118 Wyoming Student-Athletes Honored with Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award
LARAMIE, Wyoming (7/24/25) – The Mountain West Conference announced its Scholar-Athlete Award recipients on Thursday. A total of 118 Cowboys and Cowgirls were honored.
The women's track & field program led the way with 21 garnering the award. Women's swimming & diving was second with 20 and women's soccer third with 17 recognized.
In order to qualify, student-athletes must hit two benchmarks. They need to have completed at least two semesters, or three quarters, at a member institution and possess a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Below is a list of the Wyoming honorees…
Men's Basketball (3)
Obi Agbim, General Studies
Matija Belic, General Economics
Touko Tainamo, Mathematics
Women's Basketball (6)
Tess Barnes, Psychology
McKinley Dickerson, Master of Health Administration Services
Allyson Fertig, Mathematics Education
Emily Mellema, Business Marketing
Kati Ollilainen, Business Accounting
Madison Symons, Physiology
Men's Cross-Country (8)
Austin Akers, Botany
Nolan Hoffman, Enviornmental Science
Gus McIntyre, Philosophy
Meyer Smith, Business Finance
Mason Norman, Construction Management
Trevor Stephen, Professional Pharmacy
Asefa Wetzel, Master of Business Administration
Mac Zastrow, Mechanical Engineering
Women's Cross-Country (11)
Libby Berryhill-Worsheck, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Leah Christians, Communications
Lauren Clarke, Microbiology
Riley Frankel, Master of Communications
Reagan Gilman, Pre-Nursing
Brooke Holtzworth, Nursing
Muriel Jones, Animal Vet Science
Marina Trave, Master of Food Science & Human Nutrition
Abigail Whitman, Business Accounting
Elliana Zock, Pre-Nursing
Nina Zraik, Master of Environmental Science
Football (15)
Alex Brown, Master of Business Administration
Charlie Coenen, Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Caleb Driskell, Master of Business Administration
John Michael Gyllenborg, Master of Business Administration
Andrew Johnson, Construction Management
Kimball Madsen, Master of Business Administration
Nick Miles, Master of Business Administration
Erik Sandvik, Finance, Entrepreneurship
Dashton Bauman, Economics and Finance
Tyrese Boss, Business – Undeclared
Gavyn Helm, Accounting
Braylon Jenkins, Psychology
Jake Wilson, Construction Management
Houssam Alaoui, Marketing
Evan Eller, American Studies
Men's Golf (6)
Patrick Azevedo, Master of Business Administration – Executive
Brody Leid, Finance
Kristof Panke, Accounting
Davis Seybert, Business Economics
Ethan Smith, Management
Damon Vilkauskas, General Studies
Women's Golf (7)
Grace Dunkleberger, Physiology
Maria Farnum, International Studies & English
Lucia Morelli, Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Emerson Purcell, Design/Merchandising/Textiles
Kira Reisner, Communications
Caroline Ryan, Undeclared
Samantha Spielman, Accounting
Women's Soccer (17)
Kiley Ballek, Physiology
Haley Bartel, Professional Sales
Lily Brongo, Computer Science
Taylor Brook, Elementary Education
Alisa Bunn, Design/Merchandising/Textiles
Maddie Burr, Physiology
Renee Craddock, Architectural Engineering
Reese Gould, Marketing
Jordan Griess, Kinesiology
Rachel Hansen, Kinesiology
Kylee Holstad, Nursing
Peyton Hunt, Psychology
Hadley Linder, Kinesiology
Kylee (Bliss) Quilici Quain, Management
Raegan Richardson, Finance
Eliza-Grace Smith, Elementary Education
Jennah Wanner, Kinesiology
Women's Swimming & Diving (20)
Tessa Bendokas, Political Science
Heidi Billings, Human Nutrition & Food
Abigail Bruss, Pre-Nursing
Emily Burchett, Speech Language & Heating Sciences
Emilie Coleman, Pre-Nursing
Taylor Craft, Pre-Nursing; Speech Language & Hearing Sciences
Kayla Cunningham, Psychology & Sociology
Kali Franckowiak, Speech Language & Hearing Sciences
Ellie Fritscher, Pharmacy
Gabriella Haigler, Wildlife & Fish Biology & Management
Macey Hansen, Communication
Rachael Horne, Physiology
Marnie Howard, Management
Tara Joyce, Mechanical Engineering
Savannah McVey, Journalism
Veronika Ozimek, Physiology
Makenna Reiner, Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Anna Roesler, Civil Engineering
Ava Salverson, Animal & Veterinary Science
Avery True, Elementary Education
Women's Tennis (4)
Serina Abriola, Mechanical Engineering
Eugenia Ceinos, Computer Science
Anastasiia Kochelaevskaia, Undeclared
Ruby Young, Civil Engineering
Men's Track and Field (10)
Austin Akers, Botany
Sage Coventry, Master of Business Administration
Nolan Hoffman, Enviornmental Science
Gus McIntyre, Philosophy
Kareem Mersal, Master of Kinesiology
Mason Norman, Construction Management
Meyer Smith, Business Finance
Trevor Stephen, Professional Pharmacy
Daniel Reynolds, Master of Range Ecology & Watershed Management
Mac Zastrow, Mechanical Engineering
Women's Track and Field (21)
Rylie Alberts, Business Economics
Libby Berryhill-Worsheck, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Elayna Chafee, Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Leah Christians, Communications
Gabby Drube, Physiology
Riley Frankel, Master of Communications
Jayden Friedly, Professional Pharmacy
Reagan Gilman, Pre-Nursing
Isabella Harvey, Chemical Engineering
Brooke Holtzworth, Nursing
Muriel Jones, Animal Vet Science
Lily McDowell, Psychology
Ava Morgan, Human Nutrition
Lily Nichols, Elementary Education
Paige Sefried, Master of Health Administration Services
Madelin Thorne, Human Nutrition
Marina Trave, Master of Food Science & Human Nutrition
Abigail Whitman, Business Accounting
Megan Witkiewicz, Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Elliana Zock, Pre-Nursing
Nina Zraik, Master of Environmental Science
Women's Volleyball (8)
Rya Fingerlin, Elementary Education
Paige Lauterwasser, Kinesiology
Kendal Rivera, Physiology
Jordan Sandy, Criminal Justice
Rylee Schultz, Animal and Veterinary Science – Pre-Vet
Addison Thorington, Business – Undeclared
Evelyn Udezue, Communication
Emma Winter, Marketing