Nearly 70 NM State fall and winter student-athletes secure academic All-WAC laurels

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) released its list of Academic All-WAC Honorees for the fall and winter of 2021-22 and on it were 69 student-athletes from seven of NM State's athletic teams.

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. In all, a total of 1,534 student-athletes from 12 sports in the league secured Academic All-WAC laurels.

The Aggies' women's swimming & diving program featured the highest number of Academic All-WAC honorees (21), followed closely by women's indoor track & field (17). Women's soccer (11) also each boasted double-digit student-athlete totals on the list while volleyball (eight) narrowly missed out on 10+ student-athletes.

Women's basketball (six), men's cross country (three) and women's cross country (three) each placed multiple student-athletes on the WAC's list as well.

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Men's Cross Country
Pedro Espinoza, Sr.
Matt Goddard, Sr.
Anekin Hetman, Jr.

Volleyball
Carly Aigner-Swesey, Sr.
Katie Birtcil, Sr.
Lindsay Blakey, Sr.
Keke Holloway, So.
Cat Kelly, Sr.
Lia Mosher, Sr.
Mari Sharp, So.
Lauryn Taylor, So.

Women's Basketball
Jade Bradley, Sr.
Taylor Donaldson, So.
Adrianna Henderson, Sr.
Soufia Inoussa, Jr.
Molly Kaiser, So.
Deja Terrell, Gr.

Women's Cross Country
Maggie Gibbs, Sr.
Mia Regan, Jr.
Emily Stutesman, Sr.

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Bailey Beene, Jr.
Anisa Burciaga, Sr.
Sheyenne Drake, Sr.
Kaelyn Fenstermacher, Sr.
Marissa Gallegos, Jr.
Mary Gibbs, Sr.
Rebecca Green, So.
Emily Hernandez, Sr.
Mariah Humphrey, Sr.
Alexi Johnson, Jr.
Makiya Moore, So.
Mia Regan, Jr.
Terice Steen, Jr.
Emily Stutesman, Sr.
Israel Swanson, Jr.
Iysis Tellez-Briggs, So.
Kaitlyn Ward, Jr.

Women's Soccer
Lece Aviles, Sr.
Hannah Draper, So.
Makenna Gottschalk, Sr.
Xitlaly Hernandez, Jr.
Corey Kizer, Sr.
Hannah Leitner, Sr.
Shea O'Connor, Sr.
Grace Olson, Sr.
Megan Ormson, So.
Emma Smith, Sr.
Gia Valenti, So.

Women's Swimming & Diving
Ane Italia Aranzabal Del Pozo, Jr.
Mackenzie Baird, Sr.
Maude Boily-Dufour, Sr.
Aimee Burton, Sr.
Ayanah Cason, Jr.
Lily Ellis, Sr.
Chloe Garcia, Jr.
Katherine Harston, Sr.
Lauren Hemburrow, Sr.
Molly Hill, Jr.
Anabel Ivanov, Sr.
Neza Kocijan, Sr.
Mikaela Miele, Sr.
Airam Oliva-Aun, Sr.
Rachel Ponte, Sr.
Lindsay Puhalski, So.
Nicole Salladin, Sr.
Kiersten Valdez, Sr.
Natalia Villa, Sr.
Skylar Welle, Sr.
Ashlen Wingrove, Sr.