University of Northern Colorado Athletics
36 Named to Big Sky 2022-23 Winter All-Academic Team
6/6/2023 4:32:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Track & Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Track & Field, Track & Field
FARMINGTON, Utah – The University of Northern Colorado combined to place 36 student-athletes on the Big Sky's 2022-23 Winter All-Academic Team.
"I want to congratulate the outstanding work of the nearly 500 student-athletes who qualified for our Winter All-Academic Team," Commissioner Tom Wistrcill said. "Achieving this honor not only shows the high level of dedication each of our student-athletes have to succeeding on their fields of competition, but also their commitment to excelling in the classroom. I also want to thank our coaches, support staffs and campus leaders around the Big Sky Conference for continuing to create environments that promote academic excellence."
In total, 496 student-athletes were placed on the All-Academic Team, with 78 of those honorees earning a perfect 4.0 GPA.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.
For indoor track only: student-athlete may participate in at least half of the team's competitions or the conference championship.
"I want to congratulate the outstanding work of the nearly 500 student-athletes who qualified for our Winter All-Academic Team," Commissioner Tom Wistrcill said. "Achieving this honor not only shows the high level of dedication each of our student-athletes have to succeeding on their fields of competition, but also their commitment to excelling in the classroom. I also want to thank our coaches, support staffs and campus leaders around the Big Sky Conference for continuing to create environments that promote academic excellence."
In total, 496 student-athletes were placed on the All-Academic Team, with 78 of those honorees earning a perfect 4.0 GPA.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.
For indoor track only: student-athlete may participate in at least half of the team's competitions or the conference championship.
| Northern Colorado - Big Sky 2022-23 Winter All-Academic | |||
| Name | Yr. | Sport | Major |
| Moise Bennett | Fr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Business Administration |
| William Bergmann | Fr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Anders Buettenback | Jr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Raphael Egbuchilem | Fr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Edgar Garcia | Fr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Business Administration |
| Jesse Hayward | Jr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Colton Magnuson | So. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Business Administration |
| Jacob McDonough | Fr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Business Administration |
| Isaac Rascon | So. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Jameson Rembert | Fr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Journalism |
| Zach Wells | Gr. | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Emily Beckner | Fr. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | English Secondary Education |
| Julia Brown | So. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Nursing |
| Kiana Van Haaren | Fr. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Exploring the Liberal Arts |
| Shantell Hafner | So. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Elementary Education |
| Delaney Kemp | Gr. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
| Alexa Oatman | So. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| Summer Olson | So. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Biological Sciences |
| Natasha Perales | Jr. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Art & Design |
| Chloe Rylance | Fr. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Biological Sciences |
| Aleigha Street | Sr. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Business Administration |
| Julienne Strydom | Fr. | Women's Indoor Track & Field | Art & Design |
| Riley Abercrombie | Gr. | Men's Basketball | Economics |
| Theo Hughes | Jr. | Men's Basketball | Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| Matt Johnson II | Gr. | Men's Basketball | Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
| Langston Reynolds | Fr. | Men's Basketball | Communication Studies |
| Caleb Shaw | Fr. | Men's Basketball | Business Administration |
| Brock Wisne | Fr. | Men's Basketball | Business Administration |
| Avery Bang | So. | Women's Basketball | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Delaynie Byrne | Jr. | Women's Basketball | Biological Sciences |
| Gabi Fields | So. | Women's Basketball | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Aniah Hall | So. | Women's Basketball | Human Services |
| Averee Kleinhans | R-Fr. | Women's Basketball | Nutrition |
| Lilah Moore | Fr. | Women's Basketball | Business Administration |
| Hannah Simental | Jr. | Women's Basketball | Communication Studies |
| Sydney Stensgard | Jr. | Women's Basketball | Psychology |
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