Lucas James is a three-time WAC All-Academic honoree.

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Weber, James Named Scholar-Athletes Of The Year

May 6, 2016

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Seniors Lucas James and Samantha Weber topped the Rebels recognized at the 31st Annual UNLV Scholar-Athlete Honors Banquet, which was held at the MGM Grand Conference Center Friday afternoon.

James, from the men's swimming and diving program, was named UNLV's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Weber, a member of the women's soccer team, earned the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

James, a biological science major with minors in psychology and sociology, currently has 3.37 cumulative grade point average. The El Cajon, Calif. native became the first Rebel to ever win a conference title in the platform event at this year's WAC Championships, and the first to win a diving conference title in any event since 1988. He is a three-time Academic All-WAC selection, and is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at UNLV.

Weber, from Tempe, Ariz., received her bachelor of science degree in kinesiology in May of 2015, and attended classes for her pursuit of a physician's assistant degree this past school year while holding a 3.91 cumulative GPA. She started and played in 78 games in her four years as a Rebel, and was named CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2013 while also picking up NSCAA Scholar All-West Region Honorable Mention honors this past January.

A total of 119 student-athletes were honored for earning academic all-conference honors by achieving GPAs of 3.0 or higher in the Mountain West and the Western Athletic Conference (only men's soccer and men's swimming & diving), while 56 student-athletes were recognized for being named to the MW's Scholar-Athlete Award list for having a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or greater in at least two semesters at UNLV.

A total of 47 individuals were honored as members of the Rebel Top 10 for attaining a GPA placing them in the top-10 percent of all student-athletes at UNLV. The award is based on cumulative GPA's of all student-athletes who have completed one full academic year at UNLV.

Also announced at the banquet were the Student-Athlete Academic Champions awards, which are give to each sport's most well-rounded leaders that demonstrate great academic achievement in addition to maintaining a productive role in their respective sport. Athletic Academic Advisers select each sport's academic champion based off the following criteria: GPA, degree path, credit load, academic class standing, contribution to their sport, community service and character.

2015-16 UNLV Student-Athlete Academic ChampionsBaseball - DJ MyersMen's Basketball - Barry CheaneyWomen's Basketball - Aley RohdeCross County - Nikki RegaladoCheer - Sommer EhrenbergDance - Chelsea CruzFootball - Henri JussilaMen's Golf - AJ McInerneyWomen's Golf - Harley DubskySoftball - Brooke StoverMen's Soccer - Corey AckleyWomen's Soccer - Lily SenderMen's Swimming & Diving - Boris KulizhnikovWomen's Swimming & Diving - Janelle NguyenMen's Tennis - Jakob AmilonWomen's Tennis - Carol YangTrack & Field - Kylee VanderbergVolleyball - Sadie Stutzman
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Players Mentioned

Henri Jussila

#34 Henri Jussila

RB
5' 9"
Freshman
AJ McInerney

AJ McInerney

6' 2"
Sophomore
1L
Corey Ackley

#2 Corey Ackley

Defender
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
1L
Boris Kulizhnikov

Boris Kulizhnikov

Breast/IM
6' 3"
Freshman
HS
Lucas James

Lucas James

Diver
5' 11"
Freshman
Jakob Amilon

Jakob Amilon

5' 11"
Freshman
HS
Aley Rohde

#14 Aley Rohde

Center
6' 5"
Sophomore
TR
Harley Dubsky

Harley Dubsky

5' 8"
Freshman
HS
Lily Sender

#29 Lily Sender

Forward
5' 9"
Freshman
Samantha Weber

#15 Samantha Weber

Defender
5' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Brooke Stover

#20 Brooke Stover

C
5' 8"
Freshman
HS
Sadie Stutzman

#05 Sadie Stutzman

MB
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Henri Jussila

#34 Henri Jussila

5' 9"
Freshman
RB
AJ McInerney

AJ McInerney

6' 2"
Sophomore
1L
Corey Ackley

#2 Corey Ackley

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
1L
Defender
Boris Kulizhnikov

Boris Kulizhnikov

6' 3"
Freshman
HS
Breast/IM
Lucas James

Lucas James

5' 11"
Freshman
Diver
Jakob Amilon

Jakob Amilon

5' 11"
Freshman
HS
Aley Rohde

#14 Aley Rohde

6' 5"
Sophomore
TR
Center
Harley Dubsky

Harley Dubsky

5' 8"
Freshman
HS
Lily Sender

#29 Lily Sender

5' 9"
Freshman
Forward
Samantha Weber

#15 Samantha Weber

5' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Defender
Brooke Stover

#20 Brooke Stover

5' 8"
Freshman
HS
C
Sadie Stutzman

#05 Sadie Stutzman

6' 2"
Freshman
MB