Lumberjack Fall Teams Collect 111 Big Sky All-Academic Honors

FARMINGTON, Utah (July 12, 2021) – The Northern Arizona football, volleyball, soccer and men's and women's cross country teams combined for 111 Fall Big Sky All-Academic awards in a release by the conference office on Monday.
 
Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 academic year, the participation requirement for Big Sky All-Academic honors was waived as voted on by the league's Athletic Directors. To be eligible for Big Sky All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Be on an active roster for their institution; 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.
 
The football team had 41 honorees with the soccer team having 30 All-Academic awardees. The spring Big Sky Champion women's cross country team followed with 19, men's cross country – the reigning national champions – had 11 and volleyball rounded out NAU's fall honorees with 10.
 
The Big Sky Conference will release the Winter All-Academic selections on Tuesday with the Spring All-Academic list announced on Wednesday.
 
Below is the complete list of Fall 2020 NAU Big Sky All-Academic selections:
 
Football
Alex Adams – Jr. – Marketing
Luis Aguilar – Gr. – Human Relations
DJ Arnson – Gr. – Human Relations
Heath Beemiller – Jr. – Marketing
Ethen Cluff – Fr. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Chris Comings – Sr. – Biomedical Science
Tommy Ellis – Fr. – Mechanical Engineering
Angel Flores – So. – Criminology & Criminal Justice
Maxwell Flores – So. – Biomedical Science
Ty Furr – So. – Criminology & Criminal Justice
Blake Gamez – Fr. – Exploratory
David Haen – Fr. – Business Economics
Niko Haen – Fr. – Business Economics
Draycen Hall – Fr. – Spanish
Terrell Hayward – So. – Data Science
Kamdan Hightower – Fr. – Business Economics
Hendrix Johnson – So. – Strategic Communication
Miles LeBlanc – So. – Finance
Tristin Lee – So. – Management
Seth Long – Sr. – Health Science-Fitness Wellness
Joshua Maignan – Fr. – Management
Alofaletauia Maluia – Fr. – Exploratory
Dawson McPeak – So. – Political Science
Mason Moran – Sr. – Finance
Coleman Owen – Jr. – Finance
Jorim Powell – Jr. – Health Science-Fitness Wellness
Luke Rudolph – Gr. – Human Relations
Cole Sabetta – Fr. – Finance
Kody Say – So. – Exercise Science
Zach Schroeder – Fr. – Communication Studies
Jeiel Stark – So. – Health Science-Fitness Wellness
Anthony Sweeney – Gr. – Applied Sociology
Angelo Vattano – So. – Marketing
Regis Velez – Fr. – Business Economics
Adam Verbalaitis – Fr. – Finance
Morgan Vest – Sr. – University Studies
Dyvine Wallace – Sr. – Communication Studies
Jacob Welsh – Fr. – Finance
Jeff Widener – So. – Management
Lionell Wiggins – Gr. – Educational Leadership
 
Volleyball
Mara Abernethy – Sr. – Philosophy, Politics & Law
Aubrea Bandfield – Jr. – Marketing
Savannah Bloom – Fr. – Management
Ryann Davis – Jr. – Marketing
Jordan Elder – So. – Business Economics
Morgan Gappmayer – Jr. – Elementary Education
Kate Hatch – Fr. – Exercise Science
Lyla Hollis – Fr. – Biomedical Science
Neche Newton – So. – Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Millie O'Ketter – So. – Exploratory
 
Men's Cross Country
Joseph Benson – So. – Civil Engineering
Cade Burks – Sr. – Environmental Sciences
Caleb Easton – So. – Business
Blaise Ferro – Gr. – Educational Leadership
Corey Gorgas – So. – Psychological Sciences
Riley Human – Fr. – Accountancy
Ryan Lanley – Sr. – Parks & Recreation Management
Beau Prince – Sr. – Physics
Theo Quax – Jr. – Civil Engineering
Ryan Raff – Jr. – Psychological Sciences
Nico Young – Fr. – Exercise Science
 
Women's Cross Country
Hannah Behunin – Sr. – Health Science-Fitness Wellness
Jesselyn Bries – Sr. – Special & Elementary Education
Maggi Congdon – So. – Exploratory
Pipi Eitel – Sr. – Biology
Victoria Gaitan – Fr. – Nursing
Jessa Hanson – Sr. – Biology
Alexis Kebbe – Fr. – Psychology
Cassi Land – Jr. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Melanie Loff – Jr. – Marketing
Jenna McCaffrey – Sr. – Environmental Engineering
Bryn Morley – Jr. – Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Chloe Painter – Sr. – Health Science-Public Health
Delaney Rasmussen – Gr. – Human Relations
Annika Reiss – So. – Elementary Education
Abby Riordan – Jr. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Emma Sjolund – Sr. – Biomedical Science
Luna Slater – Sr. – Spanish
Meagan Van Pelt – Jr. – Biology
Skyler Wallace – So. – Biology
 
Soccer
Taryn Benham – Sr. – Parks & Recreation Management
Kayla Campbell – Fr. – Psychological Sciences
Rachel Conchi – So. – Biomedical Science
Rylie Curran – So. – Elementary Education
Sydney Dennis – Jr. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Abby Donathan – So. – Health Science-Public Health
Taylor Fu – Sr. – University Studies
Taylor Gomez – So. – Criminology & Criminal Justice
Kalea Gurfield – Jr. – Chemistry
Michelle Hall – Fr. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Olivia Hein – Fr. – Biology
Randalyn Hunter – Jr. – Health Science-Public Health
Hallee Jones – Jr. – Health Science-Fitness Wellness
Kylie Kapustka – Sr. – Elementary Education
Sam Larberg – Jr. – Biomedical Science
Paige Maling – Sr. – Exercise Science
Giselle Mata – Fr. – Civil Engineering
Rylee Mitchell – Jr. – Computer Science
Madison Montgomery – Jr. – Biomedical Science
Josie Novak – Fr. – Criminology & Criminal Justice
Jordyn Pacheco – So. – Health Science-Public Health
Sydney Paez – Sr. – Biomedical Science
Jessica Philpot – Sr. – Marketing
Victoria Pucci – Fr. – Journalism
Grace Quinn – Fr. – Exercise Science
Emma Robson – Sr. – Biomedical Science
Maddie Shafer – Fr. – Exercise Science
Kayla Terhune – Sr. – Parks & Recreation Management
Maddie Wheelock – So. – Biomedical Science
Whitney Winans – So. – Elementary Education