Track Places 24 Athletes On MWC All-Academic Team
8/8/2002 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Aug. 8, 2002
The Mountain West Conference named 24 Falcon track athletes to its 2002 Academic All-Conference Thursday, August 8. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and be a starter or significant contributor to the team.
In addition to making the academic team, five athletes were named All-Conference by finishing in the top three at either the indoor or outdoor championships. The list includes Jim Blech, Brian Carpenter, Tim Fritz, Ben Payne and Sean Temple
A total of 215 student-athletes earned MWC academic honors in 2001-02, including 134 women and 81 men.. A total of 94 student-athletes were repeat selections from 2001, including 57 women and 37 men.
Air Force Track And Field MWC All-Acdemic* Justin Ballinger Junior 3.33 Mathematics
* Bevan Bryant Sophomore 3.64 Aeronautical Engineering
* Jim Blech Junior 3.11 Humanities
Kevin Bradley Senior 3.78 Aeronautical Engineering
* Brian Carpenter Senior 3.12 Computer Science
Adam Chitwood Junior 3.39 Civil Engineering
Brian Dumm Freshman 3.04 Humanities
* Tim Fritz Junior 3.20 Management
Makisi Haleck Freshman 3.20 No major
* Luke Marker Sophomore 3.40 Management
Ben Payne Sophomore 3.07 Electrical Engineering
Derek Storbeck Freshman 3.00 Undeclared Major
* Sean Temple Sophomore 3.11 Engineering Mechanics
Robert Thompson Senior 3.68 Environmental Engineering
* Elissa Ballas Junior 3.81 Biochemistry
* Anne Chumlea Sophomore 3.66 Ops Research
* Katy Crow Junior 3.61 Biology
Cindy Dawson Freshman 3.64 Computer Science
*Jocelyn Dooley Junior 3.45 Physics
Beth Inglis Senior 3.01 Legal Studies
* Jessica Perez Sophomore 3.02 Mathematics
Erin Richardson Freshman 3.31 Political Science
Ainsley Thrailkill Freshman 3.53 Engineering Mechanics
Mary Uhler Freshman 3.46 Legal Studies
