Feb. 11, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A total of 28 San Diego State student-athletes from four different sports have been named to the Mountain West Conference all-academic team for the 2009 fall semester, the league office announced Thursday.
The Aztec football team had the largest amount of SDSU honorees with 11 selections, highlighted by Jon Toledo (Encinitas, Calif.), who earned a 3.90 grade point average in homeland security during the fall semester. The highest gpa among the 28 student-athletes honored was a 4.00 in social science by cross country's Josefine Koskinen.
In addition, the women's cross country squad had eight of its runners honored, while volleyball had five selections, followed by the women's soccer team with four.
To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at their school while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor to their team.
Sport Athlete Year MajorCross Country..Sara Beyers.........Junior.....Foods and NutritionCross Country..Melissa Bunn........Sophomore..Physical TherapyCross Country..Jordan Davis........Freshman...Physical therapyCross Country..Marianne Hogan......Freshman...International BusinessCross Country..Josefine Koskinen...Freshman...Social ScienceCross Country..Makenzie Mabry......Senior.....BiologyCross Country..Michelle Martinez...Junior.....Foods and NutritionCross Country..Rachel Williams.....Senior.....Liberal StudiesFootball.......Aaron Brewer........Sophomore..BusinessFootball.......Miles Burris........Sophomore ManagementFootball.......Doug Deakin.........Junior.....ManagementFootball.......Hunter Hewitt.......Freshman...JournalismFootball.......Matthew Kawulok.....Senior.....Public AdministrationFootball.......Logan Ketchum.......Sophomore..EnglishFootball.......Leon McFadden.......Freshman...AdvertisingFootball.......D.J. Shields........Freshman...Civil EngineeringFootball.......Jonathan Soto.......Senior.....Public AdministrationFootball.......Jacob Tauanuu.......Junior.....HistoryFootball.......Jon Toledo..........Senior.....Homeland SecurityW. Soccer......Marisa Fraticelli...Freshman...NursingW. Soccer......Sarah Halverson.....Freshman...UndeclaredW. Soccer......Haley Marsh.........Sophomore..KinesiologyW. Soccer......Rachael McGlinchy...Freshman...Hospitality and Tourism ManagementVolleyball.....Andrea Hannasch.....Freshman...UndeclaredVolleyball.....Kristi Jackels......Freshman...UndeclaredVolleyball.....Courtney Lamphier...Junior.....Public RelationsVolleyball.....Caitlin McMillan....Junior.....Media StudiesVolleyball.....Lauren Salisbury....Junior.....Management