GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Forty-seven Fighting Hawks have been named to the 2018 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team, which recognizes student-athletes in the sports of men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's outdoor track and field and softball, conference officials announced on Monday.

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.

Among UND's 47 honorees, 16 were from the women's outdoor track and field team, which was the Fighting Hawks' highest representation on the list. Collectively, UND had 144 student-athletes recognized during the 2017-18 academic  year on the Big Sky Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams in what was the program's final as a league member.

UND's Big Sky Spring All-Academic Selections
Men's Golf (2): Jeremy Kirk, Jack McClintock
Women's Golf (4): Haily Abel, Ashlyn Guggisberg, Hanna Peterson, Ally Rogers
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (10): Ethan Buckles, Chris Evenson, Lane Herbert, James Hollister, Nick Krella, Ben Kytta, Michael Quesenberry, Zachary Ray, Delante' Sykes, Alex Torp
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (16): Aleksandra Anderson, Erica Benson, Molli Detloff, Erica Eades, Kyley Foster, Destinee Haas, Heather Harrower, Kari Hochhalter, Aubrey Hovland, Hannah Oscarson, Madison Overby, Amanda Robbins, Lexi Stein-McAndrew, Autumn Stokes, Isabel Waite, Keely Walker
Softball (8): Hannah Bergh, Natalie Gerber, Lexi Mayhood, Victoria Minor, Taylor Nadler, Dani Romero, Kaylin VanDomelen, Alicia Young
Men's Tennis (2): Lukas Buth, Davide Callegari
Women's Tennis (5): Zahra Finnigan, Masha Lobanova, Carmen Palumbo, Isa Sullivan, Jaylee Yasunaga