April 23, 2013
LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's athletics department recognized 189 student-athletes for achieving a 3.2 grade point average at the 20th annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Luncheon Tuesday. To be eligible for the honor, student-athletes must have a cumulative 3.2 grade point average or have posted a 3.2 GPA during the last two semesters.
In all, approximately 51 percent of USU's student-athletes earned a 3.2 GPA to qualify for the awards.
The top honoree during the luncheon was senior track athlete Bri Campbell as 13 of the past 23 recipients of the top individual honor have been from track & field, while 19 of the past 22 honorees have been women. During that time, the only males to win the award have been Mike Puzey from men's basketball in 2003, Tyler Ellis from men's track who shared the award with Rebecca Anderson and Alison Taylor in 2009, and Daniel Howell from men's track who shared the award with Katelyn Heiner in 2012.
Campbell (Riverton, Utah/Riverton HS) will graduate from Utah State this spring with a bachelor's degree in accounting and carries a 3.96 cumulative grade point average. Following graduation, she plans to pursue a master's degree in accounting from USU. Overall, Campbell is a four-time Whitesides Scholar Athlete recipient and a three-time academic all-Western Athletic Conference honoree.
As a student-athlete, Campbell has earned second-team all-WAC honors twice during her career as she tied for sixth in the high jump at the 2011 WAC Indoor Championships and finished fourth in the high jump at the 2010 WAC Indoor Championships.
Utah State also handed out team honors and men's golf was named the top academic team with less than 20 members. Women's soccer was the top academic team with more than 20 members and men's golf was the most improved academic team.
Brittany Fisher, who was a member of the track and field team, received the Aggie Achievement Award for overcoming life challenges and personal adversity to ultimately excel as a student-athlete and obtain a high level of academic achievement at Utah State University.
Admissions Officers Jen Caines, Chauntelle Crockett, Patty Ross, Tonya Sorensen, Barbara Walker and Idena Ward were all presented the Meet The Challenge Award, while Jessica Parker was given the Outstanding Tutor Award and Nicholas Lauritzen was given the Outstanding Mentor Award for their work with USU's student-athletes.
The Whitesides honors started in 1953 by former USU athlete, coach and athletics director Joe E. Whitesides.
2013 UTAH STATE WHITESIDES SPECIAL HONORSWhitesides Winner - Bri CampbellAggie Achievement Award - Brittany FisherMeet The Challenge - Admissions Officers (Jen Caines, Chauntelle Crockett, Patty Ross, Tonya Sorenson, Barbara Walker, Idena Ward)Outstanding Tutor - Jessica ParkerOutstanding Mentor - Nicholas Lauritzen
Top Teams (20-plus members)1. Soccer2. Women's Track3. Men's Track
Top Teams (less than 20 members)1. Men's Golf2. Men's Tennis3. Gymnastics
Most Improved Teams1. Men's Golf2. Men's Tennis3. Gymnastics
2013 UTAH STATE WHITESIDES HONOREESJon. M. Huntsman School of BusinessKaitlyn Betts, Gymnastics - BusinessMike Bills, Men's Track & Field - AccountingSpencer Butterfield, Men's Basketball - Business AdministrationBri Campbell, Women's Track & Field - AccountingTanner Dance, Men's Tennis - Finance/EconomicsBrendan Dennis, Golf - Finance/EconomicsShan England, Volleyball - EconomicsJacob Haueter, Football - Business AdministrationSpela Hus, Women's Track & Field - International BusinessAnthony Israelsen, Men's Track & Field - EconomicsJohn Johnson, Men's Track & Field - International BusinessCole Lambourne, Men's Track & Field - BusinessAlex Marsaw, Football - International BusinessWeston Mathis, Men's Track & Field - Business AdministrationDan Mosman, Men's Track & Field - FinanceCJ O'Neal, Men's Track & Field - MarketingMichael Okonkwo, Football - FinanceKendra Pemberton, Soccer - AccountingFredrik Peterson, Men's Tennis - Business AdministrationSven Poslusny, Men's Tennis - MarketingKris Sayer, Golf - AccountingJennifer Schlott, Women's Basketball - MarketingSeokwon Jeon, Golf - International BusinessMcKell Staheli, Volleyball - MarketingMatt Thatcher, Men's Tennis - AccountingAnnie Thomas, Softball - MarketingJulie Tukuafu, Women's Tennis - MarketingAndrew Whiting, Men's Tennis - BusinessMersadi Wilkins, Women's Tennis - Marketing
