Less than two weeks after New Mexico announced its highest GPA among student-athletes in program history, the Mountain West appointed 60 individuals to the All-Academic honorees.
It was the third most in conference, but the highest in New Mexico student-athlete history. It was also the first time UNM has had back-to-back years of sending 60 or more student-athletes to the All-Academic team after sending 61, the highest in program history, a year ago.
New Mexico’s contribution of individuals helped set to a conference record of 571 MW student-athletes honored, according to a release.
Each sport broke down their All-Academic honorees as such:
Football: 19
Women’s Soccer: 18
Women’s cross country: 9
Men’s cross country 7
Women’s Volleyball: 7
Football’s 19 individuals were the second-most in school history behind last year’s record of 20.