Big Sky Announces 2025 Winter All-Academic Team

4/24/2026 11:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Indoor Track & Field, Women's Indoor Track & Field

By: Elian Soto, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom and in their sports, as 32 Bears earned recognition on the 2025 Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.

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 and Field student-athletes, they must have participated in at least half of the team's competitions or competed at the conference championship.

A total of 545 student-athletes across Big Sky institutions in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's indoor track & field received Winter All-Academic honors.

The Bears were well represented across men's basketball, women's basketball, and indoor track & field, showcasing the program's commitment to academic and athletic success.

MEN'S BASKETBALL (6):
Zach Bloch – Gr – Sport Coaching - MA
Brock Wisne – Business Administration: Finance
Quinn Denker – Gr – Sport Coaching - MA
Ariik Mawien - So – Business Administration - General
Ibu Yamazaki – Jr – Communication Studies
Ring Nyeri – So – Psychology

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (6):
Lilah Moore – Sr – Business Administration: Management
Gabi Fields – Gr – Exercise Physiology
Claire Fraser – So – PE K-12 Teaching
Ruthie Loomis-Goltl – So- English
Heather Baymon – So – Sport Administration
Erin Powell – So – Sport Administration

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (9):
Lucy Varela – Fr – Nutrition
Claire Nowels – Jr – Elementary Education
Alexia Austin – Jr – Sport Administration
Monique Stewart – Fr – Pre-Health & Biomed
April Necaise – Jr – History: Liberal Arts
Kiana Van Haaren – Sr – Human Services
Ciara Piffarerio – Jr – Exercise Science
Ania Magdesian – Sr – BioSci: Ecology-Evolutionary
Sabina Stroia – Fr – Exercise Science

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (11):
Edgar Garcia – Sr – Business Administration: Computer Information Systems
Moise Bennett – Sr - Business Administration: Computer Information Systems
Jameson Rembert – Sr – Political Science
Johnny Fisher – Sr – Psychology
Raphael Egbuchilem – Sr – Human Performance
Jaydon Sundbye – So – Human Performance
Kaliff Guevara – Sr – Economics
Mark Miller – Fr – Computer Science
Daniel Beckford – Fr – Psychology
Christopher Cheatham – Fr – Business Administration: Finance
Aaron Roll – So - Business Administration: Finance

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