Track & Field Place Seven on Academic Award List
SPOKANE, Wash. – Seven Montana State Billings track and field athletes earned a spot on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference team for the 2009-10 indoor and outdoor seasons, the conference office announced Wednesday. Sarah Jackson, Katie Thiel, Justine Simons, Erika Halle, Kacie Vanderloos, Hillary Gourneau and Branden Martinez all earned honors.
The seven athletes were part of 93 student-athletes – 62 women and 31 men – to have been named to the all-star team.
Jackson, Thiel and Vanderloos were all repeat recipients of the honor, while Simons, Halle, Gourneau and Martinez were first time award winners.
Krinda Carlson of Saint Martin’s and Michelle Phillip of Northwest Nazarene headed the list with perfect 4.00 GPAs. The top scholar on the men’s team was Justin Karr of Western Oregon with a 3.99 GPA.
Western Washington placed the most athletes on the men’s academic team with eight. Western Oregon and Northwest Nazarene had five each. Leading the women’s team was Northwest Nazarene with 17 academic all-stars and Seattle Pacific with 12.
To be eligible for the academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 and be in at least their second year of competition at their university. They must also qualify to compete in either the GNAC indoor or outdoor championship meet.
Men’s Track and Field Academic All-Conference
Alfred Kangogo, UAA (Nursing, So., 3.33, Eldoret, Kenya)
**Paul Rottich, UAA (Economics & Finance, Sr., 3.20, Kapsabet, Kenya)
*Daniel Ramirez, CWU (Psychology, Jr., 3.53, Toppenish, WA)
**Tyler Fischer, CWU (Safety & Health Management, Sr., 3.59, Cashmere, WA)
James Carr, CWU (Film & Video Study, Sr., 3.46, Vancouver, WA)
Branden Martinez, MSUB (Musical Education, So., 3.52, Worland, WY)
**Alex Eaton, NNU (Chemistry, Sr., 3.83, Craigmont, ID)
*Dan Hill, NNU (History Secondary Education, Jr., 3.43, Castleford, ID)
Luke Hetrick, NNU (Engineering Physics, So 3.47, Caldwell, ID)
Ben Heidegger, NNU (Communications, Jr., 3.81, Jacksonville, OR)
Maurus Hope, NNU (Biochemistry, So., 3.54, Adrian, OR)
Charles Lawson, SMU (Computer Science/Math, So., 3.51, Onalaska, WA)
Kevin Hudson, SMU (Criminal Justice, So., 3.21, Aberdeen, WA)
**Justin Felt, SPU (Computer Science, Sr., 3.85, Eugene, OR)
Nathanael Sleight, SPU (Physics, So., 3.53, Bellevue, WA)
**Chad Meis, SPU (Electrical Engineering, Sr., 3.51, Renton, WA)
*Nate Wagner, SPU (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.41, Olympia, WA)
*Justin Karr, WOU (Political Science, Jr., 3.99, Tigard, OR)
*Brandon Snook, WOU (Earth Science, Sr., 3.77, Oregon City, OR)
Matt McCrary, WOU (Biology, So., 3.65, Gladstone, OR)
Matt Schryvers, WOU (Business, Sr., 3.61, Springfield, OR)
*Braxton Jackson, WOU (Public Heath, Sr., 3.51, Lincoln City, OR)
Nic Hoza, WWU (Industrial Technology-Vehicle Design, So.,3.94, Olympia, WA)
Anthony Zackery, WWU (Business Administration & Finance, Sr., 3.93, Spokane, WA)
*Alex Harrison, WWU (Kinesiology: Pre-Physical Therapy, Jr., 3.89, Edmonds, WA)
Tim Clendaniel, WWU (Kinesiology: Pre-Physical Therapy, So., 3.65, Bothell, WA)
**Matt O’Connell, WWU (Business Administration, Sr., 3.59, Sammamish, WA)
Tyler Nichols, WWU (Business Administration, So., 3.51, Shoreline, WA)
Andrew Gray, WWU (Pre-Medicine, So., 3.46, Sammamish, WA – Skyline)
*Jordan Welling, WWU (Manufacturing, Jr., 3.56, Burlington, WA)
Women’s Track and Field
*Alex West, UAA (Engineering, Jr., 3.81, Soldotna, AK)
*Ardrienna Everett, UAA (English, So., 3.65, Palmer, AK)
Lauren Laichak, UAA (Music, So., 3.64, Anchorage, AK)
**Laura Carr, UAA (Art, Sr., 3.59, South Bend, IN)
Ruth Keino, UAA (Nursing, So., 3.43, Kapcheno, Kenya)
