Contact: Kyle Terwillegar USTFCCCA Phone: (504) 599-8905 1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750 New Orleans, LA 70163 ustfccca.org [email protected]
DI MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, ALL-ACADEMIC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA July 24, 2013
MEN’S SCHOLAR ATHLETE NEW ORLEANS – Lawi Lalang of Arizona, Alexander Ziegler of Virginia Tech AWARD HISTORY and Manuel Ziegler of Memphis have been named the Scholar Athletes of Indoor Track the Year in Division I for the 2013 men’s track & field seasons by the U.S. Track 2013: Lawi Lalang, Arizona 2012: Chris O’Hare, Tulsa & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the association 2011: Miles Batty, BYU announced Wednesday. 2010: David McNeill, Northern Arizona 2009: Galen Rupp, Oregon Based on their combination of academic accomplishments and athletic feats, 2008: Jason Richardson, South Carolina these three men stood out among a group of 448 men who earned USTFCCCA All-Academic distinctions. The full breakdown of All-Academic Indoor Field selections can be found below. 2013: Alexander Ziegler, Virginia Tech 2012: Curtis Beach, Duke Lalang, a junior public health major with a 3.356 cumulative grade point 2011: Scott Roth, Washington 2010: Ryan Whiting, Arizona State average, earned both the indoor track and outdoor track Scholar Athlete of 2009: Jason Lewis, Arizona State the Year — the first time a male has swept the two since David McNeill of 2008: Ryan Whiting, Arizona State Northern Arizona in 2010. Sweeping was a common theme to Lalang’s athletic performances this year, as well, as the Eldoret, Kenya native swept Indoor Track & Field the mile and 3000 meters titles at the NCAA Indoor Championships and the 2007: Brad Gebauer, McNeese State 5000 and 10,000 meters crowns outdoors. Outdoor Track Alexander Ziegler, a senior management major with a 3.72 cumulative GPA, 2013: Lawi Lalang, Arizona earned the indoor field award after winning the weight throw, extending his 2012: Amaechi Morton, Stanford streak of consecutive years as a Scholar Athlete of the Year to three following 2011: Amaechi Morton, Stanford 2010: David McNeill, Northern Arizona outdoor awards in 2011 and 2012. The native of Dischingen, Germany, 2009: Galen Rupp, Oregon finishes his career tied with Ryan Whiting of Arizona State as the only three- 2008: Jason Richardson, South Carolina time indoor/outdoor field Scholar Athletes of the Year. Outdoor Field Manuel Ziegler, a sophomore international business major with a 3.79 2013: Manuel Ziegler, Memphis cumulative GPA, claimed the outdoor field award with a runner-up finish in 2012: Alexander Ziegler, Virginia Tech the triple jump. This is the first Scholar Athlete of the Year award for Ziegler, 2011: Alexander Ziegler, Virginia Tech who hails from Neustadt, Germany. 2010: Ryan Whiting, Arizona State 2009: Scott Sellers, Kansas State 2008: Cory Martin, Auburn Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest in individual events at the Outdoor Track & Field most recent NCAA Championships. Those who earn multiple individual 2007: Barnabas Kirui, Mississippi championship titles rank higher in the tie-breaking process, and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final tiebreaker to establish a winner. Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and outdoor seasons, resulting in four categories.
BYU Tops All-Academic Individuals List with 16 Honorees; Big Ten is the Top Conference
Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 448 men from 149 institutions earned USTFCCCA All- Academic honors for their combined efforts in competition and in the classroom. For the second consecutive PAGE 2
season the BYU men top the list with 16 honorees. Nebraska’s three-year run atop the standings was snapped, but the Huskers claimed the second-most in 2013 with 12. Fellow Big Ten schools Minnesota and Indiana each earned 11 honors, while Arkansas was fifth with nine.
As the only conference with multiple teams with 10 or more honorees, the Big Ten led all conferences with 70 total selections — nearly doubling the runner-up ACC (36) and exactly doubling the SEC (35.)
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either of the following athletic standards: for the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org; for the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).
The full list of All-Academic selections is provided below, arranged alphabetically by team name.
