COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A record 167 Fresno State student-athletes earned the Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award, the conference office announced Thursday morning. The total surpasses the previous department record of 143 set in 2024, marking the second consecutive year Fresno State has set a new high for honorees.
Men's basketball (5), women's cross country (10), softball (18), women's tennis (8) and women's track and field (22) each set a new program high while swimming & diving (15) matched its previous high.
The MW Scholar-Athlete Award is one of the highest academic honors bestowed by the Conference. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better.
To view Fresno State's Mountain West academic award history, click here.
BASEBALL (13)
Tyler Antwine - Undeclared
Bryce Armstrong - Certificate of Advanced Study Education Technology
Victor Arreola - Communication
Hayden Crews - Economics
Ryan De La Maza - Criminology-Law Enforcement
Owen Faust - Pre-Business
Adrian Garcia - Pre-Business
Matt Gonsalves - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Cayden Munster - Exercise Science
Barclay Ovalle - Recreation Admin. Sports & Entertainment Facilities Mgmt.
Tyler Patrick - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
MEN'S BASKETBALL (5)
Makhan Diouf - Undeclared
David Douglas Jr. - Mass Communication and Journalism: PR & Advertising
Rippen Gill - Biology
Troy Jenkins - Pre-Business
Pasha Shemirani - Pre-Business
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (7)
Kylee Fox - Communication Science-Speech Pathology
Holly Griffiths - Recreation Admin. Sports & Entertainment Facilities Mgmt.
Maria Konstantinidou - Pre-Business
Thea Mikkelsen - Business Administration-Management
Taija Sta. Maria - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Saga Ukkonen - Interdisciplinary Studies
Rayna Williams - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (2)
Marcus Jauregui - Exercise Science
Jaden Tungate - Pre-Psychology
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (10)
Molly Bizik - Forensic Behavior Sciences
Gianna Chiaramonte - Liberal Studies
Hannah Garrity - Animal Science-Pre-Veterinary
Khushleen Khakh - Biochemistry
Ashley Ochoa - Psychology
Chiara Pedol - Human Nutritional Sciences
Janae Penner - Pre-Health
Crystal Raya - Exercise Science
Jennifer Recinos - Exercise Science
Kylie Ward - Pre-Health
FOOTBALL (30)
Elijah Gilliam Certificate of Advanced Study Education Technology
Tytus Khajavi - Pre-Business
Ryan Warkentin - Economics
Ben Baker - Mass Communication and Journalism - Film and Media Arts
Zeke Branham - Computer Science
Jack Jacobs - Pre-Business
Bryson Donelson - Pre-Business
Loyall Mouzon - Mass Communication and Journalism-Broadcast/Multi
Tyler Carr - Agricultural Business
Joshua Johnson - Business Administration-Real Estate/Urban Land Economics
Taniela Taumalolo - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Brandon Ramirez - Exercise Science
Ethan Dasmann - Pre-Business
Jacob Spomer - Certificate of Advanced Study Education Technology
Camryn Bracha - Business Administration-Management
Tommy Nix - Pre-Business
Jordan Brown - Master of Business Administration
Connor Tripp - Pre-Business
Gerayas Grimes - Mass Communication and Journalism - Film and Media Arts
Wesley Brown - Certificate of Advanced Study Education Technology
Bryson Harrington - Communication
RJ Regan - Educ-Curriculum & Instruction
Lyndon Ravare - Africana Studies
Caden Rodgers - Business Administration-Finance-General
Jake Tarwater - Business Administration-Management
Campbell McHarg - Sociology
Jace Nixon - Pre-Business
Toreon Penright - Education-Curriculum & Instruction
Julian Polendo - Education-Curriculum & Instruction
Seth Scheidt – History
MEN'S GOLF (3)
Mason Benbrook - Communication
Ryan Firpo - Communication
Jaden Hunter - Business Administration-Management
WOMEN'S GOLF (4)
Amelia Garibaldi - Health Science-Health Administration
Katelyn Lehigh - Recreation Admin. Sports & Entertainment Facilities Mgmt.
