Fresno State RB Waller named to Walker watch list

Fresno State senior Marteze Waller was named Thursday to the watch list for the 26th Doak Walker Award, which annually recognizes the nation’s top college running back.

Waller rushed for 1,368 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior, earning second-team All-Mountain West honors. His 6.1 yards per carry average ranked No. 12 among all Football Bowl Subdivision players who had 200 or more carries.

Waller is 13th on the school’s career rushing yards list with 2,188.

Former Central High standout Nick Wilson, a sophomore at Arizona, is also on the 69-player watch list. Wilson rushed for 1,375 yards and 16 touchdowns last season for the Wildcats.

Ten semifinalists will be selected Nov. 18, with the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee narrowing the field to three finalists Nov. 24. The recipient of the Doak Walker Award will be announced live during ESPN’s The Home Depot College Football Awards show Dec. 10.

▪ Bulldogs senior offensive lineman Justin Northern made the 80-person watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy, know as college football’s premier award for community service. Also making the list for the award – to be announced Dec. 10 – was USC quarterback Cody Kessler, a former Centennial High standout.

Bulldogs have 98 athletes named Academic All-MW

Fresno State placed 98 athletes on the Academic All-Mountain West Team for the spring, the highest number of Bulldogs honored since they joined the conference in 2012.

Only New Mexico (128) and Colorado State (104) had more honorees that Fresno State, which posted a collective sprint term GPA of 3.12.

Swimming and diving had the most honorees with 21, followed by women’s track and field (16), baseball (15), men’s track and field (10), women’s tennis (eight), softball (eight), women’s basketball (seven), men’s tennis (five), men’s golf (four) and women’s golf (four).

Athletes had to complete at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their team to be elegible for academic all-conference honors.

BASEBALL

• Manny Argomaniz, Communications
• Korby Batesole, Biology
• Tim Borst, Kinesiology Sport Administration
• Austin Guibor, Communications
• Jimmy Lambert, Pre-Business
• Dylan Lee, Health Sciences
• Jesse Medrano, Communications
• Garrett Mundell, Kinesiology Sport Administration
• William Munro, Kinesiology Sport Administration
• Joe Prior, Communications
• Mark Reece, Health Sciences
• Casey Rodriguez, Criminal-Law Enforcement
• Brody Russell, Kinesiology
• Jacob Stone, Criminal-Law Enforcement
• Taylor Tempel, Business Administration – Sports Marketing

SOFTBALL

• Jill Compton, Business Administration – Accountancy
• Paige Gumz, Communications
• Chase LeeHong, Kinesiology – Exercise Science
• Kelly Megee, Criminology
• Brenna Moss, Psychology
• Malia Rivers, Child Development
• Christina Rodriguez, Kinesiology – Exercise Science
• Victoria Trevino, Health Sciences

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

• Robin Draper, Anthropology
• Maria Faz Davalos, Pre-Business
• Raven Fox, Business Administration – Marketing
• Alex Furr, Kinesiology-Sport Psychology
• Stephanie Rovetti, Public Administration
• Alex Sheedy, Communications
• Toni Smith, Communications

MEN’S GOLF

• Justin Avery, Pre-Business
• Neil Bautista, Communications
• Keenan Nelson, Electrical Engineering
• Russell Takeuchi, Business Administration – Finance

WOMEN’S GOLF

• Mimi Ho, Pre-Psychology
• Madchen Ly, Kinesiology Sport Administration
• Hannah Sodersten, Health Sciences
• Samantha Spencer, Pre-Business

SWIMMING AND DIVING

• Hailee Baldwin, Speech Pathology
• Katelin Britton, Food & Nutrition Sciences
• Kali Conlon, Communications
• Karissa DeRousseau, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
• Vanessa Dugan, Undeclared
• Noelle Farrar, Enology
• Esme Gullick, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
• Leah Hatayama, Food and Nutrition Sciences
• Shelbie Holden, Pre-Nursing
• Hannah Jarvis, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
• Dana Jones, Nursing
• Casey Kennemann, Interior Design
• Hannah Nabors, Liberal Studies
• Danielle Powers, Criminology
• Tarryn Rennie, Communications
• Rachel Rosenthal, Kinesiology-Exercise Science
• Lacie Ruth, Liberal Studies
• Courtney Sheehan, Communications Disorders-Audiology
• Allison Short, Pre-Business
• Kelly Simmons, Speech Pathology
• Lucy Titchin, Kinesiology

MEN’S TENNIS

• Adam Glynn, Pre-Business
• Youssef Hassan, Pre-Business
• Sai Kartik Nakireddi, Business Administration – Finance
• Eric Komati, Pre-Business
• Nikolas Papic, Business Administration – Finance

WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Aishwarya Agrawal, Communications
• Sofya Malysheva, Psychology
• Tanya Murtagh, Communications
• Maiar Sherif Ahmed, Economics
• Rana Sherif Ahmed, Economics
• Elizabeth Susdorf, Liberal Studies
• Anneka Watts, Biology
• Sophie Watts, Biology

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

• Keane Bland, Criminal-Law Enforcement
• Peter Breceda, Business Administration – Accountancy
• Nathanial Esparza, Criminal-Law Enforcement
• Eric Fernandez, Pre-Business
• Jayjoel Fernandez, Biology
• Cooper Gill, Kinesiology Administration
• Devin Harrison, Communications
• Brice Sandri, Preliminary Education
• Jacob Schwarm, Kinesiology – Exercise Science
• Esteban Vega, Criminal-Law Enforcement

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

• Saylah Baserian, Child Development
• Karissa Bell, Psychology
• Kayley Braucher, Speech Pathology
• Kimberly Efonye, Pre-Business
• Manpreet Grewal, Pre-Business
• Ashley Hatcher, Communications
• Julianne Jacques, Psychology
• Mackenzie Landa, Food and Nutrition Sciences
• Melanee McBath, Communication
• Meagan Paracholski, MS Prelim
• Katianna Parisis, Biology
• Taylor Samson Kinesiology-Exercise Science
• Annemarie Schwanz, Civil Engineering
• Yazmin Torres, Mathematics
• Samantha UnaDia, Animal Sciences
• Jennifer Viramontes, Kinesiology-Exercise Science

This story was originally published July 16, 2015 at 5:22 PM with the headline "Fresno State RB Waller named to Walker watch list."