IRVING, Texas – UTSA outdoor track & field student-athletes Gabriyella Torres, Derek Fenton and John von Dohlen have been named to the 2018 InTouch Credit Union Conference USA Track & Field All-Academic Teams.
Torres garnered a spot on the women's team as she recently earned a degree in business administration from UTSA, while boasting a 3.96 GPA. The Port Isabel, Texas, native is a three-time C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic Medal recipient. She was named the Feb. 6 C-USA Indoor Track & Field Female Field Athlete of the Week after placing third in the pentathlon at the Charlie Thomas Invitational with personal-best 3,692 points. She placed fifth in the pentathlon and seventh in the high jump at the C-USA Indoor Championships and most recently placed fourth in the heptathlon, seventh in the long jump, ninth in the high jump and 10th in the javelin at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
Fenton received his bachelor's degree in economics from UTSA in early May. The San Clemente, Calif, native carried a 3.59 GPA and earned two C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll certificates. This year he placed fifth in the shot put at the C-USA Indoor Championships. During the outdoor season, he totaled seven top-five meet finishes in the shot put, including a win at the UTSA Invitational. He closed the season with a bronze medal in the shot put and a sixth-place finish in the discus at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
Von Dohlen graduated from UTSA with a degree in marketing in December 2017, earning magna cum laude with his 3.95 GPA. A native of Goliad, Texas, von Dohlen is a four-time C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic Medal recipient. This indoor season he completed in the mile, 3,000m and 5,000m events. During the outdoor season he won the 3,000m steeplechase at the Bobcat Classic and placed ninth in the event at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
2018 InTouch Credit Union Conference USA Women's Track & Field All-Academic Team
Anne-Catherine Wasser, So. – Florida Atlantic | 4.00 GPA in public management/psychology
Kacie Kaufman, Jr. – Louisiana Tech | 4.00 GPA in communications
Morgan Keesee, Sr. – Louisiana Tech | 4.00 GPA in kinesiology & health promotion
Elia Nero, Jr. – Louisiana Tech | 3.905 GPA in political science
Agnes Abu, Sr. – Middle Tennessee | 3.785 GPA in community and public health
Bailey Ashmore, So. – North Texas | 4.00 GPA in materials science and engineering
Elsa Racasan, Sr. – Rice | 4.11 GPA in kinesiology
Courtney Filliben, Sr. – Southern Miss | 3.88 GPA in biological sciences
Keiyana Gaskin, So. – Southern Miss | 3.935 GPA in accounting
Gabriyella Torres, Jr. – UTSA | 3.96 GPA in business management
Morgan McIntyre, Sr. – WKU | 3.75 GPA in communication science and disorders
2018 In Touch Credit Union Conference USA Men's Track & Field All –Academic Team
Connor Killian, So. – Louisiana Tech | 3.909 GPA in forestry
Florian Lussey, So. – North Texas | 3.93 GPA in recreation sports management
Javier Lopez – Ibarra, Jr. – North Texas | 3.74 GPA in finance
Charlie Card-Childers, RS-Jr. – Rice | 3.77 GPA in cognitive sciences
Scott Filip, RS-Sr. – Rice | 3.72 GPA in Master of Arts in global affairs
Erik Maher, RS-Sr. – Rice | 3.83 GPA in Master of Arts in education
David Little, So. – Southern Miss | 3.455 GPA in nursing
Jonah Koech, Jr. – UTEP | 3.24 GPA in management
John von Dohlen, Sr. – UTSA | 3.95 GPA in marketing
Derek Fenton, Jr. – UTSA | 3.59 GPA in economics
Maor Seged, Jr. – WKU | 3.44 GPA in electrical engineering
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