Motoko Shimoji - Economics
Ashley Tarkanian - Pre-Business
WOMEN'S SOCCER (14)
Shivani Battaglia - Exercise Science
Tiana Beavers - Forensic Behavior Sci
Klara Chapeyrout - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Ashton Conley - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Hayden Crotty-Romero - Pre-Health
Haley Espinoza - Psychology
Marissa Garza - Civil Engineering
Julia Hardwick - Master of Business Administration
Laura Mas Serra - Computer Science
Kaelyn Miller - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Katie Morris - Pre-Business
Sam Paepen - Civil Engineering
Kayla Robinson - Pre-Health
Anaya Shelton - Exercise Science
SOFTBALL (18)
Ruby Anderson - Exercise Science
Rylee Bocchini - Exercise Science
Harleigh Braswell - Education-Curriculum & Instruction
Kennedy Bunker - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Key-annah Campbell Pua - Sociology
Hannah Duncan - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Natalie Elias - Business Administration-Finance-General
McKenna Gieger - Pre-Psychology
Taryn Irigoyen - Agricultural Business
Faith Jordan - Health Science-Community Health
Vanessa Keller - Undeclared
Marissa Montelongo - Exercise Science
Serayah Neiss - Psychology
Alyssa Rebolledo - Criminology-Victimology
Madison Rey - Liberal Studies
Rachel Sysum - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Ava Tingey - Political Science
Mallory Vancleave - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
SWIMMING & DIVING (15)
Samantha Arredondo - Biology
Riley Baldwin - Environmental Sciences
Brooke Beauvais - Pre-Business
Natalia Bedolla Alvarez - Liberal Studies
Madison Caserio - Liberal Studies
Ryley Clark - Human Nutritional Sciences
Parker Connor - Mass Communication and Journalism - Film and Media Arts
Franziska Djatej - Pre-Health
Ava Elliott - Pre-Business
Sera Hanagan - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Sara Lucchini - Animal Science-Preprofessional
Samarah Melia - Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
Jenna Pulkkinen - Psychology
Cheyanne Summers - Forensic Behavioral Science
Korrie Tengan - Business Administration-Sports Marketing
WOMEN'S TENNIS (8)
Eliza Dunbar - Pre-Business
Charlotte Gisclon - Economics
Yinglak Jittakoat - Curriculum & Instruction
Andjela Lopicic - Economics
Matilde Magrini - Kinesiology-Sport Psychology
Gianna Mastro - Fashion Merchandising
Sofia Pizzoni - Psychology
Klara Vukicevic - Public Health
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD (8)
Josh Dunu - Biology
Marcus Jauregui - Exercise Science
Finton Keegan - Pre-Health
Dane Koesterer - Industrial Technology
Jazper Malone - Computer Science
Anthony McFall - Economics
Bronson Ortlieb - Criminology-Law Enforcement
Jamarcus Phillips - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD (22)
Asha Abubakari - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Jewel Ash - Education-Curriculum & Instruction
Molly Bizik - Forensic Behavioral Science
Gianna Chiaramonte - Liberal Studies
Hannah Garrity - Animal Science-Pre-Veterinary
Miana Giovanni - Business Administration-Marketing
Matilde Guarino - Human Nutritional Sciences
Madiston Hutton - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Khushleen Khakh - Biochemistry
Itzia Mejia Garcia - Economics
Harriette Mortlock - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Ashley Ochoa - Psychology
Chiara Pedol - Human Nutritional Sciences
Janae Penner - Pre-Health
Ceonna Pipion - Certificate of Advanced Study Education Technology
Crystal Raya - Exercise Science
Jennifer Recinos - Exercise Science
Lynee Sims - Biomedical Physics
Ella Spaulding - Biology
Leonie Steinebach - Pre-Health
Elizabeth Tarczy - Business Administration-Marketing
Kylie Ward - Pre-Health
VOLLEYBALL (8)
Sydney Gazzaniga - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Addison Haluska - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Keely Hummel - Pre-Psychology
Preslee Lillard - Kinesiology-Sport Administration
Gabby Lombardi - Pre-Business
Ella Rud - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Alivia Schneider - Biochemistry
Ella Smith - Pre-Business