23 BYU Cross Country Runners Named Academic All-MWC

COLORADO SPRINGS -- Twenty-three BYU cross country runners, 14 men and nine women, were named to the fall 2008 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team after the final list was released this afternoon.

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

Out of the total of 384 student-athletes named for the fall 2008 season, 72 represented the Cougars. Fall sports included men’s and women’s cross country, football, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.

Men’s Team
Travis Fuller        Freshman        Undeclared
Jacob Gustafsson     Junior          Professional Accountancy
Robert Harrison      Senior          Civil Engineering
Daniel Hinckley      Senior          Post-Baccalaureate Studies
Jonathan Kotter      Junior          Finance
Ryan Merriman        Junior          Print Journalism
Nathan Ogden         Sophomore       Accounting
Aaron Robision       Senior          Physical Education Teaching/Coaching K-12
Jason Witt           Freshman        Undeclared
Women’s Team
Katy Andrews         Sophomore       Exercise Science
Sarah Hansen         Junior          Dietetics
Stephanie Jensen     Freshman        Nursing Pre-major Program
Hannah Kent-Johnston Sophomore       History
Amy Layne            Senior          Chemical Engineering
Cecily Lemmon        Junior          Print Journalism
Jessica Lemmon       Senior          English
Jenna Lowder         Sophomore       Advertising
Sandra Mazan         Sophomore       Economics
Katie Palmer         Freshman        Civil Engineering
Amelia Rapp          Junior          Chemical Engineering
Stacy Slight         Sophomore       International Relations
Laura Taylor         Senior          History
Angela Wagner        Junior          Broadcast Journalism