43 Named MPSF All-Academic

WOODLAND, Calif. – In their first season in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, 22 men’s track and field athletes and 21 women’s track and field athletes were named MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athletes.

The combined 43 athletes honored were the most of any MPSF school. The men’s team had four more scholar-athletes than Stanford, which finished second with 18 honorees. On the women’s side, Patrick Shane’s squad finished second overall behind Stanford, which had 22 selections.

Senior All-American Miles Batty led the way on the men’s side with a 3.93 GPA. Batty is a double major in neuroscience and exercise science.

The top GPA on the women’s team came from sophomore Elizabeth Portanova, who currently holds a 4.00. National champion Nachelle Mackie also made the list with a 3.98 GPA in elementary education.

In order to be nominated for the academic award, the student-athletes had to meet the following criteria:

3.00 or better cumulative grade point average
Student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically
Student-athlete must have completed one full academic year at the institution prior to the season for which the award is being received
Student-athlete must have competed in 50 percent or more of the institution’s competition in the student-athlete’s respective sport

Men's All-Academic Scholar-Athletes

Name	Class
Miles Batty	Senior
Ryan Jones	Junior
Steve Flint	Sophomore
Colby Barber	Senior
Braydon Bringhurst	Sophomore
Alden Bahr	Senior
Joseph Stull	Sophomore
Bryson Strupp	Sophomore
Cade Lindahl	Junior
Isaac Robison	Sophomore
Dakoda John	Sophomore
Tylor Thatcher	Sophomore
James Ghormley	Senior
Buddy Cranford	Sophomore
Ryan Waite	Junior
Rex Shields	Junior
Tyler Brown	Junior
Jared Ward	Sophomore
Fanfan Charles	Junior
Jason Hinds	Junior
Chase Dalton	Sophomore
Steven Hart	Senior

Women's All-Academic Scholar-Athletes

Name	Class
Elizabeth Portanova	Sophomore
Nachelle Mackie	Junior
Diane Stewart	Senior
Sarah Edwards	Senior
Diana Blauer	Senior
Bethanie Kruman	Sophomore
Cecily Boyce	Redshirt Freshman
Christen Guenther	Senior
Candace Eddy	Junior
Katie Palmer	Senior
Elizabeth Wilson	Sophomore
Arlene Gowar	Sophomore
Diane McAllister Perry	Senior
Michaelanne Laurent	Junior
Andrea Nelson	Sophomore
Maren Hanson	Sophomore
Erica Shields	Senior
Makenna Smith	Sophomore
Martha Shephard	Sophomore
Lacey Bleazard	Senior
Aubrey Hale	Sophomore

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