PUEBLO, Colo. (August 28, 2020)  - In the 2019-20 school year, 134 Colorado State University Pueblo student-athletes earned Academic Achievement Awards from the D-II Athletic Directors Association.

With 134, Academic Achievement Award recipients, CSU Pueblo led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The 134 selections is the most in school history, beating last year's total by 43. The ThunderWolves had a program-best 3.192 GPA last year.

The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 13th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.

Also, the student-athlete must:
have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work
have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year

The 134 Student-athletes receiving this honor for CSU Pueblo are:

Brance Anderson (So., Bulverde, Texas) – Men's Lacrosse
Jason Anderson (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Men's Basketball
Reagan Andrews (Sr., San Pedro, Calif.) – Women's Track & Field
Sam Barthram (Jr., Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK) – Men's Golf
Jazmine Bench – Softball
Tilden Berriman (R-Fr., Bayfield, Colo.) – Men's Soccer
Sabrina Bridwell (So., Longmont, Colo.) – Women's Soccer
Nicole Bouma (Jr.,Kalispell, Mont.) – Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
Annabelle Brewer (Sr., Centennial, Colo.) – Women's Basketball
Emily Brewer (Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) – Women's Lacrosse
Cameron Campbell (Sr., Laramie, Wyo.) – Men's Soccer
Joey Caputo (Jr., Corning, Calif.) – Wrestling
Braeden Carpenter (Jr., Lakewood, Colo.) – Baseball
Michael Chism (Sr., Littleton, Colo.) – Men's Soccer
Alec Choury (Sr., Westminster, Colo.) – Men's Track & Field
Luke Conilogue (Sr., Erie, Colo.) – Football
Tyler Cox (Jr., Hobbs, N.M.) – Men's Golf
Zach Cozzolino (R-Fr., Pueblo, Colo.) – Football
Dylan Day – (Sr., Fountain, Colo.) – Men's Track & Field
Sean Dunnington (R-Fr., Denver, Colo.) – Football
Justin Dwinnell (R-Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Football and Men's Track & Field
Carlos Espinoza (Jr., Simi Valley, Calif.) – Men's Soccer
Jazzy Espinoza (So., Cheyenne, Wyo.) – Volleyball
Lauren Fairchild (Sr., McKinney, Texas) – Women's Track & Field
Brandon Finegold (Fr., Pueblo, Colo.) – Men's Tennis
Emma Flynn (So., Longmont, Colo.) – Softball
Austin Gaillard (R-Fr., Peoria, Ariz.) – Men's Soccer
Sabrina Garduno de la Vega (So., Oaxtepec, Morelos, Mexico) – Women's Tennis
Erin Gibson (So., Westminster, Colo.) – Women's Soccer
Max Gonzales (So., Aurora, Colo.) – Football
Heather Graham (So., Hugo, Colo.) – Women's Track & Field
Isabel Griego (So., Loveland, Colo.) – Softball
Preston Guerra (Jr., Peoria, Ariz.) – Football
Kristin Guin (So., Alamogordo, N.M.) – Women's Soccer
Victoria Hart (Jr., Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, UK) – Women's Golf
Tyler Harvey (Sr., Henderson, Nev.) – Men's Soccer
JC Hatch (Sr., Corona, Calif.) – Baseball
Summer Hatch (So., Elizabeth,  Colo.) – Women's Soccer
Will Hefner (Sr., Boise, Idaho) – Football
Page Heller (Sr., Vancouver, Wash.) – Volleyball
Yasmine Hernandez (Jr., Johnstown, Colo.) – Women's Cross Country and  Track & Field
Benjamin Highfill (Fr., Pueblo, Colo.) – Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Daniel Himmselsbach (Fr., Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) – Men's Soccer
Madison Jepperson (Jr., Cottonwood Heights, Utah) – Women's Soccer
Jordan Kitna (Jr., Dallas, Texas) – Football
Kai Kokesh (Sr., Anchorage, Alaska) – Men's Soccer
Marcelo Laguera (Sr., Chihuahua, Mexico) – Men's Track & Field
