EWC Athletic Department announces academic recognition of athletes
The Athletic Department at Eastern Wyoming College has announced the recognition of 29 student-athletes for high academic achievement.
The student-athletes must have accumulated a minimum of 24 semester hours with a minimum 3.25 grade point average (GPA) in the academic year.
Volleyball Academic All-Region 9 student-athletes were:
Peyton Greeson – Aurora, CO
J’Dore Hayes – Euless, TX
Nadia Montalbán-ElHiriche – Granada, Spain
Devyn Voz – Parker CO
Charlene Hosly – Rixheim, France
Emma Larsen – Hyrum, UT
Vittoria Cacciavillani – Florence Italy
Women’s Basketball Academic All-Region 9 student-athletes were:
Emilia Axelsson – Ragunda, Spain
Mar Bastida-Olivares – Barcelona, Spain
Paula Martinez-Sanz – Barcelona, Spain
Emma Strom – Lulea, Sweden
Barbara Trehub – Vinkovci, Croatia
Jada Ybarra – Cheyenne, WY
Montse Guiterrez-Ibanez – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Ane Esnal Afuirre – Donostia, Spain
Men’s Golf Academic All-Region 9 student-athletes were:
Colby Clay – Laramie, WY
Mason Hale – Atkinson, NE
Tomas Kubata – Prague, Czech Republic
RJ Moya – Three Rivers, TX
Eric Stevens – Bridgeport, NE
JoVin Tan – Taiping, Malaysia
Men’s Basketball Academic All-Region 9 student-athletes were:
Jonatan Arvidsson – Lulea, Sweden
Earl Baker, Jr. – St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Carter Berish – Logan, UT
Jonathan Hall – Cradiff, Wales
David Hook – Nässjö, Sweden
John Karras – Gothenburg, Sweden
Nicholas Miriche – Cheyenne, WY
Jordan Potts – Bothell, WA
EWC had 22 student-athletes who earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Academic Team. The criteria for each level are as follows: 1st Team, 4.0 GPA; 2nd Team, 3.8-3.99 GPA; 3rd Team, 3.6-3.79 GPA.
1st Team
| Student | Sport |
| Mason Hale | Golf |
| Tomas Kubata | Golf |
| Carter Berish | Men’s Basketball |
| Emma Larsen | Volleyball |
| Emilia Axelsson | Women’s Basketball |
| Emma Strom | Women’s Basketball |
2nd Team
| Student | Sport |
| Colby Clay | Golf |
| John Karras | Men’s Basketball |
| Peyton Greeson | Volleyball |
| Jadore Hayes | Volleyball |
| Devyn Volz | Volleyball |
| Charlene Hosly | Volleyball |
| Mar Bastida-Olivares | Women’s Basketball |
| Barbara Trehub | Women’s Basketball |
3rd Team
| Student | Sport |
| Roy Moya | Golf |
| Jonatan Arvidsson | Men’s Basketball |
| Earl Baker Jr | Men’s Basketball |
| Jordan Potts | Men’s Basketball |
| Nadia Montalban El-Hiriche | Volleyball |
| Vittoria Cacciavillani | Volleyball |
| Paula Martinez-Sanz | Women’s Basketball |
| Jada Ybarra | Women’s Basketball |
EWC Athletic Director, Tom Andersen, shared the following about the athlete’s academic performance, “I am very proud to announce this recognition for our student athletes. It is a great tribute to our coaches for recruiting high caliber student athletes and to our faculty and staff for the great support they supply. It is also a tribute to our student athletes who work extremely hard both in their respective sports and in the classroom. We can all be very proud of their accomplishments.”