Santa Clara, Calif. – Santa Clara puts 12 Spring Sports student-athletes on the West Coast Conference's 2011 Spring All-Academic Team, including six on the first team.
"The West Coast Conference is very proud to honor and recognize these exceptional student-athletes for their exemplary efforts in the classroom and on the fields of play," said WCC Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich. "Our institutions strive to balance academic achievement in the classroom with success on the field, and this list is evident of that effort."
The Bronco list was headlined by Rick Lamb (men's golf) and Miki Ueoka (women's golf), who were both named to the All-WCC golf team this spring as well. Kelly Lamble and Kacie Wagner were both named All-WCC Honorable Mention on the courts in tennis in singles while Lamble also received All-WCC Honorable Mention recognition for her double's play in the WCC with Maggie McGeorge.
Santa Clara: WCC Spring All-Academic First Team:
Name, Sport YR GPA Major
Curtis Wagner, Baseball Sr 3.85 Economics
Rick Lamb, Men's Golf So. 3.31 Business
Miki Ueoka, Women's Golf Sr. 3.45 Biochemistry
Kelly Lamble, Women's Tennis So. 3.82 Business
Kacie Wagner, Women's Tennis Jr. 3.59 English
Laurel Schuster, Women's Rowing Sr. 3.80 Accounting and Info. Systems
Santa Clara: WCC Spring All-Academic Honorable Mention:
Name, Sport YR GPA Major
Brock Simon, Baseball So. 3.39 Business
Joe Supple, Baseball Jr. 3.27 Communication
Paul Twining, Baseball Jr. 3.41 Mechanical Engineering
Kimmi Cox, Women's Tennis Jr. 3.57 Marketing
Katie Caudle, Women's Rowing Jr. 3.48 Finance
Adrienne Lohe, Women's Rowing So. 3.42 Environmental Science
The 2011 West Coast Conference Spring All-Academic teams honor some of the league's finest examples of the consummate scholar-athlete. At the completion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each of the participating sponsored sports. To be considered, a student-athlete must earn at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his or her team.