Air Force Academy

July 19, 2002

Eleven men and nine women from the Air Force swimming and diving team were named today to the 2002 Mountain West Conference Academic All-Conference team. 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.

A total of 158 student-athletes earned MWC academic honors in 2001-02, including 95 women and 63 men. BYU led the way with 34 honorees, followed by UNLV with 27, Wyoming with 24, Colorado State with 21, Air Force with 20, Utah with 16 and San Diego State and New Mexico with eight each. Seventy student-athletes earned Academic All-MWC honors for the second straight year.

Following is a list of the 2002 Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-Mountain West Conference selections grouped alphabetically by school (*notes repeat selection).

Name, Class, GPA, Major

Men

*Casey Bowen, Sophomore, 3.35, Biology

*Paul Brehm, Sophomore, 3.45, Engineering Mechanics

*John Dayton, Junior, 3.85, Aeronautical Engineering

*Marshal Haylett, Junior, 3.45, Operations Research

*Matthew Horner, Junior, 3.30, Economics

*James McCroan, Junior, 3.14, Management

*Rory Peterson, Sophomore, 3.78, Management

*Mason Phelps, Sophomore, 3.00, Management

*Eric Pounds, Sophomore, 3.10, Management

Evan Parr, Freshman, 3.41, Aeronautical Engineering

*Race Steinfort, Senior, 3.58, Aeronautical Engineering

Women

Laura Bader, Freshman, 3.66, Aeronautical Engineering

Lindsay Bauer, Sophomore, 3.22, Physics

*Christie Cleaver, Senior, 3.86, History

*Jaimie Koller, Junior, 3.10, Aeronautical Engineering

Karley Kroschel, Senior, 3.09, Engineering Mechanics

*Sarah Law, Junior, 3.64, Aeronautical Engineering

Rebecca Simpson, Freshman, 3.24, Undeclared

Ashleigh Thomas, Freshman, 3.59, Undeclared

*Monique Van't Wout, Senior, 3.41, Management

* - Repeat member