ARLINGTON, Texas – Western Athletic Conference officials on Wednesday announced the 2023-24 Academic All-WAC honorees for winter sports, with UT Arlington placing 13 student-athletes on the list.
 
Men's indoor track and field led the way with nine selections, while women's indoor track and field had four members.
 
To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year at UTA, possess at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests this season.
 
First-year student-athletes who meet the other criteria but have not yet been at UTA for a full year will be eligible for the WAC's end-of-year release.
 
Below are UTA's 2022-23 Winter Sports Academic All-WAC Honorees:
 
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Levi Bontke (So.)
Luke Bontke (So.)
Brian Brown, Jr. (Jr.)
Josue Granados (So.)
Brian Guevara (So.)
Andres Gurrola (So.)
Brady Shadrick (Jr.)
Brandon Wilk (So.)
Hayden Wilson (So.)
 
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Simona Cabella (Jr.)
Claire Compher (Jr.)
McKinley Novacek (Jr.)
Mathilde Ruud (Sr.)
 
Those 13 join six UTA volleyball, three men's cross country and two women's cross country student-athletes who were named to the WAC's Fall Sports list: Alli Wells, Mollie Blank, Brianna Ford, Paige Reagor, Sophie Skinner, Jalie Tritt, Josue Granados, Brandon Wilk, Brian Guevara, Claire Compher and Rachael Hartly.
   
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