Alva, Oklahoma- The Great American Conference announced their 2021-2022 conference All-Academic Team earlier this week. Northwestern Oklahoma State University was well represented, with 98 student-athletes on the team. The conference set a record with 1345 total student-athletes earning all-academic honors this past season after 75 more this season from last year.
Northwestern finished with the sixth most in the conference with the 98.
The conference qualifications to qualify for All-Academic honors are "For student-athletes to be recognized on the Academic All-Conference team, they must have enrolled as freshmen before the fall of 2021. In addition, their grade-point average must be a minimum of 3.30 based on the 4.0 system. The GPA shall be cumulative for the athlete's entire collegiate career."
The Rangers' athletes included were:
Football (12): Alex Baxter (Health and Sports Science), Wilson Cal (Health and Sports Science), Tanner Clarkson (Health and Sports Science Education), Darien Gill (Business Administration), Brian Gonzalez (Criminal Justice), Payton Haskins (Health and Sports Science), Braxton Kearns (Criminal Justice), Peyton McDonald (Accounting), Riley Myers (Health and Sports Science Education), Matthew O'Neal (Accounting), Braden Reichert (Health and Sports Science), Torrence Stevens (Kinesiology),
Volleyball (9): Abby Davis (Psychology), Madison Dehlinger (Psychology), Carmae Jones (Business Administration), Tarra Parks (Business Administration / Psychology) Maggie Peterson (Chemistry/ Biology/ Pre-Med), Austyn Pine (Health and Sports Science), Olivia Roberts (Nursing), Courtney Russell (Health and Sports Science), Chesney Sprinkle (Undeclared).
Women's Cross Country (9): Kyra Bentley (undeclared), Brianna Berryman (undeclared), Emilie Brown (Health and Sports Science Physical Therapy), Jean Dodds (Health and Sports Science), Savannah Francis (Political Science) Liberty Goodnow (Undeclared), Melissa Perez (Biology), Emily Smith (undeclared), Gina Wilson (Health and Sports Science Education /Fitness Management).
Men's Cross Country (5): Nicholas Castillo (Undeclared), Victor Cruz (Chemistry), Draven Hidalgo (Undeclared), Victor Kibet (Undeclared), Christopher Kincaid (Criminal Justice).
Women's Soccer (17): Reagan Allen (Pre-Optometry), Lily Anderson (Math), Cynthia Armas (Criminal Justice), Caitlyn Bidart (Health and Sports Science), Felicia Bueno (Nursing), Avery Cambria (Health and Fitness Management), Alissa Carlson (Social Work), Sydne Edmiston (Nursing), Logan Evans (Biology), Callie Haneborg (Biology / Health Science), Kailani Kealoha (Chemistry), Carlie Massingale (Health and Sports Science), Kaitlyn Morphy (Health and Sports Science), Faith Nino (Nursing), Abby Nunez (Health and Sports Science), Taylor Songster (Biology / Health Science), Brogan Winston (Health and Fitness Management).
Men's Basketball (2): Brian Free (Masters - Adult Education), Eric Hancik ( Health and Sports Science Education)
Women's Basketball (9): Bailey Brown (Chemistry/ Health and Sports Science), Zoe Cornett (Biology), Kynsey Dixon (Biology), Josena Frame (Chemistry), Scout Frame (Political Science & History), Anna Motycka (Health and Sports Science), Kinsey Neiderer (Business Administration), Andi Pierce (Agriculture), Kes Reeves (Health and Sports Science)
Baseball (15): Thomas Beiswanger (Agriculture), Hayden Bontrager (undeclared), Brady Bowles (Psychology), Frederick Buckson,(undeclared), Joshua Cobb (Health and Sports Science), Garrett Crone (Criminal Justice) Joseph Frisby (undeclared), Haruki Kitazaki (Undeclared), Gavin Mendoza (Mass Communication) Dylan Norsen (Health and Sports Science) Kansuke Okada (Undeclared), Chase Orrock (Health and Sports Science) Cade Phelps (Undeclared), Cayden Smith (Business), Kaydan Whetstone (Computer Science).
Softball (11): Jillian Bouse (Bilogy/ Animal Science), Kelsey Bushey (Nursing), Abagail DeTar (Psychology), Taylor Graham (Health and Sports Science) Allie Hufford (Elementary Education), Morgan La Neve (Health and Sports Science), Kailin Lian (Nursing), Jocelyn Long (Social Work), Lindsey McElroy (Accounting) Jaci Oakley (Business), Hannah Scoggin (Biology).
Men's Golf (2): Keenan Hofstad (Criminal Justice), Mathew Voth (Elementary Education)
Women's Golf (1): Angela Egger (Early Childhood Education)
Women's Track & Field (14): Shaylee Beck (Health and Sports Science- Athletic Training) Brianna Berryman (undeclared), Emilie Brown (Health and Sports Science Pyshical Therapy), Destiny Chew (Criminal Justice), Jean Dodds (Health and Sports Science), Savannah Francis (Political Science), Liberty Goodnow (undeclared), Shakira Lane (Health and Sports Science Education /Fitness Management), Krissie May (Social Work), Kaitlyn McClary (Health and Sports Science Education / Fitness Management), Elizabeth McMahan (Health and Sports Science Education), Emily Smith (Undeclared), Kelsey Swindle (Health and Sports Science), Gina Wilson (Health and Sports Science Education / Fitness Management)
