FARMINGTON, Utah (April 7, 2020) – The Northern Arizona men's basketball, women's basketball and men's and women's indoor track & field teams totaled 47 Big Sky Winter All-Academic awards in an announcement by the conference office on Tuesday. The 47 winter honorees were 11 more than NAU had a year ago.
To be eligible for Big Sky All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions or if a track & field student-athlete competed at the indoor conference championships; 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.
NAU men's basketball senior
Brooks DeBisschop, a 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American, headlined the group of Lumberjacks recognized on Tuesday. A total of 28 of NAU's 47 Big Sky Winter All-Academic awardees hold a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or better.
The Lumberjack women's indoor track & field team paced NAU's four Big Sky winter programs with 19 honorees, while the men's indoor track & field team had 16 awardees. Both track & field programs won the 2020 Big Sky Conference Championship.
The women's basketball team had eight honorees and the men's basketball team had five. Both basketball teams had their best conference finishes in a number of years with the Lumberjack women earning a first round bye in a tie for fourth and the Lumberjack men tying for fifth.
NAU totaled 40 Big Sky All-Academic honorees during the fall season bringing the department total to 87 so far in the 2019-20 academic year.
Below is the complete list of NAU's 2020 Big Sky Winter All-Academic selections:
Men's Basketball
Bernie Andre – Jr. – Strategic Communication
Luke Avdalovic – So. – Exercise Science
Brooks DeBisschop – Sr. – Finance
Keith Haymon – Fr. – Business Economics
Nik Mains – So. – Information Systems
Women's Basketball
Jacey Bailey – Jr. – Strategic Communication
Peyton Carroll – Sr. – Interior Design
Brianna Lehew – Sr. – Psychological Sciences
Caitlin Malvar – Jr. – Educational Leadership-Community College/Higher Education
Lauren Orndoff – Jr. – Psychology
Nina Radford – So. – Business Economics
Khiarica Rasheed – Jr. – Communication Studies
Emily Rodabaugh – Fr. – Criminology & Criminal Justice
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Geordie Beamish – Sr. – Civil Engineering
Carter Bracken – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering
Karsen Burke – Fr. – Mechanical Engineering
Cade Burks – Sr. – Philosophy
Tyler Day – Sr. – Journalism
Caleb Easton – Fr. – Business
Blaise Ferro – Sr. – Parks and Recreation Management
Parker Joens – Jr. – Exercise Science
Jacob Kaufman – Jr. – Computer Science
Jack Normand – Fr. – Computer Science
Wil Peralta – Fr. – Health Science-Nutrition and Foods
Beau Prince – Jr. – Physics
Theo Quax – So. – Civil Engineering
Ryan Raff – So. – Psychological Sciences
Mitchell Small – Fr. – Strategic Communication
Erick Thompson – Jr. – Exercise Science
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Jesselyn Bries – So. – Special and Elementary Education
Alaina Diggs – Fr. – Psychology
Pipi Eitel – Jr. – Biology
Jenna Figueroa – So. – Elementary Education
Jada Jackson – Jr. – Business Economics
Kenashalee Kerr – Fr. – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Meredith Kiekentveld – Fr. – Biomedical Science
Lily Margolis – Fr. – International Affairs
Marissa Milos – Fr. – Political Science
Bryn Morley – So. – Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Dana Padget – Jr. – Political Science
Delaney Rasmussen – Jr. – Biomedical Science
Annika Reiss – Fr. – Elementary Education
Abby Riordan – So. – Health Science-Nutrition and Foods
Laurel Taylor – Fr. – Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education
Carly Watts – Fr. – Criminology and Criminal Justice
Courtney Weisenberger – Fr. – Marketing
Madeline Wilson – Fr. – Health Science-Fitness Wellness
