43 Named MWC Scholar Athletes
PROVO -- The men and women’s track and field teams had 43 athletes named Mountain West Conference Scholar Athletes, the most of any track and field program in the conference.
Those awarded included 30 athletes from Craig Poole’s women’s track and field team and 13 from Mark Robison’s men’s track and field team. The highest GPA from the women’s team went to sophomore Natalie Stewart, who has maintained a 4.00 GPA in School Health Education. On the men’s side, sophomore Jonathon Nelson took the top spot with a 3.94 GPA in Applied Statistics and Analytics.
Also on the list included MWC Champions Kari Clark (pole vault) from the women’s team and Trevor Heiner (high jump) from the men’s team.
To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in varsity competition in an NCAA-sponsored sport.
Men's Track and FieldName Year Major
Bahr, Alden Senior Spanish
Barber, Colby Junior Exercise Science
Beisinger, Kevin Senior Neuroscience
Ghormley, James Senior Economics
Heiner, James Senior Advertising
Heiner, Trevor Senior Strategy
Kotter, Jonathan Graduate Student Law
Merriman, Ryan Senior Political Science
Nelson, Jonathan Sophomore Applied Statistics and Analytics
Ogden, Nathan Senior Tax
Robinson, Collin Senior Finance
Speirs, Joshua Junior Biology
Walker, Lance Senior Strategy
Women's Track and Field
Name Year Major
Allen, Carly Sophomore Special Education Premajor
Andrews, Katy Junior Exercise and Wellness
Blauer, Diana Junior Elementary Education
Brown, Carolyn Sophomore Sociology
Botteron, Christen Sophomore Exercise Science
Bushman, Shanie Senior Mathematics
Chipman, Megan Freshman Mathematics Education
Clark, Karin Senior Exercise Science
Cox, Katie Junior Civil Engineering
Eddy, Candace Sophomore Special Education Premajor
Edwards, Sarah Junior Elementary Education Premajor
Fisher, Rachel Freshman Pre-Management Core
Forester, Krystel Junior Spanish
Frey, Sarah Senior Dietetics
Kussee, Tayla Freshman Undeclared
Lowder, Jenna Senior Advertising
Manwill, Melissa Sophomore Illustration
Mazan, Sandra Graduate Student Law
Measom, Kylie Sophomore Biology
Nielsen, Nicole Sophomore Music Premajor Program
Norberg, Shayna Sophomore Undeclared
Page, Emily Senior Marriage, Family, and Human Development
Rapp, Amelia Senior Chemical Engineering
Rencher, Ashley Freshman Athletic Training
Stewart, Nachelle Sophomore Elementary Education
Stewart, Natalie Junior School Health Education
Swanson, Katherine Sophomore Pre-Management Core
Thomas, Ashlee Sophomore Statistical Science
Winston, Kira Sophomore Early Childhood Education
Yingling, Sarah Junior Exercise and Wellness
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