Fresno State Athletics
Record-breaking 84 student-athletes named 2018-19 MW Scholar-Athletes
7/16/2019 12:00:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Track & Field
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Fresno State had a record-breaking 84 student-athletes earn 2018-19 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors, announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon.
The 84 selections surpasses the Bulldogs' previous record of 82 selections, set during the 2015-16 academic year.
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 at least one varsity competition in a Mountain West-sponsored sport.
Fresno State was led by women's track and field along with swimming and diving who both notched 11 selections, marking the most selections women's track and field has earned since joining the conference in 2012. Women's soccer followed with 10 choices, while softball and women's basketball both landed eight selections. Women's golf tailed with six awards, and football led all men's teams with five selections.
Other programs receiving MW Scholar-Athlete honors included women's tennis (5), men's track and field (4), baseball (3), men's cross country (3), women's cross country (3), volleyball (3), men's tennis (2), men's golf (1) and men's basketball (1).
The Bulldogs have recorded more than 70 MW Scholar-Athlete awards in six of seven academic years as a member of the conference, and have record 80 or more selection two times.
Fresno State's 2018-19 Mountain West Scholar-Athletes:
Baseball (3)
Nolan Dempsey – Communication
Dylan Johnson – Kinesiology
Ryan Sullivan - Business Administration‐Marketing
Men's Basketball (1)
Sam Bittner - Business Administration‐Entrepreneurship
Men's Cross Country (3)
Nathan Burd – Criminal Justice
Matthew Founds – Pre-Nursing
Michael Viano – Enology
Football (5)
Frank Dalena - Agricultural Business
Dorrzel Hicks – Business Administration
Marcus McMaryion - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Matt Smith – Business Administration
Trent Soechting – Construction Management
Men's Golf (1)
Seldon Doyle – Kinesiology
Men's Tennis (2)
Bailey Gong - Mechanical Engineering
Henrique Osorio – Biology
Men's Track & Field (4)
David Barajas – Biochemistry
Matthew Founds - Pre‐Nursing
Nathan Burd – Criminal Justice
Michael Viano – Enology
Women's Basketball (8)
Kristina Cavey - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Bree Delaney – Psychology
Lydia Friberg – Communication
Breanne Knishka - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Genna Ogier - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Gabby Standifer – Liberal Studies
Maddi Utti - Pre‐Business
Candice White - Pre‐Nursing
Women's Cross Country (3)
Marlene Alcantar – Liberal Studies
Sydney Fox – Biology
Maureen Jordan – Kinesiology
Women's Golf (6)
Dominika Gradecka – Business Administration
Jessica Hall – Undeclared
Harriet Lynch – Undeclared
Danielle Richman - Political Science
Kelsi Stieler - Liberal Studies
Brigitte Thibault - Pre‐Business
Softball (8)
Emily Brodner - Mass Communication & Journalism‐Advertising
Hailey Dolcini – Speech
Haley Fuller - Criminology‐Forensic Behavioral Science
Dominique Jackson – Education
Kaitlyn Jennings - Business Administration‐Management
Julianna Martinez – Pre-Business
Alexandra Preston – Pre-Psychology
McKenzie Wilson – Communication
Women's Soccer (10)
Marie Berwinkel-Kottmann - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Jordan Brown – Criminal Justice
Kayla Calmes - Psychology
Emma Chivers – Graphic Design
Melissa Ellis - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Lorena Montanes Alemendros – Communication
Robyn McCarthy - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Tori Nicolo - Biology
Alyssa Nishikawa - Civil Engineering
Danielle Pacheco – Nursing
Women's Swimming & Diving (11)
Emily Ayers – Business Administration
Claire Brooks - Food & Nutrition Sciences
Lucy Davies – Criminal Justice
Brenda Diaz Martinez – Physics
Samantha Giannetta - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Kimberly Harbert - Business Administration‐Accountancy
Patricia Lucas – Pre-Psychology
Emileigh Stock - Pre‐Psychology
Andrea Tang - Civil Engineering
Elizabeth Wenner – Kinesiology
Beth Wilson – Agricultural Business
Women's Tennis (5)
Alessia Dario - Pre‐Business
Jane Ellis – Kinesiology
A.C. Hummel – Pre-Business
Georgia Lawson – Psychology
Jennifer Timotin – Undeclared
Women's Track and Field (11)
Marlene Alcantar - Liberal Studies
Tijana Antic - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Jayme Budwig - Agricultural Business
Breanna Covington – Kinesiology
Nienka Du Toit – Speech
Kimberley Efonye –Business Administration
Hailey Fernandez – Pre-Nursing
Sydney Fox – Biology
Maureen Jordan – Kinesiology
Noelina Madarieta - Food and Nutrition Sciences
Maja Pogorevc – Kinesiology
Volleyball (3)
Aubrey Folk - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Reagan Leonard - Criminology‐Forensic Behavioral Sciences
Pumehana Nedlic – Psychology
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" - The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
The 84 selections surpasses the Bulldogs' previous record of 82 selections, set during the 2015-16 academic year.
