Lopes lead in Academic All-WAC honorees

1/12/2017 1:22:00 PM | General, Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, S-A Development

By: Lisa Amsler

PHOENIX -- The Grand Canyon student-athletes are achieving greatness both on and off the field as they lead the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in Academic All-WAC selections for the second semester in a row.

The WAC has released the list of of the 2016 Fall Academic All-WAC honorees for men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball with GCU topping the list at 51 student-athletes.

"We are committed to the total development of our student-athletes and will continue to develop our programming, resources, and support services to provide the best possible student-athlete experience," said Senior Associate AD Jason Linders. "It definitely takes a village to support our student-athletes, but it's fulfilling to see hard work and commitment by the student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and our student-athlete development team recognized by the WAC with these awards!"

A total of 248 honorees were named to the list. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.

Women's soccer tallied 16 of the Lopes' 51 honorees which is the highest number of any of the Fall sports. The complete list of Academic All-WAC student-athletes is below:

Men's Cross Country
Gage Hale, Jr.
Jonny Holsten, So.
Samuel Proctor, Jr.
Jose Retana, Sr.
Sammy Schilling, So.
Brendan Wagler, So.

Women's Cross Country
Taylor Bond, Sr.
Natalie Cardwell, Sr.
Anna Henry, Sr.
Bailie Jones, Jr.
Mariah Montoya, Jr.
Lacey Peterson, Sr.
Kellie Stroupe, Jr.
Emily Wilkinson, Sr.

Men's Soccer
Andy Alanis, So.
Ben Barkoff, Sr.
Kendyl Day, Sr.
Wedner Delmonte, Jr.
Damian German, So.
Alexandros Halis, Sr.
Niki Jackson, Jr.
Charles Keating, Jr.
Aidan McGlothan, Jr.
Jaime Olabarria, Sr.
Alejandro Radilla, So.
Jose Rodriguez Nieblas, Sr.
Jordan Slack, Sr.

Women's Soccer
Milla Benedetti, Jr.
Emma Cain, Jr.
McKenzie Cook, So.
Shannon Costello, Sr.
Madison Cox, Jr.
Blakely Fraasch, Jr.
Brylee Hawkins, Jr.
Joanna Lagunas, Sr.
Taylor Layton, Sr.
Rachel Mina, Jr.
Maria Monterroso, Sr.
Christian Recinos, Sr.
Alexis Roberts, Sr.
Kelsey Smith, Jr.
Jessica Valadez, Sr.
Kathryn Yancone, Sr.

Women's Volleyball
Gracie Dimond, Sr.
Hannah Hicks, Jr.
Chloe Jenkins, Sr.
Katrice Pond, So.
Randahl Powers, Jr.
Jordan Sanchez, Jr.
Natalie Tardy, Jr.
Sara Westerman, Sr.