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Utah Places 47 Student-Athletes On MWC All-Academic Team For Fall of 2002
Utah Places 47 Student-Athletes On MWC All-Academic Team For Fall of 2002
 |  Utah's soccer team succeeded on the field and in the classroom. |
Feb. 6, 2003
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
The University of Utah fall sport teams placed 47 student-athletes on the Mountain West Conference all-academic team for fall of 2002. Leading the way was the Ute soccer team with 15 all-academic selections, followed by football with 11, volleyball and women's cross country with eight each and men's cross country with five.
Freshman soccer player Katie Battazzo was the only Ute to earn a perfect 4.00 GPA. Utes receiving a 3.90 GPA or better were sophomore cross country athlete Nellie Hammons (3.97), senior soccer player Maren Harper (3.97), senior soccer player Courtney McBeth (3.96) and sophomore football player Morgan Scalley (3.94).
The complete list of Utah's fall academic all-conference performers follows:
Men's Cross Country
Delfino Arevalo (3.07), Colby Frazier (3.10), Lion Gallegos (3.02), Kurt Michels (3.60), Brent Moore (3.09).
Women's Cross Country
Suzanne Cooney (3.25), Liz Freedman (3.29), Stacie Grover (3.56), Tara Hall (3.19), Nellie Hammons (3.97), Jennifer Osguthorpe (3.21), Julie Osguthorpe (3.39), Charity Vernon (3.67).
Football
Brooks Bahr (3.81), Brett Elliott (3.44), Jordan Gross (3.22), Matt Hansen (3.83), Ray Holdcraft (3.19), Jeremy Lyman (3.08), Dustin McQuivey (3.55), Lance Rice (3.42), Bo Nagahi (3.06), Max Peterson (3.17), Morgan Scalley (3.94).
Soccer
Katie Battazzo (4.00), Bobbie Benegas (3.08), Amber Brower (3.17), Heather Carter (3.29), Missy Dennis (3.06), Genny Grimm (3.69), Maren Harper (3.97), Julie Herdic (3.38), Kari Keddington (3.08), Lynnsey Asay-Kimball (3.54), Megan Maxwell (3.04), Courtney McBeth (3.96), Tracy Stratton (3.08), Katie Tate (3.56), Lisa Vasconcellos (3.50).
Volleyball
Taryn Horner (3.24), Shelly Hundley (3.08), Kelsie Kartchner (3.49), Jackie Morrill (3.48), Lyndsey Phillips (3.23), Sabine Schulz (3.43), Sylva Strzinkova (3.55), Kim Turner (3.58).