Fort Lewis College Athletics

Bravin and Meraz-Fishbein named First Team All-Academic, 12 Skyhawks earn Honor Roll recognition

11/9/2023 2:00:00 PM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD-Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the women's soccer All-Academic teams on Thursday with 14 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 field.

Headlining the group for Fort Lewis was senior Riley Bravin and junior Gabi Meraz-Fishbein who were named to the First Team. The pair join nine additional players from six conference institutions to be named to the First Team. Bravin finds her spot on the First Team list for the first time in her career, boasting a 3.59 cumulative GPA while studying Sociology and Human Services. Meraz-Fishbein is also a first-timer on the First Team list and holds the top GPA of the bunch with an unblemished 4.0 while studying Public Health.

There were 12 additional Skyhawks named to the Honor Roll, including seniors McKenna Ford (3.33 GPA, Criminology and Justice) and Aubrey Swindle** (3.32 GPA, Exercise Physiology), juniors Danielle Gonzales (3.45 GPA, Biology), Sabrina Reyes (3.38 GPA, Accounting), and Anika Scherer (3.85 GPA, Business Administration), and sophomores Josie Coulter (3.81 GPA, Integrative Biology), Tristan Hanrath (4.00 GPA, Accounting), Cecilia Marlowe (4.00 GPA, Psychology), Rachel Peebles (3.95 GPA, Exercise Science & Health Promotion), Franziska Semik (3.46 GPA, Exercise Physiology), Anna Tucker (3.95 GPA, Engineering), and Dannon Yake (4.00 GPA, Exercise Physiology).

*indicates number of times named to the Honor Roll

2023 RMAC Women's Soccer All-Academic First Team

Name	Yr	Position	School	Hometown	GPA	Major
Riley Bravin	Sr.	GK	Fort Lewis	Tucson, Ariz.	3.59	Sociology & Human Service
Natalie Bunch	So.	F	Regis	Moses Lake, Wash.	3.76	Elementary Education
Cortney Cowles	Jr	F	CSU Pueblo	Colorado Springs, Colo.	3.87	EXPER
Katie Koehler	Sr.	D	Colorado School of Mines	The Woodlands, Texas	3.97	Electrical Engineering
Kelby Kuo	Sr.	F	Regis	Scottsdale, Ariz.	3.83	Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Sophia Leone	Sr.	D	Regis	Fort Collins, Colo.	3.98	Health
Kailey Maness	Sr.	F	MSU Denver	Broomfield, Colo.	3.94	Marketing
Reese McDermott**	Jr.	F	Colorado School of Mines	Houston, Texas	3.92	Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Gabi Meraz-Fishbein	Jr.	M	Fort Lewis	Albuquerque, N.M.	4.00	Public Health
Makayla Merlo	R-Jr.	M	UCCS	Broomfield, Colo.	3.84	Exercise Science
Caileen Sienknecht	Gr.	D	Western Colorado	Manitou Springs, Colo.	3.77	English

**2023 RMAC Women's Soccer Academic Player of the Year

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