Boise State Athletics
53 Bronco Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors
1/26/2012 12:00:00 AM | General
BOISE, Idaho - The Mountain West Conference announced its fall 2011 academic all-conference teams today (Jan. 26) and Boise State had the highest total of student-athletes honored among the eight league schools.
A total of 53 Bronco student-athletes were named to the five different teams that competed during the fall season. New Mexico and Wyoming had the next highest overall total with 40 each.
Twenty-four (24) members of the Bronco football team were recognized for their academic success in the classroom, which was also the highest among the conference teams. Colorado State had the next highest number of football players with 14.
The Bronco women's cross country tied with Air Force, New Mexico and TCU for the most student-athletes earning all-academic honors with each having eight.
Boise State had the second highest student-athletes named to the women's soccer team with 14. TCU led the MW with 15.
Seven Bronco women were named to the volleyball team, which tied Boise State for the second highest number with Colorado State and UNLV. Wyoming had the most student-athletes named in volleyball with 11.
Boise State did not have any student-athletes named to the men's cross country team.
In order to qualify for academic all-conference honors, student-athletes must meet the following criteria:
1. Completed at least one academic semester/quarter at the member institution.
2. Have a cumulative grade-point-average, at the member institution, of 3.0 or better
3. Competed in 50 percent of the team's varsity contests.
Following is a list, by sport, of Boise State student-athletes being recognized by the Mountain West for their academic success
Women's Cross Country
Name Class Year Cum GPA Major
Shea Hanson Sr. 3.45 Spanish
Jamie Knapp Jr. 3.94 Health Science
Lauren Lucas So. 3.94 Elementary Education
Erin McLaughlin So. 3.65 Communication
Erica Morril So. 3.90 Mechanical Engineering
Tessa Murray So. 3.93 Marketing
Taryn Treadway So. 3.49 undecided
Marissa VanderMalle So. 3.70 undecided
Football
Name Class Year Cum GPA Major
Jonathan Brown So. 3.19 Business
Tyrone Crawford Sr. 3.28 Communication
Kyle Efaw Sr. 3.36 Business
Trevor Harman Jr. 3.24 Communication
Tyler Jackson Jr. 3.58 Business
Joe Kellogg Jr. 3.46 Business
Chandler Koch Jr. 3.66 Mechanical Engineering
Darren Koontz Jr. 3.17 Business
Gabe Linehan Jr. 3.40 Marketing
Ebenezer Makinde So. 3.30 Journalism
Shea McClellin Sr. 3.07 Communication
Matt Miller Fr. 3.41 undeclared
Kellen Moore Sr. 3.38 Kinesiology
Kirby Moore So. 3.77 Communication
Hazen Moss Jr. 3.09 Mechanical Engineering
Matt Paradis So. 3.53 Finance
J.C. Percy Jr. 3.67 Economics
Chris Potter Jr. 3.23 Business
Nate Potter Sr. 4.00 History
Tyler Shoemaker Sr. 3.34 Business
Tommy Smith Jr. 3.10 Social Science
Joe Southwick So. 3.71 Business
Jamar Taylor Jr. 3.49 Communication
Aaron Tevis Sr. 3.77 Finance
Women's Soccer
Name Class Year Cum GPA Major
Elizabeth Harris Jr. 3.01 Psychology
Lauren Hickok Jr. 3.10 Physical Education
Ashley Hruby So. 3.32 Marketing
Janelle Jin Jr. 3.54 Health Science
Katilyn Lucas Sr. 3.48 Health Science
Serena Montoya Sr. 3.54 Health Science
Mandy Nader Jr. 3.58 Health Science
Kallie Neimann So. 3.91 Nursing
Kathryn Oehring So. 3.22 Health Science
Erica Parks Jr. 3.23 Psychology
Taylor Lindsay Roberts Sr. 3.05 Marketing
Elizabeth Ruiz Sr. 3.31 Physical Education
Ashley Walsh Sr. 3.09 Social Science
Rebekah Wolverton So. 3.77 Health Science
Volleyball
Name Class Year Cum GPA Major
Elizabeth Griffin Sr. 3.17 Communication
Elizabeth Harden Jr. 3.40 Accounting
Kristyn Kirschenman So. 3.30 undecided
Breann Nesselhuf Sr. 3.63 Psychology
Darlene Nwagbuo Sr. 3.10 Psychology
Amanda Remy Sr. 3.24 Marketing
Kersti Whitney Jr. 3.00 Business
