44 Falcons named to all-MWC team

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  • By Staff Sgt. Don Branum
  • U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs
Forty-four Air Force athletes were among 384 student-athletes named to the fall 2009 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team, the MWC's communication division announced Feb. 11.

Fall sports include men's and women's cross-country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball.

Student athletes were selected based on their academic and athletic excellence, according to the MWC: "To be eligible for selection, student athletes must have completed at least one academic term ... while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team."

Falcons named to the all-MWC team are:

Women's Cross-Country
Dominique Amor
Jennifer Bremser
Katherine Carroll
Auriele Fain
Kara Hovseth
Kate Kanetzky
Brittany Morreale
Meghan Prinkey
Kathleen Vardell

Men's Cross-Country
Ryan Del Grosso
Jeremy Drenckhahn
Thomas Heikkinen
Zachary Nordahl
Gage Owens
Andrew Quallio
Andy Schweitzer
Tyler Small

Football
Keil Bartholomew
Jeffrey Benson
Nicholas Charles
Kevin Fogler
Benjamin Garland
Kyle Halderman
Joshton Hall
Olawale Lawal
Justin R. Moore
Tyler Schonsheck
Christopher M. Thomas
Nathan Walker
Austin Wallerstein

Women's Soccer
Sharon Aradine
Eryn Avjian
Lyndsey Horn
Kelly Laurent
Anna Lowe
Bridgett Murphy
Shannon Nail
Krystin Shanklin
Kelsey Yip

Women's Volleyball
Michelle Harrington
Jessica Hellmann
Caroline Kurtz
Maiya Perich
Nichole Stilwell