Dec. 18, 2009

IRVINE, Calif. – A total of 20 UC Irvine student-athletes have earned 2009 Fall Academic All-Big West Conference honors.

In all, 117 student-athletes from nine member institutions were recognized from the fall sports of women’s volleyball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's cross country.

To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes have to maintain a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, have attained a sophomore standing academically and competed in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.

UC Irvine honorees:

Men’s Cross Country: Sam Hyams

Women’s Cross Country:  Chloe Fata, Michaela Fleming, Shelley Foerster, Katherine Nielsen, Stephanie Sconberg, Jessica Vaughan

Men’s Soccer:  Corey Attaway, Brett Berman, Eric Shuffle, Spencer Thompson, Amani Walker

Women’s Soccer:  Kate Berrini, Carly Crowder, Danielle de Seriere, Lexi Kopf, Stevie Mersola, Tanya Taylor

Women’s Volleyball:  Riley Cropper, Taryn Robertson