GCU tops Academic All-WAC list

Photo by: Travis Neely

4/10/2019 11:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, S-A Development

Lopes lead conference with 48 winter student-athletes

By: Nathan Okonek

Grand Canyon led the winter Academic All-WAC list with 48 honorees, the most of any conference member for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field and men's and women's swimming and diving.

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.

"We want to continue striving for excellence in everything we do," GCU Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development Jason Linders said. "Whether it's in the classroom, on the field of competition, on campus or in the west Phoenix community, it's good to see our winter sports student-athletes being recognized for the hard work and dedication they exhibit both in the classroom and on the court, on the track and in the pool."

A total of 280 student-athletes were named to the list and 42 percent of the winter Academic All-WAC honorees also earned All-WAC recognition. GCU's total of 48 honorees was ahead of Utah Valley with 37 and New Mexico State and Seattle U with 31 each. GCU track and field accounted for 27 honorees while Lopes swimming and diving added 18.

The following is a list of GCU's winter Academic All-WAC honorees.

Men's basketball
Matt Jackson, senior
Alessandro Lever, sophomore
Gerard Martin, senior

Men's indoor track and field
Grant Carpenter, junior
Joseph Castellanos, senior
Chris Linnin Jr., senior
Karlos Logan, senior
Guillermo Matesanz, senior
Austin Moeller, junior
Josh Onwordi, sophomore
Adam Peterson, senior
Alex Thomas, sophomore
Adam Turner, junior
Nathan Wesolek, senior
William Winfield IV, senior
Karl Zuber, sophomore

Women's indoor track and field
Elizabeth Balsan, junior
Nicole Cristobal, sophomore
Kenzie Fitzgerald, senior
Latoya Gilding, senior
Paige Hildebrandt, junior
Paeden Jackson, senior
Courtney Logan, senior
Madelyn Lundberg, sophomore
Sydney Madrid, senior
Sarah Root, senior
Alyson Schwartz, sophomore
Chynna Simmons, sophomore
Trista Smith, junior
Yarithza Soto, junior

Men's swimming and diving
Daniil Antipov, senior
Brandon Baron, sophomore
Eran Ber, junior
Owen Cameron, senior
Cameron Carney, sophomore
Pietro Hufnagel Toscani, junior
Wiktor Jaszczak, junior
Noah Lambert, junior
Asahi Nagahata, sophomore
Mark Nikolaev, senior
Bogdan Plavin, senior

Women's swimming and diving
Menna El-Midany, senior
Diana Jaruseviciute, sophomore
Roaia Mashaly, junior
Marina McInelly, sophomore
Emily Muteti, sophomore
Tasmin Stewart, sophomore
Salma Zaitoun, junior