Walla Walla, WA – The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association is pleased to announce the 2012 Academic All-American recipients. The honor is bestowed on NIRA members that have a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and qualified for the 2012 College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. This year over 50 contestants received the honor. They are as follows:
- Austin Alvernaz — Feather River Community College
- Bailey Bates — Mesalands Community College
- Brianne Baty — Treasure Valley Comm. College
- Cassidy Boggs — Vernon College
- Bryan Boyle — South Dakota State University
- Casey Breuer — Gillette College
- Shay Carroll — Northeastern Junior College
- Kyle Carson — Ranger College
- Kelsie Chace — Southwestern Okla. State Univ.
- Lydia Coe — University of Wyoming
- Bailey Corkill — University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Megan Crist — University of Montana, Western
- Morgan Defty — Cal Poly State University, SLO
- Mallory Driscoll — Brigham Young University
- Jessica Duncan — Southern Arkansas University
- Bradley Dyck — College of Southern Idaho
- Jessica Ehlers — Northwest College
- Kyla Foster — McNeese State University
- Macy Fuller — Mesalands Community College
- Rayann Fuller — Southern Arkansas University
- Wyatt Gregg — Panhandle State University
- Bailey Guthrie — Texas Tech University, Lubbock
- Clayne Haight — Treasure Valley Comm. College
- Traci Hinman — Central Wyoming College
- Quin Hundsdorfer — Feather River Community College
- Taylor Jacob — Texas A&M University
- Leslie Jennings — Southern Arkansas University
- Wyatt Kammerer — Gillette College
- Heather Knerr — Northwest College
- Riley Knoll — Dickinson State University
- Emily Miller — Garden City Community College
- Trenton Montero — New Mexico State University
- Hayden Moore — Mesalands Community College
- Kaylee Moyer — Panhandle State University
- Layne Norton — Odessa College
- Fran Orozco — Mesalands Community College
- Joey Painter — Black Hills State University
- Twyla Reid — South Dakota State University
- Rachel Richards — Walla Walla Community College
- Sierra Ridley — Treasure Valley Comm. College
- Cheyanna Robinson — University of Montana
- Danielle Schubert — South Dakota State University
- Bo Simpson — New Mexico State University
- Brooke Smith — New Mexico Highlands University
- Lacey Tech — Central Wyoming College
- Mercedes Trenary — Garden City Community College
- Bill Tutor — Sam Houston State University
- Cassie Vierstra — Tarleton State University
- Katie Vierstra — Tarleton State University
- Callie Whitney — Cal Poly State University, SLO
- Will Woodfin — Weatherford College