July 8, 2014

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) -

UNLV had a total of 52 student-athletes named as 2013-14 Scholar-Athlete Award recipients, the Mountain West announced on Tuesday. The 52 Rebels honored is the third-highest number in school history, trailing just the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons during which 53 were named from the school. The announcement came one day after the league released its Spring 2014 Academic All-MW Team.

The MW Scholar-Athlete Award is one of the highest academic honors bestowed by the Conference. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in varsity competition in a Mountain West-sponsored sport.

UNLV has had at least 43 recipients earn the award for seven straight academic years dating back to 2007-08. Since the MW began handing out the Scholar-Athlete Award nine years ago (2003-04), the Rebels have had 43 or more individuals recognized in nine of 11 years.

Leading the way for the Rebels was a trio of women's squads, as women's swimming had a school-high 12 athletes honored (third-highest in the league), the third straight year the team has reached has reached that mark, which is also a program-best. The women's soccer team had nine members (also third-highest in the MW) and the track and field team saw seven recognized.

Football, volleyball and women's tennis all had four honorees, while men's golf saw three of its members named. Rounding out the Rebel teams, women's basketball, baseball, women's golf and men's tennis all had two apiece while softball had one honoree.

Overall, a league-record 651 student-athletes were named Mountain West All-Scholar, including 50 with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

UNLV 2013-14 MW SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

BASEBALL (2)
Zach Baker, Freshman, Communication Studies
John Morey, Junior, Kinesiological Sciences

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (2)
Diamond Major, Freshman, Biological Sciences
Friederike Moderegger, Senior, Elementary Education

FOOTBALL (4)
Tyler Bergsten, Sophomore, Finance
Maika Mataele, Senior Public Administration
Andrew Oberg, Sophomore, Political Science
Nick Sherry, Sophomore, Political Science

MEN'S GOLF (3)
Redford Bobbitt, Freshman, Communication Studies
Carl Jonson, Junior, Accounting
AJ McInerney, Sophomore, Undeclared

WOMEN'S GOLF (2)
Avery French, Freshman, Pre-Business
Katerina Prorokova, Senior, Accounting

WOMEN'S SOCCER (9)
Courtney Botelho, Senior, Kinesiological Sciences
Nicole Candioglos, Sophomore, Hospitality Management
Isabelle Delgado, Freshman, Elementary Education
Addy Guida, Junior, Biological Sciences (Pre-Professional)
Michaela Kelsey, Freshman, Kinesiological Sciences
Katie Vanderzwaag, Freshman, Biological Sciences (Pre-Professional)
Kylie Wassell, Senior, Secondary Education
Samantha Weber, Junior, Kinesiological Sciences
Jenn Wolfe, Senior, Hospitality Management

SOFTBALL (1)
Emily Haslinger, Sophomore, Kinesiological Sciences

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING (12)
Erin Cox, Junior, Accounting
Rachel Dixon, Senior, Psychology
Lauren Erickson, Sophomore, Kinesiological Sciences
Julia Fehervari, Sophomore, Hospitality Management
Elena Gavrilova, Sophomore, Psychology
Jessica Heim, Senior, Kinesiological Sciences
Kristina Hendrick, Freshman, Hospitality Management
Ruth Nguyen, Freshman, Hospitality Management
Natalie Sanchez, Junior, Accounting
Madelinem Schmidt, Junior, Anthropology
Michele Serra, Sophomore, Kinesiological Sciences
Taylor Shillingburg, Freshman, Undeclared

MEN'S TENNIS (2)
Ezra Abraham, Freshman, Pre-Business
Jakob Amilon, Freshman, Pre-Business

WOMEN'S TENNIS (4)
Paola Artiga, Freshman, Pre-Business
Anett Ferenczi-Bako, Junior, Hospitality Management
Alexis Garrett, Junior, Accounting
Santa Shumilina, Junior, Hospitality Management

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (7)
Erin Bowers, Freshman, Hospitality Management
Summer Crawley, Freshman, Undeclared
Jordan Hardy, Senior, Journalism & Media Studies
Madison Johonnot, Freshman, Elementary Education
Janeek Mollique, Freshman, Psychology
Juliet Summers-Hernandez, Sophomore, Latin American Studies
Kylee Vandenberg, Freshman, Kinesiological Sciences

VOLLEYBALL (4)
Allison Davies, Junior, Accounting
Carly Riehl, Freshman, Biological Sciences (Pre-Professional)
Sadie Stutzman, Freshman, Civil Engineering
Madeline Westman, Senior, Communication Studies