Players Mentioned
Photo by: CARY EDMONDSON - FRESNO STATE
Fresno State leads conference in Academic All-MW selections
2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM | Football, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Cross Country
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West announced its Fall Academic All-Mountain West team on Thursday with a record-breaking 853 selections from the Fall 2024 semester. Fresno State led the conference with 97 total selections. The 97 Bulldogs mark another new department-high.
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At the end of the Fall 2024 semester, Fresno State Athletics recorded a department-high 3.44 overall GPA with a total of 389 student-athletes with a 3.0 or above.
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Football had a conference-best 53 Academic All-MW selections this semester, tying for its most in a single-season. The Bulldog football team has led the conference in Academic All-MW selections for four-straight seasons.
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The women's soccer team had 19 selections, women's cross country had 11, volleyball had nine and men's cross country added five.
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Men's cross country had its most selections since 2021 while the women matched their program-best set a season ago.
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 competing in 50 percent of their teams' completed varsity contests. Some latitude was permitted to accommodate injured student-athletes.
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To view Fresno State's Mountain West academic award history, click here.
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Men's Cross Country (5)
Noah Graffigna - Kinesiology, Sports Administration
Marcus Jauregui - Exercise Science
Enrique Loredo - Criminology
Jaden Tungate - Pre-Psychology
Elijah Williams - Kinesiology, Sports Administration
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Women's Cross Country (11)
Molly Bizik - Criminology, Law Enforcement
Gianna Chiaramonte - Liberal Studies
Diana Cortes - Civil engineering
Hannah Garrity - Pre-veterinary
Khushleen Khakh - Biochemistry
Chiara Pedol - Pre-Business
Janae Penner - Pre-Health
Crystal Raya - Exercise Science
Jennifer Recinos - Exercise Science
Corie Smith - Public Administration
Kylie Ward - Pre-Health
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Football (53)
Nathan Acevedo - Sociology
Kosi Agina - Biology
Johnathan Arceneaux - Kinesiology, Exercise Science
Auckland Asiata - Mathematics
Kavika Baumgartner - Interdisciplinary studies
Matai Bell - Business administration, management
Jake Boust - MBA
Zeke Branham - Computer science
Devo Bridges - Kinesiology, exercise science
Jordan Brown - MBA
Wesley Brown - Certification of Advances study in educational technology
Jaden Carrillo - Undeclared
Dean Clark - MBA
Mac Dalena - Agriculture communications
Jayden Davis - Advertisement and public relations
Bryson Donelson - Pre-business
Jakari Embry - Africana studies
Edward Fonua - Communication
Korey Foreman - Africana studies
Jacob Holmes - Advertisement and public relations
Jahzon Jacks - Business administration, management
Phoenix Jackson - Sociology
Justin Johnson - Advertisement and public relations
Mikey Keene - Economics
Malachi Langley - Education Curriculum and instruction
Clay Lawrence - Pre-Psychology
Gavriel Lightfoot - Business Administration, finance
Brock Lium - Pre-health
Dylan Lynch - Agriculture Business
Tyler Mello - MBA
RL Miller - Communication
Jalen Moss - Communication
Julian Neal - Business Administration, accountancy
Sione Noa - Pre-business
Tuasivi Nomura - Education Curriculum and instruction
Toreon Penright - Education Curriculum and instruction
Julian Polendo - Education Curriculum and instruction
Lyndon Ravare - Africana Studies
Gus Remlinger - Exercise Science
Jairus Satele - Criminology
Steven Scheidt - Education Curriculum and instruction
Raylen Sharpe - Education Curriculum and instruction
Jake Tarwater - Business Administration, management
Daniel Taumalolo - Kinesiology, sports administration
Tim Thomas - Advertisement and public relations
Makei Thompson - Kinesiology, sports administration
Kingsley Ugwu - Interdisciplinary studies
Mose Vavao - Business administration, management
Osmar Velez - Education Curriculum and instruction
Nick Verdugo - Pre-veterinary admissions
Ryan Wilson - Education Curriculum and instruction
Joshua Wood - Pre-business
Merhauti Xepera - Pre-business
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Women's Soccer (19)
Shivani Battaglia - Exercise science
Tiana Beavers - Forensic Behavioral Science
Alexis Campbell - Business administration, finance
Klara Chapeyrout - Kinesiology, exercise science
Zoe Chung - Child and family science
Ashton Conley - Kinesiology, exercise science
Hayden Crotty-Romero - Pre-health
Lizbeth "Yaya" De Loera - Business administration, management
Haley Espinoza - Psychology
Julia Hardwick - MBA
Jordan Lau - Business administration, marketing
Laura Mas Serra - Computer science
Kaelyn Miller - Kinesiology, sports administration
Katie Morris - Pre-business
Sam Paepen - Civil engineering
Tatiana Saunders - Pre-business
Anaya Shelton - Exercise science
Sabrina Welch - Agriculture communication
Ciara Wilson - Kinesiology, exercise science
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Volleyball (9)
Brooke Cowie - Business administration, sports marketing
Sydney Gazzaniga - Kinesiology, exercise science
Addison Haluska - Kinesiology, exercise science
Jenna Legault - Mechanical Engineering
Kasey Purry - Kinesiology, exercise science
Ella Rud - Kinesiology, exercise science
Alivia Schneider - Biochemistry
Mya Sellers - Political science
Jayden Xiong - Liberal studies
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At the end of the Fall 2024 semester, Fresno State Athletics recorded a department-high 3.44 overall GPA with a total of 389 student-athletes with a 3.0 or above.
