March 21, 2002
LOGAN, Utah -
Utah State and Washington State had a conference-best 23 track student-athletes named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation all-academic team it was announced this week. Among USU's selections were 14 female and nine male athletes.
The MPSF is made up of schools from the Big West, Pac-10, Mountain West, West Coast and Western Athletic Conferences. To be named to the team, a student-athlete must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, be at least a sophomore academically, have completed one full academic year, and compete in 50 percent of the team's meets.
Among USU's selections were senior Kristi Connors, who finished second in the 400-meters at the conference championships last month, senior Maurice Jenkins, who was third in the league pole vault and senior Brett Guymon, who was fourth in the 400-meters.
Melanie McClellan and Sharee Hatch posted the top grade-point averages for USU's women with 3.97 and 3.94 GPAs respectively, while Joel Johnson owns a men's team-best 3.96 GPA.
Utah State has led the league in all-conference academic selections in each of the two seasons that the team has been named. In all seven Aggie women are repeat selections while five Aggie men were named in each of the last two years.
USU's Academic all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Selections
Women GPA Class Events
Debra Barker 3.50 Junior Pole Vault
Carol Cabanillas 3.04 Senior 5,000-meter
Kristi Connors 3.34 Senior 400-meter
Kristen Coombs 3.19 Junior Mile
Kristin Crockett 3.40 Senior 400-meter
Katie Farner 3.17 Junior High Jump
Sharee Hatch 3.94 Junior Distances
Kathleen Hobbs 3.08 Sophomore Sprints
Tricia Jacobsen 3.89 Junior Pole Vault
Emily Jensen 3.72 Junior Middle Distances
Melanie McClellan 3.97 Senior Distances
Sandra Reategui 3.60 Senior 200-meter, 400-meter
Heather Smith 3.42 Senior Hurdles
Amber Tubb 3.70 Senior Distances
Men GPA Class Events
Robert Crockett 3.61 Senior High Jump
David DeMille 3.84 Senior Pole Vault
Brett Guymon 3.17 Senior Hurdles
Maurice Jenkins 3.79 Senior Pole Vault
Joel Johnson 3.96 Junior Decathalon
David Kunnas 3.50 Junior Distances
Brian Murray 3.00 Sophomore 400-meter
Steven Prescott 3.38 Senior Distances
Dwight Thomas 3.78 Junior High Jump/60-meter hurdles
