FARMINGTON, Utah (February 21, 2023) – The Big Sky Conference has announced its 2023 Fall All-Academic Teams for men's and women's cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball. The Vandals had 65 student-athletes selected for their respective teams.
Of the 65 Vandals to earn the distinction, football led the way with 22 selections. Women's soccer had 15, volleyball had 11, men's cross country had nine, and women's cross country had eight. 15 percent of the conference's 4.0 GPA student-athletes hail from Idaho.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.
| Name |
Class |
Sport |
Major |
| Miles Ferguson |
So. |
Men's Cross Country |
Env Sci: Integrated Sci Opt |
| Cruz Flores |
Jr. |
Men's Cross Country |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Samuel Fulbright |
Sr. |
Men's Cross Country |
Rangeland Conservation |
| Shane Gard |
Jr. |
Men's Cross Country |
General Studies |
| Lorenz Herrmann |
Sr. |
Men's Cross Country |
Operations Management |
| Shea Mattson |
Sr. |
Men's Cross Country |
Broadcasting & Digital Media |
| Timothy Stevens |
Sr. |
Men's Cross Country |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Kyle Swenson |
Fr. |
Men's Cross Country |
Undeclared |
| Gage Zanetter |
Jr. |
Men's Cross Country |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Mia Hill |
Sr. |
Women's Cross Country |
Env Sci: Integrated Sci Opt |
| Leah Holmgren |
Sr. |
Women's Cross Country |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Mckenna Kozeluh |
Fr. |
Women's Cross Country |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Constanze Paoli |
Fr. |
Women's Cross Country |
Microbiology |
| Katja Pattis |
Jr. |
Women's Cross Country |
Chemistry-General Opt |
| Hannah Russell |
Gr. |
Women's Cross Country |
Environmental Science |
| Abigail Thomas |
So. |
Women's Cross Country |
Animal & Vet Sci-Sc/Prevent Opt |
| Andrea Cernuda Herraiz |
So. |
Women's Cross Country |
Biological Engineering |
| Dallas Afalava |
Fr. |
Football |
Undeclared |
| Syrr Jadyn Barnes |
Jr. |
Football |
General Studies |
| Mathias Bertram |
RJr. |
Football |
Marketing-Entrepreneurship Emph |
| Jhamell Blenman |
RSo. |
Football |
Marketing |
| Samuel Brown |
RSo. |
Football |
Marketing |
| Jaxton Eck |
Fr. |
Football |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Spencer Fisher |
RFr. |
Football |
Ag Econ-Agribusiness Emph |
| LJ Harm |
So. |
Football |
Marketing-Gen Marketing Emph |
| Logan Harris |
RSo. |
Football |
Criminology |
| Hayden Hatten |
RJr |
Football |
Adult/Org Learng & Leadership |
| Hogan Hatten |
Sr. |
Football |
Adult/Org Learng & Leadership |
| Ayden Knapik |
So. |
Football |
Bus Econ-General Opt |
| Dylan Layne |
RFr. |
Football |
Finance |
| Jack Layne |
RFr. |
Football |
Medical Sciences |
| Paul Lindstrom |
Fr. |
Football |
Bus Econ-General Opt |
| Andrew Marshall |
Fr. |
Football |
Psychology |
| Thomas McCormick |
Jr. |
Football |
Medical Sciences |
| Alexander Moore |
RSo. |
Football |
Adult/Org Learng & Leadership |
| Logan Prescott |
Sr. |
Football |
Civil Engineering |
| Tylen Riley-Coleman |
RSr. |
Football |
General Studies |
| Jack Schuster |
Jr. |
Football |
Elementary Education |
| Layton Vining |
Fr. |
Football |
Fire Ecology & Management |
| Hannah Alfaro |
Sr. |
Soccer |
Athletic Training |
| Naomi Alvarez |
RFr. |
Soccer |
Advertising |
| Leslie Duarte |
Fr. |
Soccer |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Cassidy Elicker |
Jr. |
Soccer |
Mathematics-General Opt |
| Annika Farley |
Jr. |
Soccer |
General Studies |
| Maya Hamilton |
Sr. |
Soccer |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Maddy Lasher |
Sr. |
Soccer |
Human Dev & Family Studies |
| Alyssa Peters |
Sr. |
Soccer |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Rebekah Reyes |
Jr. |
Soccer |
Criminology |
| Margo Schoesler |
Sr |
Soccer |
Medical Sciences |
| Jayd Sprague |
Jr. |
Soccer |
Psychology |
| Izzy Thoma |
Fr |
Soccer |
Civil Engineering |
| Kyla Tucker |
Jr. |
Soccer |
Environmental Design |
| Kaitlyn Uemoto |
RJr. |
Soccer |
Psychology |
| Kira Witte |
So. |
Soccer |
Medical Sciences |
| Lauryn Arnold |
Jr. |
Volleyball |
Elementary Education |
| Taylor Brickey |
So |
Volleyball |
Medical Sciences |
| Lacy Cox |
Fr |
Volleyball |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Chiara Gennari Vila |
Fr. |
Volleyball |
Undeclared |
| Renata Lopez Morales |
Gr. |
Volleyball |
Technology Management |
| Ceren Sert |
Fr. |
Volleyball |
Undeclared |
| Selin Turgut |
Fr. |
Volleyball |
Exercise, Sport, & Health Sciences |
| Duru Vardan |
So. |
Volleyball |
Computer Sciences |
| Taryn Vrieling |
So. |
Volleyball |
Psychology |
| Zuzanna Wieczorek |
Fr. |
Volleyball |
Cybersecurity |
| Natalia Wielgus |
Fr. |
Volleyball |
Bus Econ-General Opt |