Cumulative Name School Major GPA Matthew Bell Air Force 3.51 Environmental Engineering Jeremy Drenckhahn Air Force 3.79 Biology Brian Ford Air Force 3.67 Computer Science Jake Hawkins Air Force 3.49 Physics Kobi Rex Air Force 3.65 Management, Legal Studies Bryan Dowdell Akron 3.83 Biology Jake Hiltner Akron 3.52 Social Studies Education Bjorn Johansson Akron 3.63 Corporate Finance Bryan Jones Akron 3.56 Middle Childhood Education Bryce Lemon Akron 3.33 Civil Engineering Alex McCune Akron 3.44 Geology Tyshaun Peoples Akron 3.28 Physical Education Kamal Fuller Alabama 3.26 Civil Engineering Lawi Lalang Arizona 3.36 Public Health Sam Macaluso Arizona 3.47 Management Information Systems Edgar Rivera-Morales Arizona 3.62 Industrial Engineering Dylan Austin Arizona State 3.61 Industrial Design Garrett Baker-Slama Arizona State 4.00 Kinesiology Nick Happe Arizona State 4.00 Finance Cameron Efurd Arkansas 3.25 Kinesiology Brede Ellingsen Arkansas 3.39 Supply Chain Management Nathanael Franks Arkansas 3.96 Chemistry and Physics Eric Janise Arkansas 3.66 Business Economics Noah Kittelson Arkansas 3.35 Biology Anton Kokorin Arkansas 3.83 Supply Chain Management Kevin Lazas Arkansas 3.46 Finance Andrew Pisechko Arkansas 4.00 Accounting Tomas Squella Arkansas 3.29 Geology Lucas Bateman Arkansas State 4.00 Sports Administration Joseph Meyer Arkansas State 3.59 Radiological Sciences Chris Nicasio Arkansas State 3.28 Mathematics Will Oliver Arkansas State 3.41 Exercise Science Niklas Buhner Auburn 3.53 Marketing Marcus Popenfoose Auburn 3.82 Human Development and Family Studies Blake Mayberry Baylor 3.33 Speech Communications David Elliot Boise State 3.56 Engineering Will Lohman Boise State 4.00 Criminal Justice Tyler King Boston College 3.63 Master of Finance
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R.J. Page Boston University 3.49 Economics/Business Administration & Management Zach Ray Boston University 3.81 Criminal Justice Austin Price Buffalo 3.47 Biomedical Science Kodi Mullins Butler 4.00 Spanish and Business Studies Kyle Baker BYU 3.32 Exercise Science Brayden Bringhurst BYU 3.62 Media Arts Studies Daniel Carney BYU 3.81 Open Curtis Carr BYU 3.33 Economics Russell Taylor Farnsworth BYU 3.39 Exercise Science Stephen Flint BYU 3.78 Actuarial Science Thomas Gruenewald BYU 3.54 Family Life Erik Harris BYU 3.81 Open Cade Lindahl BYU 3.63 Professional Accountancy Conner Peloquin BYU 3.64 Pre Management Core Samuel Rockwood BYU 3.70 History Tylor Thatcher BYU 3.32 Chemical Engineering James Tracy BYU 3.58 Exercise Science Ryan Waite BYU 3.46 Communications Jared Ward BYU 3.34 Statistics Jason Witt BYU 3.36 Statistics Devin Bennett Cal Poly 3.55 Mechanical Engineering Sean Davidson Cal Poly 3.35 Business John Guerrero Cal Poly 3.79 Civil Engineering David Namnath Cal Poly 3.35 Biochemistry Aaron Radden Central Connecticut State 3.33 Psychology Ethan Lievense Central Michigan 3.49 Health Fitness Elias Still Charlotte 4.00 History Ty McCormack Clemson 3.75 Language and International Trade (Chinese) Corey Hackett-Greene Coastal Carolina 3.42 Business-Marketing Matt Biegner Colorado 3.61 Finance and Management Seth Butler Colorado State 3.50 Human Development and Family Studies Andrew Goodman Colorado State 3.98 Health and Exercise Science Josh McMillin Colorado State 3.60 Civil Engineering Tyler Schultz Colorado State 3.72 Undeclared Connor Claflin Columbia 3.39 Computer Science Nico Composto Columbia 3.38 History Brandon Fish Columbia 3.59 Computer Science Johnny Gregorek Columbia 3.69 History Harry McFann Columbia 3.38 Film Studies Mike Murphy Columbia 3.27 Economics Thomas