July 7, 2014
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV had a total of 78 student-athletes named to the Spring 2014 Academic All-Mountain West Team, the league announced Monday.
Three Rebel programs hit double-digits this year with women's swimming and diving leading the way with 19, followed by women's track and field with 17 and softball with 11 (which tied for the second-most in the league).
UNLV men's golf tied for the league lead with six honorees while baseball also had six. UNLV women's tennis and women's basketball featured five each while men's tennis and women's golf had four apiece. Men's basketball had one honoree.
If you include the seven men's swimming and diving student-athletes who were previously announced as part of the 2014 Academic All-Western Athletic Conference Team, UNLV had a total of 85 individuals who were acknowledged for their efforts in the classroom this spring. That total marked the 10th straight year that at least 81 Rebels were recognized.
For the 2013-14 academic year, UNLV had 127 student-athletes - 117 MW and 10 WAC in two sports - earn either Fall or Spring honors. That number extends the athletic department's run to nine consecutive years with at least 124.
Overall, a league-record 897 student-athletes were named to the Spring 2014 Academic All-Mountain West Team. Spring sports include baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, softball, women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's track & field.
To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-MW Team, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic team at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletics team.
UNLV SPRING 2014 MW ACADEMIC HONOREES
BASEBALL (6)Patrick Armstrong, Senior, SociologyErick Fedde, Junior, Communication StudiesMatt McCallister, Senior, SociologyKenny Oakley, Sophomore, FinanceJohn Richy, Junior, Interdisciplinary StudiesJoey Swanner, Junior, Communication Studies
MEN'S BASKETBALL (1)Kendall Smith, Freshman, Undeclared
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (5)Amie Callaway, Sophomore, Hospitality ManagementAlana Cesarz, Junior, Kinesiological SciencesBriana Charles, Junior, Political ScienceDiamond Major, Freshman, Biological SciencesAley Rohde, Sophomore, Criminal Justice
MEN'S GOLF (6)Redford Bobbitt, Freshman, Communication StudiesCarl Jonson, Junior, AccountingKurt Kitayama, Junior, FinanceAJ McInerney, Sophomore, UndeclaredTaylor Montgomery, Freshman, Pre-BusinessChris Tuulik, Freshman, Kinesiological Sciences
WOMEN'S GOLF (4)Vivian Hsuan Chen, Freshman, UndeclaredDana Finkelstein, Junior, Kinesiological SciencesAvery French, Freshman, Pre-BusinessDemi Mak, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies
SOFTBALL (11)Garie Blando, Sophomore, Kinesiological SciencesKwyn Cooper, Freshman, SociologyJamie DePippo, Sophomore, Communication StudiesMorgan Ettinger, Freshman, Biological SciencesFrancesca Foti, Sophomore ,Special EducationEmily Haslinger, Sophomore, Kinesiological SciencesPauline Monreal, Senior, Kinesiological SciencesAmanda Oliveto, Senior, Elementary EducationAlex Petrolia, Sophomore, PsychologyStefany Valentino, Senior, Kinesiological SciencesTayler Van Acker, Senior, Earth & Environmental Sciences
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING (19)Erin Cox, Junior, AccountingRachel Dixon, Senior, PsychologyNaomi Ellis, Freshman, Pre-BusinessLauren Erickson, Sophomore, Kinesiological SciencesJulia Fehervari, Sophomore, Hospitality ManagementElena Gavrilova, Sophomore, PsychologyJessica Heim, Senior, Kinesiological SciencesKimberly Hendrick, Freshman, Hospitality ManagementKristina Hendrick, Freshman, Hospitality ManagementKatelyn Herrington, Senior, Meetings & Event ManagementChelsea Morris, Freshman, Culinary Arts ManagementRuth Nguyen, Freshman, Hospitality ManagementNatalie Sanchez, Junior, AccountingMadelinem Schmidt, Junior, AnthropologyMichele Serra, Sophomore, Kinesiological SciencesTaylor Shillingburg, Freshman, UndeclaredMichelle Troup, Sophomore, Pre-BusinessJessica Wong, Sophomore, Biological SciencesKelsey Wuoti, Freshman, Biological Sciences
MEN'S TENNIS (4)Ozzy Abraham, Freshman, Pre-BusinessJakob Amilon, Freshman, Pre-BusinessTamas Batyi, Senior, Hospitality ManagementAce Matias, Junior, Communication Studies
WOMEN'S TENNIS (5)Paola Artiga, Freshman, Pre-BusinessAnett Ferenczi-Bako, Junior, Hospitality ManagementAlexis Garrett, Junior, AccountingIren Kotseva, Sophomore, Journalism & Media StudiesSanta Shumilina, Junior, Hospitality Management
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (17)Laura Affeld, Senior, Public HealthAmanda Berg, Junior, Hospitality ManagementErin Bowers, Freshman, Hospitality ManagementMandy Chitwood, Freshman, UndeclaredSummer Crawley, Freshman, UndeclaredKyra Day, Sophomore, Health Care AdministrationMyra Dean, Senior, FinanceAshley Franklin, Senior, Kinesiological SciencesJordan Hardy, Senior, Journalism & Media StudiesMadison Johonnot, Freshman, Elementary EducationMiranda Menzies, Sophomore, HistoryCortney Miller, Sophomore, Kinesiological SciencesJaneek Mollique, Freshman, EnglishAdrianna Oliva, Senior, Hospitality ManagementJordan Smith, Sophomore, PsychologyJuliet Summers-Hernandez, Sophomore, Latin American StudiesKylee Vandenberg, Freshman, Kinesiological Sciences
