Jan. 25, 2008

FRESNO, Calif. - Nearly three dozen Fresno State student-athletes from its five fall sports have been named to the 2007 Academic All-Western Athletic Conference team. The team was announced today by the league office for the sports of men's and women's cross country, football, soccer and volleyball teams. A total of 262 student-athletes were named to the list for the fall.

A total of 35 Bulldogs were honored. Among those were 16 football players, a record number for head coach Pat Hill. Fresno State led the WAC with the most football selections.

The Bulldog women's cross country team also led in its sport with seven Academic All-WAC selections.

The Bulldog volleyball program produced five Academic All-WAC student-athletes, second-most in the league.

Fresno State is now closing in on a milestone of 1,000 Academic All-WAC student-athletes. The Bulldog program has produced 772 Academic All-WAC performers through the years.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests. The following is a list of the fall sport honorees:

FRESNO STATE'S 2007 FALL ACADEMIC ALL-WAC SELECTIONS BY SPORT

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Brandon Geis, So.
Frank Sanders IV, So.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Briana Cleary, Jr.
Paloma Dominguez, Jr.
Rachel Farrior, Sr.
Meredith Hawkins, So.
Marissa McPhail, So.
Roxanne Sellick, Jr.
Sasha Souder, So.

FOOTBALL
Nathan Adams, Sr.
Lorne Bell, So.
Thomas Brandstater, Grad.
Anthony Harding, So.
Moses Harris, Jr.
Ikenna Ike Jr, Sr.
Andrew Jackson, So.
Benjamin Jacobs, So.
Andrew Lubinsky, Sr.
Robert Malone, So.
Francisco Manquero, Jr.
Pierce Masse, Jr.
Ryan McKinley, Sr.
Darren Newborn Jr, Jr.
Clint Stitser, Grad.
Ryan Wendell, Sr.

SOCCER
Selena Gill, Jr.
Nicole Gutierrez, Jr.
Aubrey Tennant, Sr.
Megan Tennant, Sr.

VOLLEYBALL
Lisa Gera, Jr.
Tiffany Hess, Sr.
Kelly Leonardo, So.
Alisha McKee, Sr.
Angela Wiggins, Sr.

"Join the State - Fresno State!" - The Bulldog basketball team will return home to the Save Mart Center on Saturday, January 26 in a rematch against San Jose State at 7 p.m. Be there as we also honor the 2007 Fresno State football team, winners of the 2007 Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at halftime. Tickets can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at (559)485-TIXS, or in person at the Save Mart Center box office.