University of Wyoming Classroom Building on the UW Laramie Campus (File; Brendan LaChance, Oil City)

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Mountain West Conference announced its Spring Academic All-Conference team on Monday. A total of 129 University of Wyoming student athletes were recognized.

The Wyoming women’s swimming and diving team led the way with 31 honorees. The remaining 98 Cowboys and Cowgirls included 29 from women’s track and field, 22 from men’s track and field, 13 from men’s basketball, 10 from women’s golf, nine from women’s basketball, eight from men’s golf and seven from women’s tennis.

In order to qualify, the individual must have hit three benchmarks. They must have completed at least one semester or quarter at their school, maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and competed in 50% of the team’s athletic competitions.

The 129 student athletes join the 83 that were named Fall Academic All-Mountain West in February, and are as follows:

Women’s Basketball (9)

  • Tess Barnes, Psychology
  • Lexi Bull, Finance
  • Grace Ellis, Mechanical Engineering
  • Allyson Fertig, Secondary Education/Math
  • Emily Mellema, Marketing
  • Tommi Olson, Health Services Administration
  • Malene Pedersen, Architectural Engineering
  • Ola Ustowska, Psychology
  • Quinn Weidemann, Master of Business Administration – Executive

Men’s Basketball (13)

  • Max Agbonkpolo, American Studies
  • Ethan Anderson, American Studies
  • Nate Barnhart, Management of Human Resources
  • Xavier DuSell, Journalism
  • Kenny Foster, Finance
  • Graham Ike, Economics
  • Jake Kyman, Sociology
  • Hunter Maldonado, Finance
  • Jeremiah Oden, Psychology
  • Caden Powell, Electrical Engineering
  • Noah Reynolds, Sociology
  • Hunter Thompson, Health Services Administration
  • Brendan Wenzel, American Studies

Women’s Golf (10)

  • Grace Dunkleberger, Physiology
  • Maria Farnum, International Studies
  • Jaden Gonzalez, Master of Business Administration – Executive
  • Samantha Hui, Physiology
  • Morgan Ryan, International Studies
  • Sophia Spiva, Outdoor Recreation/Tourism Management
  • Rachel Stoinski, Wildlife & Fish Biology Management
  • Meghan Vogt, Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Kyla Wilde, Communication
  • Jessica Zapf, Master of Business Administration – Executive

Men’s Golf (8)

  • Patrick Azevedo, Entrepreneurship
  • Jaren Calkins, Finance
  • Kirby Coe-Kirkham, Energy Systems Engineering
  • Jimmy Dales, Master of Business Administration – Executive
  • Aidan Mann, Management of Human Resources
  • Cade McLaughlin, Business Economics
  • Kristof Panke, Accounting
  • Tyler Severin, American Studies

Women’s Swimming and Diving (31)

  • Madeline Bane, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Claire Becker, Accounting
  • Emily Burchett, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  • Kyla Cunningham, Psychology
  • Brooke Ford, Nursing
  • Kali Franckowiak, Physiology
  • Karter Friesen, Marketing
  • Ellie Fritscher, Pre-Pharmacy
  • Emily Giles, Elementary Education
  • Hannah Giles, Secondary Education/Math
  • Alicia Gonzalez, Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Gabriella Haigler, Wildlife & Fish Biology Management
  • Rachael Horne, Physiology
  • Lana Jeter, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  • Maisyn Klimczak, General Studies
  • Nettie Knapton, Agricultural Business
  • Sydney McKenzie, Marketing
  • Katelyn McPherson, Political Science
  • Emma Mehl, Physiology
  • Mikayla Moore, Biology
  • Sage Morton, Animal and Veterinary Science
  • Britt Nichols, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Veronika Ozimek, Physiology
  • Carly Palmer, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Roxanna Ramirez, International Studies
  • Zoe Robison, Physiology
  • Anna Roesler, Civil Engineering
  • Natalie Six, Marketing
  • Alex Stein, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  • Lauren Swartz, Agricultural Business
  • Kylee Theiler, Economics

Women’s Tennis (7)

  • Violetta Borodina, Marketing
  • Noesjka Brink, Communication
  • Nikol Dobrilova, General Studies
  • Ana Fernandez, Business Administration
  • Lucia Malinak, Management
  • Maria Oreshkina, Geospatial Information Science
  • Sophie Zehender, Business Economics

Women’s Track and Field (29)

  • Kaylee Bentley, Health Services Administration
  • Libby Berryhill, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Kennedy Burch, Physiology
  • Mary Carbee, Public Administration
  • Elayna Chafee, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Jordan Christensen, Nursing
  • Leah Christians, Communication
  • Gabrielle Drube, Physiology
  • Joan Easter, English
  • Haley Esser, Pre-Nursing
  • Riley Frankel, Communication
  • Madison Friend, Chemical Engineering
  • Isabelle Harvey, Chemical Engineering
  • Brooke Holzworth, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Faith Jehu, Pre-Nursing
  • Kaylee Kearse, Secondary Education/English
  • Sadie McMullen, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Katelyn Mitchem, Environmental Systems Science
  • Tay’Maro Powell-Peters, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Jenae Ramirez, Elementary Education
  • Emma Reed, Psychology
  • Molly Sitter, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Rozlyn Slichko, Civil Engineering
  • Anna Spear, Environment and Natural Resources
  • Cosette Stellern, Sociology
  • Kayla Stibley, Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Hailey Uhre, Undeclared – Business
  • Abigail Whitman, Accounting
  • Madyson Willis, Physiology

Men’s Track and Field (22)

  • Hunter Brown, Economics
  • Sage Coventry, Entrepreneurship
  • Jaymison Cox, Computer Engineering
  • Jefferson Danso, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Jaheim Ferguson, Psychology
  • Guy Hamasaki, History
  • Ryker Holtzen, Agricultural Business
  • Henry Ilyasova, Undeclared – Business
  • Caige McComb, Secondary Education/Social Studies
  • Charles McIntyre, Philosophy
  • Peter Mead, Physiology
  • Kareem Hatem Mersal, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
  • Mason Norman, Construction Management
  • William Persin, Political Science
  • Nathan Reid, Mechanical Engineering
  • Joshua Rodgers, Accounting
  • Samuel Schneider, Construction Management
  • Trevor Stephen, Physiology
  • Asefa Wetzel, Finance
  • Jacob White, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • McGinley Zastrow, Mechanical Engineering
  • Connor Zydek, Civil Engineering