COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Mountain West Conference announced the 2001 Academic All-Conference team for men's and women's swimming and diving on July 17, 2001. BYU led the way with 34 honorees being named to the team. Ten of those were repeat selections to the team, including All-American diver Aaron Russell.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and be a starter or significant contributor to the team. A total of 146 student-athletes earned MWC academic honors in 2000-01, including 86 women and 60 men. Following BYU was Air Force with 27, UNLV with 24, Wyoming with 17, Colorado State with 15, New Mexico with 13, Utah with 12 and San Diego State with four. Sixty-six student-athletes earned Academic All-MWC honors for the second straight year.
Following is BYU's list of the 2001 Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-Mountain West Conference selections grouped alphabetically (*notes repeat selection).
Men's Swimming & Diving Academic All-MWC Team
Name Class GPA Major
Christian Armstrong Freshman 3.74 Zoology
William Betz Sophomore 3.42 Undeclared
*Jay Buys Junior 3.72 Exercise Science
Robert Costello Freshman 3.46 Undeclared
Alexander Denke Senior 3.24 English
Sean Moore Senior 3.67 Accounting
Rob Morris Senior 3.46 Law
Christopher Johnson Sophomore 3.86 Psychology
*Joshua Johnston Sophomore 3.09 Chemical Engineering
David Larson Freshman 3.06 Undeclared
Terrence Lim Freshman 3.91 Economics
Ryan Mullen Freshman 4.00 Chemical Engineering
Michael Mullen Sophomore 3.03 Management
*Aaron Russell Sophomore 3.53 Undeclared
*C. Farr Smith Senior 3.19 Communications
*Gary Tan Sophomore 3.07 Management
Nathan Tobler Sophomore 3.37 Undeclared
Justin Wilcock Sophomore 3.73 Horticulture
Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-MWC Team
Name Class GPA Major
Shaela Anderson Freshman 3.76 Undeclared
Melissa Belliston Senior 3.02 Recreation Mgmt/Youth Ldrshp
Tessa Dahl Freshman 3.20 Undeclared
Kristi Egan Freshman 3.37 Undeclared
*Kelli Einfeldt Sophomore 3.48 Undeclared
Monica Ferrell Freshman 3.74 Civil Engineering
*Amanda Grant Sophomore 3.97 Undeclared
Lyndall Juvan Freshman 3.02 Undeclared
Jamie Lambert Freshman 3.52 Physical Education
Jacqueline Laurel Sophomore 3.52 English Teaching
*Heidi Lietz Sophomore 3.61 Marriage/Family/Human Dev.
*Amy Lueken Junior 3.60 Physical Education
Hana Majaj Freshman 3.53 Undeclared
Sonrisa Oles Sophomore 3.20 Undeclared
*Jennifer Teerlink Senior 3.08 Geology
Anya Tutunnikova Senior 3.43 Communications
(*notes repeat selection)