27 Fall Sports Athletes Named Academic All-WAC

27 Fall Sports Athletes Named Academic All-WAC

Denver, Colo.-----Twenty-seven San Jose State University student-athletes from the fall sports of men's and women's cross country, football, women's soccer and volleyball received 2006 Academic All-Western Athletic Conference honors.

Denver, Colo.-----Twenty-seven San Jose State University student-athletes from the fall sports of men’s and women’s cross country, football, women’s soccer and volleyball received 2006 Academic All-Western Athletic Conference honors.

To qualify, a student-athlete must complete at least one academic year of residence, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale and participate in at least 50 percent of his or her team’s contests.

Women’s cross country and football had the most San Jose State student-athletes with eight. Women’s soccer had six; volleyball, four, and men’s cross country, one. The eight football Academic All-WAC honorees are the most for the program since joining the conference. The Spartans had the most women’s cross country representation of the nine conference members.

2006 Fall Sports Academic All-WAC Honors
  • Student-Athlete, Sport, Class, Major
  • Lindsay Bryant, Women’s Cross Country, JR, Journalism
  • Colleen Burke, Volleyball, SO, Mathematics
  • Jason Cain, Football, SO, Psychology
  • Victoria Chavez, Women’s Cross Country, SO, Criminology
  • Sarah Christensen, Volleyball, SR, Health Science
  • Dante Collins, Football, JR, Sociology
  • Marissa Dayton, Women’s Soccer, FR, Mechanical Engineering
  • Marlene Elizalde, Women’s Cross Country, JR, Behavioral Sciences
  • David Giesen, Football, JR, History
  • Aaron Gilbert, Football, FR, Biochemistry
  • Tabitha Guzman, Women’s Cross Country, SR, Chemistry
  • Jenna Hicks, Women’s Cross Country, SO, Pre-Nursing
  • Grant Izokovic, Football, JR, Political Science
  • Travis Jones, Football, SO, Undeclared
  • Ismail Jorio , Men’s Cross Country, SR, Electrical Engineering
  • Kristin Krale , Women’s Soccer, JR, Business
  • Nick Marchini, Football, JR, Business
  • Heather Oranje, Women's Soccer, JR, Molecular Biology
  • Thao Pham, Volleyball, SO, Kinesiology
  • Chris Reese, Football, SO, History
  • Heidi Romswinckel-Guise, Women’s Soccer, JR, Journalism
  • Erica Sahli, Women’s Cross Country, JR, Kinesiology
  • Jessie Shull Volleyball, SR, Child Development
  • Allison Stiller, Women’s Cross Country, JR, Justice Studies
  • Tasha Van Dixhorn, Women’s Soccer, JR, Business
  • Valerie Weilert, Women’s Cross Country, SR, Industrial Design
  • Jackie Zabek, Women’s Soccer, JR, Business