EUGENE -- Two BYU men's volleyball players were named to the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII Men's At-Large teams, Jonathan Alleman and Fernando Pessoa.
The two teams represent 20 student-athletes from 14 different schools. Another interesting trend of the 2004 teams is that for the first time, 10 student-athletes -- or half of the selections -- hail from outside the United States.
The at-large team encompasses the sports of golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, fencing, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis volleyball, water polo and wrestling, and was voted on by CoSIDA members from within the District VIII states. These include Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, and the province of British Columbia. The all-district first team selections advance to the national ballot, which will be released June 15.
2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII Men's At-Large First Team
Jonathan Alleman (volleyball) Brigham Young Sr. Yorba Linda, Calif. 3.50 Accounting
*Attila Banhidy (water polo) California Sr. Eger, Hungary 3.50 Business
Kurt Boehm (swimming) Hawaii Sr. Erlangen, Germany 3.87 Mechanical Engineering
Scott Carlyle (golf) California Sr. El Dorado Hills, Calif. 3.95 Civil Engineering
Tobias Clemens (tennis) UCLA Sr. Bonn, Germany 3.32 Business Engineering
Felix Hardt (tennis) San Diego St. Sr. Allensbach, Germany 3.87 International Business
Charles Morton (rifle) Nevada Sr. Reno, Nev. 3.76 Mechanical Engineering
* Jed Pennell (wrestling) Oregon State Sr. Cave Junction, Ore. 3.80 Exercise & Sport Science
Ben Thornhill (skiing) Utah So. Whistler, B.C. 3.57 Business
Kyle Weichert (volleyball) UC Irvine Sr. San Diego, Calif. 3.66 Urban & Regional Planning
* Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII first team selection
Second Team
Cheyne Bloch (swimming) Hawaii Sr. Wailuku, Hawaii 3.36 General Business
Sean Deacon (golf) Oregon State Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 3.66 Business Administration
Zachary Ferguson (swimming) Arizona Sr. Knoxville, Iowa 3.93 Psychology
Tyler Hildebrand (volleyball) Long Beach St. So. Phoenix, Ariz. 3.43 Undeclared
Byron Jeffers (swimming) Arizona Jr. Durban, South Africa 3.78 Accouting
Fernando Pessoa (volleyball) Brigham Young Sr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3.46 Exercise Science
Adam Schrader (volleyball) UCLA Sr. Solana Beach, Calif. 3.39 Economics
Arnar Sigurdsson (tennis) Pacific Jr. Kopavogur, Iceland 3.51 Pre-Medicine
Alex Vlaski (tennis) Washington Jr. Belgrade, Yugoslavia 3.45 Business Administration
Nathan Wack (volleyball) UC Santa Barbara Jr. Salem, Wis. 3.86 Financial Mathematics