UNLV Boasts Department-Best 109 On Spring Academic Team - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV Athletics had a department-best 109 student-athletes named to the Spring 2020 Academic All-Mountain West Team, the Conference announced Monday. UNLV's previous high was 90, which was set just one year ago.

To date, the Rebels have placed at least 70 representatives on the spring list for 18 consecutive years.

Four programs reached double digits this year with a department- and program-best 23 representatives from baseball, while women's swimming & diving added 21 and the track & field and softball programs had 12 apiece.

In addition to baseball's record-setting haul, men's basketball and men's golf also attained their program's highest historical output with seven each. Women's golf tied its previous high of five for the fourth time dating back to 2010.

Additionally, women's basketball had eight representatives, while men's and women's tennis both had seven.

Overall, an MW record 1,130 student-athletes were named to the Spring 2020 Academic All-MW Team.

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 team.

2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR: The Scarlet & Gray had a total of 163 student-athletes – a department-best – earn Academic All-MW Team honors this year: 54 for Fall 2019 and 109 for Spring 2020.

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