CLEVELAND, Ohio — Forty-one Fort Lewis College student-athletes were among the more than 3,000 student-athletes from across the country to earn the Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Awards presented by WeatherPORT.
“I am very proud of the student-athletes who receive this award,” said Director of Athletics Kelly Higgins. “It further indicates the quality of student-athletes our coaches recruit to FLC, which is a great predictor of our success in competition. It also shows up in our retention and graduation rates. Our goal is to be able to recognize all of our student-athletes as good students, great competitors and people of character.”
More Skyhawks received the national honor than any other Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference school.
The 41 student-athletes also represent a slight increase over the 2008-09 season, when 40 Skyhawks received the D2ADA accolades. Twenty-four student-athletes were repeat award winners.
Student-athletes must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, have attended a minimum of two years of college-level work, and be an active member of an intercollegiate team during the academic year. The school must also have an athletic director who is a current dues-paying member of the D2ADA.
WeatherPORT is in its third year of presenting the national award. The company has Western Slope roots, having been founded in Gunnison before expanding to its new operation in Delta.
Skyhawks who received the award include:
Matt Billups Men's Basketball
Connor Drumm Men's Basketball
Louie LaBate Men's Basketball
Matt Morris Men's Basketball
Torrey Udall Men's Basketball
Mattias Weissl Men's Basketball
Audrey George Women's Basketball
Laura Haugen Women's Basketball
Abby Jackson Women's Basketball
Katie Mackey Women's Basketball
Mary Rose Paiz Women's Basketball
Jenna Santistevan Women's Basketball
Michael Kersten Men's Cross Country
Logan Ott Men's Cross Country
Dylan Peterson Men's Cross Country
Ben Rogers Men's Cross Country
Whitney Allard Women's Cross Country
Ashley Kelly Women's Cross Country
Peppin Gentry Women's Cross Country
Nick Frizzell Football
Phil Odell Football
Justin Peters Football
Michael Adams Golf
Robert Newland Golf
Katharine Allen Lacrosse
Arielle Blankenbuhler Lacrosse
Nicolette Laros Lacrosse
Berekk Blackwell Men's Soccer
R.J. Parke Men's Soccer
Zane Wells Men's Soccer
Sara Egbom Women's Soccer
Nichole Kluk Women's Soccer
Jamie MacArthur Women's Soccer
Colleen O'Brien Women's Soccer
Laurel Reinhardt Women's Soccer
Christine Schmelzle Women's Soccer
Samantha Smith Women's Soccer
Natalie Janes Softball
Stephanie Janes Softball
Jordan Willis Softball
Taylor Hillberry Volleyball