Butler Cornell 3.26 Natural Resources Brett Kelly Cornell 3.33 Mechanical Engineering Steven Pawlak Cornell 3.61 Hotel Administration Will Weinlandt Cornell 3.26 Biological Engineering John Bleday Dartmouth 3.47 Economics Jon Gault Dartmouth 3.65 English Brett Gilson Dartmouth 3.47 Environmental Studies Phil Royer Dartmouth 3.33 Engineering Silas Talbot Dartmouth 3.49 Engineering Stephen Bowe Delaware State 3.45 Accounting Brogan Austin Drake 3.70 Math Justin Amezquita Duke 3.67 Mechanical Engineering Tanner Anderson Duke 3.86 Biology Brian Atkinson Duke 3.61 Biology Curtis Beach Duke 3.46 Psychology James Kostelnik Duke 3.87 Master’s in Management Studies Tommy Meister Duke 3.41 Undeclared Mike Moverman Duke 3.70 Master’s in Management Studies
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Bryce Basting Eastern Illinois 3.28 Business Michael Viken Eastern Illinois 3.37 Kinesiology and sports studies with a teachers certification Sean Wiggan Eastern Illinois 3.43 Masters in Business Marketing Ole Hesselbjerg Eastern Kentucky 3.35 Physic Thi Nijhuis Eastern Kentucky 3.64 Pre-Med Solomon Ijah Eastern Michigan 3.42 Finance Saunders Jairus Eastern Michigan 3.38 Psychology Grzegorz Kalinowski Eastern Michigan 3.75 Marketing Jairus Saunders Eastern Michigan 3.38 Psychology/Communications Daryl Smith Eastern Michigan 3.60 Biology Matt Williams Eastern Michigan 3.63 Biology Tyler Stepp ETSU 3.47 Interdisciplinary Studies David Levin Florida 3.54 Exercise Physiology Moriel Pitt Florida 3.44 Social and Behaviorial Sciences David Triassi Florida 3.83 Master’s Degree –Entrepreneurship Antwan Wright Florida 3.53 Sport Management Stefan Brits Florida State 3.95 Chemical Science Michael Fout Florida State 3.46 Psychology Tremaine Grant Florida State 3.25 Information Technology Jeff Pelage Florida State 3.59 Global Merchandising and Product Development (graduate school) Alonzo Russell Florida State 3.96 Psychology Stargell Williams Florida State 3.84 Sport Management Jakub Zivec Florida State 3.35 Finance Devin Harrison Fresno State 3.29 Advertising John Jamieson Fresno State 3.31 Kinesiology Carson Sears Gardner-Webb 3.63 Business Alex Young Gardner-Webb 3.74 Exercise Science Adrian Vaughn George Mason 3.32 Accounting Mark Dennin Georgetown 3.78 Professional Studies – Journalism Brian King Georgetown 3.64 Finance Bobby Peavey Georgetown 3.40 Art Andrew Springer Georgetown 3.49 Physics Drew Branch Georgia 3.27 pre-International Affairs Burke McCarty Georgia 3.43 pre-Exercise and Sport Science Brandon Lasater Georgia Tech 3.87 Electrical Engineering Aaron Unterberger Georgia Tech 3.36 Industrial & Systems Engineering Brent Felnagle Gonzaga 3.61 Psychology Tom Purnell Harvard 3.63 Undecided Tristan Faure High Point 3.42 Exercise Science Benjamin Szalai High Point 3.41 Undeclared Drevan Anderson-Kaapa Houston 3.26 Technology (Supply Chain) John Fortune Houston 3.74 Chemistry Jeremy Klas Idaho 3.62 Computer Science Mike Marshall Idaho 3.55 Elementary Education Ugis Svazs Idaho 3.31 Exercise Science Justin Critser Idaho State 3.29 Sports Science Kyle Engnell Illinois 3.41 Civil Engineering Hunter Mickow Illinois 3.41 Accountancy Jannis Toepfer Illinois 3.83 Aerospace Engineering Andy Bayer Indiana 3.61 Biology Nolan Fife Indiana 3.34 Physical Education Scott Houston Indiana 3.71 Masters Athletic Administration Rorey Hunter Indiana 3.74 Exercise Science Zach Mayhew Indiana 3.35 Business, Finance Derek Messmer Indiana 3.38 Business, Economic Consulting JR Ricker Indiana 3.29 Biology Josh Roche Indiana 3.31 Business Lance Roller Indiana 3.62 Masters Applied Sport Science
