Grand Canyon University Athletics
Lopes top list of Academic All-WAC honorees for Winter 2017 sports
4/6/2017 1:08:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, S-A Development
DENVER -- Grand Canyon landed at the top of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Academic All-WAC honorees for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, and men's and women's swimming & diving.
To be eligible for this award, a student-athlete must have one academic year under their belt, a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA and participated in at least half of their team's games.
According to the official conference release, of the 279 student-athletes to earn this recognition, 62 were from Grand Canyon, which is the highest number of honorees of any school in the WAC by a landslide. The closest contender is Utah Valley with 31 honorees.
"GCU is committed to the total development of our student-athletes and will continue to develop our programming, guidance, and support services to provide the best possible student-athlete experience," Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development Jason Linders said.
Men's track and field had 17 Academic All-WAC honorees, closely followed by the women's team with 14 and the men's swimming and diving team with 13. See below for a complete list of Grand Canyon's recipients of the Academic All-WAC award.
Men's Basketball
Joshua Braun, Jr.
Gerard Martin, So.
DeWayne Russell, Sr.
Women's Basketball
Alyx Bloom, Sr.
Jessica Gajewski, Jr.
Zelor Massaquoi, Jr.
Casey Rarrick, So.
August Touchard, Jr.
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Isaac Allanarem, Jr.
Aaron Burnside, Jr.
Joaquin Castellanos, Jr.
Marcus Flannigan, Sr.
Ryan Girk, Jr.
Timmy Johnson, Jr.
Ahmir LaMar, Jr.
Marvin Magg, Jr.
Scott Marshall, Jr.
Kalen Meza, Jr.
Jude Olear, Sr.
Adam Peterson, So.
Sam Proctor, Jr.
Jose Retana Ceballos, Sr.
Pierre-Louis Ricou, Jr.
Philip Terry, Jr.
William Winfield IV, So.
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Taylor Bond, Sr.
Martina Cernochova, Sr.
Aaliyah Cook, Jr.
Ally Cuddeford, Sr.
Mally Gage, Sr.
Alexandra Gilbert, Sr.
Rachelle Green, Jr.
Anna Henry, Jr.
Courtney Logan, So.
Sydney Madrid, So.
Briana Myers, Jr.
Andrea Olstead, Sr.
Sarah Root, So.
Kayla Wilson, Sr.
Men's Swimming & Diving
Sherif Aboumandour, So.
Todd Alden, So.
Daniil Antipov, So.
Mantas Auruskevicius, Jr.
Nathon Burwick, Jr.
Owen Cameron, So.
Trent Godfrey, Sr.
Jacob Lambros, Sr.
Mark Nikolaev, So.
Bogdan Plavin, So.
Connor Shores, Sr.
Trent Trump, Jr.
Michael Winfrey, Jr.
Women's Swimming & Diving
Estela Davis Ortiz, Jr.
Vangelina Draganova, Jr.
Menna Elmidany, So.
Marina Fonseca, Jr.
Lexi Hill, Jr.
Jade Howard, Jr.
Holly Kolkebeck, Sr.
Samiha Mohsen, So.
Megan Phelps, So.
Joana Ulyte, Jr.
To be eligible for this award, a student-athlete must have one academic year under their belt, a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA and participated in at least half of their team's games.
According to the official conference release, of the 279 student-athletes to earn this recognition, 62 were from Grand Canyon, which is the highest number of honorees of any school in the WAC by a landslide. The closest contender is Utah Valley with 31 honorees.
"GCU is committed to the total development of our student-athletes and will continue to develop our programming, guidance, and support services to provide the best possible student-athlete experience," Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development Jason Linders said.
Men's track and field had 17 Academic All-WAC honorees, closely followed by the women's team with 14 and the men's swimming and diving team with 13. See below for a complete list of Grand Canyon's recipients of the Academic All-WAC award.
Men's Basketball
Joshua Braun, Jr.
Gerard Martin, So.
DeWayne Russell, Sr.
Women's Basketball
Alyx Bloom, Sr.
Jessica Gajewski, Jr.
Zelor Massaquoi, Jr.
Casey Rarrick, So.
August Touchard, Jr.
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Isaac Allanarem, Jr.
Aaron Burnside, Jr.
Joaquin Castellanos, Jr.
Marcus Flannigan, Sr.
Ryan Girk, Jr.
Timmy Johnson, Jr.
Ahmir LaMar, Jr.
Marvin Magg, Jr.
Scott Marshall, Jr.
Kalen Meza, Jr.
Jude Olear, Sr.
Adam Peterson, So.
Sam Proctor, Jr.
Jose Retana Ceballos, Sr.
Pierre-Louis Ricou, Jr.
Philip Terry, Jr.
William Winfield IV, So.
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Taylor Bond, Sr.
Martina Cernochova, Sr.
Aaliyah Cook, Jr.
Ally Cuddeford, Sr.
Mally Gage, Sr.
Alexandra Gilbert, Sr.
Rachelle Green, Jr.
Anna Henry, Jr.
Courtney Logan, So.
Sydney Madrid, So.
Briana Myers, Jr.
Andrea Olstead, Sr.
Sarah Root, So.
Kayla Wilson, Sr.
Men's Swimming & Diving
Sherif Aboumandour, So.
Todd Alden, So.
Daniil Antipov, So.
Mantas Auruskevicius, Jr.
Nathon Burwick, Jr.
Owen Cameron, So.
Trent Godfrey, Sr.
Jacob Lambros, Sr.
Mark Nikolaev, So.
Bogdan Plavin, So.
Connor Shores, Sr.
Trent Trump, Jr.
Michael Winfrey, Jr.
Women's Swimming & Diving
Estela Davis Ortiz, Jr.
Vangelina Draganova, Jr.
Menna Elmidany, So.
Marina Fonseca, Jr.
Lexi Hill, Jr.
Jade Howard, Jr.
Holly Kolkebeck, Sr.
Samiha Mohsen, So.
Megan Phelps, So.
Joana Ulyte, Jr.
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Track and Field
G
/ Men's Basketball
/ Track and Field
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
SPR
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
JU/SP
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
THR
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
G
/ Men's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
/ Track and Field
JUM
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
DIS
/ Track and Field
MUL
/ Track and Field
HU/JU
/ Track and Field
G
/ Men's Basketball
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Track and Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
HU
/ Track and Field
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
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