Mesa honors top academic student-athletes

  Mesa, AZ – The Mesa athletic department announced its academic award winners for 2017-18 at its winter-spring recognition night Wednesday.

  The awards honor the male and female student-athletes with the highest overall GPAs in the department as well as the leaders for each team.

  Here are the winners:

Top female – Jordan Alvarez, cross country, 16 hours at 4.00

Top male – Luke Jernigan, cross country, 17 hours at 4.00

Women's golf – Megan Fusak, 13 hours at 4.00

Women's basketball – Takara Wade, 13 hours at 4,00

Softball – Mercedes Navarro, 15 hours at 4.00

Women's track and field, Ashlyn DiDomenico, 13 hours at 4.00

Women's soccer – Catherine Ramirez, 15 hours at 4.00

Women's cross country – Jordan Alvarez, 16 hours at 4.00

Volleyball – Rachel Graff, 14 hours at 4.00

Women's tennis – Audra Spargo, 12 hours at 3.50

Baseball – Connor Denning, 14 hours at 4.00

Football – Oladejo Sholola, 17 hours at 3.81

Men's cross country – Luke Jernigan, 17 hours at 4.00

Men's soccer - Morgan Barta, 16 hours at 4.00

Men's track and field - Joshua Tucker, 12 hours at 4.00

Men's basketball - Brent Kimbrel, 13 hours at 3.23

Men's golf - Ryan Porter, 16 hours at 3.75

Men's tennis - Jeff Martin, 15 hours at 3.80