Montana tops Big Sky with 77 academic selections

4/21/2022 11:01:00 AM | Football, General, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball

By: Montana Sports Information

Montana's fall sports teams of men's and women's cross country, football, soccer and volleyball combined for 77 Academic All-Big Sky Conference selections, the league office announced on Thursday.

Montana's 77 selections matched Weber State's total for most in the Big Sky.

Montana's soccer program had 19 selections, which placed second in the league, while men's cross country and football both tied for second in their sport, with 10 and 28 selections, respectively.

The women's cross country team's 10 selections were one off the league high, the Griz volleyball team's 10 selections were two off the Big Sky high.

Montana had 55 student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of the fall semester, a total the was behind only Eastern Washington (59) and Idaho (56).

The full Academic All-Big Sky list included 727 student-athletes from across the league, 280 in football, 159 in soccer, 104 in volleyball, 103 in women's cross country and 81 in men's cross country.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Sky honors, student-athletes must have competed in at least half of their team's competitions in the fall and had at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA following the fall semester.

Cross country athletes also were eligible if they didn't meet the 50 percent criterion but raced at the Big Sky Championship.

Montana's Academic All-Big Sky Conference fall selections:

Men's cross country: Ben Cikutovich (Psychology, 3.69), Truman Cowan (Public Health, 3.29), AJ Eckmann (Masters of Business Administration, 3.86), Quincy Fast (Integrative Physiology, 3.65), Simon Hill (Biology, 3.49), Hunter May (Masters of Accounting, 3.57), Joel Mendez (Sociology, 3.59), Thomas Mordy (Integrative Physiology, 3.38), Maxwell Scott (Computer Science, 3.40), Ben Vanderbosch (Media Arts, 3.34)

Women's cross country: Bridget Boyle (Economics, 3.63), Carly Dahms (Environmental Studies, 3.26), Beatrix Frissell (Political Science, 4.00), Leah Gath (Wildlife Biology, 3.89), Jaylyn Hallgrimson (Psychology, 4.00), Olivia Lackland Henry (Environmental Science and Sustainability, 3.94), McKinlee Mihelish (Communicative Sciences & Disorders, 3.81), Molly Sherman (Psychology, 3.79), Abby Sherwood (Environmental Science & Sustainability, 4.00), Jocelyn Stansberry (Wildlife Biology, 3.93)

Football: Eli Alford (Psychology, 3.66), Erik Barker (Pharmaceutical Science, 3.21), Justin Belknap (Communication Studies, 3.62), Kris Brown (Economics, 3.80), Brian Buschini (Sociology, 3.65), TraJon Cotton (Master of Public Administration, 3.53), Colin Dreis (Management and Entrepreneurship, 3.66), Kale Edwards (Management and Entrepreneurship, 3.49), Trevin Gradney (Marketing, 3.54), Garrett Graves (Management Information Systems, 3.44), Alex Gubner (Management and Entrepreneurship, 3.20), Robby Hauck (Masters of Business Administration, 3.95), Levi Janacaro (Management Information Systems, 3.35), Kevin Macias (Sociology, 3.48), Skyler Martin (Masters of Business Administration, 3.85), Michael Matthews (Masters of Business Administration, 3.77), Jacob McGourin (Management and Entrepreneurship, 3.48), Ryder Meyer (Management and Entrepreneurship, 3.49), RJ Nelson (Masters of Business Administration, 3.79), Patrick O'Connell (Masters of Business Administration, 3.86), Robbie Patterson (Management and Entrepreneurship, 3.80), Mitch Roberts (Masters of Business Administration, 3.83), Carson Rostad (Business Administration, 3.96), Ryan Simpson (Management and Entrepreneurship, 3.42), Ryan Tirrell (Finance, 3.22), Deari Todd (Master of Business Administration/Public Administration, 3.45), Corbin Walker (Management Information Systems, 3.49),
Marcus Welnel (Masters of Business Administration, 3.65)

Soccer: Charley Boone (Business Administration, 4.00), Jaden Griggs (Marketing, 3.26), Sydney Haustein (Health and Human Performance, 3.55), Ally Henrikson (Business Administration, 3.95), McKenzie Kilpatrick (Communication Studies, 3.38), Allie Larsen (Neuroscience, 3.45), Molly Massman (Integrative Physiology, 3.92), Ali Monroe (Masters of Accounting, 3.65), Bella O'Brien (Communication Studies, 3.75), Molly Quarry (Integrative Physiology, 3.62), Caitlin Rogers (Health and Human Performance, 3.63), Ava Samuelson (Integrative Physiology, 4.00), Delaney Lou Schorr (Business Administration, 3.64), Sami Siems (Communicative Sciences & Disorders, 3.84), Taylor Stoeger (Masters in Speech-Language Pathology, 4.00), Skyleigh Thompson (Business Administration, 4.00), Zoe Transtrum (Environmental Studies, 3.99), Josie Windauer (Integrative Physiology, 3.56), Camellia Xu (Political Science, 3.48)

Volleyball: Carly Anderson (Biology, 3.97), Sarah Ashley (Integrative Physiology, 3.79), Peyten Boutwell (Masters in Public Administration, 3.57), Paige Clark (Business Administration, 3.59), Elsa Godwin (Masters in Business Administration, 3.84), Jackie Howell (Management Information Systems, 3.76), Elise Jolly (Masters in Business Administration, 3.90), Maddie Kremer (Business Administration, 3.76), Kelsey Nestegard (Communicative Sciences & Disorders, 3.56), Catie Semadeni (Health and Human Performance, 3.96)