March 28, 2012

IRVING, Texas (C-USA/SMU) - Conference USA announced its annual Commissioner's Academic Medal winners, with 31 Mustangs receiving the award. Medals are awarded to student-athletes who achieve at least a 3.75 cumulative GPA during the academic year.

SMU had 13 of its sports represented among the medal recipients, led by the women's swimming and diving program, which had seven student-athletes earn the award. In all, SMU had 31 student-athletes earn the Commissioner's Academic Medal, while the conference awarded 538 to its 12 member institutions.

Below is a complete list of SMU's Commissioner's Academic Medal recipients:

SMU (31)
Silje Fjortoft - Women's Cross Country
Monika Kara - Women's Cross Country
Kaitlyn Thomas - Women's Cross Country
Stephanie Wright - Women's Cross Country
Elizabeth Hartnett - Equestrian
Katherine Jones - Equestrian
Claire Wenholz - Equestrian
Stephen Nelson - Football
Luke Seeker - Football
Rafael Aregger - Men's Golf
Robert Mills - Men's Golf
Maria Elena Villamil - Women's Golf
Alexander Blanton - Men's Soccer
Will Smith - Men's Soccer
James Still - Men's Soccer
Courtney Webb - Women's Soccer
Richard Cornelius - Men's Swimming & Diving
Rachel Balke - Women's Swimming & Diving
Sky Corbett-Methot - Women's Swimming & Diving
Jordan Newman - Women's Swimming & Diving
Jessica Schauwecker - Women's Swimming & Diving
Natalie Schauwecker - Women's Swimming & Diving
Denisa Smolenova - Women's Swimming & Diving
Emily Vavourakis - Women's Swimming & Diving
Gerardo Armendariz - Men's Tennis
Tobias Flood - Men's Tennis
Mischa Nowicki - Men's Tennis
Robert Sajovich - Men's Tennis
Perri Anderson - Women's Tennis
Ayla Gill - Women's Track & Field
Julianne Scheidler - Volleyball