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Football had a conference-best 53 Academic All-MW selections this semester, tying for its most in a single-season. The Bulldog football team has led the conference in Academic All-MW selections for four-straight seasons.
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The women's soccer team had 19 selections, women's cross country had 11, volleyball had nine and men's cross country added five.
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Men's cross country had its most selections since 2021 while the women matched their program-best set a season ago.
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 competing in 50 percent of their teams' completed varsity contests. Some latitude was permitted to accommodate injured student-athletes.
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To view Fresno State's Mountain West academic award history, click here.
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Men's Cross Country (5)
Noah Graffigna - Kinesiology, Sports Administration
Marcus Jauregui - Exercise Science
Enrique Loredo - Criminology
Jaden Tungate - Pre-Psychology
Elijah Williams - Kinesiology, Sports Administration
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Women's Cross Country (11)
Molly Bizik - Criminology, Law Enforcement
Gianna Chiaramonte - Liberal Studies
Diana Cortes - Civil engineering
Hannah Garrity - Pre-veterinary
Khushleen Khakh - Biochemistry
Chiara Pedol - Pre-Business
Janae Penner - Pre-Health
Crystal Raya - Exercise Science
Jennifer Recinos - Exercise Science
Corie Smith - Public Administration
Kylie Ward - Pre-Health
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Football (53)
Nathan Acevedo - Sociology
Kosi Agina - Biology
Johnathan Arceneaux - Kinesiology, Exercise Science
Auckland Asiata - Mathematics
Kavika Baumgartner - Interdisciplinary studies
Matai Bell - Business administration, management
Jake Boust - MBA
Zeke Branham - Computer science
Devo Bridges - Kinesiology, exercise science
Jordan Brown - MBA
Wesley Brown - Certification of Advances study in educational technology
Jaden Carrillo - Undeclared
Dean Clark - MBA
Mac Dalena - Agriculture communications
Jayden Davis - Advertisement and public relations
Bryson Donelson - Pre-business
Jakari Embry - Africana studies
Edward Fonua - Communication
Korey Foreman - Africana studies
Jacob Holmes - Advertisement and public relations
Jahzon Jacks - Business administration, management
Phoenix Jackson - Sociology
Justin Johnson - Advertisement and public relations
Mikey Keene - Economics
Malachi Langley - Education Curriculum and instruction
Clay Lawrence - Pre-Psychology
Gavriel Lightfoot - Business Administration, finance
Brock Lium - Pre-health
Dylan Lynch - Agriculture Business
Tyler Mello - MBA
RL Miller - Communication
Jalen Moss - Communication
Julian Neal - Business Administration, accountancy
Sione Noa - Pre-business
Tuasivi Nomura - Education Curriculum and instruction
Toreon Penright - Education Curriculum and instruction
Julian Polendo - Education Curriculum and instruction
Lyndon Ravare - Africana Studies
Gus Remlinger - Exercise Science
Jairus Satele - Criminology
Steven Scheidt - Education Curriculum and instruction
Raylen Sharpe - Education Curriculum and instruction
Jake Tarwater - Business Administration, management
Daniel Taumalolo - Kinesiology, sports administration
Tim Thomas - Advertisement and public relations
Makei Thompson - Kinesiology, sports administration
Kingsley Ugwu - Interdisciplinary studies
Mose Vavao - Business administration, management
Osmar Velez - Education Curriculum and instruction
Nick Verdugo - Pre-veterinary admissions
Ryan Wilson - Education Curriculum and instruction
Joshua Wood - Pre-business
Merhauti Xepera - Pre-business
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Women's Soccer (19)
Shivani Battaglia - Exercise science
Tiana Beavers - Forensic Behavioral Science
Alexis Campbell - Business administration, finance
Klara Chapeyrout - Kinesiology, exercise science
Zoe Chung - Child and family science
Ashton Conley - Kinesiology, exercise science
Hayden Crotty-Romero - Pre-health
Lizbeth "Yaya" De Loera - Business administration, management
Haley Espinoza - Psychology
Julia Hardwick - MBA
Jordan Lau - Business administration, marketing
Laura Mas Serra - Computer science
Kaelyn Miller - Kinesiology, sports administration
Katie Morris - Pre-business
Sam Paepen - Civil engineering
Tatiana Saunders - Pre-business
Anaya Shelton - Exercise science
Sabrina Welch - Agriculture communication
Ciara Wilson - Kinesiology, exercise science
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Volleyball (9)
Brooke Cowie - Business administration, sports marketing
Sydney Gazzaniga - Kinesiology, exercise science
Addison Haluska - Kinesiology, exercise science
Jenna Legault - Mechanical Engineering
Kasey Purry - Kinesiology, exercise science
Ella Rud - Kinesiology, exercise science
Alivia Schneider - Biochemistry
Mya Sellers - Political science
Jayden Xiong - Liberal studies
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