USU Leads WAC with 42 Fall Semester Academic All-Conference Selections
For the second year in a row, Utah State University led the Fall Academic all-Western Athletic Conference selections with 42 student-athletes. The selections were announced by the conference office Friday, Jan. 25.
Utah State’s 42 honorees topped Hawai’i and Boise State’s 34 each, while Idaho had 28 selections. Last year USU also had 42 fall academic selections to lead the league.
Among USU’s 42 honorees were 13 soccer players and 13 football players. Women’s cross country had seven selections, volleyball had five selections, while men’s cross country had four players honored.
A total of 10 USU student-athletes were recognized for their academic success as well as athletic all-conference selections earlier this fall. That group includes men’s cross country runners Jared Glenn and Steven Strickland, women’s runners Amy Egan and Stacie (Lifferth) Dorius, football player Jake Hutton, soccer players Candice Clark, Abby Hunt and Lindsey Smart, along with volleyball players Amanda Nielson and Melissa Osterloh.
Egan, a senior majoring in English, and Dorius, a senior majoring in speech language pathology, were on both lists last year as well.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests.
A total of 262 student-athletes were named to the all-WAC list for this fall.
Last fall, Utah State’s 42 honorees were five more than Boise State, which produced 37 award winners. Fresno State was third with 32 selections, while San Jose State was fourth with 26 picks.
In the fall of 2006, USU’s first year in the WAC, the Aggies were third in the WAC with 35 honorees and trailed Fresno State, which had 37 picks and Boise State, which finished with 36 honorees.
2008 Utah State Academic all-WAC Selections
Men’s Cross Country — Jared Glenn (junior), Taylor Price (senior), Casey Snider (freshman) and Steven Strickland (soph.).
Utah State’s 42 honorees topped Hawai’i and Boise State’s 34 each, while Idaho had 28 selections. Last year USU also had 42 fall academic selections to lead the league.
Among USU’s 42 honorees were 13 soccer players and 13 football players. Women’s cross country had seven selections, volleyball had five selections, while men’s cross country had four players honored.
A total of 10 USU student-athletes were recognized for their academic success as well as athletic all-conference selections earlier this fall. That group includes men’s cross country runners Jared Glenn and Steven Strickland, women’s runners Amy Egan and Stacie (Lifferth) Dorius, football player Jake Hutton, soccer players Candice Clark, Abby Hunt and Lindsey Smart, along with volleyball players Amanda Nielson and Melissa Osterloh.
Egan, a senior majoring in English, and Dorius, a senior majoring in speech language pathology, were on both lists last year as well.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests.
A total of 262 student-athletes were named to the all-WAC list for this fall.
Last fall, Utah State’s 42 honorees were five more than Boise State, which produced 37 award winners. Fresno State was third with 32 selections, while San Jose State was fourth with 26 picks.
In the fall of 2006, USU’s first year in the WAC, the Aggies were third in the WAC with 35 honorees and trailed Fresno State, which had 37 picks and Boise State, which finished with 36 honorees.
2008 Utah State Academic all-WAC Selections
Men’s Cross Country — Jared Glenn (junior), Taylor Price (senior), Casey Snider (freshman) and Steven Strickland (soph.).
Women’s Cross Country — Caroline Berry (senior), Rebecca Bostwick (senior), Amy Egan (senior), Vanessa Hawkins (junior), April Knighton (soph.), Stacie Lifferth (senior) and Erin Stratton (junior).
Football — Josh Anderson (senior), Alan Bishop (soph.), James Bohm (senior), Adrian Bybee (soph.), Andy Carlsen (soph.), Nnamdi Gwacham (soph.) Derek Hoke (junior), Jacob Hutton (junior), Jase McCormick (soph.), Otis Nelson (junior), Geno Odong (redshirt fresh.), Patrick Scales (redshirt fresh.) and Chris Ulinski (soph.).
Soccer — Alysa Adams (soph.), Lacey Christenson (junior), Candice Clark (junior), Ali Griffin (junior), Abby Hunt (senior), Alyssa Lowry (junior), Jessica Malaska (junior), Kiersten Nilsson (junior), Dana Peart (senior), Sydne Porter (soph.), Shannon Ross (senior), Erin Salmon (soph.) and Lindsey Smart (soph.).
Volleyball — Rebecca Anderson (junior), Heather Hillier (junior), Melissa Larson (junior), Amanda Nielson (senior) and Melissa Osterloh (junior).
Contact: Zach Fisher (435) 797-2066
Source: Aggie Athletic Media Relations
Football — Josh Anderson (senior), Alan Bishop (soph.), James Bohm (senior), Adrian Bybee (soph.), Andy Carlsen (soph.), Nnamdi Gwacham (soph.) Derek Hoke (junior), Jacob Hutton (junior), Jase McCormick (soph.), Otis Nelson (junior), Geno Odong (redshirt fresh.), Patrick Scales (redshirt fresh.) and Chris Ulinski (soph.).
Soccer — Alysa Adams (soph.), Lacey Christenson (junior), Candice Clark (junior), Ali Griffin (junior), Abby Hunt (senior), Alyssa Lowry (junior), Jessica Malaska (junior), Kiersten Nilsson (junior), Dana Peart (senior), Sydne Porter (soph.), Shannon Ross (senior), Erin Salmon (soph.) and Lindsey Smart (soph.).
Volleyball — Rebecca Anderson (junior), Heather Hillier (junior), Melissa Larson (junior), Amanda Nielson (senior) and Melissa Osterloh (junior).
Contact: Zach Fisher (435) 797-2066
Source: Aggie Athletic Media Relations
USU student-athletes topped the conference in academic honors for fall semester.
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