College of ScienceNate Ballam, Men's Tennis - Bio-ChemistryConnor Garner, Men's Basketball - Math & StatisticsKelsey Girardelli, Women's Track & Field - BiologyKirsten Hankins, Women's Track & Field - BiologyRuth Hilton, Women's Track & Field - Math EducationJames Rohwer, Men's Track & Field - Public HealthSharrieff Shah, Football - BiologyJordan Stone, Men's Basketball - Actuarial ScienceCurran Wearmouth, Men's Tennis - Geology
College of EngineeringJaron Bentrude, Football - Mechanical EngineeringNic Bowens, Men's Track & Field - Civil EngineeringCollin Butterfield, Men's Track & Field - Mechanical EngineeringJacob Cazier, Men's Track & Field - Mechanical EngineeringJake Doughty, Football - Mechanical EngineeringDanielle Gaztambide, Soccer - Biological EngineeringSam Hawkins, Men's Track & Field - Biological EngineeringJulia Klingler, Women's Track & Field - Mechanical EngineeringJared Lambert, Men's Track & Field - Mechanical EngineeringSara Lorscheider, Soccer - Biological EngineeringJamie Markosian, Football - Civil EngineeringChris Martinez, Men's Track & Field - Mechanical EngineeringJamison Nielson, Men's Track & Field- Mechanical EngineeringEric Shellhorn, Men's Track & Field - Mechanical Engineering
College of Education & Human ServicesAnnaLina Andersen, Women's Track & Field - Communicative Disorders & Deaf EducationNicole Arata, Softball - Pre-Physical TherapyTroy Baugh, Women's Track & Field - Elementary EducationMcKade Brady, Football - Exercise ScienceElle Brainard, Volleyball - Family, Consumer & Human DevelopmentNico Bronzati, Football - Exercise ScienceBrittany Bushman, Women's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceCody Carpenter, Men's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceClayton Christensen, Football - Exercise ScienceJeni Christensen, Women's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceTanner Clark, Men's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceAlyssa Curtis, Soccer -Exercise ScienceStefanie Daley, Gymnastics - PsychologyKylie Dibb, Soccer - Exercise ScienceAlyssa Everett, Volleyball - Exercise ScienceBrittany Fisher, Women's Track & Field - Elementary EducationShantel Flanary, Soccer - Physical Education TeachingPualei Furtado, Women's Basketball - Exercise ScienceShay Haddow, Soccer - Exercise ScienceMaris Hamblin, Soccer - Exercise ScienceKassi Hargrove, Volleyball - PsychologyKaylee Hartshorn, Women's Track & Field - Interdisciplinary StudiesHillary Hays, Women's Tennis - Elementary EducationAubrie Haymore, Women's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceKylie Hirschi, Women's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceKade Jensen, Men's Track & Field - Family, Consumer & Human DevelopmentJenna Johnson, Women's Basketball - Elementary EducationMcKenzie Johnson, Women's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceBethany King, Women's Track & Field - Elementary EducationSarah Landes, Gymnastics - Exercise ScienceKiana Lindmeir, Women's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceMatthew Maughan, Men's Track & Field - PsychologyHaley Maxfield, Women's Track & Field - Elementary EducationKyli McSpadden, Women's Track & Field - Elementary EducationKristen Meyers, Gymnastics - Physical Education TeachingSusie Miller, Gymnastics - PsychologyKami Montgomery, Soccer - Communicative Disorders & Deaf EducationLexie Morgan, Soccer - Exercise ScienceKirstyn Namba, Softball - Pre-Physical TherapyNate Needham, Football - Exercise ScienceElise Nelson, Women's Basketball - Exercise SciencePaige Neves, Volleyball - Communicative Disorders & Deaf EducationChristina Nye, Gymnastics - Pre-Physical TherapyRachel Orr, Volleyball/Women's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceStephen Peirce, Men's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceDevin Pierson, Men's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceSilas Pimentel, Men's Track & Field - Pre-Physical TherapyCandace Richins, Volleyball - Elementary EducationAshley Robison, Women's Track & Field - Family, Consumer & Human DevelopmentKali Roche, Women's Basketball - Elementary EducationAshlan Rogers, Volleyball - Family, Consumer & Human DevelopmentTaryn Rose, Soccer - Exercise ScienceAubriann Bosen, Women's Track & Field - Interdisciplinary StudiesHayley Sanzotti, Gymnastics - Exercise ScienceLecy Skousen, Women's Track & Field - Physical Education TeachingShay Sorensen, Volleyball - Exercise ScienceAmanda Stoudt, Women's Track & Field - Exercise ScienceStetson Tenney, Football - Exercise ScienceBrad Theurer, Football - Exercise ScienceMariah Thompson, Women's Track & Field - Health Education & PromotionsChristine Thomsen, Softball - Interdisciplinary StudiesShelbi Tyteca, Softball - Exercise ScienceDana Wareham, Women's Track & Field - Health Education & PromotionsSamantha Wagner, Gymnastics - PsychologyAmanda Watamaniuk, Gymnastics - Pre-Physical TherapyKalon Weston, Men's Track & Field - Health Education & PromotionsJosselyn White, Volleyball - Exercise ScienceJodi Williams, Women's Track & Field - Exercise Science
UniversityKevin Allen, Men's Track & Field - UndeclaredEric Berntson, Football - UndeclaredRiley Bradshaw, Men's Basketball - UndeclaredMike Chislock, Football - UndeclaredSarah Chow, Softball - UndeclaredBrennan Coburn, Golf - Undeclared BusinessJoanna Cuba, Gymnastics - UndeclaredKarlee Deeter, Women's Track & Field - UndeclaredLexie Henrie, Soccer - UndeclaredWill Higham, Golf - UndeclaredMadi Holt, Women's Track & Field - UndeclaredMegan Klingensmith, Women's Track & Field - UndeclaredJeff Manning, Football - Undeclared BusinessTylee Newman, Women's Track & Field - UndeclaredTravis Parrish, Football - UndeclaredBridger Peck, Football - Undeclared BusinessTravis Seefeldt, Football - Undeclared BusinessKallie Sperry, Women's Tennis - Undeclared BusinessAmber Stuhlmann, Women's Tennis - UndeclaredAshley Stuhlmann, Women's Tennis - UndeclaredNick Vigil, Football - UndeclaredKaitlyn Wilcox, Women's Track & Field - Undeclared
Caine College of the ArtsJamie Duke, Soccer - ArtKarli Lundquist, Women's Track & Field - ArtKyle McKenna, Men's Track & Field - MusicAshlyn Mulford, Soccer - ArtShaleen Richardson, Women's Track & Field - ArtKaitlyn VanHoff, Volleyball - ArtJacqueline Winterton, Women's Track & Field - Music
College of Humanities and Social SciencesAbby Andrews, Women's Track & Field - JournalismKaylee Campbell, Women's Track & Field - Social WorkRebecca Holliday, Gymnastics - JournalismPaige Jones, Gymnastics - EnglishBrooke Larsen, Soccer - JournalismRomina Nedakovic, Women's Tennis - JournalismJasmine Porter, Women's Basketball - SociologyJake Simonich, Football - SociologyCree Phillips Taylor, Women's Track & Field - History TeachingJackie Tillotson, Soccer - Interdisciplinary StudiesDaquan Vandross, Football - SociologyKristina Voytsekhovich, Women's Tennis - Political ScienceJaci West, Women's Tennis - Political ScienceJeannie Woller, Soccer - Creative WritingDaniel Wray, Football - English
College of AgricultureHollie Bosworth, Women's Track & Field - Family Consumer Science EducationMichael Cardinal, Men's Track & Field - Nutrition, Dietetics & Food SciencesLaycee Elliott, Women's Track & Field - Nutrition, Dietetics & Food SciencesChari Hawkins, Women's Track & Field - Family Consumer Science EducationTanner Higham, Golf - Nutrition, Dietetics & Food SciencesLibby Lundquist, Soccer - Family Consumer Science EducationMolli Merrill, Soccer - Family Consumer Science EducationNatalie Norris, Soccer - Nutrition and Food Sciences/Exercise ScienceReed Platke, Golf - Landscape DesignKatherine Vande Pol, Women's Track & Field - General StudiesBailee Whitworth, Women's Track & Field - Nutrition, Dietetics & Food SciencesNikki Woodring, Women's Track & Field - Family Consumer Science Education
Quinney College of Natural ResourcesTom Derr, Men's Track & Field - Environmental ScienceHaley Hogan, Gymnastics - Environmental ScienceRachael Hunsaker, Softball - Wildlife Science
School of Graduate StudiesForrest Dabb, Football - Business AdministrationTyler Killpack, Men's Track & Field - Business AdministrationJamaine Olson, Football - Health, Physical Education & RecreationCristal Turner, Women's Basketball - Health, Physical Education & Recreation
