June 4, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - Metro State men's soccer player Phillip Owen and women's basketball player Anne-Marie Torp have been named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Honor Student-Athletes for 2007-08, the conference announced Wednesday.

Owen, an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team selection, leaves Metro State as the program's all-time leader in points, assists and goals scored. Torp was an RMAC all-Academic honor roll selection.

Each school in the RMAC chose a male and a female student-athlete as their honorees. To be eligible, individuals must be an athlete in one of the conference sponsored championship sports, carry a 3.20 grade point average, be a starter or key reserve, be of good character and must have participated at the institution for two or more seasons. True freshmen and junior college transfers are not eligible in their first season at the institution.

2007-08 RMAC Honor Student Athletes

Adams State
Aaron Braun, Jr., Cross Country/Track
Tanya Gaumer, Sr., Cross Country/Track

Chadron State
Ally Malzahn, Sr., Golf
Danny Woodhead, Sr., Football

Colorado Christian
Cooper Pasque, Jr., Cross Country
Mandy Walker, Sr., Volleyball

Colorado School of Mines
Melissa Stratton, Sr., Softball
Craig Thompson, Sr., Soccer

CSU-Pueblo
Trevor Martinet, Jr., Soccer
Erica Warmack, So., Soccer

Fort Lewis
Nick Kirchhof, Sr., Soccer
Jenna Peters, Sr., Softball

Mesa State
Kurt Kissner, Sr., Football
Leslie Reed, Sr., Softball

Metro State
Phillip Owen, Sr., Soccer
Anne-Marie Torp, Sr., Basketball

New Mexico Highlands
Nick Aldape, Sr., Football
Jasmine Morris, Sr., Volleyball

Regis
Derek Brym, Sr., Baseball
Tara Kirkpatrick, Sr., Soccer

UC-Colorado Springs
Jeff Bettner, Sr., Soccer
Brianna Workman, Sr., Softball

Nebraska-Kearney
Michelle Dill, Sr., Cross Country/Track
Joe Ellenberger, Sr., Wrestling

Western New Mexico
Tina Bickford, Sr., Golf
Greg Pool, Sr., Golf

Western State
Tyler Robertson, Sr., Football
Alexandra Tayrien, Jr., Cross Country/Track