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Ari Davis
| Posted: 9 Apr 2018 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
MPSF awards 16 BYU swim and dive athletes with Academic All-Conference
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PROVO, Utah – Sixteen BYU swimmers and divers were awarded 2017-2018 Academic All-Conference from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
“We have always been one of the top schools in the conference for Academic All-MPSF awards,” BYU head coach John Brooks said. “With all of the different places we trained this season and the time it took away from the athletes' studies, this is quite an accomplishment.”
To qualify, athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA, be at least a sophomore academically, have completed one full academic year prior to the 2017-2018 season and competed in 50 percent or more of the competitive swim and dive season.
The BYU swim and dive athletes who earned Academic All-Conference for the 2018-2017 season include:
| Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | GPA | Year | Events | Hometown/Last School |
| Evan Berger | 3.27 | Sophomore | Free, Fly |
Grand Blanc, MI/Grand Blanc HS |
| Matt Denkers | 3.92 | Senior | Diving |
Fisher, IN/Fishers HS |
| David Harlan | 3.47 | Senior | Free | Houston, TX/James E. Taylor HS |
| Preston Jenkins | 3.61 | Senior | IM, Back, Free | Jacksonville,FL/The Bolles School |
| John Morris | 3.68 | Sophomore | Free, Breast, IM | Springville,UT/Springville HS |
| Levi Jensen | 3.14 | Sophomore | Breast, IM | Casper,WY/Kelly Walsh HS |
| Nathan Rogers | 3.50 | Junior | IM, Free, Breast | Evans, GA/Evans HS |
| James Sorensen | 3.25 | Sophomore | Free | Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline HS |
| Luis Ventura | 3.32 | Senior | Free, Fly | Leon,MX/Tecnologico de Monterrey |
| Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Name |
GPA | Year | Events | Hometown/Last School |
| Natalie Bennion | 3.73 | Senior | Free, Fly | Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline HS |
| Haley Bertoldo | 3.36 | Junior | Fly, Back | Pueblo West, CO/Pueblo West HS |
| Casey Cunningham | 3.79 | Sophomore | Free,Fly | Ladera Ranch, CA/ Saddleback Valley Christian |
| Morgan Mellow | 3.79 | Sophomore | Diving | Mesa,AZ/Deseret Ridge HS |
| Kelly Hatanaka | 3.14 | Junior | IM, Back | Loveland, CO/Loveland HS |
| Emma Richards Lythgoe | 3.31 | Senior | IM, Back | Scottsdale,AZ/Horizon HS |
| Ellie Thornbrue Brinton | 3.49 | Junior | Free, Fly | Hillsboro,OR/Century HS |
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