FARMINGTON, Utah (July 11, 2023) – After concluding another successful school year in the classroom and on the playing fields, Northern Arizona University named 48 student-athletes to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic team as announced by the league office 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 outdoor track and field student-athletes, they must have participated in at least half of the team's competitions or competed at the conference championship.
In all, the conference placed 641 athletes league wide from men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf, and softball on the team.
For Northern Arizona, women's outdoor track and field led the way with 18 representatives followed by the men's squad with 12. Men's tennis boasted seven selections while women's tennis had six. Golf rounded out NAU's members with five.
Of the 48 Spring All-Academic honorees, 30 had a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50. Seven student-athletes hold a perfect 4.0 GPA.
The five squads saw success this season outside of the classroom as well. Both the men's and women's outdoor track and field teams claimed Big Sky titles to complete the calendar sweep. Men's and women's tennis each won regular season titles as well after finishing undefeated in Big Sky play, ending the year runners-up at the conference tournament. Women's golf finished fourth at the Big Sky Championships and named four to All-Conference teams.
Combined with 52 All-Academic selections from the Fall and 41 from the Winter, NAU Athletics placed a grand total of 141 student-athletes on their respective All-Academic teams this year.
A full list of NAU's 2023 Spring All-Academic selections is below.
Women's Golf
Aleksandra Chekalina, Fifth Year., Hotel & Restaurant Management
Lorel Hayward, Sr., Exercise Physiology
Nina Lukyanenko, Fr., Hotel & Restaurant Management
Lizzie Neale, Fr., Health, Science and Fitness Wellness
Ellena Slater, Fr., Health, Science, Nutrition and Foods
Women's Tennis
Elinor Beazley, Senior, Women's Tennis, Photography
Laura Duhl, Sophomore, Women's Tennis, Visual Communication
Ana Karen Guadiana Campos, Junior, Women's Tennis, Health Science – Fitness & Wellness
Sofia Markova, Junior, Women's Tennis, Health Science – Fitness & Wellness
Ava Neyestani, Junior, Women's Tennis, Finance
Patrycja Niewiadomska, Freshman, Women's Tennis, Health Science – Nutrition & Foods
Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Jesselyn Bries, Graduate, Outdoor Track & Field, Educational Foundations
Kenya Coburn, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Communication Studies
Alyssa Colbert, Junior, Outdoor Track & Field, Communication Studies
Alaina Diggs, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Psychology
La Trouchka Duke, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Communication Studies
Anna Fenske, Sophomore, Outdoor Track & Field, Biomedical Science
Jenna Figueroa, Graduate, Outdoor Track & Field, Educational Foundations
Sariyah Horne-Kemp, Freshman, Outdoor Track & Field, Sociology
Alexis Kebbe, Junior, Outdoor Track & Field, Psychology
Lily Margolis, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Strategic Communication
Bryn Morley, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Piper Pfister, Junior, Outdoor Track & Field, Visual Communication
Kyairra Reigh, Sophomore, Outdoor Track & Field, Health Sciences – Nutrition & Foods
Annika Reiss, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Interdisciplinary Studies – Learning & Pedagogy
Brenna Rodriguez, Freshman, Outdoor Track & Field, Business Economics
Meagan Van Pelt, Graduate, Outdoor Track & Field, Human Relations
Madeline Wilson, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Health Sciences – Fitness & Wellness
Odessa Zentz, Freshman, Outdoor Track & Field, Psychological Sciences
Men's Outdoor Track and Field
Parker Bays, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Psychology
Cael Grotenhuis, Junior, Outdoor Track & Field, Exercise Physiology
Erik Le Roux, Sophomore, Outdoor Track & Field, Accountancy
Desmond Lott, Junior, Outdoor Track & Field, Psychological Sciences
John Murphy, Graduate, Outdoor Track & Field, Human Relations
Jay Nielsen, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Exercise Physiology
Jack Normand, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Computer Science
Kang Nyoak, Junior, Outdoor Track & Field, Exercise Physiology
Theo Quax, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Civil Engineering
MarcAnthony Sanchez, Freshman, Outdoor Track & Field, Secondary Education – Mathematics
Kyle Smith, Sophomore, Outdoor Track & Field, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Nico Young, Senior, Outdoor Track & Field, Health Sciences – Nutrition & Foods
Men's Tennis
Dominik Buzonics, Jr., Men's Tennis, Communication Studies
Maikel De Boes, Fr., Men's Tennis, Business Economics
Piotr Galus, Jr., Men's Tennis, University Studies
Alex Groves, Sr., Men's Tennis, Business Economics
Dani Torres, So., Men's Tennis, Business Management
Facundo Tumosa, Gr., Men's Tennis, Business Administration
Maciej Ziomber, Jr., Men's Tennis, Mechanical Engineering
