The Western Athletic Conference announced Thursday its academic all-WAC teams for fall 2014, and 36 Utah Valley University student-athletes have been named to the honor.
The fall sports of men's and women's cross-country, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball were included on the list.
Women's soccer led the way for UVU this fall in the classroom, as 12 of its players were recognized. Men's soccer was next with 10, while the WAC champion men's cross-country team followed with six. Volleyball finished one student-athlete shy of men's cross-country with five, while women's cross-country rounded out Utah Valley's 36-member academic all-WAC team with three.
"UVU student-athletes, coaches and staff continue to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to academic success," Utah Valley Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal said. "It's gratifying to see our student-athletes recognized for their achievements by the Western Athletic Conference."
The 36 student-athletes mark the most of any institution in the WAC. As a whole, a 203 student-athletes from around the league made the cut.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.
The following is a list of UVU's fall sport honorees.
Men's cross-country
Chris Brower, Jr.
Seth Gutzwiller, Jr.
Tyson Lambert, So.
Rush Mills, So.
Trac Norris, Jr.
Trevor Sharp, Sr.
Women's cross-country
Caity Beddes, So.
Darian Sharp, Jr.
McKenzie Snyder, Jr.
Men's soccer
David Adams, Fr.
Chandler Boyd, So.
Tyler Brown, Jr.
Matt Gay, So.
Cameron Kidwell, Sr.
Skyler Milne, Jr.
Alex Neff, Jr.
Karson Payton, So.
Payden Pemberton, So.
Ben Perkins, So.
Women's soccer
Jamie Brown, Jr.
Sara Callister, So.
Jessica Duffin, Jr.
Sheridan Fox, So.
Taylor Kirk, So.
Caitlin Mortensen, Jr.
Sara Ranck, So.
Lexi Robison, Sr.
Kim Stratford, Sr.
Kali Stubbs, Jr.
Kalli Suesue, So.
Courtney Wilson, Jr.
Women's volleyball
Jen Hardman, Sr.
Kalani Norris, Sr.
Kiahna Steiner, So.
Macky Treanor, So.
Cassie Wahlin, Sr.
James Warnick is an assistant sports information director at Utah Valley University. For more information about Wolverine athletics, visit WolverineGreen.com.