Cross Country Athletes Receive Academic All-MWC Honors

COLORADO SPRINGS -- BYU cross country teams had 29 student-athletes earn recognition in the classroom while being named to the 2010 fall Academic All-Mountain West Conference team team this week.

Ten harriers of the men’s team and 19 female athletes were honored with their academic contributions. The cross country teams join football, women’s soccer, and women's volleyball in the fall sports able to receive the award. BYU led the conference with 78 student-athletes nominated to the 386 total from the nine MWC schools.

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

Joshua Adams

Alden Bahr

Miles Batty

Aaron Fletcher

Cody Helbling

Jonathan Kotter

Nathan Ogden

Conner Peloquin

Jared Rohatinsky

Rex Shields

Women

Katy Andrews

Kendra Christensen

Nichole Clark

Lisa Drury

Candace Eddy

Sarah Edwards

Maren Hansen

Stephanie Jensen

Michaelanne Laurent

Madelyn Lowder

Nicole Nielsen

Lisa Olander

Katie Palmer

Amelia Rapp

Stacy Slight

Katie Thomas

Ashlee Thomas

Amy Witt

Sarah Yingling