July 1, 2010
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Mountain West Conference named 104 University of New Mexico student athletes as 2009-10 Mountain West Conference Scholar Athlete Award recipients Wednesday afternoon. The Lobos recorded the most honorees among the nine MWC members.
A total of 548 student-athletes were honored, including 42 individuals who have achieved a 4.00 or higher cumulative grade point average over two or more terms, and 60 student-athletes who were recognized in multiple sports. This year’s mark fell one shy of matching the league record of 549 honorees, set in 2008-09.
The MWC 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 an NCAA-sponsored sport.
The Lobos boast 19 honorees to have achieved a 4.00 or higher cumulative grade point average and 12 recognized in multiple sports.
The 19 New Mexico student athletes with a 4.0 or higher are Simon Ejdemyr (4.14) from men’s soccer, Jael Fanning (4.08) from women’s soccer, Maria Dudley (4.16) and Nanette Wittenberg (4.06) from women’s swimming and diving, Eliane Bourdages (4.06) and Kristin Eggleston (4.03) from women’s tennis, Gabe Aragon (4.09), Chad Clark (4.13) and Chris Dodds (4.06) from men’s track and field, Amanda Best (4.09), Caroline Durbin (4.11) and Lauren Taylor (4.13) from women’s basketball, Travis Ross (4.15) from men’s golf, Tor-Hakon Hellebostad (4.07) from skiing, Nicky Archer (4.00), Janna Mitsos (4.02), Lacey Oeding (4.05) and Erin Weeda (4.07) from both women’s track and field and cross country, and Ashlee Smalley (4.16) from women’s track and field.
New Mexico also saw nine seniors earn the honor for the fourth time in their careers – Amy Beggin (women’s basketball), Simon Ejdemyr (men’s soccer), Katie Gilmore (softball), Veronika Strnadova (women’s soccer), Jennifer Patterson (women’s swimming and diving), Alex Willis (men’s track and field), Aditi Majumdar (women’s track and field), Oliver Lacaille (skiing) and Allie Suiter (volleyball).
2009-10 UNM Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete Award Honorees
* = repeat honoree
Baseball
Mitchell Garver – Fr., Biology
Men’s Basketball
*** Roman Martinez – Sr., Business Administration
Women’s Basketball
*** Amy Beggin – Sr., Communication and Journalism
** Amanda Best – Jr., Biology
Caroline Durbin – Fr., Undeclared
* Nikki Nelson – So., Biology
Emily Stark – Fr., Undeclared
* Lauren Taylor – So., Biology/Spanish
Jordan Unverzagt – Fr., Undeclared
Men’s Cross Country
David Bishop – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
Rory Fraser – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
Todd Nickerson – Jr., University Studies
Women’s Cross Country
*** Nicky Archer – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
** Carolyn Boosey – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
Laura Bowerman – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
Alex Darling – Jr., Psychology
* Ashley Gibson – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
Delyth James – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
Bianca Martin – So., University Studies
Janna Mitsos – Fr., Chemistry
* Lacey Oeding – So., Exercise Science
Ruth Senior – Sr., Master’s of Business Administration
Erin Weeda – So., Pharmacy
Football
Victor James – Sr., Master’s of Secondary Education
* Cody Neely – Jr., Business Administration
Men’s Golf
John Catlin – Fr., Undeclared
Ryan Gay – Fr., Undeclared
* Nick Geyer – Sr., Sports Administration
Shane McDonald – So., Communication and Journalism
Travis Ross – Jr., Business Administration
Ryan Smith – Fr., Business Administration
Alex Zannes – Sr., Political Science
Women’s Golf
Beth Buchner – Fr., Undeclared
* Jodi Ewart – Sr., Psychology
* Rebecca Hellbom – So., Music Performance, Voice
Skiing
* Petter Brenna – So., University Studies
** Tor-Hakon Hellebostad – Jr., Business Administration
*** Oliver Lacaille – Sr., Business Administration
* Thomas Schwab – Jr., Business Administration
Stefanie Demetz – So., Undeclared
* Jacqueline Hangl – So., Psychology
Malin Hemmingsson – Sr., Business Administration
* Ingrid Leask – So., French
Kate Williams – Fr., Undeclared
Men’s Soccer
*** Simon Ejdemyr – Sr., Political Science
** Andrew Parsons – Sr., Biochemistry
Levi Rossi – Fr., Undeclared
Masashi Shibuya – So., University Studies
Blake Smith – Fr., Undeclared
Women’s Soccer
* Amanda Collins – So., Environmental Science
* Kelli Cornell – So., Business Administration
* Jael Fanning – So., Nutrition
* Jessica Quador – Sr., Mass Communication
Stephanie Rowe – Fr., Undeclared
*** Veronika Strnadova – Sr., Mathematics
* Kate Wyrick – Jr., University Studies
Softball
*** Katie Gilmore – Sr., Elementary Education
Cassandra Kalapsa – Fr., Undeclared
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Sally Bellinger – Jr., University Studies
* Jocelyn Colella – So., Biology
Stephanie DeLang – Fr., Undeclared
* Maria Dudley – So., History
Alyssa Keill – Fr., Undeclared
* Alexandra Lusk – Sr., Biology/Psychology
* Tesse Maciejko – So., Exercise Science
** Bridget O’Hara – Sr., English/Spanish
*** Jennifer Patterson – Sr., Nursing
* Nicole Peirce – So., Business Administration
* Erica Stuart – So., University Studies
** Nanette Wittenberg – Jr., Business Administration
Women’s Tennis
* Eliane Bourdages – So., Psychology
* Manumea Durie – So., Biology
Kristin Eggleston – Fr., Undeclared
Michaela Oldani – Fr., Undeclared
Laura Richardson – Fr., Undeclared
Amy Shipperd – Fr., Undeclared
Men’s Track and Field
Gabe Aragon – Fr., Business Administration
* David Bishop – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
* Chad Clark – So., Business Administration
Chris Dodds – Fr., Exercise Science
* Rory Fraser – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
Michael Gonzales – Fr., Exercise Science
Alex Kitterman – Fr., Business Administration
Jeremy Lee – Sr., Social Studies Education
Todd Nickerson – Jr., University Studies
Zach Smith – Fr., Exercise Science
Sean Stam – Fr., Physics
* Thomas Trujillo – So., Business Administration
* Kyle William Walker – Sr., Business Administration
*** Alex Willis – Sr., Architecture
Women’s Track and Field
* Nicky Archer – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
* Carolyn Boosey – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
* Laura Bowerman – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
* Alex Darling – Jr., Psychology
* Ashley Gibson – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
Delyth James – Sr., Master’s of Physical Education
* Rachel Kelchner – So., Psychology
Laura Lavezo – So., Chemistry
* Sara Lee – Jr., Art Studio
*** Aditi Majumdar – Sr., Biology
Bianca Martin – So., University Studies
* Amber Menke – So., Psychology
Janna Mitsos – Fr., Chemistry
Lacey Oeding – So., Exercise Science
* Emma Reed – Jr., Geography
** Asal Salehpoor – Jr., Nursing
Ruth Senior – Sr., Master’s of Business Administration
Ashlee Smalley – Fr., Biology
Erin Weeda – So., Pharmacy
Women’s Volleyball
Rachel Barber – So., Exercise Science
Lisa Meeter – Jr., Business Administration
** Jade Michaelsen – Jr., Business Administration
Jordan Russell – Fr., Undeclared
*** Allie Suiter – Sr., Exercise Science
Kelly Williamson – So., Conservation Biology
Amy Wong – Jr., Business Administration