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The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference has released the names of the student athletes who have been named to the Academic All- RMAC teams and Honor Roll in softball and baseball. To qualify, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. Graduate students must have earned a 3.30 in their undergrad and graduate classes. The listed GPA is what the student-athletes had earned prior to softball season beginning. RMAC Sports Information Directors at schools that sponsor the sports selected First and Second Team Academic All-RMAC.

Bringing in the top honors for the Cowboys is senior second baseman David Bustillos from Las Cruces, NM majoring in Business Administration/ Finance, in which he has a 3.60 GPA. Bustillos was chosen as a unanimous First Team selection, a feat only three other players earned.

Trent Evins, a junior Pitcher from LaGrande, Oregon also earned First Team honors. He is working toward a degree in Exercise Science and has a 3.60 GPA.

The lone Cowboy on the Second Team Academic All- RMAC team is Danny Brown. Brown is also a senior from Chehalis, Washington majoring in Media Arts. His GPA is 3.30.

Seniors Tyler Wichmann and Robert Vasquez both earned Honors on the Honor Roll. Wichmann is majoring in Business Administration and has earned a 3.40 GPA. Vasquez is majoring in Criminal Justice and has a 3.30 GPA.

Over on the Cowgirl Softball team Andin Anderson and Martina Chavez both garnered Second Team honors. Anderson is majoring in Exercise Science and currently boasts a 3.80 GPA. Chavez is majoring in Elementary Education and carries a 4.00 GPA.

Teammates Diana Garcia, Ashley Paiz, and Natasha Reyes were all named to the All-Academic Honor Roll for their achievements in the classroom. Garcia is majoring in Special Education and has a 3.70 GPA. Paiz is working toward a degree in Media Arts and carries a 3.40 GPA. Reyes is majoring in Chemistry and Biology and boasts a 3.50 GPA.

The following are all NMHU Winter Student Athletes who earned All- Academic Honor Roll honors: 

                        Men's Basketball
Name                                                 GPA                             Degree
Ryan Gonzales                                3.41         Human Performance & Sport - Coaching
Tre' Harge                                         3.81         Sociology/Anthropology - Sociology
Mindaugas Markevicius                 3.50         Business Administration - International Business
Justin Mayo Montoya                      3.40         Human Performance & Sport - Health
Chris Newsome                               3.36         Media Arts 


                        Wrestling
Name                                              GPA                             Degree
Luke McPeek                                4.00         Psychology - Clinical Counseling
Jarrod Purvis                                 3.50         Business Administration - Management
Donovan Troup                             3.75         Business Administration - Finance 
    

                        Women's Basketball
Name                                             GPA                             Degree
Jessica Armijo                              4.00         Human Performance & Sport - Sport Administration 

                  
                      Women's Indoor Track & Field
Name                                             GPA                               Degree
Nancy Anel                                  3.63         Special Education - Bilingual Education
Sherry-Ann Baggoo                   3.80         Business Administration - Finance
Ebonee Carter                            3.63         Social Work
Carolina Garcia                          3.30         Human Performance & Sport - Secondary Education
Brieanna Roper                          3.71         Business Administration - Finance & Marketing
Erica Smythe                               3.40         Business Administration - Management 

Click HERE for the Complete RMAC All-Academic Baseball Release

Click HERE for the Complete RMAC All-Academic Softball Release





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