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33 Buff Student-Athletes Named to Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

December 19, 2019 | Cross Country, Football, General, Soccer, Volleyball, Herbst Academic Center

BOULDER -- The University of Colorado athletic department tallied 33 total student-athletes across five fall sports named to the inaugural Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll, the conference announced Thursday afternoon.
 
The Pac-12 Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs) recommended to the Pac-12 Council to change the all-academic selection process to eliminate all-academic teams and honor anyone that has a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or greater and has served a year in residence at their institution. The Fall Academic Honor Roll featured 527 total student-athletes across six different sports; men and women's cross country, football, men and women's soccer, and volleyball.
 
Football led the Buffaloes with nine named to the honor; Lucas Cooper (Strategic Communication), Joshua Goldin (Finance), Jake Groth (Management), Alex Kinney (Organizational Leadership), Timothy Lynott (Organizational Leadership), Nico Magri (Finance/Management), Heston Paige (History), Blake Stenstrom (Mechanical Engineering) and Jonathan Van Diest (Management).
 
The 2019 Pac-12 Champions men's cross country team tied for third with five total individuals named to the honor while the women had eight, tied for fifth in the conference. They are; Alec Hornecker (Finance), Joe Klecker (Biochemistry), Justice Ramos (Architecture), Paxton Smith (Management/Marketing), Josh Torres (Integrative Physiology), Madie Boreman (Psychology/Women and Gender Studies), Olivia Brooks (Accounting), Liz Constien (Cinema Studies/Spanish), Annie Hill (Integrative Physiology), Sage Hurta (Chemical and Biological Engineering), Karina Mann (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology/Environmental Studies), Bailey Nock (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology/Environmental Studies) and Tabor Scholl (Communication).
 
Women's soccer finished the fall season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and have five individuals named to the honor; Hannah Cardenas (Integrative Physiology/Psychology), Libby Geraghty (Integrative Physiology), Chaynee Kingsbury (Journalism), Jalen Tompkins (Psychology) and Sofia Weiner (Management).
 
The volleyball team finished fourth in the Pac-12 with six total student-athletes named to the honor roll; Brynna DeLuzio (Marketing), Emily DeMure (Sociology), Taylor deProsse (Integrative Physiology), Lillie Klemmer (Sociology), Danielle Price (Ethnic Studies/Sociology) and Rachel Whipple (Integrative Physiology).
 
Stanford led all schools with 88 total selections, leading five of the six sports in total selections including the most selections of any sport with 32 on football. Oregon State and Utah tied for the lead in women's cross country selections with 13.
 
COLORADO SELECTIONS 
Alec Hornecker Men's Cross Country Finance
Joe Klecker Men's Cross Country Biochemistry
Justice Ramos Men's Cross Country Architecture
Paxton Smith Men's Cross Country Management/Marketing
Josh Torres Men's Cross Country Integrative Physiology
Madie Boreman Women's Cross Country Psychology/Women and Gender Studies
Olivia Brooks Women's Cross Country Accounting
Liz Constien Women's Cross Country Cinema Studies/Spanish
Annie Hill Women's Cross Country Integrative Physiology
Sage Hurta Women's Cross Country Chemical and Biological Engineering
Karina Mann Women's Cross Country Ecology & Evolutionary Biology/Environmental Studies
Bailey Nock Women's Cross Country Ecology & Evolutionary Biology/Environmental Studies
Tabor Scholl Women's Cross Country Communication
Lucas Cooper Football Strategic Communication
Joshua Goldin Football Finance
Jake Groth Football Management
Alex Kinney Football Organizational Leadership
Timothy Lynott Football Organizational Leadership
Nico Magri Football Finance/Management
Heston Paige Football History
Blake Stenstrom Football Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan Van Diest Football Management
Hannah Cardenas Women's Soccer Integrative Physiology/Psychology
Libby Geraghty Women's Soccer Integrative Physiology
Chaynee Kingsbury Women's Soccer Journalism
Jalen Tompkins Women's Soccer Psychology
Sofia Weiner Women's Soccer Management
Brynna DeLuzio Volleyball Marketing
Emily DeMure Volleyball Sociology
Taylor deProsse Volleyball Integrative Physiology
Lillie Klemmer Volleyball Sociology
Danielle Price Volleyball Ethnic Studies/Sociology
Rachel Whipple Volleyball Integrative Physiology
SCHOOL TOTALS
Stanford 88
California 61
Oregon State 58
Washington 56
Utah 46
UCLA 43
Arizona 41
Colorado 33
Arizona State 33
Washington State 29
Oregon 21
USC 19
SPORT LEADERS
Women's Soccer:  Stanford, 16
Volleyball:  Stanford, 11
Football:  Stanford, 32
Women's XC:  Oregon State/Utah, 13
Men's XC:  Stanford, 9
Men's Soccer:  Stanford, 14