Aztecs Garner Record 98 Academic All-Mountain West Honors
The figure eclipses the previous best of 72 honorees from the spring semester of the 2015-16 academic year.
鈥淭he record number of Aztecs who achieved this distinction speaks to the caliber of student-athlete enrolled at San Diego State.鈥
A record 98 色情视频 student-athletes earned Academic All-Mountain West honors for the spring 2020 semester, eclipsing the previous best of 72 honorees from spring 2016.
"The Academic All-Mountain West program recognizes student-athletes which have achieved athletic and academic excellence," Bobby Smitheran, senior associate athletic director of student-athlete academic support services, said following the league announcement on Monday. "The record number of Aztecs who achieved this distinction speaks to the caliber of student-athlete enrolled at San Diego State. These student-athletes were further challenged with a sudden shift to a virtual classroom and I am extremely proud of their achievement, which balanced the demands of their respective sports and academic course load."
In order to be eligible for the award, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at their Mountain West member institution, maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and be a starter or significant contributor to their team.
With 27 student-athlete honorees, women's track and field earned the most awards among Aztecs who competed in the winter and spring semesters. Women's swimming and diving was second with 23 and three programs, baseball, softball and women's tennis, tied for third with eight awardees.
Five student-athletes 鈥 Shelby Thompson (softball), Delaney Gallagher (women's swimming and diving), McKenna Meyer (women's swimming and diving), Peyton Wilson (women's swimming and diving) and Rafael Gonzalez Almazan (men's tennis) 鈥 earned their fourth Academic All-Mountain West honor. Sixteen received their third award and 23 were recognized for the second time.
2020 San Diego State Spring Academic All-Mountain West
Baseball (8)
Jaden Fein, Sophomore, Interdisciplinary Studies
Jacob Flores, Junior, Criminal Justice
TJ Fondtain, Freshman, Undeclared
Wyatt Hendrie, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Troy Melton, Sophomore, Marketing
Caden Miller, Freshman, Criminal Justice
Casey O'Sullivan, Junior, Social Science
Michael Paredes, Sophomore, Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Basketball (3)
Malachi Flynn, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Jordan Schakel, Junior, Management Yanni Wetzell, Senior, Business Administration
Women's Basketball (5)
Te'a Adams, Junior, International Security And Conflict Resolution
Isabela Hernandez, Freshman, Marketing
Taylor Kalmer, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies Sophia Ramos, Sophomore, Kinesiology Kennedi Villa, Junior, Communication
Men's Golf (3)
Ambrose Abbracciamento, Senior, Economics Zihao Jin, Junior, International Business
Steve Sugimoto, Junior, Economics
Women's Golf (6)
Ella Adams, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Gioia Carpinelli, Junior, International Business Fernanda Escauriza, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Francesca Ilas, Freshman, Finance
Sara Kjellker, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies April Ranches, Sophomore, Accounting
Softball (8)
Maggie Balint, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Jillian Celis, Freshman, Undeclared
Jessica Cordola, Sophomore, Communication Sara Lillie, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies
Marissa Moreno, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies Kelsey Munoz, Junior, Sociology
Alexa Schultz, Junior, Communication
Shelby Thompson, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's Swimming and Diving (23)
Gina Cazares, Sophomore, Management
Cathy Cooper, Sophomore, Psychology
Delaney Gallagher, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies Emily Gebhardt, Freshman, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Sammy Geyer, Sophomore, Management Kassidy Henson, Senior, Communication
Milena Karpisz, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez, Sophomore, Management
Lexi Letts, Sophomore, Kinesiology
Lizzie Menzmer, Sophomore, Child Development
McKenna Meyer, Senior, Foods and Nutrition Paige Mitchell, Freshman, Public Health
Kristina Murphy, Sophomore, Public Health Christy Neufeld, Freshman, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Mia Ryan, Sophomore, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Erica Sarver, Junior, Finance
Larisa Tam, Junior, Kinesiology
Riley Tapley, Freshman, Kinesiology - Pre-Physical Therapy
Alma Thormalm, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies Klara Thormalm, Junior, Communication Courtney Vincent, Senior, Kinesiology
Peyton Wilson, Senior, Environmental Science Marie Yacopino, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Tennis (7)
Rafael Gonzalez Almazan, Junior, Marketing David Hough, Senior, Management
Jan Kirchhoff, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Ignacio Martinez, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Aaro Pollanen, Junior, Economics Arnaud Restifo, Senior, Social Science
Fabian Roensdorf, Senior, Business Administration
Women's Tennis (8)
Tamara Arnold, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Julia Jordan, Freshman, Undeclared
Alicia Melosch, Sophomore, Spanish
Cecile Morin, Freshman, Business Administration
Abbie Mulbarger, Junior, Marketing
Nnena Nadozie, Junior, Interdisciplinary Studies Agustina Rimoldy Godoy, Sophomore, Psychology
Mia Smith, Senior, Economics
Women's Track and Field (27)
Sara Absten, Sophomore, Psychology
Cari Acosta, Junior, Criminal Justice
Alexus Alexander, Freshman, Kinesiology
Taylor Alexander, Senior, Kinesiology
Sonja Andenmatten, Sophomore, Kinesiology
Onyi Anigbogu, Freshman, Anthropology Jordyn Bryant, Sophomore, Interdisciplinary Studies
Emily Burd, Sophomore, Social Science
Jade Cany, Sophomore, International Business
Carina Clark, Sophomore, Journalism Paige Comiso, Sophomore, Communication
Isabelle Davis, Sophomore, Statistics
Danae Dyer, Sophomore, Art
Callista Fletcher, Junior, Psychology
Elizabeth Funk, Freshman, Liberal Studies - Education Lauren Harper, Freshman, Zoology
Alex Lomeli, Freshman, Kinesiology - Pre-Physical Therapy
Nyjari McNeil, Sophomore, Kinesiology
Jada Moore, Freshman, Kinesiology
Lauryn Moore, Junior, Criminal Justice
Sophia Pace, Freshman, Business Administration
Molly Scharmann, Senior, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Neele Schuten, Freshman, Sustainability
Asia Smith, Junior, Communication
Naomi Smitham, Sophomore, Accounting Alanna Stein, Sophomore, Communication Tiana Whitworth, Freshman, Information Systems