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Nick Stoner Indiana 3.37 Sociology Chris Vaughn Indiana 3.41 Masters Public Affairs Justin Applegate Indiana State 3.65 Exercise Science Dustin Betz Indiana State 3.32 Aviation Management Max Tuttle Indiana State 3.56 Exercise Science Matthew Bayley Iona 3.33 Accounting/Finance Daniel Clorley Iona 3.94 Marketing MBA Mitch Goose Iona 3.91 History MA Andrew Kowalsky Iona 3.57 Psychology Kyle Reid Iowa 3.49 Psychology & Secondary Education Keaton Rickels Iowa 3.61 Elementary Education Ben Stancombe Iowa 3.70 Health & Human Physiology Jan Jeuschede Iowa State 3.88 Biology Evan Landes Kansas 3.56 Exercise Science Jonathan Miller Kansas 3.86 Exercise Science Josh Munsch Kansas 3.73 Design Fernando Roman Kansas State 4.00 Math Cameron Savage Kansas State 3.44 Finance Kyle Wait Kansas State 3.62 Wildlife Biology Zac Davis Kennesaw State 3.38 International Affairs Rasmus Rooks Kennesaw State 3.59 Exercise & Health Science Miles Dunlap Kent State 3.49 Physical Education Tyler Jones Kent State 3.38 Integrated Mathematics Jesse Oxley Kent State 3.68 Exercise Science Raymond Dykstra Kentucky 3.31 Kinesiology and Health Promotions (Exercise Science) Adam Kahleifeh Kentucky 3.51 Human Nutrition Luis Orta Kentucky 3.33 Graduate degree in sports leadership Mackay Wilson Kentucky 3.67 Pre-Mechanical Engineering Alfredo Santana La Salle 3.26 Pyschology Joe Wade Lamar 4.00 Nutrition Adeolu Adesida Lehigh 3.25 Business and Economics Caleb Edmonds Liberty 3.87 Pre-Med Isaac Wendland Liberty 3.30 Pastoral Leadership Kyle Wheeler Liberty 3.41 Business Finance Tucker Peabody Lipscomb 3.31 Pre-Med Garrett Demirjian Long Beach State 3.28 Art Gabriel Hilbert Long Beach State 3.31 English Matt Maldonado Long Beach State 3.26 Accounting Michael Vaughn Long Beach State 3.47 biology-physiology Sam Bombaugh Louisville 3.88 Political Science Tyler Byrne Louisville 3.74 Justice Administration Brad Vivace Louisville 3.42 Human & Health Performance Kevin Joerger Loyola Marymount 3.95 Biochemistry Weston Strum Loyola Marymount 3.62 Accounting Declan Murray Loyola-Chicago 3.53 Economics Sam Penzenstadler Loyola-Chicago 3.36 Mathematics Mike Wetzel Loyola-Chicago 3.61 History Paul Yovanic Loyola-Chicago 3.25 Fine Arts Joseph Caraway LSU 3.52 Kinesiology Phillip LeBlanc LSU 3.28 Kinesiology Tom Bechert Manhattan 3.76 Business Administration Alex Bruce-Littlewood McNeese State 3.45 MEd ~ Enviromental Science Stephen Eccles McNeese State 3.45 Chemical Engineering Jarrett LeBlanc McNeese State 4.00 MEd ~ Exercise Science Kyle Bynum Memphis 3.58 Biomedical Engineering Luis Hanssler Memphis 3.85 International Business Yannik Schaly Memphis 3.40 Sport and Leisure Management Manuel Ziegler Memphis 3.79 International Business
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Robert Stein Miami (Ohio) 3.53 Business Bobby Aprill Michigan 3.29 Sport Management Ali Arastu Michigan 3.73 Movement Science Mason Ferlic Michigan 3.53 Aerospace Engineering Jack Greenlee Michigan 3.80 Business Administration Dan Lowry Michigan 3.74 Earth and Environmental Science Aaron Taylor Michigan 3.56 Business Administration Joe Banyai Michigan State 3.39 Human Biology Josh McAlary Michigan State 3.45 Art Education Cliff Miller Michigan State 3.44 Kinesiology James Nixon Michigan State 3.77 Communications Derik Peterman Michigan State 3.54 Physics Caleb Rhynard Michigan State 3.98 Kinesiology Austin Wissler Michigan State 3.51 Human Biology Cameron Boy Minnesota 3.27 Finance Wally Ellenson Minnesota 3.27 Undeclared Oladipo Fagbemi Minnesota 3.40 Biology Micah Hegerle Minnesota 3.29 Business and