Jan. 30, 2014
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
MW All-Academic Release
A school-record 50 University of Wyoming student-athletes received Academic All-Conference honors for the fall semester, announced Thursday by the Mountain West.
Cowboy football led the way with 16 honorees, followed by women's soccer (13), volleyball (11), women's cross country (six) and men's cross country with four recipients. The 50 total awardees for Wyoming represents the highest number of fall honorees in the 15-year history of the MW. The figure surpasses the previous high of 47, achieved in 2005 and 2013. Fall sports include men's and women's cross country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball.
Two student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. Sophomore Mary Kozlowski, who participates in women's cross country, earned the mark while studying elementary education. Freshman soccer player Laurel Ramer got a 4.0 while pursuing her studies in pre-pharmacy.
Overall, 12 seniors comprised the list, along with 16 juniors, nine sophomores and 13 freshmen. The average GPA of the 50 Wyoming honorees was 3.5.
The criteria for selection to the team requires that a student-athlete must have completed at least one full semester at their university, must have achieved a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.00 or higher and must have been a starter or significant contributor to their team.
University of Wyoming Selections
Name, Class, GPA, Major
Men's cross country (4)
Mike Banks, Senior, 3.21, Marketing
Aaron Derner, Junior, 3.66, International Studies
Mike Seas, Sophomore, 3.94, Chemical Engineering
Garrett Zans, Senior, 3.45, Electrical Engineering
Women's cross country (6)
Megan Brunette, Freshman, 3.00, Criminal Justice
Audra DeStefano, Sophomore, 3.83, Chemical Engineering
Devon England, Junior, 3.92, Animal and Veterinary Science
Mary Kozlowski, Sophomore, 4.00, Elementary Education
Holly Page, Junior, 3.96, Elementary Education
Emily Swigart, Senior, 3.59, Physiology
Football (16)
Justin Bernthaler, Senior, 3.06, Communications
Alex Borgs, Junior. 3.01, Business Administration
Spencer Bruce, Senior, 3.01, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Jake Jones, Sophomore, 3.35, Mathematics
Rafe Kiely, Sophomore, 3.28, Marketing
J.D. Krill, Junior, 3.24, History
Nathan Leddige, Freshman, 3.61, Electrical Engineering
Xavier Lewis, Freshman, 3.78, Mechanical Engineering
Patrick Mertens, Senior, 3.04, Agricultural Business
Keenan Montgomery, Junior, 3.57, English
Eriz Nzeocha, Freshman, 3.26, Business Administration
Mark Nzeocha, Junior, 3.38, Finance
Chase Roullier, Freshman, 3.42, Mechanical Engineering
Sam Stratton, Junior, 3.49, Communication
Brendan Turelli, Freshman, 3.00, Business Administration
Stuart Williams, Junior. 3.64, Architectural and Civil Engineering
Women's soccer (13)
Alex Boehm, Junior. 3.81, Business Administration
Brooklyn Chambers, Freshman, 3.75, Secondary Education
Hayley Charlton, Junior, 3.66, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Kasey Curtis, Junior, 3.43, Accounting
Sammi Dunda, Freshman, 3.23, Nursing
Anne Hinman, Freshman, 3.00, Undeclared
Loren Mahoney, Junior, 3.49, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Lucie McDowell, Senior, 3.15, Criminal Justice
Mandy Meyer, Freshman, 3.54, Nursing
Olivia Mohtadi, Senior, 3.25, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Laurel Ramer, Freshman, 4.00, Pre-pharmacy
Mollee Ramsay, Sophomore, 3.67, Physiology
Sheree Small, Junior, 3.35, Elementary Education
Volleyball (11)
Laura Beach, Freshman, 3.83, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Courtney Chacon, Freshman, 3.40, Undeclared
Kayla Henderson, Junior, 3.46, Accounting
Kaitlyn Johnson, Sophomore, 3.70, Art
Rachel Keyes, Senior, 3.96, Secondary Education
Erin Kirby, Senior, 3.33, Speech and Hearing Science
Reese Plante, Senior, 3.69, Art
Mikaela Ryshytylo, Sophomore, 3.33, Speech and Hearing Science
Bridget Shanahan, Junior, 3.04, Communication
Becky Stewart, Senior, 3.77, Secondary Education
Nicole Walker, Sophomore, 3.23, Business Education
