2008-2009 RMAC Honor Student Athletes
6/5/2009 3:31:23 PM
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) is recognizing Honor Student-Athletes for the 2008-09 school year. Western State College honorees are Cross Country/Track and Field Athletes junior Loren Ahonen and junior Julianne Payton. Loren is a Political Science and Environmental Studies major with a 3.85 GPA and Julianne is a Biology major with a 3.70 GPA.
Administrators from each of the 14 RMAC institutions chose a male and female athlete as their honorees for RMAC Honor Student-Athlete. To be eligible for the RMAC Honor-Student Athlete award, individuals must be an athlete in one of the conference sponsored championship sports; carry at least a 3.20 Grade Point Average (GPA); be either a starter or key reserve on their respective team; be of good character and must have participated at the active member institution for two (2) or more seasons in at least one (1) sport. True freshmen and first year transfers are not eligible for this award.