Buffs Place 12 On MPSF All-Academic Team
WOODLAND, Calif. - The University of Colorado's track and field team placed 12 student-athletes on the 2014 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic teams, announced on Monday by MPSF Executive Director Al Beaird.
The men had three honorees, while the women placed nine on the team. Juniors Lindsy Mattson and Bridget Sweeney had the two highest GPAs on the team. Mattson has recorded a 3.814 GPA while majoring in economics and Sweeney has accumulated a 3.813 GPA while majoring in communication. The other women who were named to the team include: Courtney Bouchet, Maddie Alm, Jenny DeSouchet, Emily Hunsucker, Ewelina Pena, Kelsey English and Shalaya Kipp.
Junior Morgan Pearson, an economics major, led the men's selections with a 3.470 GPA. Joe Bosshard, a graduate student, also carries an impressive 3.425 and is majoring in business. Blake Theroux was also named to the team.
To be chosen for this distinction, honorees must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00, must be a sophomore academically, must have completed at least one academic year with their institution and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution's competition.
Academic All-MPSF Men's First Team
Name Yr Major Hometown
Joe Bosshard Grad. Business Crested Butte, Colo.
Morgan Pearson Jr. Economics New Vernon, N.J.
Blake Theroux Jr. History Chesapeake, Va.
Academic All-MPSF Women's First Team
Name Yr Major Hometown
Maddie Alm So. Integrative Physiology Louisville, Colo.
Courtney Bouchet Sr. MCD Biology and Psychology Estes Park, Colo.
Jenny DeSouchet So. English Alamosa, Colo.
Kelsey English Jr. Psychology and Sociology Colorado Springs, Colo.
Emily Hunsucker Sr. Business Arvada, Colo.
Shalaya Kipp Sr. Integrative Physiology and Psychology Salt Lake City, Utah
Lindsy Mattson Jr. Economics Grand Rapids, Minn.
Ewelina Pena So. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Lakewood, Colo.
Bridget Sweeney Jr. Communication Hopkins, Minn.
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