Basso and Kiyokawa named First Team All-Academic, eight Skyhawks earn Honor Roll recognition

5/11/2023 10:00:00 AM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD - Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the women's lacrosse All-Academic teams on Thursday with 10 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 the senior duo of Averi Basso and Rebecca Kiyokawa who were named to the First Team. The pair join 10 additional players from four conference institutions to be named to the First Team. Basso is a two-time First Team honoree to go along with an Honor Roll nod in 2021. The Oregon native graduated last weekend with her undergraduate degree in Psychology, earning a 3.96 GPA along the way. Kiyokawa is also adding her second-consecutive First Team honor to her body of work after being named to the Honor Roll in 2021. Kiyokawa, also from Oregon, graduated with a 3.97 GPA in Psychology.

Eight additional Skyhawks were named to the Honor Roll, including senior Makena Carter*** (3.63 GPA, Psychology), juniors Caprietta Abbadessa** (3.86 GPA, Sports Administration), Ellie Martinez* (3.43 GPA, Business Administration), Alyssa Strough** (3.98 GPA, Adventure Education), Kaylin Vanzant** (3.46 GPA, Psychology), and sophomores Mikki Brown (3.68 GPA, Political Science), Caley Lay (3.87 GPA, Exercise Physiology, Phoebe Ramirez (3.53 GPA, Environmental Conservation and Management).

*indicates number of times named to the Honor Roll

2023 RMAC Women's Lacrosse Academic Player of the Year: Lily Ferguson, Regis

2023 RMAC Women's Lacrosse First Team Academic All-Conference

Name	School	Cl.	Pos.	GPA	Major
Kiley Davis	Colorado Mesa	R-Jr.	M	3.75	Environmental Science
Taylor Scott	Colorado Mesa	Jr.	M	4.0	Psychology
Regan Wentz	Colorado Mesa	R-Jr.	A	3.94	Nursing
Sedona Sargent	CSU Pueblo	Sr.	A	3.94	Biology
Averi Basso	Fort Lewis	Sr.	G	3.96	Psychology
Rebecca Kiyokawa	Fort Lewis	Sr.	D/M	3.97	Psychology
Lily Ferguson*	Regis	Jr.	M	3.96	Health & Exercise Science
Lucy Johnson	Regis	Gr.	A	3.99	Pharmacy
Gabby Rothermund	Regis	Sr.	A	3.95	Business Administration
Bailey Truex	Regis	Sr.	M	3.96	Biology
Madison McGriff	UCCS	R-Jr.	G	3.91	Elementary Education
Julia Patrick	UCCS	Jr.	M	3.77	Exercise Science

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

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