Brandes, Demorest Named Montana State/Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athletes
6/29/2015 3:33:00 PM | General
To be considered for the Big Sky’s top academic honor, student-athletes must have a minimum cumulative grade point averages of 3.20, be a member of the graduating class and/or have completed their last year of intercollegiate athletic eligibility. In addition, they must have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition and be a letterwinner.
Montana State seniors Niklas Brandes and Heather Demorest have been named 2015 Montana State/Big Sky Conference Scholar Athletes of the Year for their efforts on the court, on the track and in the classroom, the league office announced on Friday.
To be considered for the Big Sky's top academic honor, student-athletes must have a minimum cumulative grade point averages of 3.20, be a member of the graduating class and/or have completed their last year of intercollegiate athletic eligibility. In addition, they must have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition and be a letterwinner.
Brandes, from Nordenham, Germany, completed his business degree at MSU this spring while wrapping up one of the finest careers in Bobcat men's tennis history. He earned First Team All-Big Sky honors three times in his four seasons, and helped lead the Bobcats to a Big Sky regular season title in 2013. He was a Big Sky Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week six times during his career.
Demorest concluded her career as a Bobcat as one of the most decorated distance runners to come through the program. The Darby native completed her degree this spring in community health, contributing to the cross country teams highest cumulative GPA in school history of 3.8. Demorest was named the Indoor and Outdoor Big Sky Conference meet MVP after earning four conference titles. She added Second Team All-America honors to her resume in the 3000-steeplechase, after breaking her own school record at nationals.
2015 Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Eastern Washington University
Jordan Arakawa Track & Field Pre-Medicine/Biology Olympia, Wash.
Melissa Williams Basketball Biology Camas, Wash.
University of Idaho
Jared du Toit Golf Finance Kimberley, BC
Alycia Butterworth Track & Field Marketing Parksville, BC
Idaho State University
Austin Graves Football Philosophy Kennewick, Wash.
Hayli Worthington Track & Field Public Health Paul, Idaho
University of Montana
Dylan Hambright Track & Field Sociology Phoenix, Ariz.
Sasha Carter Tennis Marketing Bainbridge Island, Wash.
University of North Dakota
Tyler Colling Track & Field Mechanical Engineering Forest Lake, Minn.
Siri Buck Basketball Chemistry Fargo, N.D.
Northern Arizona University
Austin Hasquet Football Biomedical Science Peoria, Ariz.
Johanna Vang Tennis Business Solletuna, Sweden
University of Northern Colorado
Andy Kemmer Track & Field Communications Loveland, Colo.
Ashley Atkin Track & Field Audiology/Speech Fleming, Colo.
Portland State University
Joe Lopez Football General Science Portland, Ore.
Caitlin Plese Soccer Criminology Enumclaw, Wash.
Sacramento State
Marek Marksoo Tennis Geology Tallinn, Estonia
Veronica Stinnett Track & Field Kinesiology Bonney Lake, Wash.
Southern Utah University
Sammy Cole Golf Economics Aliso Viego, Calif.
Erin Stone Track & Field Biology Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Weber State University
Bo Bolen Football Electronic Engineering Aurora, Colo.
Audrey Biggs Volleyball Athletic Therapy Pleasant Grove, Utah
To be considered for the Big Sky's top academic honor, student-athletes must have a minimum cumulative grade point averages of 3.20, be a member of the graduating class and/or have completed their last year of intercollegiate athletic eligibility. In addition, they must have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition and be a letterwinner.
Brandes, from Nordenham, Germany, completed his business degree at MSU this spring while wrapping up one of the finest careers in Bobcat men's tennis history. He earned First Team All-Big Sky honors three times in his four seasons, and helped lead the Bobcats to a Big Sky regular season title in 2013. He was a Big Sky Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week six times during his career.
Demorest concluded her career as a Bobcat as one of the most decorated distance runners to come through the program. The Darby native completed her degree this spring in community health, contributing to the cross country teams highest cumulative GPA in school history of 3.8. Demorest was named the Indoor and Outdoor Big Sky Conference meet MVP after earning four conference titles. She added Second Team All-America honors to her resume in the 3000-steeplechase, after breaking her own school record at nationals.
2015 Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Eastern Washington University
Jordan Arakawa Track & Field Pre-Medicine/Biology Olympia, Wash.
Melissa Williams Basketball Biology Camas, Wash.
University of Idaho
Jared du Toit Golf Finance Kimberley, BC
Alycia Butterworth Track & Field Marketing Parksville, BC
Idaho State University
Austin Graves Football Philosophy Kennewick, Wash.
Hayli Worthington Track & Field Public Health Paul, Idaho
University of Montana
Dylan Hambright Track & Field Sociology Phoenix, Ariz.
Sasha Carter Tennis Marketing Bainbridge Island, Wash.
University of North Dakota
Tyler Colling Track & Field Mechanical Engineering Forest Lake, Minn.
Siri Buck Basketball Chemistry Fargo, N.D.
Northern Arizona University
Austin Hasquet Football Biomedical Science Peoria, Ariz.
Johanna Vang Tennis Business Solletuna, Sweden
University of Northern Colorado
Andy Kemmer Track & Field Communications Loveland, Colo.
Ashley Atkin Track & Field Audiology/Speech Fleming, Colo.
Portland State University
Joe Lopez Football General Science Portland, Ore.
Caitlin Plese Soccer Criminology Enumclaw, Wash.
Sacramento State
Marek Marksoo Tennis Geology Tallinn, Estonia
Veronica Stinnett Track & Field Kinesiology Bonney Lake, Wash.
Southern Utah University
Sammy Cole Golf Economics Aliso Viego, Calif.
Erin Stone Track & Field Biology Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Weber State University
Bo Bolen Football Electronic Engineering Aurora, Colo.
Audrey Biggs Volleyball Athletic Therapy Pleasant Grove, Utah
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