SPU Athletes Earn Awards
Throughout 2013-14, SPU athletes have won an impressive number of awards, including the following:
54 Conference All-Academic awards
43 All-Conference athletes
19 All-Region athletes
11 All-Americans
10 Academic All-District awards
9 Academic All-American awards
2 Conference Athletes of the Year
Home athletes with particularly noteworthy awards include Katie Benson (women’s basketball): All-American, Academic All-American; David Downs (men’s basketball): GNAC Athlete of the Year, GNAC Student-Athlete of the Year, All-American, West Region Player of the Year, GNAC Player of the Year, Academic All-American, SPU Athlete of the Year; Shannon Escarra (gymnastics): All-American; McKayla Fricker (women’s track/cross country): national champion 800 meters, All-American, Academic All-American, GNAC Women's Track Athlete of the Year; Kristi Hayashida (gymnastics): All-American; Maria Hundley (gymnastics): national champion vault, uneven bars & balance beam, All-American, Academic All-American, SPU Athlete of the Year; Sarah Macdonald (women's cross country): Academic All-American; Suzanna Ohlsen (women's basketball): Academic All-American; Anna Patti (women’s cross country): Academic All-American; Kai Tindall (gymnastics): national champion floor exercise, All-American, Academic All-American.