Doran, Crittenden named Big Sky Scholar-Athletes

The best and the brightest of the Big Sky Conference's graduating classes were named the league's Scholar-Athlete Award winners this week. Montana was represented by Derek Crittenden of the Griz football team and Hannah Doran of the Lady Griz basketball program.

To qualify for the award, which goes to a men's and women's student-athlete from each Big Sky school, winners must have completed their final year of athletic eligibility, competed for at least two years at their school, been a letterwinner and have at least a 3.2 GPA.

None of the criteria was an issue for either Crittenden, who graduated with a 4.0 GPA as a chemistry major, or Doran, who graduated with a 3.68 GPA as a biochemistry major.

Both will be furthering their educations in the fall. Crittenden will be going to Penn, one of the Ivy League's eight member schools, to study biotechnology, with an emphasis on drug research and design.

Doran will be returning to her hometown of Corvallis, Ore., to pursue a master's degree in science education at Oregon State, with an endorsement in chemistry and biology, with the goal of becoming a high school science teacher.

2016 Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athletes

Eastern Washington
Venky Jois (Basketball) … Pre-med … Melbourne, Australia
Hayley Hodgins (Basketball) … Health sciences administration … Pasco, Wash.

Idaho
Matt Sullivan (Track and field) … Philosophy/psychology … Caldwell, Idaho
Reagan Quigley (Soccer) … Operations management … Woodinville, Wash.

Idaho State
Chris Edwards (Football) … Exercise science … Meridian, Idaho
Shelby Erdahl (Track and field) … Exercise science … Bozeman, Mont.

Montana
Derek Crittenden (Football) … Chemistry … Whitefish, Mont.
Hannah Doran (Basketball) … Biochemistry … Corvallis, Ore.

Montana State
Harry James (Tennis) … Business … Dunedin, New Zealand
Lauren Hausauer (Golf) … Elementary education … Bozeman, Mont.

North Dakota
Jimmy Evers (Track and field) … Physics … Grand Forks, N.D.
Lauren Clarke (Volleyball) … Chemical engineering … Naperville, Ill.

Northern Arizona
Caleb Hoover (Track and field) … Human relations … Joplin, Mo.
Chelsea Jackson (Swimming and diving) … Biology … Flagstaff, Ariz.

Northern Colorado
Taylor Risner (Football) … Business … Wiggins, Colo.
Kendra Cunningham (Volleyball) … Biology … Eaton, Colo.

Portland State
Sheldon Prince (Track and field) … Community health education … Aloha, Ore.
Cori Blanchini (Soccer) … Health science … Hillsboro, Ore.

Sacramento State
James Kinloch (Track and field) … Social science … Roseville, Calif.
Miranda Dumas (Track and field) … Kinesiology … Galt, Calif.

Southern Utah
Josh Kariya (Football) … Accounting … Kaysville, Utah
Ashley Hawks (Track and field) … Elementary education … Cedar City, Utah

Weber State
Landon Barlow (Tennis) … Health administrative services … Salt Lake City, Utah
Jamie Stokes (Track and field) … Political science … Ogden, Utah

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