COLORADO SPRINGS -- Seventy-one BYU student-athletes were awarded 2004-2005 Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athletes Monday, led by Lindsey Metcalf who was named 2005 MWC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
As a whole, BYU was led by the women's track team with 20 scholar-athletes. The men's track team was close behind adding 19 of its own, followed by men's swimming and diving (8), women's swimming and diving (8), baseball (7), men's basketball (2), women's softball (2), men's tennis (1), women's tennis (1), women's basketball (1), men's golf (1) and women's golf (1).
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.
The Cougars' 71 recipients was second to New Mexico's conference-high 86 student-athletes on the list. After BYU, Utah had 69, followed by Wyoming (51), UNLV (46), San Diego State (37), Colorado State (30) and Air Force (28).
Cougars Named 2004-2005 MWC Scholar-Athletes
Baseball
Joshua Barrett 3.51 Communication
Brandon Christiansen 3.50 Sociology
Tyler Heid 3.84 History
Kory Knell 3.90 SOAIS
James Platt 3.63 PE: Exercise Science
Kevin Sloan 3.51 Pre PE Teaching
Mitchell Woolf 3.92 Pre Mechanical Engineering
Men's Basketball
Garner Meads 3.81 PE: Exercise Science
Michael Rose 3.56 Pre-Management Core Programs
Men's Swimming and Diving
Christian Armstrong 3.58 Integrative Biology
Jorge Azevedo 3.71 International Relations
Kenny Carpenter 3.52 Mgt. Finance
Jeremiah Chai 3.57 Pre: Mechanical Engineering
Ben McKee 3.63 PE: Exercise Science
Ryan Mullen 4.00 Chemical Eng.
Chris Patience 3.62 Sociology
Jeffrey Su 3.53 Pre:Mgt.
Shaun Wurtz 3.62 Accounting
Men's Tennis
Dann Battistone 3.72 Accounting
Men's Track and Field
Matthew Anderson 3.81 Accounting
Brett Andrus 3.73 English Teaching
Bryce Bergen 3.50 Open
Kevin Biesinger 3.85 Neuroscience
Tanner Bushnell 3.53 Civil Engineering
Warren Davis 3.84 Neuroscience
Jason Dorais 3.60 Exercise Science
John Forsythe 3.59 Management: Finance
Alex Green 3.84 Mechanical Engineering
Bo Gustafson 3.57 Economics
Devin Howe 3.62 Information Systems Manageme
Kevin Keys 3.54 Biology
Andrew Martin 3.82 Exercise Science
Bryce Nielsen 3.68 Mechanical Engineering
Nathan Rencher 3.62 Biology
Nathan Robison 3.70 English
Jeff Taylor 3.57 Management: Entrepreneurship
David Weiler 3.95 History
Ryan Witt 3.50 Open
Women's Basketball
Mary Martha Abell 3.67 Management
Women's Golf
Rachel Newren 3.52 Pre Communications
Women's Softball
Renea Clarke 3.50 Teaching Physical Education
Jen Whiteley 3.66 Math Education
Women's Swimming and Diving
Aubrey Low 3.54 PE: Exercise Science
Wendy Poppleton 3.63 PE:Fitness/Wellness Mgt.
U-Nice Chan 3.56 Pre. Mgt.
Elizabeth Duffin 3.86 Open
Amy Garrick 3.54 Chemistry
Julie Nelson 3.83 Mgt.: Marketing
Analyn Skabelund 3.77 English Teaching
Carolyn Wigginton 3.68 Information Systems
Hanni Wittenbecher 3.50 PE: Exercise Science
Women's Track and Field
Liis Berendsen 3.63 Communications: Advertising
Julie Cameron 3.88 Teaching Physical Education
Amber Duffin 3.97 Pre-Nursing
Challis Firl 3.97 Pre-Elementary Education
Kassandra Froncszyk 3.89 Statistics
Laura Hales 3.83 Communications:PR
Mary Hanson 4.00 Open
Anne Heiner 3.62 Biophysics
Kristin Hirst 3.88 Early Childhood Education
Makenzie Hobbs 3.77 Physiology & Developmental Bio
Sarah Ingebretsen 3.88 Exercise Science
Candace Jones 3.92 History Teaching
Leslie Layton 3.51 Open
Lindsey Metcalf 3.90 Open
Lisa Pratt 3.51 Management
Kamila Rywelska 3.83 Russian
Kathryn Sevy 3.64 Open
Chelsea Smith 3.81 Community Health
Jenna Taylor 3.74 Open
Laura Taylor 3.97 History
Lindsay Thomas 3.99 English/Social