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Utah Student-Athletes Honored
2/14/2002 12:00 AM | Soccer
Feb. 14, 2002
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference announced its 2001 Academic All-Conference team today for women's soccer. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and be a starter or significant contributor to the team.
Sixty-seven student-athletes earned MWC academic honors in 2001, including 30 repeat selections from the 2000 squad. Utah claimed the league-high with 15 student-athletes each qualifying for conference academic honors, followed by New Mexico and Wyoming at 13, BYU (6), San Diego State (4) and Air Force (3).
The Academic All-Conference team is highlighted by 2001 All-Mountain West first-team members Aleisha Cramer (BYU), Shelly Hammock (New Mexico), Amy Kofoed (Utah) and second-team selections Kim Devine (BYU), Michelle Longmire (New Mexico), Nicole McCarty (New Mexico), Erchen Theys (New Mexico), Bobbie Benegas (Utah), and Jessica Piccone (Wyoming). Following is a list of Academic All-Mountain West Conference selections grouped alphabetically by school (*notes repeat selection).
2001 Mountain West Women's Soccer Academic All-Conference Team Lynnsey Asay - Sophomore, 3.55, ESS Teaching * Bobbie Benegas - Sophomore, 3.25 Communications * Missy Dennis - Sophomore, 3.11 Business * Maren Harper - Junior, 4.00 Political Science Julie Herdic - Freshman, 4.00 Pre-Medicine * Kari Keddington - Sophomore, 3.22 Biology * Amy Kofoed - Senior, 3.26 Business * Megan Maxwell - Junior, 3.08 Communications Brynn McMillan - Freshman, 3.43 Undeclared Erin Pruitt - Freshman, 3.25 Undeclared * Katie Tate - Junior, 3.35 Communications Lisa Vasconcellos - Junior, 3.47 Business * Heather Wilhelm - Sophomore, 3.41 Sociology * Lesa Zollinger - Senior, 3.68 Exercise & Sport Science
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