Colorado Springs, Colo.— A record-number 79 San José State University student-athletes from 10 Spartan spring sports teams earned 2019 Academic All-Mountain West honors.
The women's swimming and diving team had the most award winners for the fourth consecutive year with 22, followed by softball and men's and women's track and field teams who each had nine student-athletes honored.
Six (6) San José State student-athletes earned Academic All-MW honors for each of their four years at the school – Zach Wallace (BASE) Andrea Kohlhaas (WBB); Megan Au, Brenna Bushey, Eri Tamada (WSWIM); Miyo Kobayashi (WTN).
They join five student-athletes from the fall who received four recognitions – Luiza Andrade (volleyball), Darriell Franklin (women's soccer) Craig Huff (men's cross country), Josh Oliver (football) and Jeanette Zambrano (women's cross country)
"Our Spartans continue to maintain high standards in academic excellence and are being recognized once again by the Mountain West," said Eileen Daley, senior associate athletics director for academics and student services.
"We continue to emphasize that hard work and perseverance will result in degree completion and personal growth. Our coaches and academic team work together to provide opportunities for our student-athletes to learn and grown academically by providing tutoring, peer mentoring and a learning environment that is tailored for each student-athlete."
For the 2018-19 academic year, 167 Spartans earned academic all-conference recognition from the Mountain West, Western Athletic Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation or the Golden Coast Conference.
To qualify, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better on a 4.00 scale, be enrolled at the conference institution at least one year and participate in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.
In all, a league-record 1,021 student-athletes have been named to the spring 2019 Academic All-MW teams. Sports recognized include baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, softball, women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field.
San José State University Academic All-Mountain West Award winners – Spring 2019
Baseball (8)
#Santiago Cantu Sophomore Communication Studies
Jonathan Clark Freshman Kinesiology
#Wesley Clawson Sophomore Kinesiology
Jack Colette Sophomore Communication Studies
Anders Davidson Junior Business Administration/Corporate Accounting & Finance
#Connor Konishi Sophomore Communication Studies
Ben Polack Freshman Undeclared
#&^Zach Wallace Senior Justice Studies
Men's Basketball (4)
Christian Anigwe Freshman Biological Sciences/Physiology
Zach Chappell Freshman Phiolosphy
Craig LeCesne Junior Communication Studies
Trey Smith Freshman Computer Science
Women's Basketball (5)
#Megan Anderson Sophomore Public Health
#^ Fieme'a Hafoka Junior Child & Adolescent Development
#&^Andrea Kohlhaas Senior Business Administration/International Business
#Cydni Lewis Sophomore Public Health
#Danae Marquez Sophomore Psychology
Men's Golf (2)
#Ben Campbell Senior Psychology
Matt Heitel Sophomore Business Administration/General Business
Women's Golf (6)
#^Abegail Arevalo Senior Psychology
#Alexandra Cooper Senior Kinesiology
#^Franziska Friedrich Senior Business Administration/International Business
Antonia Malate Freshman Communication Studies
Natasha Andrea Oon Freshman Business
Maddie White Freshman Communication Studies
Softball (9)
#^Kaelin Amrein Junior Psychology
#^Madison Aurin Senior Health Science
Caroline Bowman Sophomore Mechanical Engineering
#^Cassidy Clark Junior Health Science
#^Makayla Englestad Junior Business Administration/General Business
Alyssa Graham Freshman Kinesiology
Chrys Hildebrand Freshman Undeclared
Carley Morfey Freshman Pre-Nursing
#Jacey Phipps Sophomore Liberal Studies
Women's Swimming & Diving (22)
#&^Megan Au Senior Kinesiology
#^Violani Auva'a Junior Business Administration/Entrepreneurship
#&^Brenna Bushey Senior Public Relations
Daria Cocol Freshman Business Administration/Corporate Accounting & Finance
Jamie Dodd Junior Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
Kimberlee Giggey Senior Psychology
Madison Grimes Sophomore Liberal Studies
#Kendal Guy Senior Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
#^Kate Hanf Junior Psychology
#^Gabby Heng Junior Anthropology
Taylor Lehr Senior Applied Mathematics
#^Antoinette Loya Junior Business Administration/Management Information Systems
Makenna Mathieson Freshman Pre-Nursing
#Katie McIntee Junior Psychology
Shelby Mullendore Freshman Economics
#^Jacqueline Nisson Junior Environmental Science
#^Maleah Schmidt Junior Sociology
#Katrina Slivkoff Sophomore Computer Science
#^Natasha Sondeno Junior Kinesiology
#&^Eri Tamada Senior Art/Design Studies
Gabriela Vieira Junior Art/Design Studies
#^Erin Wayman Junior Liberal Studies
Women's Tennis (5)
#^Tamara Culibrk Junior Civil Engineering
#&^Miyo Kobayashi Senior Business Administration/International Business
#Laura Malsert Sophomore Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
Alba Pedrero Galindo Freshman Business Administration/Management
#Savannah Sendar Sophomore Business Administration/Finance
Men's Track & Field (9)
Luis Chavez Freshman Kinesiology
Chris Gerlach Freshman Mathematics
Peter Handy Freshman Engineering
Craig Huff Senior Computer Science
Brendan Manigo Freshman Biomedical Engineering
Evaristo Mateo Junior Justice Studies
Jose Pina Junior Health Science
Matthew Porter Freshman Kinesiology
Cannon Yates Freshman Biomedical Engineering
Women's Track & Field (9)
Kai Bohannon Freshman Business
#^Breya Carter Sophomore Kinesiology
#^Carmen Contreras Junior Psychology
Camilla Hanson Junior Biomedical Engineering
Evalina Maas-Espinosa Freshman Music
Evelin Meza Freshman Political Science
#^Jennifer Sandoval Junior Communicative Disorders
Briana Valencia Junior Communication Studies
#^Jeanette Zambrano Junior Mathematics
# - 2018 award winner
^ - 2017 award winner
& - 2016 award winner
$ - 2015 award winner
