MWC Bestows Highest Academic Honor on Utah Athletes

June 23, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY - Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete Awards were conferred on 64 University of Utah student-athletes today by the conference office.

The MWC Scholar-Athlete Award is the highest academic honor bestowed by the conference. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in varsity competition in an NCAA-sponsored sport.

Both of Utah's track and field and football teams saw a school-best nine student-athletes recognized. That number is followed by the women's ski team, the women's soccer team and the men's swimming and diving team, each with eight honorees. Women's cross country (six), women's gymnastics (five) and men's skiing (three) followed, and the women's tennis and men's basketball teams each had two make the list. The baseball, women's basketball, men's tennis and volleyball teams all had one singled out.

Six Utah athletes turned in cumulative grade-point averages of 3.9 or better. It was the 4.0 average of Lauren Endersen that led the way. The standout cross country and track and field athlete is majoring in biology. Football's Kyle Bowen, an undeclared major, turned in a 3.96, while his teammate, Collin Robinson, owns a 3.92 average in civil engineering. Skier Eva Huckova has a 3.95 in business while volleyball player Kathryn Haynie finished with a 3.95 in accounting. Danielle Sample rounds out the list. The soccer player has a 3.92 in anthropology.

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Completed Event: General versus Arizona on January 18, 2002

Completed Event: General versus Utah St on November 30, 2001 , Win , 3, to, 1

Completed Event: General versus San Diego St on November 17, 2001 , Win , 166, to, 120

Completed Event: General versus UNLV on November 10, 2001 , Loss , 114, to, 117

Completed Event: General versus UNLV on November 10, 2001 , Loss , 89, to, 189.5

Completed Event: General at Oregon St on October 26, 2001 , Loss , 89, to, 116

Completed Event: General versus Utah St on October 23, 2001 , Win , 3, to, 1

Completed Event: General versus UNLV on November 10, 2000

Completed Event: General versus UNLV on November 10, 2000 , Loss , 82, to, 120

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