Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team
FARMINGTON, Utah (May 31, 2023) – A total of 41 Northern Arizona University student-athletes from men's and women's indoor track and field and men's and women's basketball were selected to the Winter Big Sky Conference All-Academic team, the league announced this morning.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 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.
For indoor track and field student-athletes, they must have participated in at least half of the team's competitions or competed at the conference championship.
Women's indoor track and field led the way with 17 representatives, followed by men's indoor track and field who had 13. Women's basketball had six selections, while men's basketball had five.
Of the 41 Winter All-Academic honorees, 34 of them had a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50. Fifteen student-athletes hold a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA.
In all, the Big Sky had a total of 496 selections across four different sports and the Lumberjacks had the seventh-most representatives.
The four squads saw success not only in the classroom, but in competition as well. Both men's and women's indoor track and field were crowned Big Sky Champions, while both basketball teams advanced to the Big Sky Championship game. The women's squad clinched a share of the regular season title and went on to make the program's first-ever WNIT appearance.
A full list of NAU's 2023 Winter All-Big Sky Academic team is below.
Women's Basketball
Sophie Glancey, Fr., Psychology Sciences
Nyah Moran, So., Strategic Communication
Olivia Moran, So., Health, Science and Fitness Wellness
Montana Oltrogge, Gr., Business Economics
Emily Rodabaugh, Jr., Master's in Organizational Leadership
Regan Schenck, Sr., Human Relations
Men's Basketball
Diego Campisano, R-Fr., Men's Basketball, Undecided
Oakland Fort, Fr., MBB, Men's Basketball, Undecided
Keith Haymon, R-Jr., MBB, Master's Organizational Leadership
Nik Mains, R-Sr., Men's Basketball, Master's Human Relations
Jack Wistrcill, Fr., MBB, Undecided
Men's Indoor Track and Field
Parker Bays, R-Sr., Indoor Track & Field, Psychology
Trenton Givens, So., Indoor Track & Field, Management
Corey Gorgas, R-So., Indoor Track & Field, Psychological Sciences
Erik Le Roux, Fr., Indoor Track & Field, Accountancy
Desmond Lott, So., Indoor Track & Field, Psychological Sciences
Malachi Marshall, Fr., Indoor Track & Field, Health Sciences - Public Health
John Murphy, 5th Yr., Indoor Track & Field, Human Relations
Jack Normand, Jr., Indoor Track & Field, Computer Science
Kang Nyoak, So., Indoor Track & Field, Exercise Physiology
Wil Peralta, Jr., Indoor Track & Field, Health Sciences - Nutrition and Foods
Theo Quax, R-Jr., Indoor Track & Field, Civil Engineering
Kyle Smith, So., Indoor Track & Field, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Nico Young, So., Indoor Track & Field, Health Sciences - Nutrition and Foods
Women's Indoor Track and Field
Jesselyn Bries, Sr., Indoor Track & Field, Educational Foundations
Kenya Coburn, Jr., Indoor Track & Field, Communication Studies
Alyssa Colbert, So., Indoor Track & Field, Communication Studies
Maggi Congdon, So., Indoor Track & Field, Civil Engineering
Alaina Diggs, R-Jr., Indoor Track & Field, Psychology
La Trouchka Duke, So., Indoor Track & Field, Communication Studies
Jenna Figueroa, 5th Yr., Indoor Track & Field, Educational Foundations
Sariyah Horne-Kemp, Fr., Indoor Track & Field, Secondary Education - History and Social Studies
Alonna Johnson, 5th Yr., Indoor Track & Field, Human Relations
Lily Margolis, Jr., Indoor Track & Field, Strategic Communication
Bryn Morley, R-Jr., Indoor Track & Field, Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Kyairra Reigh, So., Indoor Track & Field, Health Sciences - Nutrition and Foods
Annika Reiss, Jr., Indoor Track & Field
Brenna Rodriguez, Fr., Indoor Track & Field, Business Economics
Meagan Van Pelt, R-Jr., Indoor Track & Field
Madeline Wilson, Jr., Indoor Track & Field
Odessa Zentz, Fr., Indoor Track & Field
