration-Management
Andira Ferguson - Pre-Business
Manpreet Grewal – Business Administration-Accountancy
Nailah Harris-Murillo - Communication
Kayla Hopkins - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Varvara Klyuchnikova - Hospitality & Tourist Management
Morgan Lewis - Natural Sciences
Noelina Madarieta - Food & Nutrition Sciences
Jestena Mattson - Agricultural Business
Tieara Norman - Biology
Maja Pogorevc - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Annelis Walker - Mathematics
"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.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fresno State had 99 student-athletes named to the spring 2018 Academic All-Mountain West team as announced by the league on Tuesday.
Paired with a record-high 60 All-MW selections in the fall, Fresno State's 159 total Academic All-MW honorees for the 2017-18 academic year were the most since the school joined the conference in 2012. The previous record high was 155 selections during the 2015-16 academic year.
At 99 spring selections, Fresno State had three more honorees than last spring. Spring sports include men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, baseball and softball.
Eligible selections must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better, in addition to being a starter or significant contributor on their respective athletic team.
Women's swimming and diving had 18 selections to lead all spring sports for the fourth consecutive year. The women's track & field team had 16 honors while the baseball squad led all Fresno State men's spring teams with 11 selections.
Women's basketball, softball, and men's track & field each had nine honorees. Men's tennis had eight of its 10 student-athletes receive the award. Women's tennis had seven of its eight members named to the All-Academic team while women's golf had six choices, men's golf had four, and men's basketball had two.
In addition to the 159 total Academic All-MW selections for the academic year, Fresno State student-athletes also had 30 all-academic honorees from its four programs that compete in other conferences: women's lacrosse had 12 student-athletes named all-academic from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), equestrian had 10 selections from the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA), women's water polo had seven honorees from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC), and wrestler Khristian Olivas earned his team's lone all-academic honor from the Big 12.
Altogether, student-athletes from Fresno State's 22 teams totaled 189 academic all-conference selections in a historic 2017-18 academic year.
Fresno State's honorees on the spring 2018 Academic All-Mountain West team:
Baseball (11)
Zach Ashford - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Korby Batesole - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Carter Bins - Pre-Business
Nolan Dempsey - Communication
Torin Goldstein - Communication & Journalism-Public Relations
Emilio Nogales - Pre-Business
Zach Presno - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
JJ Santa Cruz - Communication
Ryan Sullivan - Business Advertising-Marketing
McCarthy Tatum - Communication & Journalism-Public Relations
Nick Warren - Education-Curriculum & Instruction
Men's Basketball (2)
Sam Bittner - Business Administration-Entrepreneurship
Jahmel Taylor - Master Of Business Administration
Women's Basketball (9)
Kristina Cavey - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Bree Delaney - Pre-Psychology
Raven Johnson - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Breanne Knishka - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Megan Nilsson - Business Advertising-Marketing
Katelin Noyer - Sociology
Genna Ogier - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Maddi Utti - Pre-Business
Candice White - Pre-Nursing
Men's Golf (4)
Justin Avery - Business Administration-Sports Marketing
Michael Cliff - Communication
Kevin Huff - Pre-Business
Lane Pulliam - Pre-Business
Women's Golf (6)
Dominika Gradecka - Economics
Mimi Ho - Child Development
Alison Muirhead - Undeclared
Samantha Spencer - Communication
Kelsi Stieler - Liberal Studies-Blended Program
Brigitte Thibault - Pre-Business
Softball (9)
Emily Brodner - Communication & Journalism-Advertising
Katie Castellon - Criminology-Law Enforcement
Hayleigh Galvan - Recreation & Event Planning
Dominique Jackson - Criminology-Victimology
Kaitlyn Jennings - Business Administration-Management
Chase LeeHong - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Samantha Mejia - Health Science-Community Health
Rachel Minogue - Criminology-Victimology
Miranda Rohleder – Chemistry
Women's Swimming and Diving (18)
Emily Ayers - Business Administration-Management
Stephanie Bartel - Business Administration-Management
Katelin Britton - Agricultural Business
Claire Brooks - Food & Nutrition Sciences
Lucy Davies - Criminology-Law Enforcement
Vanessa Dugan - Health Science-Community Health
Kelli Funk - Liberal Studies
Samantha Giannetta - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Kimberly Harbert - Business Administration-Accountancy
Casey Kennemann - Interior Design
Gabbie Libang - Health Science-Community Health
Osianna Mcreed - Sociology
Manuela Mendolicchio - Economics
Emma Monnich - Pre-Business
Zofia Niemczak - Pre-Business
Ally Short - Business Administration-Marketing
Emileigh Stock - Pre-Psychology
Andrea Tang - Civil Engineering
Men's Tennis (8)
Mantas Bugailiskis - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Zdenek Derkas - Undeclared
Cem Erturk - Pre-Business
Youssef Hassan - Business Administration-Marketing
Jeremy Moser - Business Administration-Management
Henrique Osorio - Biology
Cagatay Soke - Economics
Xander Veys – Economics
Women's Tennis (7)
Alessia Dario - Pre-Business
Georgia Lawson - Psychology
Ndindi Ndunda - Pre-Business
Olivia Noble - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Katerina Stloukalova - Mechanical Engineering
Juliane Triebe - Pre-Psychology
Emma Wilson – Mathematics
Men's Track and Field (9)
Shane Atkinson - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Peter Breceda - Business Administration-Accountancy
Eric Fernandez - Business Administration-Accountancy
Matthew Founds - Pre-Nursing
Jack Kuzminsky - Mechanical Engineering
Jahwanza Lawford - Operation Management of Economics
Alekos Mitchel - Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Sundberg - Psychology
Ryan Walker – Spanish
Women's Track and Field (16)
Tijana Antic - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Jayme Budwig - Agricultural Business
Breanna Covington - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Kyndol Craver - Biochemistry
Kimberley Efonye - Business Administration-Management
Andira Ferguson - Pre-Business
Manpreet Grewal – Business Administration-Accountancy
Nailah Harris-Murillo - Communication
Kayla Hopkins - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Varvara Klyuchnikova - Hospitality & Tourist Management
Morgan Lewis - Natural Sciences
Noelina Madarieta - Food & Nutrition Sciences
Jestena Mattson - Agricultural Business
Tieara Norman - Biology
Maja Pogorevc - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Annelis Walker - Mathematics
"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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