Marketing Education John Holton Minnesota 3.30 Biology, Society, and Environment Dominique Howard Minnesota 3.31 Computer Science Mark Jennings Minnesota 3.40 Accounting Jon Lehman Minnesota 3.43 Sociology of Law/Criminology/Deviance Quentin Mege Minnesota 3.90 Mechanical Engineering Bobby Nicolls Minnesota 3.57 Accounting Daniel Schiller Minnesota 3.26 Mechanical Engineering Onyi Afoaku Mississippi 3.62 Journalism Dante Oliver Mississippi 3.30 Pharmaceutical Sciences Sam Dickerson Missouri 3.68 Biomedical Engineering MaCauley Garton Missouri 3.28 Business Brooks Moiser Missouri 3.38 Business Finance Daniel Quigley Missouri 3.96 MS in Mechanical Engineering Max Storms Missouri 3.73 Civil Engineering Kevin Gilhuly Monmouth 3.38 Criminal Justice Jacob Kirk Montana State 3.58 Mechanical Engineering Nick Melone Montana State 3.66 Conversation Biology Jeff Mohl Montana State 3.84 Mechanical Engineering David Phillips Montana State 3.91 Techonolgy Education Christopher Galvin Navy 4.00 Mechanical Engineering Ryan Kochert Navy 3.27 Systems Engineering Andrew Colley NC State 3.30 Accounting Brian Himelright NC State 4.00 Graduate School Jule Rich NC State 3.30 Liberal Studies Oladapo Akinmoladun Nebraska 3.54 Biochemistry Bjorn Barrefors Nebraska 3.75 Computer Science Tommy Brinn Nebraska 3.38 Advertising and Public Relations Craig Driver Nebraska 3.79 Nutrition Science Levi Gipson Nebraska 3.95 Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science Janis Leitis Nebraska 3.94 Nutrition and Exercise Sean Pille Nebraska 3.56 Dietetics Cody Rush Nebraska 3.90 Nutrition Science Christian Sanderfer Nebraska 3.70 Nutrition Science Taylor Shapland Nebraska 3.64 Construction Management Teran Walford Nebraska 3.53 Nutrition Science Seth Wiedel Nebraska 3.87 Accounting John Prizzi New Hampshire 3.61 Earth Science-Oceanography Luke Caldwell New Mexico 3.48 Masters of Physics Elmar Engholm New Mexico 3.60 Chemistry Robert Warensjo New Mexico 3.35 Masters of Economics
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Patrick Zacharias New Mexico 3.72 Biology Ryan Ramsey North Carolina 3.33 Business Administration Houston Summers North Carolina 3.87 Psychology D’Monte Farley North Dakota 3.63 Undecided Jerome Begin North Dakota State 3.27 Exercise Science Brandt Berghuis North Dakota State 3.70 Zoology Travis Fitzke North Dakota State 3.41 Biology Andy Lillejord North Dakota State 3.36 Zoology Jesse Morrow North Dakota State 3.43 Business Administration Casey Orgon North Dakota State 3.47 Mechanical Engineering Matt Tetzlaff North Dakota State 3.42 Exercise Science Clinton Collins North Texas 3.39 Kinesiology Matthew Russ North Texas 3.57 Kinesiology Kaylin Miranda Northeastern 3.28 Communications Miles Di Sabella Northern Arizona 3.49 Biomedical Sciences Caleb Hoover Northern Arizona 3.95 Exercise Science Micael Ljungberg Northern Arizona 4.00 Mechanical Engineering Brian Shrader Northern Arizona 3.41 Exercise Science Sebastian Barth Northern Iowa 3.48 Marketing – Management Adam McDonnell Northern Iowa 3.85 Physical Education – Teaching Ted Glasnow Notre Dame 3.60 Pre Law/ Arts and Letters Jake Kildoo Notre Dame 3.82 Philosophy Dean Odegard Notre Dame 3.78 BIological Sciences Logan Renwick Notre Dame 3.89 Mechanical Engineering Logan Renwick Notre Dame 3.89 Mechanical Engineering Tim Faust Ohio State 3.52 Family and Consumer Science Billy Gehring Ohio State 3.46 Accounting Luke Norris Ohio State 3.45 Economics Donovan Robertson Ohio State 3.33 Human Nutrition Korbin Smith Ohio State 3.36 Respiratoty Therapy Brandon Doughty Oklahoma 3.77 Multidisciplinary studies Everette Favor Oklahoma 3.73 Petroleum Engineering Holden Mitchell Oklahoma 3.50 Mechanical Engineering Ryan Poland Oklahoma 3.42 History Kevin Williams Oklahoma 3.49 Marketing Nathaniel Winfrey Oklahoma 3.46 Health and Exercise Science Taylor Buck Oklahoma State 3.28
