Air Force Academy

June 3, 2011

OREM, Utah - Three Air Force wrestlers have been named to the Western Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team, as announced by the league today. Meanwhile, 13 other Falcons were named to the Coaches' Honor Roll for the 2010-11 season.

This year's WWC academic awards will honor a total of 71 student-athletes from the seven conference schools. For the third-straight season, Air Force has the most academic honorees of any conference institution.

To qualify for the All-Academic team, student-athletes had to secure a minimum 3.20 grade point average, be a starter or key reserve and be a sophomore or higher in academic standing. This year's WWC All-Academic squad honors 18 student-athletes. Meanwhile, the Coaches' Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 grade point average. This year's Coaches' Honor Roll is comprised of 53 WWC student-athletes.

Named to the WWC All-Academic Team for Air Force were seniors Neil Delaney (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Kazden Ikehara (Mililani, Hawaii) and sophomore Jared Erickson (Newton, Utah). Delaney, a two-year starter at 197 pounds, received the third WWC All-Academic nod of his career. The systems engineering management major graduated last week with a 3.42 GPA.

Ikehara, a starter at 184 pounds this season, earns his first WWC All-Academic honor after being named to the Coaches' Honor Roll for the past two seasons. Also a systems engineering management major, Ikehara graduated last week with a 3.23 GPA. Meanwhile, starting heavyweight Erickson, a Coaches' Honor Roll selection last season, currently holds a 3.60 GPA in civil engineering.

In addition, earning spots on the Coaches' Honor Roll for Air Force were Dan Barringer (Fr., Monument, Colo.), Daniel Baucke (Fr., Memphis, Tenn.), Caleb Egli (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.), Evan Gros (Fr., Lake Orion, Mich.), Vance Hawk (Fr., Ridgway, Colo.), Devin Hightower (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.), Josh Larson (Sr., Windsor, Colo.), Colby Kluesner (Fr., Denver, Colo.), Brandon Mueller (So., Greenleaf, Wis.), Daniel Nissen (So., Denver, Colo.), Max Piazza (Fr., St. Louis, Mo.), Mengyuan Qiu (Jr., Glendale, Ariz.) and Jesse Stafford (Fr., Loomis, Calif.).

2010-11 WWC All-Academic Team
Cole Dallaserra (UW), 149, Sr., 3.48 GPA, Rangeland Ecology
Neil Delaney (AF), 197, Sr., 3.42 GPA, Systems Engineering Management
Casen Eldredge (UVU), 184, Sr., 3.30 GPA, Business Management
Jared Erickson (AF), HWT, So., 3.60 GPA, Civil Engineering
Kazden Ikehara (AF), 184, Sr., 3.23 GPA, Systems Engineering Management
Tyler Johnson (NDSU), 165, Jr., 4.00 GPA, Biological Sciences
Tyler Johnson (SDSU), 141, So., 3.397 GPA, Manufacturing Engineering
Will Johnson (NDSU), HWT, So., 3.46 GPA, University Studies
Joe LeBlanc (UW), 184, Jr., 3.34 GPA, Kinesiology
David Michaud (SDSU), 184, Jr., 3.368 GPA, Journalism
Justin Morrill (UVU), 141, Sr., 3.57 GPA, Speech Communication
Joe O'Farrell (UW), HWT, Jr., 3.62 GPA, Finance
Aaron Pickrel (SDSU), 125, So., 3.856 GPA, Biology/Pre-Medicine
Flint Ray (UVU), 133, Sr., 3.69 GPA, Business Management
Vince Salminen (NDSU), 157, Sr., 3.21 GPA, Construction Management
Justin Solberg (NDSU), 133, Jr., 3.52 GPA, Business Administration
Trent Sprenkle (NDSU), 125, So., 3.72 GPA, Undecided

2010-11 WWC Coaches' Honor Roll
Riley Banach (UNI); Dan Barringer (AF); Daniel Baucke (AF); Joe Brewster (SDSU); Christian Denny (UVU); Shane Doughman (UW); Bryce Drefke (SDSU); Jake Eitzen (UW); Caleb Egli (AF); Avery Garner (UVU); Evan Gros (AF); John Gusewelle (NDSU); Nash Hallfrisch (NDSU); Jimmy Hamilton (SDSU); Vance Hawk (AF); Alfonso Hernandez (UW); Devin Hightower (AF); Zac Jensen (UVU); Joe Johnson (UNI); Paul Johnson (NDSU); Brandon Kammerzell (UNC); Kevin Kelly (SDSU); Taylor Kettman (UNI); Ben Kjar (UVU); Josh Larson (AF); Colby Kluesner (AF); Ryan Loder (UNI); Rex Lyon (SDSU); Eric McAllister (UVU); Charlie McMartin (UNC); Sam Mecham (UVU); Seth Moe (SDSU); Kenny Moenkedick (NDSU); Brandon Mueller (AF); John Nething II (SDSU); Daniel Nissen (AF); Kevin O'Brien (UNC); Tyler Palmer (SDSU); Leland Pfeifer (UW); Max Piazza (AF); Michael Poulos (Wyoming); Mengyuan Qiu (AF); Joe Rasmussen (SDSU); Wyatt Ray (UVU); Brandon Richardson (UW); Monte Schmalhaus (UVU); Jesse Stafford (AF); Robert Stroh (UW); Glenn Terrano (UVU); Tony Vaske (SDSU); Tyler Wells (NDSU); Logan Wilson (UVU); Andrew Youngblom (SDSU)