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By: Ana Kieu

A record-number 79 San José State University student-athletes from 10 Spartan spring sports teams earned 2019 Academic All-Mountain West honors.

The women’s swimming and diving team had the most award winners for the fourth consecutive year with 22, followed by softball and men’s and women’s track and field teams, who each had nine student-athletes honored.

Six San José State student-athletes earned Academic All-MW honors for each of their four years at the school — Zach Wallace (BASE) Andrea Kohlhaas (WBB); Megan Au, Brenna Bushey, Eri Tamada (WSWIM); Miyo Kobayashi (WTN).

They join five student-athletes from the fall who received four recognitions — Luiza Andrade (volleyball), Darriell Franklin (women’s soccer), Craig Huff (men’s cross country), Josh Oliver (football), and Jeanette Zambrano (women’s cross country).

“Our Spartans continue to maintain high standards in academic excellence and are being recognized once again by the Mountain West,” said Eileen Daley, senior associate athletics director for academics and student services.

“We continue to emphasize that hard work and perseverance will result in degree completion and personal growth. Our coaches and academic team work together to provide opportunities for our student-athletes to learn and grown academically by providing tutoring, peer mentoring and a learning environment that is tailored for each student-athlete.”

For the 2018-19 academic year, 167 Spartans earned academic all-conference recognition from the Mountain West, Western Athletic Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation or the Golden Coast Conference.

To qualify, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better on a 4.00 scale, be enrolled at the conference institution at least one year and participate in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests.

In all, a league-record 1,021 student-athletes have been named to the spring 2019 Academic All-MW teams. Sports recognized include baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, softball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field.

San José State University Academic All-Mountain West Award winners — Spring 2019 Baseball (8)
#Santiago Cantu, Sophomore, Communication Studies
Jonathan Clark, Freshman, Kinesiology
#Wesley Clawson, Sophomore, Kinesiology
Jack Colette, Sophomore, Communication Studies
Anders Davidson, Junior, Business Administration/Corporate Accounting & Finance
#Connor Konishi, Sophomore, Communication Studies
Ben Polack, Freshman, Undeclared
#&^Zach Wallace, Senior, Justice Studies

Men’s Basketball (4)
Christian Anigwe, Freshman, Biological Sciences/Physiology
Zach Chappell, Freshman, Philosophy
Craig LeCesne, Junior, Communication Studies
Trey Smith, Freshman, Computer Science

Women’s Basketball (5)
#Megan Anderson, Sophomore, Public Health
#^ Fieme’a Hafoka, Junior, Child & Adolescent Development
#&^Andrea Kohlhaas, Senior, Business Administration/International Business
#Cydni Lewis, Sophomore, Public Health
#Danae Marquez, Sophomore, Psychology

Men’s Golf (2)
#Ben Campbell, Senior, Psychology
Matt Heitel, Sophomore, Business Administration/General Business

Women’s Golf (6)
#^Abegail Arevalo, Senior, Psychology
#Alexandra Cooper, Senior, Kinesiology
#^Franziska Friedrich, Senior, Business Administration/International Business
Antonia Malate, Freshman, Communication Studies
Natasha Andrea Oon, Freshman, Business
Maddie White, Freshman, Communication Studies

Softball (9)
#^Kaelin Amrein, Junior, Psychology
#^Madison Aurin, Senior, Health Science
Caroline Bowman, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering
#^Cassidy Clark, Junior, Health Science
#^Makayla Englestad, Junior, Business Administration/General Business
Alyssa Graham, Freshman, Kinesiology
Chrys Hildebrand, Freshman, Undeclared
Carley Morfey, Freshman, Pre-Nursing
#Jacey Phipps, Sophomore, Liberal Studies

Women’s Swimming & Diving (22)
#&^Megan Au, Senior, Kinesiology
#^Violani Auva’a, Junior, Business Administration/Entrepreneurship
#&^Brenna Bushey, Senior, Public Relations
Daria Cocol, Freshman, Business Administration/Corporate Accounting & Finance
Jamie Dodd, Junior, Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
Kimberlee Giggey, Senior, Psychology
Madison Grimes, Sophomore, Liberal Studies
#Kendal Guy, Senior, Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
#^Kate Hanf, Junior, Psychology
#^Gabby Heng, Junior, Anthropology
Taylor Lehr, Senior, Applied Mathematics
#^Antoinette Loya, Junior, Business Administration/Management Information Systems
Makenna Mathieson, Freshman, Pre-Nursing
#Katie McIntee, Junior, Psychology
Shelby Mullendore, Freshman, Economics
#^Jacqueline Nisson, Junior, Environmental Science
#^Maleah Schmidt, Junior, Sociology
#Katrina Slivkoff, Sophomore, Computer Science
#^Natasha Sondeno, Junior, Kinesiology
#&^Eri Tamada, Senior, Art/Design Studies
Gabriela Vieira, Junior, Art/Design Studies
#^Erin Wayman, Junior, Liberal Studies

Women’s Tennis (5)
#^Tamara Culibrk, Junior, Civil Engineering
#&^Miyo Kobayashi, Senior, Business Administration/International Business
#Laura Malsert, Sophomore, Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
Alba Pedrero Galindo, Freshman, Business Administration/Management
#Savannah Sendar, Sophomore, Business Administration/Finance

Men’s Track & Field (9)
Luis Chavez, Freshman, Kinesiology
Chris Gerlach, Freshman, Mathematics
Peter Handy, Freshman, Engineering
Craig Huff, Senior, Computer Science
Brendan Manigo, Freshman, Biomedical Engineering
Evaristo Mateo, Junior, Justice Studies
Jose Pina, Junior, Health Science
Matthew Porter, Freshman, Kinesiology
Cannon Yates, Freshman, Biomedical Engineering

Women’s Track & Field (9)
Kai Bohannon, Freshman, Business
#^Breya Carter, Sophomore, Kinesiology
#^Carmen Contreras, Junior, Psychology
Camilla Hanson, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
Evalina Maas-Espinosa, Freshman, Music
Evelin Meza, Freshman, Political Science
#^Jennifer Sandoval, Junior, Communicative Disorders
Briana Valencia, Junior, Communication Studies
#^Jeanette Zambrano, Junior, Mathematics

# — 2018 award winner
^ — 2017 award winner
& — 2016 award winner
$ — 2015 award winner