Track Excels in Academics

Track Excels in AcademicsTrack Excels in Academics

COLORADO SPRINGS -- BYU track and field athletes came away with 88 Academic All-Conference Awards, according to the Mountain West Conference release Thursday.

BYU student athletes received 178 of the 672 total awarded for the 2005 spring season. Track was awarded more than any other sport with 45 women and 43 men receiving honors. Among the athletes named were all-American high jumper Lindsey Metcalf and standout 400 and 800-meter sprinter, senior Lars Kjerengtroen.

The women's swimming and diving team was next in line with 21 athletes qualifying, followed by men's swimming and diving team with 20.

To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team.

2004-05 Academic All-MWC Track Athletes

Men's Track 

Matthew Adams 3.42 Accounting

Ronald Adams 3.24 Management: Finance

Matthew Anderson 3.81 Accounting

Brett Andrus 3.73 English Teaching

Niklas Arrhenius 3.22 Industrial Design

Bryce Bergen 3.50 Open

Kevin Biesinger 3.85 Neuroscience

Tanner Bushnell 3.53 Civil Engineering

Dustin Bybee 3.34 Open

David Chesser 3.31 Biology

Warren Davis 3.84 Neuroscience

Jason Dorais 3.60 Exercise Science:

Joseph Dredge 3.02 Computer Engineering

Chad Durham 3.46 English/Humanities

John Forsythe 3.59 Management: Finance

Alex Green 3.84 Mechanical Engineering

Bo Gustafsson 3.57 Economics

James Heiner 3.15 Open

Devin Howe 3.62 Information Systems Managemen

Kevin Keys 3.54 Biology

Lars Kjerengtroen 3.37 Facilities Management

Deven Later 3.15 Management

Bryan Lindsay 3.27 Exercise Science

Andrew Martin 3.82 Exercise Science

Joshua McAdams 3.07 Microbiology

Bryce Nielsen 3.68 Mechanical Engineering

Nathan Ogden 3.75 Open

David Pendergrass 3.38 Fitness and Wellness

Robison Pratt 3.49 Exercise Science

Adam Pyne 3.28 BioAgricultural Management

Nathan Rencher 3.62 Biology

Stig Robertson 3.09 Exercise Science

Nathan Robison 3.70 English

Joshua Rohatinsky 3.46 Exercise Science

Nate Soelberg 3.13 Recreation Management

Derek Taylor 3.15 Physics

Jeff Taylor 3.57 Management: Entrepreneurship

Dustin Trail 3.46 Communications: Advertising

David Weiler 3.95 History

Kansas Whitear 3.22 Management

Jon Willison 3.35 Exercise Science

Ryan Witt 3.50 open

David Woodbury 3.19 Chemistry

Women's Track

Tiffany Arrhenius 3.20 Health: Community Health

Kristina Barrus 3.46 Teaching Social Science

Liis Berendsen 3.63 Communications: Advertising

Julie Cameron 3.88 Teaching Physical Education

Amber Duffin 3.97 Pre-Nursing

Melissa Dyer 3.42 Fitness and Wellness

Brittney Faddis 3.08 Fitness and Wellness

Challis Firl 3.97 Pre-Elementary Education

Chelsea Forsythe 3.49 Elementary Education

Tipaleli Fotu 3.38 Open

Lisa Frischecht 3.04 Family and Consumer Science

Kassandra Froncszyk 3.89 Statistics

Laura Hales 3.83 Communications: Advertising

Mary Hanson 4.00 Open

Anne Heiner 3.62 Biophysics

Kristin Hirst 3.88 Early Childhood Education

Makenzie Hobbs 3.77 Physiology and Developmental

Sarah Ingebretsen 3.88 Exercise Science

Candace Jones 3.92 History Teaching

Amanda Kelly 3.38 Health Education

Maret Komarova 3.45 Management: Finance

Leslie Ann Layton 3.51 Open

Heidi Magill 3.48 Music

Michaela Mannova 3.26 Animal Science

Ashley McAllister 3.21 Exercise Science

Whitney McDonald 3.12 MFHD

Kristen McGregor 3.14 Psychology

Amy Menlove 3.13 Open

Lindsey Metcalf 3.90 Early Childhood Education

Nicole Nevitt 3.32 Open

Allison Passey 3.34 Elementary Education

Lisa Pratt 3.51 Management

Kamila Rywelska 3.83 Russian

Kathryn Sevy 3.64 Open

Chelsea Smith 3.81 Community Health

Lindsey Sommer 3.39 Economics

Jenna Taylor 3.74 Open

Laura Taylor 3.97 History

Suzanne Taylor 3.31 Open

Taylor Teerlink-Law 3.26 Exercise Science

Ann Marie Thomas 3.39 Open

Laura Turner 3.19 Physiology and Developmental B

Jessica Weirich 3.45 History Teaching

Emily Welch 3.01 Communications

Rena Williams 3.13 Health