Thirty-six Grizzly student-athletes recognized for academics

The University of Montana had 36 student-athletes on the 2008 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team the league office announced this week. The Grizzlies were represented by 15 members of the women's outdoor track and field team, 12 from the men's outdoor track and field team, four from the women's tennis team, three from the men's tennis team and two from the women's golf team.

Montana's 36 honored student-athletes ranked fourth among league schools behind Montana State's 54, Weber State's 46 and Eastern Washington's 43. Rounding out the league were Northern Arizona (34), Idaho State (33), Northern Colorado (31), Portland State (23) and Sacramento State (23).

To be eligible, student-athletes had to have participated in at least half of their team's 2008 competitions and finished the spring semester with at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average.

Montana Student-Athletes on the 2008 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team

Name ... Sport ... Class ... Major ... Hometown
Mikolaj Borkowski ... MTennis ... So. ... Health and human performance ... Olsztyn, Poland
Alexandre Gorj ... MTennis ... Jr. ... Sociology ... Strasbourg, France
Raydner Ramos ... MTennis ... So. ... Business administration ... Brasilia, Brazil

Martyna Nowak ... WTennis ... Jr. ... Business administration ... Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Danni Paulson ... WTennis ... So. ... Communications ... Kalispell, Mont.
Jessica Souza ... WTennis ... So. ... Psychology ... Sao Paulo, Brazil
Liz Walker ... WTennis ... Jr. ... Exercise science ... Wandin, Australia

Dan Beaudin ... MOT&F ... Jr. ... Elementary education ... Trout Creek, Mont.
Dennis Brands ... MOT&F ... Sr. ... Health and human performance, psychology ... Canby, Ore.
Steven Gimpel ... MOT&F ... So. ... Wildlife biology ... Spokane, Wash.
Chris Hellekson ... MOT&F ... So. ... Human biology, philosophy ... Billings, Mont.
Duncan Hendrick ... MOT&F ... Sr. ... Human biology ... Edmonds, Wash.
Chris Hicks ... MOT&F ... So. ... Health and human performance ... Whitefish, Mont.
Greg Lindstrom ... MOT&F ... Fr. ... Pre-journalism ... Portland, Ore.
Michael O'Casey ... MOT&F ... Fr. ... Wildlife biology ... Warrenton, Ore.
Colin O'Neill ... MOT&F ... Fr. ... Business administration ... Butte, Mont.
Lynn Reynolds ... MOT&F ... Fr. ... Exercise science ... Dillon, Mont.
Ryan Senn ... MOT&F ... Sr. ... Exercise science ... Hamilton, Mont.
Levi Zell ... MOT&F ... Sr. ... Human biology ... Missoula, Mont.

Brooke Andrus ... WOT&F ... So. ... Photojournalism ... Bigfork, Mont.
Stephanie Bortz ... WOT&F ... Sr. ... Health and human performance ... Thompson Falls, Mont.
Baily Cox ... WOT&F ... Gr. ... Physical therapy ... Wilbur, Wash.
Kara DeWalt ... WOT&F ... So. ... Human biology ... Darby, Mont.
Abbey Effertz ... WOT&F ... Jr. ... Communications ... Bismarck, N.D.
Jenna Haven ... WOT&F ... Fr. ... Health and human performance ... East Wenatchee, Wash.
Bridgette Hoenke ... OT&F ... Fr. ... Pre-education ... Billings, Mont.
Mary Kettering ... WOT&F ... Fr. ... Undeclared ... Batavia, Ill.
Courtney Kosovich ... WOT&F ... Fr. ... Health and human performance ... Billings, Mont.
Loni Perkins-Judisch ... WOT&F ... Sr. ... Business administration, art ... Conrad, Mont.
Hannah Stanton ... WOT&F ... Fr. ... Chemistry ... Billings, Mont.
Kristen Steiner ... WOT&F ... So. ... Biology ... Plentywood, Mont.
Shannon Sullivan ... WOT&F ... Fr. ... Pre-education ... Butte, Mont.
Nicole Walker ... WOT&F ... Sr. ... Wildlife biology ... Bozeman, Mont.
Jennifer Walter ... WOT&F ... Fr. ... Undeclared ... Worden, Mont.

Jacqueline Olson ... WGolf ... So. ... Anthropology ... Sutherlin, Ore.
Teddi Roberts ... WGolf ... So. ... Mathematics, economics ... Meridian, Idaho

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