Meagan Friess, UAA (Nursing & Psychology, Sr., 3.39, Anchorage, AK)
Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA (Nursing, So., 3.37, Eldoret, Kenya)
**Raquel Gonzalez, CWU (Paramedic/Community Health, Sr., 3.68, Ellensburg, WA)
**Mary Seidler, CWU (Physical Education, Sr., 3.30, Goodyear, AZ)
Torrie Self, CWU (Journalism, Jr., 3.32, Kent, WA)
Alejandra Borunda, CWU (Business, Jr.,3.47, Yakima, WA)
*Sarah Jackson, MSUB (Rehabilitation & Related Services, So., 3.86, Bozeman, MT)
*Katie Thiel, MSUB (Nursing, Jr., 3.87, Powell, WY)
Justine Simons, MSUB (Elementary Education, So., 3.78, Billings, MT)
Erika Halle, MSUB (Marketing, So., 3.30, Manhattan, MT)
*Kacie Vanderloos, MSUB (Special Education, Jr., 3.27, Hysham, MT)
Hillary Gourneau, MSUB (Elementary Education, So., 3.22, Poplar, MT)
Michelle Phillips. NNU (Communications, Sr., 4.00, Meridian, ID)
Amanda Konzal , NNU (Applied Studies, So., 3.99, Spokane, WA)
Amy Ciaccio, NNU (Social Work, Jr., 3.97, Boise, ID)
**Ashley Morman, NNU (Business Administration, Sr., 3.97, Bonners Ferry, ID)
*Ashley Egger, NNU (Biology Pre-Med, Jr., 3.85, Portland, OR)
*Shayna Shute, NNU (Liberal Studies, Jr., 3.84, Vancouver, WA)
**Chelsey Jones, NNU (Psychology, Sr., 3.83, Sunnyside, WA)
Jill Bennett, NNU (Nursing, So., 3.73, Grant Pass, OR)
*Annie Larlee, NNU (Nursing, Jr., 3.67, Maupin, OR)
**Lindsay Brady, NNU (Psychology, Sr., 3.65, Boise, ID)
*Jaclyn Puga, NNU (Biology, Jr., 3.61, Meridian, ID)
*Christa Brediger, NNU (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.57, Shoreline, WA)
*Maycee Bekkedahl, NNU (Math Secondary Education, Jr. 3.50, Nampa. ID)
**MJ Usabel, NNU (Business Administration, Sr., 3.37, Marsing, ID)
*Karina Elzinga, NNU (Graphic Design, Sr., 3.37, Salmon, ID)
*Elisa Decker , NNU(Pre-Physical Therapy, Jr., 3.36, Vancouver, WA)
Laura Vonarx, NNU (Kinesiology, Sr., 3.27, Hermiston, OR)
**Krinda Carlson, SMU (English, Sr., 4.00, Pateros, WA)
Angela Anderson, SMU (Math, So., 3.80, Bremerton, WA)
*Helen Camden, SMU (Sociology/Cultural Anthropology, Jr., 3.72, Yakima, WA)
*Annie Laweryson, SMU (Biology, ,Jr., 3.34, Puyallup, WA)
Kaitlynn Pecha, SMU (Civil Engineering, So., 3.31, Omak, WA)
Natty Plunkett, SPU (Psychology, So., 3.94, Bellevue, WA)
**Jessica Pixler, SPU (English, Sr., 3.93, Sammamish, WA)
**Lisa Anderberg, SPU (Global Development, Sr., 3.92, Edmonds, WA)
**Jane Larson, SPU (English, Sr. 3.84, Fall City, WA)
*Jennifer Pike, SPU (Biology, Jr., 3.68, Vancouver, WA)
**Kate Harline, SPU (Religious Studies, Sr., 3.61, Orem, UT)
Ali Worthen, SPU (Integrated Studies, So., 3.50, Coos Bay, OR)
Lisette Peterson, SPU (Biology, So., 3.47, Eugene, OR)
Kayla Wilkins, SPU (Physical Education, So., 3.47, Vancouver, WA)
Brittany Tri, SPU (Accounting, So., 3.46, Lake Stevens, WA)
Michaela Caldwell, SPU (Education Certification, So., 3.41, Marysville, WA)
Natalie Nobbs, SPU (Exercise Science, So., 3.35, Yakima, WA)
Alee Rowley, WOU (Public Health, Sr., 3.65, Kenai, AK)
Amanda Wright, WOU (Undeclared, So., 3.45, Olympia, WA)
Ali Mosher, WOU (Undeclared, So., 3.37, Hillsboro, OR)
Kelsey Neilson, WOU (Business, So., 3.33, Sisters, OR)
Tricia Morrison, WOU (Anthropology, Jr., 3.26, Hillsboro, OR)
*Diana DiMarco, WWU (Biology/Anthropology, Jr., 3.91, Bozeman, MT)
Rachael Johnson, WWU (English, Sr.., 3.72, Yakima, WA – West Valley)
*Lauren Breihof, WWU (Business, Jr., 3.56, Vancouver, WA)
*Megan Zukowski, WWU (Physical Education, Jr., 3.43, Maple Valley, WA)
Jennifer Quick, WWU (Recreation, Jr., 3.36, Lynnwood, WA)
Courtney Olsen, WWU (English, Sr., 3.23, Bellingham, WA – Squalicum)
*Repeater **Two-time repeater
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