54 Thunderbird Student-Athletes Earn Big Sky All-Academic Status
Published: July 02, 2018 | Read Time: 2 minutes
The Big Sky Conference revealed their 2018 Spring All-Academic Teams on Monday afternoon, and 54 different student-athletes from Southern Utah received the honor.
Student-athletes from SUU's softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s outdoor track and field, and women’s outdoor track and field teams were eligible for this round of All-Academic honors.
The league had a total of 637 student-athletes recognized for the spring season.
“I’d like to congratulate all of our spring student-athletes for their hard work and academic success,” said Commissioner Andrea Williams. “Our student-athletes have continued to demonstrate their commitment and motivation to succeed in their respective sport, as well as in the classroom. They are competing at a high level nationally, while performing well academically.”
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements:
1) Participated in at least half of the team’s competitions. In track & field student-athlete competed at the indoor conference championships.
2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term.
3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.
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2017-18 Spring All-Academic Honors
| Name | Class | Major |
|---|---|---|
|
Softball |
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|
Makenzie Ball |
Freshman |
Communication |
|
Kendall Kapitzke |
Junior |
Criminal Justice |
|
Sarah Murphy |
Senior |
Economics |
|
Nicole Simonson |
Sophomore |
Economics |
|
Mikaela Thomson |
Freshman |
Hotel, Resort & Hospitality Management |
|
Madison Tuft |
Freshman |
Management |
|
Haley Wall |
Senior |
Criminal Justice |
|
Javlyn Weaver |
Junior |
Human Nutrition |
|
Taylei Williams |
Freshman |
Exploratory Studies |
|
Men’s Tennis |
||
|
Guy Feigin |
Sophomore |
Finance |
|
Conor Tordoff |
Sophomore |
Economics |
|
Women’s Tennis |
||
|
Ghita Nassik |
Junior |
Economics |
|
Alexandra Ngo |
Freshman |
Criminal Justice |
|
Charity Sagiao |
Junior |
Nursing |
|
Eira Tobrand |
Freshman |
Engineering Technology |
|
Women’s Golf |
||
|
Lindsay Aleman |
Junior |
Family life & Human Development |
|
Nicole Jones |
Senior |
Accounting |
|
Kyla Smith |
Sophomore |
Elementary Education |
|
Launa Wilson |
Freshman |
Human Nutrition |
|
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field |
||
|
Jordan Porcaro |
Freshman |
Exercise Science |
|
Cannon Brunsvik |
Junior |
Biology |
|
Nate Osterstock |
Freshman |
Exercise Science |
|
Matthew Wright |
Senior |
Psychology |
|
Erik Ostrom |
Freshman |
Management |
|
Aidan Reed |
Freshman |
Political Science |
|
Sean Newcomb |
Sophomore |
Exercise Science |
|
Inoa Wahinehookae |
Junior |
Engineering Technology |
|
Marcus Hastings |
Junior |
Criminal Justice |
|
Michael Finch |
Sophomore |
Accounting |
|
Jacob Francis |
Freshman |
Physical Education Teaching/Coaching |
|
Skyler Porcaro |
Junior |
Biology |
|
Novell Reid |
Sophomore |
Biology |
|
Jeff Rowley |
Sophomore |
Mathematics Education |
|
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
||
|
Angie Nickerson |
Junior |
Philosophy |
|
Laura Kehr |
Sophomore |
Athletic Training |
|
Brooklyn Lott |
Freshman |
Exercise Science |
|
Morgan Porcaro |
Junior |
Exercise Science |
|
Jentry Skidmore |
Freshman |
Exploratory Studies |
|
Julieta Navarrete-Lamas |
Sophomore |
Accounting |
|
Amy Pouliot |
Sophomore |
Psychology |
|
Elize Larsen |
Freshman |
Biology |
|
Linnea Saltz |
Sophomore |
Philosophy |
|
Alexis McAllister |
Sophomore |
Dance Education |
|
Lacey Hochhalter |
Sophomore |
Elementary Education |
|
Carly Dalton |
Senior |
Elementary Education |
|
Emma Amundsen |
Freshman |
Psychology |
|
Madison Cook |
Sophomore |
Agriculture Science |
|
Madison Fruchey |
Freshman |
English |
|
Madeline Kauffman |
Sophomore |
Family Life & Human Development |
|
Kassie Neiwert |
Freshman |
Communication |
|
Gracie Rhoades |
Sophomore |
Exercise Science |
|
Samantha Taylor |
Freshman |
Accounting |
|
Samantha Twitchell |
Sophomore |
Human Nutrition |
|
Ellyn Williams |
Freshman |
Accounting |
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