43 Named 2013-14 Mountain West Scholar-Athletes43 Named 2013-14 Mountain West Scholar-Athletes

43 Named 2013-14 Mountain West Scholar-Athletes

July 8, 2014

Colorado Springs, Colo. --- Forty-three (43) San José State University student-athletes across 12 sports received one of the Mountain West's highest academic honors Tuesday with the announcement of the 2013-14 Scholar-Athlete Awards.

To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaing a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in a varsity competition in a MW sponsored sport.

Nine women's swimming and diving team members received the honor to lead all SJSU sports. Softball and women's cross country/outdoor track were a close second with seven, and women's tennis was third with five honorees.

Four women's soccer players earned the award. Baseball, women's basketball, women's golf, volleyball and men's cross country all had two members honored. Tim Crawley became the SJSU football programs first conference scholar-athlete.

These 43 San José State student-athletes will go down as the first in school history to be named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes.

NameSportClassMajor
Mike SimoniniBaseballSOUndeclared
Jack VeaseyBaseballFRBusiness Administration
Ta'Rea CunniganWomen's BasketballJRPsychology
Rachol WestWomen's BaseketballFRUndeclared
Jannik ErnstMen's Cross CountrySOBusiness Administration
Ben BranaghMen's Cross CountryFRSociology
Breanna GarciaWomen's Cross Country/Track & FieldJRPsychology
Rebecca GarciaWomen's Cross Country/Track & FieldJRPsychology
Aylin MejiaWomen's Cross County/Track & FieldSRHealth Science
Karina NunesWomen's Cross Country/Track & FieldFRPsychology
Tim CrawleyFootballFRBusiness Administration
Kim CifuentesWomen's GolfFRBusiness Administration
Alexandra KristoferssonWomen's GolfFRBusiness Administration
Alex DonaldsonWomen's SoccerJRHealth Science
Cheryl KuteWomen's SoccerSRChild & Adolescent Development
Stephanie RebagliatiWomen's SoccerFR

Kinesiology

Alexis VenegasWomen's SoccerFRChemical Engineering
Michelle CoxSoftballJRBusiness Administration
Chelsea JennerSoftballFRJournalism
Katelyn LinfordSoftballFRMechanical Engineering
Jessie MeyerSoftballFRKinesiology
Erin RodriguezSoftballSOChild & Adolescent Development
Marissa ToySoftballSONursing
Casey WattSoftballSOKinesiology
Darcie AndersonWomen's Swimming & DivingSRKinesiology
Lynea BaudinoWomen's Swimming & DivingFREvironmental Studies
Michelle BerryWomen's Swimming & DivingSOPre-Nursing
Alysha BushWomen's Swimming & DivingFRKinesiology
Alyssa CableWomen's Swimming & DivingFRJournalism
Lisa EllisWomen's Swimming & DivingFRUndeclared
Kayla NakamotoWomen's Swimming & DivingJRRecreation Therapy
Amber NelsonWomen's Swimming & DivingJRBiomedical Engineering
Taylor SolorioWomen's Swimming & DivingFRKinesiology
Julianna BacelarWomen's TennisJRBusiness Administration
Justine DelevalWomen's TennisSOBusiness Administration
Marie KlockerWomen's TennisFRBusiness Administration
Gaelle ReyWomen's TennisFRBusiness Administration
Jessica WillettWomen's TennisJRKinesiology
Taylor GriffinWomen's Track & FieldFRUndeclared
Allison KimuraWomen's Track & FieldJRKinesiology
Madiha RazaWomen's Track & FieldFRUndeclared
Megan PowersVolleyballFRHealth Science
Lauren JacobsenVolleyballFRMechanical Engineering