FARMINGTON, Utah — Winter in May usually only happens in the Southern Hemisphere. But if it's a winter academic award, then thirty-three Portland State student-athletes will happily say, G'day, mate! That's the number of Vikings who received Academic All-Big Sky honors Wednesday, as the conference released its winter honorees from men's and women's basketball and men's and women's indoor track & field.
 
The Vikings' women's indoor track & field team received the most honorees with 16, followed by men's indoor track & field with nine. Women's basketball had seven players earn the honor, while men's basketball had one.
 
"I want to congratulate the outstanding work of the nearly 500 student-athletes who qualified for our Winter All-Academic Team," Big Sky Conference Commissioner Tom Wistrcill said. "Achieving this honor not only shows the high level of dedication each of our student-athletes have to succeeding in their fields of competition, but also their commitment to excelling in the classroom. I also want to thank our coaches, support staffs and campus leaders around the Big Sky Conference for continuing to create environments that promote academic excellence."
 
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution. 
 
For indoor track only: student-athletes may participate in at least half of the team's competitions or the conference championship.
 
PORTLAND STATE STUDENT-ATHLETES ON THE WINTER 2023 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE LIST
(Including year and major)
 
Men's Indoor Track & Field (9)
Isaiah Avery, SR, Business Administration: Marketing
James Bottrill, SR, Science
Ben Drew, GR, Finance
Evan Peters, SR, Mathematics
Luke Ramirez, GR, Elementary Education
Jake Schulte, GR, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Drew Seidel, GR, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alex Solberg, SO, Geography
Angus Vlasaty, SO, Business Administrationa: Finance
 
Women's Indoor Track & Field (16)
Alex Barbour, SR, International Business Studies Certificate
Gabrielle Bartlett, JR, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Laura Beghin, JR, Environmental Studies
Phoebe Brown, SR, Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical
Campbell Faust, SO, Business Administration: Marketing
Wendy Hare, SO, Mathematics
Jalen Marcil, SO, Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical
Natalia Martino, SO, Biology
Tatum Miller, JR, Art: Graphic Design
Emma Owen, SO, Civil Engineering
Emma Stolte, FR, Biology
Bára Stýblová, GR, Science
Abi Swain, JR, Architecture
Isa Swain, FR, Civil Engineering
Peyten Woodruff, FR, Art: Graphic Design
Jamie Zamrin, GR, Public Administration
 
Men's Basketball (1)
Bobby Harvey, JR, Educational Leadership & Policy
 
Women's Basketball (7)
Reilly Kelty, JR, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Jada Lewis, SR, Applied Health & Fitness
Sofía Llanos, SO, Communications Studies
Cinco McCartney, JR, Social Science
Esmeralda Morales, SO, Public Health Studies: Community Health Promotion
Syd Schultz, SR, Business Administration: Human Resources Management
Mia 'Uhila, SO, Business Administration: Marketing