Fort Lewis College Athletics

Butler named First Team All-Academic, four earn honor roll recognition

11/22/2023 10:00:00 AM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD-Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the volleyball All-Academic teams on Wednesday with five Fort Lewis College student-athletes earning recognition.

To be eligible for honor roll consideration, a student-athlete must carry a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and must have been an active student at the institution for at least two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters. First Team All-Academic members were voted on by the conference's sports information directors for meeting those criteria as well as demonstrating outstanding performance on the court.

Headlining the group for Fort Lewis was sophomore Ella Butler who was named to the All-Academic First Team. Butler is the first Skyhawks to make the First Team since 2019. The sophomore finds a spot on the All-Academic team for the first time in her career, boasting a 3.96 cumulative GPA while studying Environmental Biology. Butler is one of 14 student-athletes from eight institutions to make the First Team.

There were four additional Skyhawks named to the Honor Roll, including seniors Jade Martinez (3.55 GPA, Computer Engineering), Lauren Shea (3.49 GPA, Integrative Biology), Chay Swenson* (3.49 GPA, Biochemistry), and junior Sarah Wilkey (3.67 GPA, Educational Studies).

*indicates the number of times named to the Honor Roll

2023 RMAC Volleyball First Team Academic All-Conference

Name	School	Cl.	Pos.	GPA	Major
Mayson Fago	Chadron State	Sr.	RS	3.90	Psychology
Sydney Leffler	Colorado Mesa	Jr.	OH	3.63	Exercise Science
Sabrina VanDeList	Colorado Mesa	R-Jr.	S	4.0	Elementary Education
Meghan Slaninka	Colorado School of Mines	So.	DS	4.0	Mechanical Engineering
Ella Butler	Fort Lewis	So.	MB	3.96	Envirmonmental Biology
Ember Canty	MSU Denver	Sr.	MB	3.67	Chemistry
Rylee Hladky*	MSU Denver	Sr.	OH	3.88	Mechanical Engineering
Abbie McCrimmon	MSU Denver	Jr.	L	4.0	Management
Nadine Burbrink	Regis	Gr.	MB	4.0	Project Management
Amelia Davis	Regis	Jr.	MB	3.92	Elementary Education
Haley Kennedy	Regis	Gr.	DS/L	3.72	Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Mara LeGrand	Regis	Gr.	S	3.81	Business Administration
Kiley Metzger	South Dakota Mines	Sr.	S	3.94	Electrical Engineering
Joei Barela	UCCS	So.	S	3.93	Health Care Science

* 2023 RMAC Volleyball Academic Player of the Year

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