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 at least one varsity competition in a Mountain West-sponsored sport.
Fresno State was led by women's track and field along with swimming and diving who both notched 11 selections, marking the most selections women's track and field has earned since joining the conference in 2012. Women's soccer followed with 10 choices, while softball and women's basketball both landed eight selections. Women's golf tailed with six awards, and football led all men's teams with five selections.
Other programs receiving MW Scholar-Athlete honors included women's tennis (5), men's track and field (4), baseball (3), men's cross country (3), women's cross country (3), volleyball (3), men's tennis (2), men's golf (1) and men's basketball (1).
The Bulldogs have recorded more than 70 MW Scholar-Athlete awards in six of seven academic years as a member of the conference, and have record 80 or more selection two times.
Fresno State's 2018-19 Mountain West Scholar-Athletes:
Baseball (3)
Nolan Dempsey – Communication
Dylan Johnson – Kinesiology
Ryan Sullivan - Business Administration‐Marketing
Men's Basketball (1)
Sam Bittner - Business Administration‐Entrepreneurship
Men's Cross Country (3)
Nathan Burd – Criminal Justice
Matthew Founds – Pre-Nursing
Michael Viano – Enology
Football (5)
Frank Dalena - Agricultural Business
Dorrzel Hicks – Business Administration
Marcus McMaryion - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Matt Smith – Business Administration
Trent Soechting – Construction Management
Men's Golf (1)
Seldon Doyle – Kinesiology
Men's Tennis (2)
Bailey Gong - Mechanical Engineering
Henrique Osorio – Biology
Men's Track & Field (4)
David Barajas – Biochemistry
Matthew Founds - Pre‐Nursing
Nathan Burd – Criminal Justice
Michael Viano – Enology
Women's Basketball (8)
Kristina Cavey - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Bree Delaney – Psychology
Lydia Friberg – Communication
Breanne Knishka - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Genna Ogier - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Gabby Standifer – Liberal Studies
Maddi Utti - Pre‐Business
Candice White - Pre‐Nursing
Women's Cross Country (3)
Marlene Alcantar – Liberal Studies
Sydney Fox – Biology
Maureen Jordan – Kinesiology
Women's Golf (6)
Dominika Gradecka – Business Administration
Jessica Hall – Undeclared
Harriet Lynch – Undeclared
Danielle Richman - Political Science
Kelsi Stieler - Liberal Studies
Brigitte Thibault - Pre‐Business
Softball (8)
Emily Brodner - Mass Communication & Journalism‐Advertising
Hailey Dolcini – Speech
Haley Fuller - Criminology‐Forensic Behavioral Science
Dominique Jackson – Education
Kaitlyn Jennings - Business Administration‐Management
Julianna Martinez – Pre-Business
Alexandra Preston – Pre-Psychology
McKenzie Wilson – Communication
Women's Soccer (10)
Marie Berwinkel-Kottmann - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Jordan Brown – Criminal Justice
Kayla Calmes - Psychology
Emma Chivers – Graphic Design
Melissa Ellis - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Lorena Montanes Alemendros – Communication
Robyn McCarthy - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Tori Nicolo - Biology
Alyssa Nishikawa - Civil Engineering
Danielle Pacheco – Nursing
Women's Swimming & Diving (11)
Emily Ayers – Business Administration
Claire Brooks - Food & Nutrition Sciences
Lucy Davies – Criminal Justice
Brenda Diaz Martinez – Physics
Samantha Giannetta - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Kimberly Harbert - Business Administration‐Accountancy
Patricia Lucas – Pre-Psychology
Emileigh Stock - Pre‐Psychology
Andrea Tang - Civil Engineering
Elizabeth Wenner – Kinesiology
Beth Wilson – Agricultural Business
Women's Tennis (5)
Alessia Dario - Pre‐Business
Jane Ellis – Kinesiology
A.C. Hummel – Pre-Business
Georgia Lawson – Psychology
Jennifer Timotin – Undeclared
Women's Track and Field (11)
Marlene Alcantar - Liberal Studies
Tijana Antic - Kinesiology‐Exercise Science
Jayme Budwig - Agricultural Business
Breanna Covington – Kinesiology
Nienka Du Toit – Speech
Kimberley Efonye –Business Administration
Hailey Fernandez – Pre-Nursing
Sydney Fox – Biology
Maureen Jordan – Kinesiology
Noelina Madarieta - Food and Nutrition Sciences
Maja Pogorevc – Kinesiology
Volleyball (3)
Aubrey Folk - Kinesiology‐Sport Administration
Reagan Leonard - Criminology‐Forensic Behavioral Sciences
Pumehana Nedlic – Psychology
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" - The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
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