Student Athletes Earn CCC All Academic Honors

By on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

The Cascade Collegiate Conference has announced its Academic All-Conference honors for winter sport student-athletes Tuesday morning. Eastern Oregon University had 19 athletes make the list for their performance in the classroom.
 
To earn recognition as a CCC All-Academic selection, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and be at a sophomore standing or higher.
 
The Mountaineer women led the charge with 12 of the 19 selections to the All-Academic Team. EOU women’s basketball brought in seven All-Academic honors, followed by women’s wrestling with five. Men’s wrestling had four honorees, followed by men’s basketball with three.
 
The Mountaineers continue to show their strength in the classroom after posting a cumulative department GPA of 3.160 for the fall term. The full list of Mountie winter sport student-athletes that were selected are below.

Winter 2020 U.S. Bank Academic All-Conference 

First NameLast NameCityState/
Country		Yr.SportMajor
JustinJeskeSpokaneWAJr.Men’s BasketballBusiness Administration
MaxwellMcCulloughPost FallsIDGRADMen’s BasketballMaster of Business Administration
ZaneWrightTillamookORJr.Men’s BasketballHealth and Human Performance
JillianAlbrightWinnemuccaNVGRADWomen’s BasketballMaster of Arts in Teaching
MacieElliottCathlametWAJr.Women’s BasketballAccounting
MadelynJuulHermistonORSr.Women’s BasketballBusiness Administration
AliannSchmidtSoldotnaAKJr.Women’s BasketballBiology
BrandySmithBurlingtonWASr.Women’s BasketballBusiness Administration
TaylorStricklinRoseburgORSr.Women’s BasketballHealth and Human Performance
SydneyZeilerDavenportWAJr.Women’s BasketballChemistry-Biochemistry
TorivioGallegosNyssaORJr.Men’s WrestlingBusiness Administration
KeeganMulhillBozemanMTJr.Men’s WrestlingHealth and Human Performance
TylerWilsonHood RiverORSr.Men’s WrestlingPhysical Activity and Health
JustinWilsonRapid CitySDJr.Men’s WrestlingAgricultural Sciences/OSU
AnjelynnBaronHonoluluHISo.Women’s WrestlingHealth and Human Performance
MacyHigaHonoluluHISr.Women’s WrestlingPsychology
RenayMonohanSpokaneWASr.Women’s WrestlingBiology
MorganShinesPascoWAJr.Women’s WrestlingHealth and Human Performance
DempsiTalkingtonKennewickWASr.Women’s WrestlingChemistry-Biochemistry

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