Fabian Clarkson Oklahoma State 3.90
Brian Gohlke Oklahoma State 3.79
Nick Miller Oklahoma State 3.48
Jack Whitt Oral Roberts 3.34 Health and Exercise Science Kevin Anding Oregon 3.50 General Business Blake Kemp Oregon 3.58 Physics Bradley Laubacher Oregon 3.66 Business Administration Matthew Melancon Oregon 3.57 Material and Product Studies Matt Miner Oregon 3.55 Chemistry Patrick Todd Oregon 3.46 Nomprofit Management Sam Mattis Penn 3.57 Statistics Brendan Smith Penn 3.60 Economics Ryan Brennan Penn State 3.37 Criminology Tyler Corkedale Penn State 3.70 Finance Robby Creese Penn State 3.59 Mathematics Matt Fischer Penn State 3.75 Marketing and Economics Sam Masters Penn State 3.83 Kinesiology (Graduate School) Ricky West Penn State 3.33 International Affairs Scott Fauble Portland 3.33 Psychology Robert Krebs Portland 4.00 Business Finance Alejandro Arroyo Yamin Princeton 3.50 Architecture
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Peter Callahan Princeton 3.44 History Michael Franklin Princeton 3.27 Computer Science Tom Hopkins Princeton 3.33 Politics Brad Pelisek Princeton 3.69 Economics Kevin Griffith Purdue 3.62 Industrial Engineering Caleb Reiff Purdue 3.53 Concentrated Health and Fitness William Janes Rhode Island 3.67 Kinesiology Thaddeus Kusiak Rhode Island 3.27 Psychology Tyler Oliveira Rhode Island 3.54 Undeclared Andrew Piscitelli Rhode Island 3.33 Mechanical Engineering Andrew Reigstad Rhode Island 3.39 MS Accounting Gabe Caudra Rice 3.75
Evan Karakolis Rice 3.89
Alexander Zinchenko Rice 3.56
Stephen Mitchell Robert Morris 3.63 Business Management Collin Ray Robert Morris 3.44 Sports Management Chris Wyckoff Rutgers 3.55 Biology James Kinloch Sacramento State 3.58 Social Science Logan Mohn Saint Joseph’s 3.42 Finance Eric Causey San Francisco 3.47 Business Kevin Oliver Santa Clara 3.98 Political Science and Economics Connor Smith South Alabama 3.47 Engineering Damiere Byrd South Carolina 3.55 Sport and Entertainment Management Dondre Echols South Carolina 3.43 Business Erik Hill South Dakota 3.50 Biology (pre-dental) Jeffery Mettler South Dakota 4.00 Kinesiology and Sport Science Kevin Farley Southeast Missouri 3.82 Pre-Med Tyler Ruiz Southern California 3.29 Business Management, Marketing and Related Support Services Matthew Benes Southern Illinois 3.60 Engineering Kyle Smith Southern Miss 3.96 Sports Management Michael Atchoo Stanford 3.42 Biomechanical engineering Marco Bertolotti Stanford 3.46 Mechanical engineering Aaron Konigsberg Stanford 3.70 Computer science Luke Lefebure Stanford 3.86 Math and computational science Tyler Stutzman Stanford 3.32 Political science Adam Saloom Stephen F. Austin 3.71 Kinesiology Joshua Taylor Stephen F. Austin 3.35 Finance Martin Hehir Syracuse 3.90 Biology Reed Kamyszek Syracuse 4.00 Biochemistry Raymond Bozmans TCU 3.63 Mechanical Engineering Matthew Kacyon Temple 3.63 Film and Media Arts Cameron Brown Tennessee 3.69 Business Analytics Matthew Hoty Tennessee 3.73 Economics Josh Brudnick Texas 3.58 Economics Austin Bussing Texas 3.78 Community and regional planning Kyle Merber Texas 3.33 Advertising Austin Roth Texas 3.42 Finance Joe Stilin Texas 3.45 Aerospace engineering Trevor Van Ackeren Texas 4.00 Curriculum and instruction program Seth Arnold Texas State 3.63 Engineering Technology Larron Black Texas State 3.31 Exercise and Sports Science Tyrone Jackson Texas State 3.25 Undecided Anthony Johnson Texas State 3.59 Exercise and Sports Science Kole Knutson Texas State 3.63 Biology Timothy Young Texas State 3.35 Mathematics Nicolo Bolla Troy 3.50 Master’s of Business Administration Larry Henry Troy 3.30 International Relations Benjamin Martin Troy 3.32 Accounting
