Laramie, WY (Feb. 27, 2019) — The Mountain West Conference announced its 2018 Fall Academic All-Mountain West team on Wednesday, and 64 University of Wyoming student-athletes earned the honor. That set a new record for the University of Wyoming. The previous record of 60 UW fall sport student-athletes to earn Academic All-MW honors was set in the fall of 2015 and the fall of 2016.
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Wyoming’s 64 members on this year’s Academic All-Mountain West team ranked UW No. 3 among all Mountain West institutions for the 2018 fall semester. Boise State (93) and New Mexico (71) were the only two conference schools that ranked ahead of Wyoming. There were a record 703 student-athletes across the Mountain West fall sports to earn 2018 Academic All-Mountain West honors.
“We have so many outstanding students in our athletics program, and it makes me proud to see them achieve this honor,” said Tom Burman, University of Wyoming Athletics Director. “The time and effort that our student-athletes dedicate to achieving at a high level academically is something that all Cowboy and Cowgirl fans can be proud of. To see the positive trend over the past several years of more and more of our young men and women receiving academic awards is a testament to those young people, to our academic counseling staff and to the coaches who recruited them. I want to congratulate each of our student-athletes who were named Academic All-Mountain West this week.”
UW’s honorees included 22 individuals from football, 17 from soccer, nine from volleyball, nine from women’s cross country and seven from men’s cross country. There were 35 Cowgirls named to this year’s team and 29 Cowboys.
To earn Academic All-Mountain West honors a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution, achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or better and be a starter or significant contributor on their team.
In addition to the 11 member schools who are full members of the Mountain West Conference, affiliate members Hawai’i (in football) and Colorado College (in women’s soccer) all had student-athletes named to this year’s team.
The five Mountain West Conference sponsored sports that make up the Fall Academic All-Mountain West Team are: men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. The Mountain West also names an Academic All-Conference Team for winter and spring sports that is released later in the year.
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University of Wyoming Student-Athletes
To Earn Fall 2018 Academic All-Mountain West Conference Honors
Men’s Cross Country (7)
Michael Downey, Senior, Chemical Engineering
Chris Henry, Junior, Molecular Biology, Physiology
Philip Henry, Freshman, Molecular Biology
Daniel Hintz, Junior, Economics, International Studies
Calum Kepler, Senior, Criminal Justice
Paul Roberts, Junior, Mathematics/Science, Civil Engineering
Jerald Taylor, Sophomore, Agricultural Business
Women’s Cross Country (9)
Kaylee Bentley, Freshman, Nursing
Kacey Doner, Junior, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Addi Iken, Freshman, Nursing
Kiah Leonard, Senior, Nursing
Katelyn Mitchem, Freshman, Environmental Systems Science
Emily Person, Senior, Physiology
Solana Quistorff, Senior, Secondary Education, English
Michelle Renner, Freshman, Nursing
Regan VanDePol, Senior, Elementary Education
Football (22)
Jevon Bigelow, Freshman, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Keegan Cryder, Freshman, Civil Engineering
Ayden Eberhardt, Sophomore, Finance
Nico Evans, Senior, Communication
Youhanna Ghaifan, Junior, American Studies
Josiah Hall, Junior, Communication
Jesse Hooper, Freshman, Undeclared
Jahmari Moore, Sophomore, Secondary Education, Political Science
Chad Muma, Freshman, Mechanical Engineering
Adam Pilapil, Senior, Education
Cooper Rothe, Junior, Finance
Pahl Schwab, Junior, Management, Marketing
Jared Scott, Sophomore, Business
Nick Smith, Senior, Finance
Nick Szpor, Junior, Finance, Economics
Zach Thatcher, Sophomore, Chemical Engineering
Tyler Vander Waal, Freshman, Communication
Sidney Washington, Sophomore, Finance
Logan Wilson, Junior, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Andrew Wingard, Senior, Management
Ben Wisdorf, Junior, Finance
Tim Zaleski, Sophomore, Finance
Women’s Soccer (17)
Indianna Asimus, Freshman, Animal and Veterinary Science
Taylor Burton, Senior, Elementary Education
Annika Clayton, Senior, International Studies
Jessie Gentle, Senior, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Physical Education Teaching
Hannah Lee, Freshman, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Morgan McDougal, Senior, Civil Engineering, Sociology
Alyssa Murray, Senior, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Sekoya Romero, Freshman, Pre-Pharmacy
Cristina Salazar, Junior, Criminal Justice
Kennedy Schomer, Freshman, Art
Brittney Stark, Junior, Elementary Education
Michaela Stark, Junior, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Outdoor Recreation/Tourism Management
Summer Taube, Junior, Physiology, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Adalyn Vergara, Freshman, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management
Amber Vokoun, Freshman, Undeclared
Savannah Warner, Freshman, Health Science
Elle Webber, Sophomore, Physiology
Women’s Volleyball (9)
Cori Aafedt, Junior, Mechanical Engineering
Jaiden Chase, Freshman, Undeclared
Madi Fields, Junior, Management
Marissa Hines, Freshman, Business
Emily Lewis, Senior, Business Economics
Halie McArdle, Junior, Biology, Physiology
Jackie McBride, Sophomore, Communication
Tara Traphagan, Junior, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Faith Waitsman, Sophomore, Health Science
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