FARMINGTON, Utah – Northern Arizona University has announced that 55 of its student-athletes have been named to the Big Sky Conference’s Spring All-Academic Team. This recognition highlights their achievements both in academics and athletics.
Eligibility for this honor requires student-athletes to have participated in at least half of their team’s competitions, achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher, and completed at least one academic term at their current institution. For those in outdoor track and field, participation in half of the team’s competitions or competing at the conference championship is necessary.
The Lumberjacks’ representation includes five golfers, seven men’s tennis players, six women’s tennis players, 19 women’s outdoor track and field members, and 18 men’s outdoor track and field members. Among these honorees, ten students achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA while forty maintained GPAs over 3.5.
Northern Arizona University also celebrated four championships during the spring season with victories by the tennis teams in regular Big Sky titles and both men’s and women’s track and field teams claiming championships outdoors in Sacramento, California. Consequently, NAU swept the Big Sky All-Sport Trophies.
The athletic department reported a collective GPA of 3.45 among Lumberjack student-athletes with twelve teams achieving a GPA of 3.2 or higher. Women’s soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, golf, women’s cross country, women’s basketball, and women’s tennis all recorded GPAs over 3.6.
In totality, more than half (54.23%) of the student-athlete body made it to the Dean’s List with nine teams having at least half their roster on this list; ninety-three student-athletes earned perfect GPAs.
Additionally noteworthy is NAU football program’s record-setting achievement with a team GPA of 3.34—the highest ever for the program—and seventy-three athletes earning degrees during the academic year.
A detailed list of individuals recognized on the Spring All-Academic Team follows below:
WOMEN’S TENNIS
– Laura Duhl: Visual Communication
– Elen Jantacova: Visual Communication
– Ruslana Kovalenko: Business Analytics
– Patrcyja Niewiadomska: Health Sciences Nutrition & Foods
– Andrea Noguera: Management
– Daryna Shoshyna: Hotel and Restaurant Management
– Leontina Stojanovic: Management
MEN’S TENNIS
– Jakub Volesky: Business Economics
– Jakub Prachar: Business Economics
– Mati Lange: Health Science Fitness & Wellness
– Takumi Katsuda: Marketing
– Piotr Galus: Business Analytics
– Semen Agynskyy: Management
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD includes Carter Anderson (Finance), Cannon Booker (Psychological Sciences), Drew Bosley (Educational Foundations), Caleb Easton (Organizational Leadership), Amar Elmore (Finance), Jeret Gillingham (Post-Baccalaureate – Interior Design), Corey Gorgas (Psychological Sciences), Josiah Johnson (Health Science-Fitness Wellness), Justin Keyes (Psychological Sciences), Desmond Lott (Sociology), Malachi Marshall (Management), Nicolas Martinez (Mechanical Engineering), David Mullarkey (Health Science-Public Health), Manny Perez (Business-Exploratory), Kyle Smith (Criminology & Criminal Justice), Nikolas Strait (Secondary Education), Ford Washburn (Exercise Physiology) Luke Yruretagoyena(Sociology).
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD includes Karrie Baloga(Art Education) Emilia Betlej(Exercise Physiology) Alexandra Carlson(Management) Maggi Congdon(Civil Engineering) Maisie Grice(Science Communication) Alexa Hamilton(Health Science-Fitness Wellness) Ariel Haygood(Biology) Sariyah Horne-Kemp(Sociology) Jamie Jacobs(Exercise Physiology) Alexis Kebbe(Organizational Leadership) Agnes McTighe(Master Of Arts In Communication ) Ava Mitchell(Anthropology ) Keira Moore(Health Sciences-Nutrition & Foods ) Brenna Rodriguez(Accountancy ) Elise Stearns(Educational Leadership ) Emma Stutzman(Exercise Physiology ) Kiki Vaughn(Business Economics ) Sydnie Watkins(Finance ), Odessa Zentz(Psychological Sciences ).
GOLF:
Frankie Dezis(Psychological Sciences ), Amy Hodgkins(Exercise Physiology ), Nina Lukyanenko(Hotel & Restaurant Management ), Lizzie Neale(Univeristy Studies ), Ellena Slater(Health Science-Nutrition & Foods )
