FARMINGTON, Utah (July 14, 2021) – To conclude the announcements of the 2020-21 Big Sky All-Academic awardees, Northern Arizona men's and women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's tennis and golf were honored with a combined 75 Spring All-Academic awards in a release by the league office on Wednesday.
Between the
fall,
winter and spring seasons, the Lumberjacks had a total of 262 Big Sky All-Academic honorees for the 2020-21 academic year.
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.
NAU Athletics dominated the spring season with men's and women's outdoor track & field and men's and women's tennis each capturing their respective Big Sky championships. Meanwhile, the golf team placed second in the conference marking the program's best finish in six years.
Following a historic outdoor championship meet in which they became the third team in league history to eclipse 200 points, the NAU women's track & field program had 37 All-Academic honorees. The men's program garnered 23 awards with all six of the women's tennis team's starters picking up the honor. NAU golf had five selections and the men's tennis team had four to complete the list.
Below is the complete list of NAU's 2021 Big Sky Spring All-Academic selections:
Golf
Aleksandra Chekalina – Jr. – Hotel & Restaurant Management
Alyza Flores – So. – Exercise Science
Lorel Hayward – Jr. – Exercise Science
Elle Kocourkova – Jr. – Hotel & Restaurant Management
Ekaterina Malakhova – Fr. – Hotel & Restaurant Management
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Parker Bays – So. – Exercise Science
Joseph Benson – So. – Civil Engineering
Carter Bracken – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering
Karsen Burke – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering
Cade Burks – Sr. – Environmental Sciences
Brock Davis – Jr. – Physics
Caleb Easton – So. – Business
Blaise Ferro – Gr. – Educational Leadership
Corey Gorgas – So. – Psychological Sciences
Trevor Hook – Fr. – Exploratory
Riley Human – Fr. – Accountancy
Parker Joens – Sr. – Exercise Science
Jacob Kaufman – Gr. – Computer Science
Ryan Lanley – Sr. – Parks & Recreation Management
Jay Nielsen – Sr. – Exercise Science
Jack Normand – So. – Computer Science
Wil Peralta – So. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Beau Prince – Sr. – Physics
Theo Quax – Jr. – Civil Engineering
Ryan Raff – Jr. – Psychological Sciences
Matthew Roma – So. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Erick Thompson – Sr. – Exercise Science
Nico Young – Fr. – Exercise Science
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Hannah Behunin – Sr. – Health Science-Fitness Wellness
Jaliyah Berkley – Jr. – Biomedical Science
Jesselyn Bries – Sr. – Special & Elementary Education
McKenna Chaney – Fr. – Political Science
Kenya Coburn – So. – Communication Studies
Maggi Congdon – So. – Exploratory
Alaina Diggs – So. – Psychology
Pipi Eitel – Sr. – Biology
Jenna Figueroa – Sr. – Elementary Education
Victoria Gaitan – Fr. – Nursing
Jessa Hanson – Sr. – Biology
Jada Jackson – Sr. – Business Economics
Kiana Kai – So. – Psychological Sciences
Alexis Kebbe – Fr. – Psychology
Cassi Land – Jr. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Melanie Loff – Jr. – Marketing
Mikayla Malaspina – Gr. – Elementary Education
Lily Margolis – Jr. – International Affairs
Jenna McCaffrey – Sr. – Environmental Engineering
Marissa Milos – So. – Political Science
Bryn Morley – Jr. – Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Chloe Painter – Sr. – Health Science-Public Health
Piper Pfister – Fr. – Forestry
Jeralyn Poe – Gr. – Informatics & Computing
Delaney Rasmussen – Gr. – Human Relations
Annika Reiss – So. – Elementary Education
Abby Riordan – Jr. – Health Science-Nutrition & Foods
Matilde Roe – Jr. – Health Science-Public Health
Joelle Santiago – So. – Biomedical Science
Eniko Sara – Fr. – Chemistry
Emma Sjolund – Sr. – Biomedical Science
Jennifer Slater – Jr. – Biology
Luna Slater – Sr. – Spanish
Meagan Van Pelt – Jr. – Biology
Skyler Wallace – So. – Biology
Courtney Weisenberger – Jr. – Marketing
Madeline Wilson – So. – Health Science-Fitness Wellness
Men's Tennis
Alex Groves – So. – Business Economics
Eban Straker-Meads – Sr. – Creative Media & Film
Facundo Tumosa – Jr. – Finance
Maciej Ziomber – Fr. – Mechanical Engineering
Women's Tennis
Elinor Beazley – So. – Photography
Mimi Bland – So. – Chemistry
Gina Dittmann – Fr. – Management
Ellie Millard – Sr. – Psychological Sciences
Madi Moore – Sr. – Biology
Ava Neyestani – Fr. – Management
