Oklahoma State University Athletics
Colwell, Robinson Named Student-Athletes of the Year
April 15, 2006 | General
A native of Tulsa, Okla., Colwell was named to the Academic All-Big 12's first team on three occasions as well as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's South Region Scholar Athletes All-America second team in 2004.
In addition, Colwell was named an all-region selection in 2003 by both Soccer Buzz Magazine and the NSCAA. In 2004, she was tabbed as a second-team All-Big 12 pick.
Last season, Robinson earned third-team All-America honors for the No.1-ranked Cowboys and was a first-team All-Big 12 selection. He earned honorable mention All-America honors as a freshman in 2003.
The Ft. Worth, Texas native was named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America pick last year and has been a three-time selection to the Academic All-Big 12's first team as well.
The duo was among a host of student-athletes recognized for their achievements in the classroom. Those honored are listed below.
Male Student-Athlete of the Year – Zack Robinson (Men's Golf)
Female Student-Athlete of the Year – Lauren Colwell (Women's Soccer)
Senior Chair Winners – Lori Allen (Women's Basketball), Katherine Finnegan (Equestrian), Jennifer Karr (Women's Golf), Lauren Colwell (Soccer), Ashlyn Watson (Softball), Cody Birk (Women's Track and Cross Country), Zana Masnic (Women's Tennis), DeWayne Carver (Baseball), Aaron Pettway (Men's Basketball), Charlie Johnson (Football), Zack Robinson (Men's Golf), Marcus Hershberger (Men's Track and Cross Country), Tomas Bohunicky (Men's Tennis), Kevin Ward (Wrestling)
4.0 Award – 20 Student-athletes were recognized for maintaining a 4.0 grad/ret GPA for consecutive semesters
Academic All-Americans/Scholar-Athletes –Ali Griffin (Women's Golf), Karin Sjodin (Women's Golf), Megan Carey (Softball), Jessica Hoppock (Softball), Tara Jeffery (Softball), Mary Davies (Women's Track and Cross Country), Michelle Prowse (Women' Track), Eva Tomankova (Women's Track), Zack Robinson (Men's Golf), David Jankowski (Men's Cross Country), Ryan Vail (Men's Cross Country), David Pomies (Men's Track), Zack Esposito (Wrestling), Daniel Frishkorn (Wrestling), Kevin Ward (Wrestling)
All-Academic Team Awards – Soccer-3.287 Team GPA; Women's Cross Country-3.624 Team GPA; Women's Track-3.146 Team GPA; Men's Cross Country-3.176 Team GPA; Men's Track-3.253 Team GPA; Wrestling-3.029 Team GPA; Women's Tennis-3.50 Team GPA
OSU Academic Awards – 275 students (including Student-Athletes, Spirit Group, Managers, and Athletic Training) were invited.; 146 first-year award winners; 66 second-year award winners; 44 third-year award winners; 16 fourth-year award winners; three fifth-year award winners
2006 Nate Fleming Academic Effort & Improvement Award – Christian Hood (Women's Basketball) and Ty Wright (Baseball)
2006 NCAA Leadership Conference – Donovan Woods (Football) was selected to attend the conference
2006 OSU Community Outreach Award – Lori Allen (Women's Basketball) and Darnell Smith (Football), Team Award (Equestrian)
110 Graduating Seniors recognized (including Student-Athletes; Spirit Group, Managers, and Athletic Training)
