36 T-Birds Earns All-Academic Honors

The Big Sky Conference announced their 2019 Winter Big Sky All-Academic Team on Thursday, and 36 Thunderbird student-athletes from the men’s and women’s basketball and track & field teams were honored with the designation.

“I’d like to congratulate our basketball and track & field student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to academic success,” said Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill. “Our student-athletes continue to achieve greatness in their respective sport, as well as in the classroom. I’m proud to see our student-athletes shine at a high level.”

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team’s competitions. In track & field student-athlete competed at the indoor conference championships. 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term. 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.

The league had a total of 487 student-athletes recognized for the winter season, the third-most in league history. It was the fifth straight year with 400 or more honorees. There were 314 student-athletes that registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher, while 41 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA. Men’s basketball set a new high of 37 student-athletes earning all-academic accolades.

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Southern Utah Winter All-Academic Team

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