MW Release|Complete List of Wyoming's Honorees

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West Conference announced its 2016-17 Scholar-Athlete Award winners on Tuesday, and the University of Wyoming had a school-record 90 student-athletes named to this year's team. A league-record 756 student-athletes were honored, including 77 individuals who have achieved a 4.00 or higher cumulative grade point average over two or more terms. The 756 honorees surpassed the previous Conference high of 734 in 2015-16.

Women's track & field garnered the most awards for UW with 16 MW Scholar-Athletes. The breakdown by sport for the remainder of Wyoming's 2016-17 MW Scholar-Athletes includes 12 in women's swimming & diving; 10 in women's soccer; eight in women's basketball; eight from women's cross country; eight from volleyball; six in women's golf; five from men's track & field; five from women's tennis; four in men's cross country; four in men's golf; three from football; and one from men's basketball.

Cowgirl volleyball's eight award-winners were the most of any volleyball program in the MW, while Cowgirl basketball tied with Fresno State for the most women's basketball honorees in the conference.

The sophomore and junior classes led the way with 24 honorees, each. Additionally, there were 17 freshmen, 19 seniors and six graduate students who earned the honor this year. Ten student-athletes also carried a 4.0 grade point average.

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 varsity competition in a Mountain West-sponsored sport.

See a complete list of this year's Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honorees attached to this release.