ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Mountain West offices have released it’s 2016-17 Scholar-Athlete teams, and for the sixth consecutive year, The University of New Mexico leads the conference, this time with a total of 106 MW Scholar-Athletes.
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.
Five different programs either led the league or tied for the league lead within their respective sports: baseball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s track and field and softball.
Sport-By-Sport Breakdown (# of Scholar-Athletes)
Women’s Soccer (13)
Swimming and Diving (10)
Women’s Track and Field (15)
Men’s Track and Field (17)
Baseball (10)
Women’s Tennis (4)
Volleyball (6)
Women’s Basketball (3)
Women’s Golf (6)
Football (5)
Men’s Golf (6)
Men’s Tennis (3)
Softball (8)
UNM has now had 709 Mountain West Scholar-Athletes in the last six academic years. UNM had 145 in 2015-16, 112 in 2014-15, 117 in 2013-14, 132 in 2012-13, and 97 in 2011-12.
Lobos Lead Again with 106 MW Scholar-Athletes
