Jan. 31, 2013

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A total of 39 San Diego State student-athletes from four different sports have been selected to the Mountain West all-academic team for the 2012 fall semester, the conference office announced Thursday.

The Aztec football team had the largest amount of honorees with 14 selections, including senior D.J.Shields, who boasts the highest cumulative grade point average of the SDSU contingent with a 3.87 in civil engineering. Senior Andrea Hannasch of the volleyball team sports the next highest GPA at 3.84 in math, followed by women's soccer senior Marisa Fraticelli, who is maintaining a 3.78 in nursing.

In all, the Aztec women's cross country squad had 11 of its runners selected, while women's soccer had eight picks, followed by volleyball's six honorees.

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.

2012 MOUNTAIN WEST FALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (SDSU Only)

SPORT	          ATHLETE                YEAR          MAJOR
Cross Country.....Lily Mako..............Freshman......Criminal Justice
Cross Country.....Megan Geyer............Freshman......Nursing
Cross Country.....Marianne Hogan.........Senior........Management
Cross Country.....Josefine Koskinen......Senior........Sociology
Cross Country.....Chelsea Kruthers.......Freshman......Criminal Justice
Cross Country.....Jessica McCall.........Freshman......Accounting
Cross Country.....Amanda Okun............Junior........Kinesiology
Cross Country.....Amy Reaser.............Junior........Kinesiology
Cross Country.....Rachel Roesgen.........Freshman......Kinesiology
Cross Country.....Laura Vazquez..........Freshman......Athletic Training
Cross Country.....Melissa Wendor.........Sophomore.....Child Development
Football..........Dylan Denso............Junior........Management
Football..........Japheth Gordon.........Junior........Social Science
Football..........Ryan Katz..............Senior........Educ. Leadership/Student Affairs
Football..........Dan Kottman............Freshman......Management
Football..........Derek Largent..........Sophomore.....Computer Engineering
Football..........Chance Marden..........Senior........Management
Football..........Jeff Overbaugh.........Freshman......Kinesiology
Football..........Bryce Quigley..........Junior........Civil Engineering
Football..........Adam Roberts...........Sophomore.....Construction Engineering
Football..........Pierre Romain..........Freshman......Criminal Justice
Football..........Dominique Sandifer.....Senior........Rehabilitation Counseling
Football..........D.J. Shields...........Senior........Civil Engineering
Football..........Tim Vizzi..............Junior........Communication
Football..........Chad Young.............Junior........Criminal Justice
Women's Soccer....Victoria Barba.........Freshman......Undeclared
Women's Soccer....Marisa Fraticelli......Senior........Nursing
Women's Soccer....Tiffany Geer...........Freshman......Psychology
Women's Soccer....Ashley Hauke...........Freshman......Marine Biology
Women's Soccer....Hannah Keane...........Sophomore.....Health Communication
Women's Soccer....Rachael McGlinchy......Senior........International Business
Women's Soccer....Kelsey Schwartz........Freshman......Marketing
Women's Soccer....Kory Spotts............Junior........Advertising
Volleyball........Andrea Hannasch........Senior........Math
Volleyball........Emily Harris...........Junior........Television, Film and New Media
Volleyball........Kristi Jackels.........Senior........Management
Volleyball........Chloe Mathis...........Sophomore.....Communication
Volleyball........Courtney Vaccarello....Junior........Criminal Justice
Volleyball........Michelle Waber.........Sophomore.....Social Science