Libby's Stevenson named Academic All-Big Sky team

Montana landed 79 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big Sky Conference teams for fall sports, the league office announced this week. Montana's was the third-highest total in the Big Sky.

Forty Grizzlies, including Libby's Cy Stevenson, from the football team were honored, 18 from the soccer team, 10 from the volleyball team and 11 from the cross country teams, with eight women and three men recognized.

Stevenson starred on the gridiron for the Loggers and is a redshirt freshman for the Griz.

The Bobby Hauck-coached football team's 40 selections were the most for that sport in the Big Sky and the third-most in program history.

Coach Chris Citowicki's soccer team tied for the third-most selections in that sport, while coach Allison Lawrence's volleyball team matched the program record with 10 selections.

Eight of Montana's 79 selections hold a 4.0 cumulative GPA.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Sky honors, student-athletes must hold at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least half of their team's competitions during the fall.

"A lot of things are changing in college sports, but one thing that remains constant is the opportunity to gain lifelong knowledge," said Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill.

"Seeing so many student-athletes hit this benchmark proves this is still one of our top priorities."

Montana's Academic All-Big Sky Conference selections:

Men's cross country:Morgan Amano (Fr., Business Administration); Henry Ballinger (So., Biology); Carson Steckelberg (So., Wildlife Biology)

Women's cross country:Abigail Case (Jr., Integrative Physiology); Olivia Coll (Fr., Wildlife Biology); Libby Hartz (Fr., Business Administration); Sofia Hinderman (Fr., Undeclared); Abigail Kotran (Fr., Psychology); Iris McKean (Jr., Wildlife Biology); Heidi Olson (Fr., Communication Studies); Shay Pederson (Jr., Mathematics Education)

Football:Erik Barker (Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Cooper Barnum (Sr., Entertainment Management Graduate Certificate); Dillon Botner (R-Sr., Neuroscience); Brandon Casey (Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Kade Cutler (R-So., Criminology); Ian Finch (R-So., Business Management); Lucas Freitas (R-Fr., Business Administration); Eli Gillman (R-So., Business Marketing); Trevin Gradney (R-Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Journey Grimsrud (R-Jr., Sociology); Hayden Harris (R-Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Patrick Hayden (R-Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Tanner Huff (R-Jr., Business Management & Entrepreneurship); Garrett Hustedt (R-Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Ronald Jackson (R-Jr., Communication Studies); Cade Klimczak (Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Jace Klucewich (R-Jr., Management & Entrepreneurship); Drew Klumph (R-So., Business Finance); Kenzel Lawler (R-Jr., Master's of Counselor Education); Geno Leonard (R-Jr., Master's of Business Administration); Gabe Longin (R-Jr., Master's of Business Administration); Kyon Loud (Fr., Business Administration); Jake Mason (R-Fr., Business Administration); Declan McCabe (R-Jr., Master's of Business Administration); Sloan McPherson (R-Jr., Integrative Physiology); Ryder Meyer (R-Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Ty Morrison (Jr., Criminology); Hayden Opitz (R-Fr., Business Administration); Nick Ostmo (Gr., Master's of Business Administration); Clay Oven (R-Fr., Criminology); Cannon Panfiloff (R-Jr., Integrative Physiology); Grayson Pibal (R-Jr., Master's of Business Administration); Sawyer Racanelli (R-Jr., Communication Studies); TJ Rausch (R-Jr., Business Accounting); Tyson Rostad (R-So., Business Management Information Systems); Ryan Simpson (R-Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Dylan Smith (R-Jr., Integrative Physiology); Cy Stevenson (R-Fr., Business Administration); Ryan Tirrell (R-Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Riley Wilson (R-Jr., Marketing)

Soccer:Hayley Bass (Fr., Business Administration); Eliza Bentler (Jr., Business Management); Charley Boone (Gr., Master's of Business Administration); Reeve Borseth (Jr., Business Management); Reagan Brisendine (Fr., Marketing); Maddie Ditta (Jr., Integrative Physiology); Jen Estes (Gr., Master's of Business Analytics); Bayliss Flynn (So., Journalism); Ally Henrikson (R-Jr., Finance); Bella O'Brien (Sr., Master's of Public Administration); Riley O'Brien (Sr., Integrative Physiology); Kayla Rendon Bushmaker (Jr., Marketing); Lucie Rokos (R-Fr., Integrative Physiology); Ava Samuelson (Sr., Integrative Physiology); Ashlyn Sandow (Fr., Psychology); Chloe Seelhoff (Jr., Management Information Systems); Skyleigh Thompson (Sr., Finance); Carly Whalen (Fr., Business Administration)

Volleyball:Alexis Batezel (Jr., Psychology); Gracie Cagle (So., Management Information Systems); Paige Clark (Sr., Management and Entrepreneurship); Sierra Dennison (Sr., Integrative Physiology); Jackie Howell (Gr., Master's of Business Administration); Maddie Kremer (Sr., Management and Entrepreneurship); Casi Newman (Sr., Master's of Business Administration); Sydney Pierce (Fr., Finance); Maddie Pyles (Jr., Management Information Systems); Delaney Russell (Fr., Communication Studies)