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46 Wolverines named Academic All-WAC for Fall 2023

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Thursday the 2023 Academic All-WAC honorees for fall sports, with a total of 425 student-athletes across six sports recognized. Utah Valley University had 46 student-athletes honored in five sports: men's cross country, women's cross country, men's soccer, women's soccer, and volleyball. Women's soccer led the way with 18 honorees for the Wolverines.

To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests. Utah Tech led the way with 51 honorees. Abilene Christian was second with 50 honorees and Utah Valley was third with 46 student-athletes recognized. 

Of the six fall sports included, women's soccer had the most student-athletes honored with 121. WAC football members that compete in the United Athletic Conference had 80 student-athletes recognized, and volleyball saw 73 total student-athlete honorees.


Men's Cross Country
Andrew Blackham, Jr
Adam Bunker, So
Austin Hone, Jr
Joel Mendez, Sr
Thomas Pickford, Sr
Gio Ramirez, Fr
 
Women's Cross Country
Abbie Fuhriman, So
Kelsi Lindley, So
Abby Linford, Sr
Agnieszka Lubowska, Jr
Emily Morden, So
Oakley Olson, Jr
Eliza Sybrowsky, So
Elizabeth Zwahlen, Jr
 
Men's Soccer
Nik Kizerian, Sr
Owen Knecht, So
Ura Miura, Sr
Leon Olacio, Sr
Diego Sanchez, So
Keith Willey, So
 
Women's Soccer
Sadie Beardall, Fr
Quincy Bonds, Jr
Samantha Brady, Jr
Sydney Bushman, Sr
Ashley Garcia, Fr
CJ Graham, Jr
Ruby Hladek, So
Ashley Hughes, Sr
Nixan Jackson, Fr
Taylor Nelson, So
Nikki Olanda, Gr
Hailey Richardson, So
Idalia Serrano, Gr
Jenna Shepherd, Sr
Heather Stainbrook, Sr
Faith Webber, Jr
Jaylyn Wright, Jr
Elle Young, Fr
 
Volleyball
Evalyn Chism, Fr 
Hailey Cuff, Sr
Tori Ellis, Sr
Kalea Kennedy, Sr
Lani Matavao, Fr
Kendra Nock, So
Avery Shewell, So
Caleigh Vagana, Sr
 
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Players Mentioned

Nik Kizerian

#2 Nik Kizerian

D
5' 10"
Junior
Owen Knecht

#99 Owen Knecht

F/M
5' 9"
Sophomore
Ura Miura

#17 Ura Miura

M
5' 9"
Senior
Leon Olacio

#23 Leon Olacio

D
5' 9"
Senior
Diego Sanchez

#27 Diego Sanchez

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
Keith Willey

#5 Keith Willey

D
5' 10"
Sophomore
Sydney Bushman

#24 Sydney Bushman

D
5' 9"
Senior
Utah Celtic FC
Ashley Hughes

#12 Ashley Hughes

MF/D
5' 3"
Senior
Utah Celtic FC
Taylor Nelson

#5 Taylor Nelson

F
5' 3"
Sophomore
PacNW SC
Idalia Serrano

#1 Idalia Serrano

GK
5' 3"
Graduate Student
Sacramento United/Santa Clara Sporting

Players Mentioned

Nik Kizerian

#2 Nik Kizerian

5' 10"
Junior
D
Owen Knecht

#99 Owen Knecht

5' 9"
Sophomore
F/M
Ura Miura

#17 Ura Miura

5' 9"
Senior
M
Leon Olacio

#23 Leon Olacio

5' 9"
Senior
D
Diego Sanchez

#27 Diego Sanchez

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
Keith Willey

#5 Keith Willey

5' 10"
Sophomore
D
Sydney Bushman

#24 Sydney Bushman

5' 9"
Senior
Utah Celtic FC
D
Ashley Hughes

#12 Ashley Hughes

5' 3"
Senior
Utah Celtic FC
MF/D
Taylor Nelson

#5 Taylor Nelson

5' 3"
Sophomore
PacNW SC
F
Idalia Serrano

#1 Idalia Serrano

5' 3"
Graduate Student
Sacramento United/Santa Clara Sporting
GK