Complete Western Athletic Conference Release
DENVER - A year unlike any other did not deter a multitude of NM State student-athletes from experiencing success in the classroom as well as the playing surface.
Thursday afternoon, the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) unveiled its extensive list of 2020-21 Academic All-Conference awards and on it were 124 NM State student-athletes from 14 of the institutions NCAA Division I squads.
In order to appear on the league's All-Academic list, a student-athlete much have completed at least one academic year at their respective institution, posses a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher and have played in at least 50-percent of their team's contests through the 2020-21 season (with the exception of all baseball and softball pitchers who must have competed in 20 percent of the team's contests).
The Aggies' women's swimming & diving program featured the highest number of Academic All-WAC honorees (23), followed closely by women's outdoor track & field (19). Women's soccer (13), baseball (11) and softball each boasted double-digit student-athlete totals on the list while volleyball (nine) and women's basketball (eight) narrowly missed out on 10+ student-athletes.
Women's tennis (six), men's cross country (five), women's cross country (five), men's basketball (four), women's golf (four) and men's golf (two) each placed multiple student-athletes on the WAC's list as well.
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2021 NM State Academic All-WAC Honorees (classifications are based on academic year, not athletic year)
Baseball (11)
Jason Bush, Sr.
Ben Des Rosiers, Sr.
Brandon Dieter, Jr.
Lyle Hibbitts, Sr.
Josh Laukkanen, Sr.
Connor Laux, Sr.
Rorik Maltrud, Sr.
Ethan Mann, Sr.
Zach Smits, Sr.
Tristan Stacy, Sr.
Tommy Tabak, Sr.
Men's Basketball (four)
Tennessee Owens, Sr.
Bryce Rewalt, Sr.
C.J. Roberts, Sr.
Kalen Williams, So.
Women's Basketball (eight)
Jade Bradley, Sr.
Taylor Donaldson, So.
Tayelin Grays, Sr.
Adrianna Henderson, Gr.
Soufia Inoussa, Jr.
Molly Kaiser, So.
Amanda Soderqvist, Sr.
Nana Sule, Gr.
Men's Cross Country (five)
Pedro Espinoza, Sr.
Matthew Goddard, Jr.
Anekin Hetman, Jr.
Nicholas Ortiz, So.
Kayn Quinones, Jr.
Women's Cross Country (five)
Corinne Hanson, Sr.
Emily Stutesman, Jr.
Jessica Dominguez, Sr.
Mia Regan, Jr.
Sheyenne Drake, Sr.
Men's Golf (two)
Scott Rescigno, Jr.
Aidan Thomas, Jr.
Women's Golf (four)
Arantza Armas Stenner, So.
Pun Chanachai, Sr.
Alison Gastelum, So.
Amelia McKee, Jr.
Women's Soccer (13)
Alycea Aviles, Sr.
Lyric Baker, So.
Hannah Draper, So.
Isabella Garcia, So.
Xitlaly Hernandez, Jr.
Corey Kizer, Sr.
Hannah Leitner, Jr.
Shea O'Connor, Sr.
Grace Olson, Sr.
Megan Ormson, So.
Annalise Pacheco, Sr.
Emma Smith, Sr.
Gianna Valenti, So.
Softball (11)
Gabrielle Aragon, Jr.
Hope Banales, Jr.
Kayla Bowen, Sr.
Jayleen Burton, So.
Nicole Butler, Sr.
Felicia De La Torre, Jr.
Ramsay Lopez, Jr.
Maya Martinez, Jr.
Audrey Shebloski, So.
Hailey Tanori, Jr.
Jillian Taylor, So.
Women's Swimming & Diving (23)
Italia Aranzabal, Jr.
Mackenzie Baird, Sr.
Carli Baldwin, Sr.
Maude Boily-Dufour, Sr.
Aimee Burton, Sr.
Sheigh-Ann Gaudette, So.
Kayla Gerhart, Sr.
Katherine Harston, Sr.
Lauren Hemburrow, Jr.
Molly Hill, Jr.
Anabel Ivanov, Sr.
Taylor Jackson, Sr.
Neza Kocijan, Sr.
Hannah Luscombe, Jr.
Lucille Matheson, So.
Mikaela Miele, Sr.
Airam Oliva-Aun, Sr.
Rachel Ponte, Jr.
Lindsay Puhalski, So.
Nicole Salladin, Sr.
Kiersten Valdez, Jr.
Natalia Villa, Jr.
Skylar Welle, Sr.
Men's Tennis (four)
Nicolas Buitrago, Sr.
Corey Clarke, So.
Louis Menard, Sr.
Martin Simecek, Sr.
Women's Tennis (six)
Miranda Bishard, Sr.
Harsha Challa, Sr.
Chloe Gavino, Sr.
Lucija Josipovic, Jr.
Gavi Kalaga, Sr.
Bella Nguyen, Jr.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (19)
Bailey Beene, Jr.
Alyssa Covarrubia, Sr.
Jessica Dominguez, Sr.
Sheyenne Drake, Jr.
Kaelyn Fenstermacher, Jr.
Rebecca Green, So.
Corinne Hanson, Sr.
Andi Harrelson, Sr.
Emily Hernandez, Sr.
Mariah Humphrey, Jr.
Makiya Moore, So.
Yemisi Oroyinyin, Gr.
Mia Regan, Jr.
Terice Steen, So.
Emily Stutesman, Sr.
Israel Swanson, Jr.
Eriell Wallace, Sr.
Kaitlyn Ward, So.
Madelin Whelpley, Sr.
Volleyball (nine)
Carly Aigner-Swesey, Jr.
Katie Birtcil, Sr.
Lindsay Blakey, Sr.
Savannah Davison, Sr.
Jordan George, ND
Keana Holloway, So.
Catherine Kelly, Sr.
Natalie Mikels, Sr.
Lia Mosher, Sr.
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