Thirty Cross Country Runners Named Academic All-MWC

PROVO -- Out of the league-high 89 BYU athletes named to the Fall 2006 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team, 30 are members of the men's and women's cross country teams.

Included on the list are National Champion Josh Rohatinsky and All-American Kassi Andersen.

"I think it's great," said men's head coach Ed Eyestone. "It's a good reminder that they are here as students first and athletes second. It shows that they have their priorities straight, indicated by the time and energy they put into their studies."

To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team.

Men's Cross Country
Brett Andrus          Senior      English Teaching
Alden Bahr            Freshman    Undeclared
Dustin Bybee          Junior      Communications: Advertising
Warren Davis          Senior      MS Psychology
Jason Dorais          Senior      EXSC: Exercise Science
Jacob Gustafsson      Sophomore   Accounting
Dan Hinckley          Sophomore   Chemical Engineering
Tyrel Jensen          Junior      Management: Financial Services
Ryan Merriman         Freshman    Pre-Communications
Josh Rohatinsky       Senior      EXSC: Exercise Science
Women's Cross Country
Kassi Andersen        Junior      MS Physical Education: Health Promotion
Alexis Bartschi       Sophomore   Marriage, Family & Human Development
Tawny Bybee           Junior      Home and Family Living
Carlee Clark          Junior      EXSC: Fitness & Wellness
Amber Duffin          Sophomore   Nursing
Amy Fowler            Sophomore   Pre-Chemical Engineering
Lisa Frischknecht     Junior      Family & Consumer Sciences Education
Sarah Hansen          Freshman    Undeclared
Anne Heiner           Senior      Biophysics
Sarah Ingebretsen     Junior      EXSC: Exercise Science
Jenna Jensen          Junior      EXSC: Exercise Science
Whitney McDonald      Sophomore   Marriage, Family & Human Development
Angela Petersen       Junior      School Health Education
Katie Porter          Freshman    Pre-Physical Education Teaching
Carolyn Quebe         Junior      Humanities: Art History
Breanne Sandberg      Senior      EXSC: Fitness & Wellness
Samantha Slight       Junior      Microbiology
Laura Taylor          Junior      History
Ann Marie Thomas      Sophomore   Social Work
Aubrey White          Freshman    Undeclared