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Julian Frazier Tulsa 3.62 Psychology Chris O’Hare Tulsa 3.29 Exercise and Sports Science Adam Palamar Tulsa 4.00 Exercise and Sports Science Tim Rackers Tulsa 3.96 Mechanical Engineering Ted Hooper UC Riverside 3.37 Business Administration Paul Chelimo UNCG 3.60 Public Health Paul Katam UNCG 3.33 Biology Gilbert Kemboi USC Upstate 3.59 Sociology Matthew Oneal USF 3.51 pre Business Drew Volz USF 3.32 pre physical education Bozidar Antunovic UT Arlington 3.31 Russian Studies Lionel Mungwari UT Arlington 3.43 Accounting Ivan Storic UT Arlington 3.36 Accounting Kyle McKenna Utah State 3.97 Music Michael McPherson Utah Valley 3.25 Exercise Science Demetris Elia UTEP 3.59 Multidisciplinary Studies Elphas Maiyo UTEP 3.76 undeclared A-Shawni Mitchell UTEP 3.66 Pre-Engineering Anthony Rotich UTEP 3.80 undeclared Andrew Lopez UTPA 3.31 Criminal Justice Robert Denault Villanova 3.40 Marketing Samuel Ellison Villanova 3.34 Communications Samuel McEntee Villanova 3.46 Comprehensive Sciences Mark Amirault Virginia 3.91 Master of Public Health; Health Policy Law and Ethics Taylor Gilland Virginia 3.69 Commerce and Economics Thomas Porter Virginia 3.52 Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology) Jared Berman Virginia Tech 3.29 Civil and Environmental Engineering Ronnie Black Virginia Tech 3.40 Psychology Ryan Hagen Virginia Tech 3.34 Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise Stephan Munz Virginia Tech 3.95 Education, Curriculum & Instruction Matthias Treff Virginia Tech 3.61 Industrial and Systems Engineering Alexander Ziegler Virginia Tech 3.72 Management Thomas Bojanowski Wake Forest 3.85 Communication Patrick Donelan Wake Forest 3.34 Biophysics Kyle Graves Wake Forest 3.39 Health and Exercise Science Alex Rose Wake Forest 3.26 Finance Jimmy Brookman Washington 3.45 Accounting Quinn Hale Washington 3.39 Pre Major A.J. Maricich Washington 3.27 Geography Dan Sanders Washington 3.56 Computer Engineering Jeremy Taiwo Washington 3.54 International Studies Joe Zimmerman Washington 3.32 Geography Drew Jordan Washington State 3.32 Criminal Justice Andrew Kimpel Washington State 3.42 Management Information Systems Todd Wakefield Washington State 3.32 Movement Studies Derek Harrebomee Weber State 3.42 Public Relations and Advertising Trevor Ricks Weber State 3.68 Bachelor of Integrated Studies Nathaniel Marshall Western Illinois 3.57 Biology with a Psychology Minor Tobias Boese Wichita State 3.59 Sport Management Justin Hickey Wichita State 3.43 Computer engineering Tyson Holmes Wichita State 3.73 Pre-Nursing Jacob Wike Wichita State 3.41 English Language Arts 6-12, Curriculum and Instruction Alex McGrath William and Mary 3.42 International Relations and Global Studies (Russian) Andrew Brekke Wisconsin 3.65 Biochemistry Reed Connor Wisconsin 3.38 Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Elliot Krause Wisconsin 3.73 Mathematics and Philosophy Brian Leung Wisconsin 3.53 Public Affairs Brandon Douglass Wyoming 3.97 Physiology
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Colin Herold Wyoming 3.75 Finance Joseph Plante Wyoming 3.40 Kinesiology and Health Promotion Dana Lindberg Yale 3.68 Political Science John McGowan Yale 3.42 Undeclared
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