Colorado Springs, Colo.—An all-time high fifty-seven (57) San José State University student-athletes from five sports were named to the Fall 2018 Academic All-Mountain West team.
The 57 student-athletes are an all-time high at SJSU for the fall including an all-time high 29 Spartan football players. San José State has the second-most football award winners in the MW.
Volleyball had nine players honored, tying for the most honored since joining the MW in 2013. Women's soccer had nine players honored, followed by women's cross country at six and men's cross country at four.
Five Spartan student-athletes received their fourth Academic All-MW honor – Luiza Andrade (volleyball), Darriell Franklin (women's soccer) Craig Huff (men's cross country), Josh Oliver (football) Jeanette Zambrano (women's cross country)
Seven student-athletes received honors for the third time in their career, while 13 Spartans earned Academic All-MW recognition for the second year. Thirty-two (32) achieved the recognition for the first time in their career.
"We are elated to recognize a record-number of Spartans who exemplified academic prowess this past fall," said Eileen Daley, senior associate athletics director for academic and student services. "We reach these goals by setting high standards, providing academic support and genuinely investing in the academic achievement of our student-athletes. The ongoing partnerships with our academic team, coaches and student-athletes have led to this success. This Mountain West recognition also provides incentive for more student-athletes to continue their hard work and effort in the hopes of standing among their peers as Scholar-Athletes."
To earn Academic All-Mountain West recognition, a student-athlete must complete at least one semester, maintain a 3.00 or better cumulative grade-point average and participate in at least 50 percent of the contests for the season.
A league-record 703 student-athletes have been named to the fall 2018 Academic All-MW team. Sports recognized include men's and women's cross country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball.
San José State University Honorees
| Men's Cross Country (4) | ||
| Luis Chavez | FR | Kinesiology |
| ****Craig Huff | SR | Computer Science |
| ***Jose Piña | JR | Health Science |
| **Charlie Pope | SO | History |
| Women's Cross Country (6) | ||
| **Kai Bohannon | SO | Business |
| **Camilla Hanson | JR | Biomedical Engineering |
| Evelin Meza | SO | Political Science |
| ***Jennifer Sandoval | JR | Communicative Disorders |
| Briana Valencia | JR | Communication Studies |
| ****Jeanette Zambrano | SR | Mathematics |
| Football (29) | ||
| E.J. Ane | FR | Sociology |
| **Jackson Burrill | SO | Hospitality Management |
| Michael Carrillo | GR | MBA |
| Jake Colman | SR | Justice Studies |
| ***Bryce Crawford | SR | Communication Studies |
| Jalend Dinwiddie | FR | Computer Science |
| **Brett Foley | JR | Business/Finance |
| Cade Hall | FR | Business Management |
| Kyle Harmon | FR | Undeclared |
| Michael Harris | FR | Kinesiology |
| **Harrison Hoffman | SR | Business Administration/Accounting |
| Austin Liles | SO | Business Administration/General Business |
| ***Josh Love | JR | Business Management Information Systems |
| Brendan Manigo | FR | Biomedical Engineering |
| Deano Motes | JR | Business/Management |
| ****Josh Oliver | SR | Business Administration |
| Isaiah Ossai | FR | Business Administration/General Business |
| **Jesse Osuna | JR | Communication Studies |
| Brian Papazian | FR | Business Administration |
| **Tysyn Parker | SO | Justice Studies |
| Trevor Robbins | SO | Communication Studies |
| Boogie Roberts | GR | Communication Studies |
| **Jamal Scott | SR | Justice Studies |
| **Jack Snyder | SO | Business Administration/General Business |
| Terrell Townsend | SO | Communication Studies |
| Duane Tuitasi | JR | Communication Studies |
| Christian Webb | JR | Communication Studies |
| Tre White | FR | Undeclared |
| Lionell Wiggins | JR | Sociology |
| Women's Soccer (9) | ||
| Kristen Amarikwa | JR | Public Health |
| Jamilecxth Becerra | JR | Public Health |
| Bella Bowers | SO | Engineering |
| ****Darriell Franklin | SR | Kinesiology |
| Hannah Hall | FR | Business/Marketing |
| **Natasha Harris | SO | Communication Studies |
| ***Carlie James | JR | Graphic Design |
| Kiara Parker | SO | Business Entrepreneurship |
| Karlee Pottorff | SO | Kinesiology |
| Volleyball (9) | ||
| ****Luiza Andrade | SR | Communication Studies |
| Caitlin Bettenay | JR | Kinesiology |
| Mamie Garard | FR | International Business |
| ***Giulia Gávio | SR | International Business |
| ***Thaliana Grajeda | JR | Biological Science/Systems Physiology |
| Haylee Nelson | FR | Kinesiology |
| Ryann Thomison | SO | Nutritional Science |
| **Fernanda Vido | JR | Business/Marketing |
| **Kaitlynn Zdroik | JR | Advertising |
* - number of honors earned including this year
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