May 20, 1998
The Western Athletic Conference released its annual All-Academic honors for the 1997-98 winter
sport season Wednesday. UNLV had 15 student-athletes named to the team from the sports of
women's basketball, and men's and women's swimming and diving. To be selected a
student-athlete must have completed one academic year, have a 3.2 or better cumulative grade
point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests. Below is
a list of the Rebel student-athletes who earned Academic All-WAC accolades:
Women's Basketball
Karen Webster Jr. International Business
Men's Swimming and Diving
Jonathan Fiene So. Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Kelly Sr. Finance and Management
Ryan Lathrum Jr. Elementary Education
Tomasz Piotrowski Jr. Hotel Administration
Doug Wake So. Fitness Management
Women's Swimming and Diving
Janel Frei Jr. Finance and Management
Jaime Harms Jr. Psychology
Nikole Mendrinos Sr. Recreation
Victoria Naess Jr. International Business
Heather Nelson Jr. Sport Injury Management
Andrea Sacks Jr. Biology
Sarah Schneider Sr. Hotel Management
Jessica Vipperman So. Undeclared
Donna Wu Jr. Hotel Management