Dan List (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Football
Liz Lockhart (Jr., Los Alamos, N.M.) – Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
Jake Lombardelli (R-So., Windsor, Colo.) – Baseball
Matt Lutz (So., Austin, Texas) – Men's Lacrosse
Zach Maguire (Fr., Centennial, Colo.) – Men's Soccer
Kodee Martin (Sr., Platte County, Mo.) – Baseball
Rylie Martin (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Women's Soccer
Emilio Martinez (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Baseball
Justine Martinez (Sr., Pueblo, Colo.)
James Maxie (Sr., Parker, Colo.) – Football
Matthew McCulloch (Sr., Stranraer, Dumfries & Gallow, Scotland, UK)
Scott McGuane (Sr., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) – Men's Soccer
Joe McKee (Sr., Plano, Texas) – Men's Soccer
Jenna McKinley (Sr., Mosca, Colo.) – Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
Alyssa McWilliams (So., Windsor, Colo.) – Softball
Sarah Megilligan (Sr., Pueblo West, Colo.) – Women's Tennis
Menkah Mendin (So., Fargo, N.D.)  – Men's Soccer
Nate Miller (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Men's Track & Field
Victoria Mitrick (So., Pueblo, Colo.) – Women's Soccer
Natalie Montgomery (Jr., Chandler, Ariz.) – Softball
Cole Munoz (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Porsche Nieto (So., Thornton, Colo.) – Women's Soccer
Sanjay Nithiyalingam (So., Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK) – Men's Golf
Jackson Ortiz (R-Fr., Conifer, Colo.) – Football
Christopher Page – Football
Richard Panknin (Sr., Sassnitz, Germany) – Men's Soccer
Sierra Perez (Jr., Arvada, Colo.) – Women's Soccer
Tajuana Perkins (R-Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Women's Basketball
Tanner Pile (Jr., Tempe, Ariz.) – Men's Soccer
Samantha Riesen (Sr., Independence, Calif.) – Softball
Jamie Roberts (Fr., Kinross, Scotland, UK) – Men's Golf
Tavian Robey (R-Fr., Tucson, Ariz.) – Football
Kyle Rosenbrock (Sr., Brush, Colo.) – Football
Stone Romero (Sr., Albuquerque, N.M.) – Baseball
Cole Rumrill (Jr., Salem, Ore.) – Football
Malte Ruether (So., Bornheim, Northrhine-Westphala, Germany) – Men's Soccer
Karlee Salas (Jr., Pueblo, Colo.) – Softball
Paige Schemenauer (So., Bristol, Ind.) – Women's Lacrosse
Patrick Scoggins (So., Rangely, Colo.) – Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Litzy Serna (Jr., West Jordan, Utah) – Women's Soccer
Mac Shaw (R-Fr., Centennial, Colo.) – Football
Matt Shea (Jr., Corona, Calif.) – Baseball
Cara Siegel (Jr., Pueblo, Colo.) – Women's Soccer
David Simental (R-So., Pueblo, Colo.) – Men's Basketball
Blake Slaymaker (Jr., Johnstown, Colo.) – Baseball
Emma Sommer (So., Cologne, Germany) – Women's Track & Field
Sabrina Spisak (So., Tigard, Ore.) – Women's Lacrosse
Payton Stack (Jr., Casper, Wyo.) – Volleyball
Hailey Streff (Jr., Madison, S.D.) – Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
Taylor Strupp (So., San Tan Valley, Ariz.) – Softball
Jose Suniaga (Sr., Anzoategui, Venezuela) – Men's Soccer
Amy Sutheran (So., Hartlepool, Durham, England, UK) – Women's Golf
Jessica Teller (So., Firestone, Colo.) – Softball
Elaine Thibadeau (Jr., Monument, Colo.) – Volleyball
Lindsay Thornrock (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Women's Soccer
Kim Turner (Sr., Naperville, Ill.) – Women's Lacrosse
Gabriel Watkins – Football
Garret Wild (So., Brownsville, Texas) – Men's Soccer
Nick Williams – (So., Aurora, Colo.) – Football
Marvin Zajonz (Sr., Reutlingen, Germany) – Men's Soccer
 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.