COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A conference-high 92 BYU student-athletes were named 2003-04 Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athletes, the MWC announced Thursday. In all, the league recognized 424 scholar-athletes from its eight member schools for the 2003-04 year.
After BYU's league-leading 92 recipients, New Mexico placed 73 student-athletes on the list, followed by Utah (59), Wyoming (55), UNLV (44), Air Force (39), Colorado State (38) and San Diego State (24).
To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two semesters or three quarters at the certifying institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have competed in at least one varsity contest in their respective sport.
Women's track and cross country led the way for BYU with 22 MWC Scholar-Athletes. Other BYU teams with scholar-athletes are women's swimming and diving (13), men's track (12), men's swimming and diving (10), football (7), women's soccer (6), women's gymnastics (5), baseball (5), women's volleyball (3), women's basketball (2), men's basketball (2), men's volleyball (2), women's golf (1), women's softball (1) and men's tennis (1).
Along with their academic excellence, BYU student-athletes had success in their respective fields of competition in 2003-04. Cougar teams won nine league championships, including a conference-best eight MWC titles, while 15 teams advanced to NCAA play. Highlighted by men's volleyball capturing the NCAA title, BYU teams achieved 11 top-25 finishes in 2003-04, the most since the 1993-94 season.
2003-04 Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athletes
BYU Recipients
Baseball
Joshua Barrett 3.54. Communications
Tyler E. Heid 3.86, History
Kory Justin Knell 3.89, Management
Bryce Searl 3.53, Exercise Science
Brandon Taylor 3.50, Open
Men's Basketball
Jon Michael Dresser 3.90, Exercise Science
Garner Meads 3.73, Pre Management
Men's Football
Micah Adam Alba 3.71, History
Toby Christensen 3.68, Master's of Public Administration
Brett Cooper 3.71, Spanish
Tyson Dunham 3.65, Advertising and Marketing
Kellen Thomas Fowler 3.82, Pre Management
Todd Mortensen 4.00, Spanish
Kip Nielson 3.53, Spanish
Men's Swimming and Diving
Christian Armstrong 3.70, Senior
Jeremy Lowell Budge 3.86, Open
Kenneth Carpenter 3.55, Management
Terence Lim 3.90, Finance
Benjamin Nephi McKee 3.76, Exercise Science
Ryan Gotchy Mullen 4.00, Chemical Engineering
Zachary Wallace Anderson 3.70, Communications
Kenneth Clark 3.55, Management
Jacoby Jacobsen 3.68, Exercise Science
David Scott 3.62, Mathematics
Men's Tennis
Ian Fillmore 3.86, Open
Men's Track
Matthew Anderson 3.89, Accounting
Brett Andrus 3.65, Open
J. Richard Evanson 3.52, Spanish
John Forsythe 3.73, Entrepreneurship
Alex Green 3.84, Mechanical Engineering
Douglas Hall 3.74, Economics
Devin Howe 3.66, Information Systems
Bryce Nielsen 3.76, Mechanical Engineering
Robison Pratt 3.56, Exercise Science
Nathan Robison 3.73, English
Joshua Rohatinsky 3.51, Management
Chad Simkins 3.84, Accounting
Men's Volleyball
Jonathan Alleman 3.50, Accounting
Brian Rowley 3.88, Civil Engineering
Women's Basketball
Melissa Brown 3.64, Business Management
Angie Gatten 3.87, Business Management
Women's Golf
Alexis Edwards 3.52, Open
Women's Gymnastics
Candace Bauer 3.50, Pre Management
Genevieve Claveau 4.00, Open
Marie-Helene Claveau 3.99, Pre Management
Jaime Mabray 3.52, Therapeutic Recreation
Lisa Willis 3.92, Fitness and Wellness Management
Women's Soccer
Natalie Evans 3.92, Open
Katie Gabbart 3.57, Art History
Davia King 3.56, Open
Charlene Lui 3.56, Open
Aleisha Rose 3.56, MFHD
Claire Thomas 3.53, Open
Women's Softball
Jennifer Lynn Whiteley 3.62, Open
Women's Swimming and Diving
Kiersten Sue Braithwaite 3.51, Open
Brittany Jean Davis 3.52, Open
Elizabeth Laura Duffin 3.74, Open
Amy Garrick 3.57, Chemistry
Jamie Lambert 3.81, Fitness and Wellness Management
Aubrey Low 3.53, Open
Megan Mullen 3.50, Open
Julie Brianne Nelson 3.77, Management
Wendy Lynn Poppleton 3.58, English
Rachelle Routsong 3.52, Community Health
Analyn Skabelund 3.76, English
Carolyn Wigginton 3.76, Management
Monica Joy Farrell 3.86, Civil Engineering
Women's Track and Cross Country
Kassi Andersen 3.62, Fitness and Wellness Management
Lisa Antonelli 3.52, Entrepreneur/Business Management
Eevisofia Aura 3.61, Open
Mary Bennion 3.87, Open
Liis Berendsen 3.60, Pre Communications
Jessica Borchers 3.71, Open
Anika Busby 3.69, Recreation Management
Julie Cameron 3.90, Open
Laura Evans 3.85, Open
Lyndsay Ford 3.74, Middle East Studies/Arabic
Emily Franks 3.55, Math Education
Anne Heiner 3.52, Open
Kirstin Hirst 3.83, Open
Makenzie Hobbs 3.82, Open
Sarah Ingebretsen 3.91, Exercise Science
Candace Jones 3.92, History Teaching
Toria McMullin 3.78, Neuro Science
Katie Moon 3.91, Botany
Carolyn Quebe 3.65, Open
Emily Raymond 3.52, Print Journalism
Breanne Sandberg 3.66, Management
Jenna Taylor 3.72, Open
Women's Volleyball
Alexis Brown 3.70, Communications
Amanda Kiholm 3.71, School Health
Lindsey Metcalf 3.90, Early Childhood Education