GCU leads the way with 240 Academic All-WAC honorees

The Western Athletic Conference has announced the 2017 Academic All-WAC honorees from spring sports, transfers and freshmen, with Grand Canyon student-athletes leading the way. A total of 421 student-athletes from the spring sport programs and 218 freshmen and transfers from the fall and winter sports were named to the list of 639 honorees.

GCU had the most spring Academic All-WAC honorees with 92, well ahead of the next highest total of 76.

During the 2016-17 academic year, a total of 1,183 student-athletes earned Academic All-WAC recognition. Grand Canyon led the way with 240 honorees, while Utah Valley had 173 and Seattle U had 155. More than half – 55 percent – of all the WAC student-athletes that earned All-WAC recognition were also selected as Academic All-WAC honorees.

"We are extremely proud of the accomplishments our student-athletes continue to make on and off the field or court," said GCU Senior Associate AD for Student-Development Jason Linders. "The recognition for most Academic All-WAC honorees is another testament to our student-athletes' commitment to their academic goals. Our faculty/staff, coaches, administration, and Office of Student-Athlete Development staff will continue to look for ways to support their academic, personal, and athletic endeavors, as well as enhance their student-athlete experience while here at GCU."

2017 Spring Academic All-WAC Honorees
Baseball
Austin Bull, So.
Quin Cotton, Fr.
AJ Franks, Sr.
Degan Harte, Jr.
Tom Lerouge, Jr.
Zach Malis, So.
Bobby Milacki, Jr.
Kona Quiggle, Fr.
Jack Schneider, Fr.
Garrison Schwartz, Jr.
Jeramy Smith, Jr.
Mick Vorhof, Jr.
Jake Wong, So.

Men's Golf
Billy Comeaux, Sr.
Matt McClung, Jr.
Vinnie Murphy, Sr.
Hayden Webb, Sr.

Women's Golf
Kylie Fong, So.
Brittany Holen, Sr.
Lelaga Meredith, Jr.
Amy Ruelas, Jr.
Deanna Salvatori, Jr.

Softball
Brianna Aguilar-Beaucage, Fr.
Biana Boling, Jr.
Jenna Coates, Sr.
Madelyn Dowdle, So.
Laynee Gomez, Jr.
Niki Gonzalez, Jr.
Kendsey Hill, Sr.
Taylor Kaye, So.
Loriann Olson, Fr.
Shea Smith, So.
Sierra Smith, So.
Mariah Valencia, Jr.
Camree Wartman, Sr.

Men's Tennis
Gregoire Balenci, Sr.
Justin Cvitanovic, So.
Lorenzo Fucile, Fr.
Philip Kuehnen, Jr.
Valentin Lang, Fr.
Adrian Legarreta, Sr.
Francois Musitelli, Fr.
Mathieu Ounanian, Sr.
Mathieu Rajaonah, So.

Women's Tennis
Susan Baklini, Sr.
Celina Buhr, Fr.
Emilia Occhipinti, Fr.
Alexandra Petrzalkov, Sr.
Tatum Prudhomme, Sr.
Lana Rinaldi, Jr.

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Isaac Allanarem, Jr.
Aaron Burnside, Sr.
Grant Carpenter, Fr.
Joaquin Castellanos, Jr.
Joseph Castellanos, So.
Michael Gonzales, Fr.
Josh Hamberlin, Jr.
Dario Horvat, Sr.
Timmy Johnson, Jr.
Matthew Kaldawi, Sr.
Ahmir Lamar, Jr.
Scott Marshall, Sr.
Adam Peterson, So.
Sam Proctor, Jr.
Jose Retana, Sr.
Adam Turner, Fr.
Aaron Walker, Jr.
William Winfield, So.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Taylor Bond, Sr.
Natalie Cardwell, Sr.
Martina Cernochova, Sr.
Aaliyah Cook, Jr.
Ally Cuddeford, Sr.
Mally Gage, Sr.
Rachelle Green, Jr.
Anna Henry, Jr.
Paige Hildebrandt, Fr.
Jennafer Ingram, Sr.
Paeden Jackson, Jr.
Courtney Logan, So.
Sydney Madrid, Jr.
Mariah Montoya, Jr.
Nyomi Mosley, Sr.
Briana Myers, Jr.
Sarah Sten, So.
Emily Shieh, Sr.
Trista Smith, Fr.
Jalissa Smith, So.
Yarithza Soto, Fr.
Erika Wallace, Fr.
Emily Wilkinson, Sr.
Kayla Wilson, Sr.

2016-17 Freshmen/Transfer Academic All-WAC Honorees
Women's Basketball
Kiara Clark, Jr.
Marina Laramie, Gr.
Laura Marcos-Canedo, Gr.
Vanessa Murphy, Fr.

Women's Cross Country
Elizabeth Balsan, Fr.
Paige Hildebrandt, Fr.
Yarithza Soto, Fr.
Erika Wallace, Fr.

Men's Soccer
Austin Day, Fr.

Women's Soccer
Fiona Samodurov, Fr.
Madison Wisely, Fr.

Men's Swimming & Diving
Pietro Hufnagel Toscani, Fr.
Wiktor Jaszczak, Fr.
Viktor Kertesz, Fr.
Noah Lambert, Fr.

Women's Swimming & Diving
Alyssa Christianson, Fr.
Alexis Hill, Jr.
Roaia Mashaly, Fr.
Elisha Walker, Fr.
Salma Zaitoun, Fr.

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Grant Carpenter, Fr.
Josh Hamberlin, Jr.
Adam Turner, Fr.

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Paige Hildebrandt, Fr.
Trista Smith, Fr.
Yarithza Soto, Fr.
Erika Wallace, Fr.
Symone Wright-Flowers, Fr.

Volleyball
Maria Adams, Fr.
Emma Ahern, Fr.
Heidi Carpenter, Fr.

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