Midwestern State's Academic All Americans
Midwestern State athletics has a rich tradition of success both on the playing field and in the classroom. Listed below are MSU student-athletes who have been selected as Academic All Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA).
Softball standout Lauren Craig became the school's second first-team Academic All-American following the 2009 season and joins a list of eight student athlete to earn top academic honors since 1994.
The Academic All-America teams consist of first-, second- and third-teamers. Those scholars are selected from student-athletes who were selected to the academic all-district first team. Currently, there are eight academic districts with Midwestern State occupying District VI.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.3. cumulative GPA and be a starter or key reserve. Athletes must be a sophomore in academic standing and complete a year of residency at their current institution. The administration and voting for all phases of the academic all-America team process is conducted by members of CoSIDA sponsored by ESPN The Magazine.
MSU's Academic All Americans
|
Year |
Student-Athlete |
Sport |
Team |
|
1994 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
2nd |
|
1995 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
1st |
|
1997 |
Mandy Pinkerton |
Volleyball |
3rd |
|
1998 |
Mandy Pinkerton |
Volleyball |
2nd |
|
1999 |
April Lasater |
Women's Soccer |
3rd |
|
2006 |
Michelle Buekes |
Women's Tennis |
3rd |
|
2009 |
Tyler Murphy |
Men's Soccer |
2nd |
|
2010 |
Lauren Craig |
Softball |
1st |
|
2011 |
Tyler Maner |
Football |
2nd |
Midwestern State student-athletes earned an outstanding reputation as 15 athletes earned 22 NAIA Scholar Athlete honors from 1983-97. MSU became a full-fledged member of NCAA Division II prior to the 1997-98 scholastic year.
MSU's NAIA Scholar Athletes
|
Year |
Student-Athlete |
Sport |
|
1983 |
Mary Kajs |
Softball |
|
1985 |
James Leupold |
Men's Tennis |
|
1985 |
Laurie Lucy |
Cross Country |
|
1987 |
Richard Haskins |
Men's Tennis |
|
1987 |
Peter Koplyay |
Men's Soccer |
|
1988 |
Alanna Albrecht |
Volleyball |
|
1988 |
Peter Koplyay |
Men's Tennis |
|
1989 |
Alanna Albrecht |
Volleyball |
|
1989 |
Mary Estrada |
Volleyball |
|
1990 |
Michael Miller |
Track & Field |
|
1990 |
Alanna Albrecht |
Volleyball |
|
1990 |
Carol Estrada |
Volleyball |
|
1990 |
Alanna Albrecht |
Women's Basketball |
|
1993 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
|
1993 |
Tonya Wright |
Women's Tennis |
|
1993 |
Kelli Ridenhour |
Volleyball |
|
1994 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
|
1994 |
Seth Hicks |
Men's Soccer |
|
1995 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
|
1996 |
Jennifer Little |
Women's Basketball |
|
1997 |
Jennifer Little |
Women's Basketball |
|
1997 |
Vicki Huie |
Women's Tennis |