Nine Emery High student-athletes were recognized for their excellence in the classroom during the 2023 fall season with a selection to the Academic All-State team in their respective sport by the Utah High School Activities Association.

For the Spartans football team Creek Sharp and Wade Stilson received honors. Sharp and Stilson have led the Spartans to a first round bye in the state playoffs as well as a second round home game on October 27 when they will welcome Summit Academy to Castle Dale.

Cheyenne Bingham and Taya Cowley made the list representing the tennis squad. The Lady Spartan’s season came to an end the first weekend in October where Bingham lost the opening round match at the State Tennis Championships.

On the cross country team Chase Huggard and Tyler Frandsen both earned Academic All-State nods. The cross country team will be back at it on October 24 for the State Championships at the Regional Sports Complex in Salt Lake City.

For the golf team it was Kade Larsen and Ryker Mann. The Spartans season came to a close last week at the State Golf Championships at Meadowbrook, where the Spartans finished in eighth overall.

Karleigh Stilson was the sole member of the Lady Spartan volleyball squad to make the list. They are going up against Richfield Tuesday on the road for the final game of the regular season. The final RPI will be released on Wednesday and the playoffs will start Saturday, October 21.

Each sport and activity season, the UHSAA will open nominations through RegisterMyAthlete. Parents/students will enter their RegisterMyAthlete account and click on the Academic All-State tab to enter their unweighted cumulative high school GPA, ACT/SAT score, and submit the nomination form. Schools will confirm the student-athlete is a varsity contributor, confirm the GPA and ACT/SAT score, verify the student is a senior, and upload a current transcript prior to submitting the nomination to the UHSAA by the specified deadline (View deadlines). The Academic All-State award will now be decided by either meeting an index score (View index) or having a 4.0 unweighted GPA.