{"id":60143,"date":"2020-07-01T13:10:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=60143"},"modified":"2020-07-01T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:31:00","slug":"student-spotlight-july-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/student-spotlight-july-2-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Student Spotlight: July 2, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Student Spotlight: July 2, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Kudos to these students<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/p>\n<p>E-mail your announcements to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\">Inside@nau.edu<\/a>, or use our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/\">online submission form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Golfers <strong>Alyza Flores<\/strong>, <strong>Elle Kocourkova<\/strong> and <strong>Emma Reyes<\/strong> were recognized as All-American Scholars by the Women\u2019s Golf Coaches Association. To qualify, each golfer must hold a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5. This is the second time Kocourkova has been honored and the first time for Flores and Reyes.<\/li>\n<li>Basketball player <strong>Brooks DeBisschop<\/strong> and volleyball player <strong>Abby Stomp<\/strong> were honored as Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The award honors seniors who excelled in both the classroom and their sport during their final year.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>NAU Model United Nation Team<\/strong> was ranked on the Fall 2019 list of <a href=\"https:\/\/bestdelegate.com\/fall-2019-north-american-college-model-un-rankings-and-recognition\/\">Top 75 Honorable Mention Delegations<\/a> by Best Delegate. The rankings recognize the consistency in the university\u2019s program to prepare their delegates to succeed in committees and a team that bolsters the spirit of Model United Nations.<\/li>\n<li>Completing the spring season, <strong>NAU Athletics <\/strong>had a total of 46 Big Sky Spring All-Academic honorees. The honored student-athletes bring the department\u2019s year total to 152 All-Academic Awards. Student-athletes are listed below by sport:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Golf<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aleksandra Chekalina<\/li>\n<li>Alyza Flores<\/li>\n<li>Elle Kocourkova<\/li>\n<li>Emma Reyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s outdoor track and field<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geordie Beamish<\/li>\n<li>Carter Bracken<\/li>\n<li>Karsen Burke<\/li>\n<li>Cade Burks<\/li>\n<li>Tyler Day<\/li>\n<li>Caleb Easton<\/li>\n<li>Blaise Ferro<\/li>\n<li>Parker Joens<\/li>\n<li>Jacob Kaufman<\/li>\n<li>Jack Normand<\/li>\n<li>Wil Peralta<\/li>\n<li>Beau Prince<\/li>\n<li>Theo Quax<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Raff<\/li>\n<li>Mitchell Small<\/li>\n<li>Erick Thompson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s Outdoor Track and Field<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jesselyn Bries<\/li>\n<li>Alaina Diggs<\/li>\n<li>Pipi Eitel<\/li>\n<li>Jenna Figueroa<\/li>\n<li>Jada Jackson<\/li>\n<li>Melanie Loff<\/li>\n<li>Jenna McCaffrey<\/li>\n<li>Helena McLeod<\/li>\n<li>Marissa Milos<\/li>\n<li>Bryn Morley<\/li>\n<li>Delaney Rasmussen<\/li>\n<li>Annika Reiss<\/li>\n<li>Abby Riordan<\/li>\n<li>Emma Sjolund<\/li>\n<li>Laurel Taylor<\/li>\n<li>Carly Watts<\/li>\n<li>Courtney Weisenberger<\/li>\n<li>Madeline Wilson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s tennis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex Groves<\/li>\n<li>Eban Straker-Meads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s tennis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elinor Beazley<\/li>\n<li>Mimi Bland<\/li>\n<li>Emilie Haakansson<\/li>\n<li>Madi Moore<\/li>\n<li>Adrianna Sosnowska<\/li>\n<li>Chiara Tomasetti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/student-spotlight-july-2-2020\/\">In the Student Spotlight: July 2, 2020 Kudos to these students Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to\u00a0Inside@nau.edu, or use our\u00a0online submission form. Golfers Alyza Flores, Elle Kocourkova and Emma Reyes were recognized as All-American Scholars by the Women\u2019s Golf Coaches Association. 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