Forty-one Cougars earn MPSF All-Academic Honors

Forty-one Cougars earn MPSF All-Academic HonorsForty-one Cougars earn MPSF All-Academic Honors

WOODLAND, Calif. – Forty-one BYU track and field athletes have earned All-Academic honors from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The MPSF All-Academic honors list was announced by executive director Al Beaird.

The 24 honorees for the BYU women are one behind Washington State for the second most in the MPSF. On the men’s side, BYU led the way with 17 All-Academic selections. Last season, 39 Cougar track athletes earned recognition, 21 from the women’s team and 18 from the men's squad.

To be nominated for MPSF All-Academic honors, student-athletes must have a 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average, be at least a sophomore academically, completed one full academic year at BYU prior to the season and competed in at least 50 percent of BYU’s track and field competitions throughout the 2020 indoor season.

The full release of the MSPF All-Academic individual honorees can be found on mpsports.org.

NameYearEventHometown
Nicole CritchfieldSophomoreSprintsDraper, Utah
Alena EllsworthJuniorMid DistanceGilbert, Arizona
Lauren Ellsworth-BarnesJuniorMid DistanceGilbert, Arizona
Amanda EricksonJuniorDistanceCedar Hills, Utah
Halley FolsomJuniorMulti-EventsMedford, Oregon
Aubrey FrenthewaySophomoreDistanceCheyenne, Wyoming
Kate HunterJuniorDistanceProvo, Utah
Brinn JensenJuniorSprintsLehi, Utah
Dailyn Johnson-TufugaSeniorThrowsLongmont, Colorado
Haley JohnstonSophomoreDistanceElk Ridge, Utah
Taegan KeepR-FreshmanThrowsLihue, Hawaii 
Sophie LasswellR-FreshmanDistanceConroe, Texas
McKenna LeeR-FreshmanDistanceNorth Ogden, Utah
Sable LohmeierSophomoreThrowsMountain Home, Idaho
Isabel NealSophomorePole VaultBentonville, Arkansas
McKenna NeymanSeniorSprintsProvo, Utah
Kayla PerrySophomoreSprintsBolingbrook, Illinois
Lauren RawlinsonSeniorSprintsSmithfield, Utah
Charlotte ReadSophomorePole VaultDexter, Michigan
Elise RomneySeniorPole VaultEl Paso, Texas
Claire SeymourJuniorMid DistanceModesto, California
Kyndal PothierSeniorPole VaultMesa, Arizona
Jessica ThompsonR-FreshmanThrowsPlains, Montana
Alyssa WorkmanSophomoreThrowsTigard, Oregon
NameYearEventHometown
Michael BluthJuniorSprintsRiverton, Utah
Blake EllisSeniorSprintsHighland, Utah
Talem FrancoSeniorDistanceHeber City, Utah
Brandon GarnicaSophomoreDistanceSpringville, Utah
Jacob HeslingtonSeniorDistanceOrem, Utah
Conner KennedySophomoreJumpsBayfield, Colorado
Jared LorimierSeniorJumpsNederland, Texas
Garrett MarsingJuniorDistancePrice, Utah
Brian MatthewsSeniorHeptathlonWhitehall, Wisconsin
Matt OwensJuniorDistanceOrem, Utah
Raul RiosSeniorPole VaultAguascalientes, Mexico
Cortez RuizSophomoreSprintsPasco, Washington
Andrew StuartJuniorSprintsEl Paso, Texas
Dallin VorkinkSophomoreHeptathlonKirkville, Missouri
Connor WeaverJuniorDistanceParker, Colorado
Caleb WitskenSophomoreHeptathlonMoapa Valley, Nevada
Colten YardleyJuniorSprintsClinton, Utah