Fall Sports Teams Excel Academically - Oregon State University Athletics

Oregon State University had 32 student-athletes named to Pac-10 All-Academic teams for the fall term. Those student-athletes came from football, volleyball, women’s soccer and women’s cross country.

OSU ranked fourth to Stanford, California and Arizona State in the number of student-athletes named to conference All-Academic teams.

The OSU men’s soccer team had five athletes make the All-Academic team, as well, bringing the total to 37. Only five Pac-10 schools have men’s soccer so those numbers don’t figure into the overall tally.

“We preach the term student-athlete constantly, and this is evidence that at Oregon State University we are serious about academics,” Director of Athletics said. “What I’m most proud of is that we have individuals from very diverse backgrounds representing numerous academic curriculums. I look forward to another great showing by our winter and spring sports teams.”

To be eligible for the all-academic teams, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, be a starter or significant contributor and be at least a redshirt-freshman.

The sport breakdown is 10 for cross country and football, eight for women’s soccer, five for men’s soccer and four for volleyball.

Overall, eight OSU student-athletes were selected to the first-team.

They were junior Michelle Wilson and sophomore Kaitlin Poggi in women’s cross country; sophomore midfielder Brett Gardner and junior forward Bryan Jordan in men’s soccer; sophomore linebacker Andy Darkins and redshirt-freshman cornerback Keenan Lewis in football; senior defensive specialist Kristy Mortensen in volleyball; and senior defender Cara Miller in women’s soccer.

The other all-academic selections are:

Women’s cross country: Second team – senior Jaime Fuller, senior Tara Stirewalt and junior Ashley Younce; Honorable mention – senior Katie Magnuson, sophomore Nicole Crawford, sophomore Ashley Francis, sophomore Noelle Harer and redshirt-freshman Elise Aschwanden.

Football: Second team – junior Adam Koets and sophomore Sammy Stroughter; Honorable mention – junior Colt Charles, sophomore Kyle DeVan, sophomore Ryan Gunderson, sophomore Brandon Powers, redshirt-freshman Andy Levitre and redshirt-freshman Adam Speer.

Men’s soccer: Honorable mention – sophomore Alex Christensen, sophomore Mason Webb and redshirt freshman Packy Deenihan.

Volleyball: Second team – sophomore Kristin Murray and junior Abby Windell; Honorable mention – senior Katelyn Healy.

Women’s soccer: Second team – junior Melissa Onstad and sophomore Whitney Goodell; Honorable mention – senior Stacy Mescher, senior Liz Money, junior Lauren Wippel, sophomore Monica Storm and sophomore Jodie Taylor.