15 Yellowjackets Named GNAC Scholar-Athletes

BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana State University Billings placed 15 student-athletes, eight women and seven men, on the 2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Academic All-Star team announced Wednesday.  It was the most of any conference school combined.

Leading that group was senior midfielder Melissa Carlson, who is a health and human performance major, in maintaining a 3.92 grade point average.  The Renton, Wash., native, has the third-best overall GPA for the 66-member team and the second-best GPA on the 51-member women’s side behind Claire Grubbs of Seattle Pacific.

As a team, the women finished with eight named to the team which was tied with Northwest Nazarene for third in the league.  Seattle Pacific and Saint Martin’s each had nine all-stars.

Completing the MSUB women’s honorees are senior defender Sara Gress, environmental studies, 3.76; sophomore defender Carly Valentine, human services, 3.73 GPA; sophomore defender Lauren Anderson, human services, 3.71 GPA; sophomore defender Samantha Boehm, public relations, 3.55 GPA; sophomore midfielder Kari Foreman, public relations, 3.44 GPA; senior midfielder Mandy Ploskonka, public relations, 3.44 GPA; and junior midfielder Chelsea Libby, health and human performance/pre-physical therapy, 3.39 GPA.  Carlson, Gress, Ploskonka and Libby all were named to the team last year as well.

For the second year in a row, the MSUB men’s soccer team led the way with seven members name to the men’s team.  Junior defender Tom Milroy leads the team with a 3.91 GPA in health and human performance.  His 3.91 average is the best on the 15-member men’s side and fourth overall.

Completing the MSUB men’s honorees are senior midfielder Justin Hoskins, accounting, 3.89 GPA; junior forward Sam Charles, health and human performance, 3.74 GPA; sophomore forward Chris Andre, general studies, 3.52 GPA; junior midfielder Jarred Weisen, psychology, 3.32 GPA; senior midfielder Jurell Linford, elementary education, 3.31 GPA; and junior midfielder Jeremy DeHerrera, health and human performance/pre-med, 3.20 GPA.  Milroy, Hoskins, Charles, Weisen and Linford all were named to the team last year.

GNAC Soccer Academic All-Conference Team

Women 

Annie Weisbeck, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.77, Spokane Valley, WA)
Kaycie Hutchins, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.54, Port Orchard, WA)
Ellie Eckroth, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.45, Auburn, WA)
*Amber Easterbrook, Central Washington (Undeclared, Jr., 3.33, Kent, WA)
**Lynde Clarke, Central Washington (Math Teaching, Sr., 3.30, Albuquerque, NM)
*Melissa Carlson, MSU Billings (Human Performance, Sr., 3.92, Renton, WA)
*Sara Gress, MSU Billings (Environmental Studies, Sr., 3.76, Boise, ID)
Carly Valentine, MSU Billings (Human Services, So., 3.73, Vancouver, WA)
Lauren Anderson, MSU Billings (Human Services, So., 3.71, Ridgefield, WA)
Samantha Boehm, MSU Billings (Public Relations, So., 3.55, Wilsonville, WA)
Kari Foreman, MSU Billings (Public Relations, So., 3.44, Lakewood, CO)
*Mandy Ploskonka, MSU Billings (Public Relations, Sr., 3.44, Federal Way, WA)
*Chelsea Libby, MSU Billings (Human Performance/Pre-Physical Therapy, Jr., 3.39, Puyallup, WA)
Liz Gross, Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration, So., 3.90, Everett, WA)
Kim Bowen, Northwest Nazarene (Biology/Pre-Med, So., 3.70, Nampa, ID)
**Hannah Mohs, Northwest Nazarene (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.66, Othello, WA)
**Jenna Johnson, Northwest Nazarene (Recreation & Sports Management, Sr., 3.57, Gresham, OR)
**Angie Duryea, Northwest Nazarene (Recreation & Sports Management, Sr., 3.56, Silverdale, WA)
Marie Smith, Northwest Nazarene (Biology/Pre-Med, So., 3.53, Bellingham, WA)
Pip Herman, Northwest Nazarene (Secondary Education/History, So., 3.47, Issaquah, WA)
Kendra Courcy, Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration, So., 3.21, Selah, WA)
Kelcy Ware, Saint Martin’s (Business, So., 3.76, Everett, WA)
Kandis Jarvis, Saint Martin’s (Education, Sr., 3.67, Toledo, WA)
Amber Pratt, Saint Martin’s (Engineering, So., 3.58, Lake Stevens, WA)
Jessica Wilson, Saint Martin’s (Education, Sr., 3.51, Redlands, CA)
Julianna Sackeyfio, Saint Martin’s (Biology, So., 3.38, Seattle, WA)
Cayla Dixon, Saint Martin’s (Business, So., 3.32, Federal Way, WA)
Trisha Halvorson, Saint Martin’s (Community Service, Sr., 3.26, Burien, WA)
Shannon White, Saint Martin’s (Biology, So., 3.23, Bremerton, WA)
Ashley Biral, Saint Martin’s (Education, Sr., 3.22, Castle Rock, WA)
**Claire Grubbs, Seattle Pacific (Psychology, Sr., 3.96, Sterling, VA)
Amanda Johnson, Seattle Pacific (Communications, So., 3.71, Duvall, WA)
**Katie Taylor, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.64, Vancouver, WA)
**Shannon Oakes, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, Sr., 3.60, Boise, ID)
*Jesslyn Rahm, Seattle Pacific (Language Arts, Jr., 3.45, Eugene, OR)
Ali Winje, Seattle Pacific (Biology/Pre-Med, So., 3.37, Manhattan Beach, CA)
Alex Butler, Seattle Pacific (Communications, Sr., 3.35, Spokane, WA)
**Meredith Teague, Seattle Pacific (Visual Communications, Sr., 3.31, Redmond, WA)
Kayla Stiegemeier, Seattle Pacific (Language Arts, Jr., 3.20, Rathdrum, ID)
Naomi Shimabuku, Western Oregon (Elementary Education, So., 3.64, Aiea, HI)
Jordann Gilmer, Western Oregon (Nursing, So., 3.54, Federal Way, WA)
Kelsie Blachly, Western Oregon (Art, So., 3.52, Gresham, OR)
Kristie Adkins, Western Oregon (American Sign Language, Jr., 3.31, Vancouver, WA)
Jessica Hicks, Western Oregon (Health Promotions, Jr., 3.27, Corvallis, OR)
*Maggie Kuzmer, Western Oregon (Communications Studies, Sr., 3.27, Vancouver, WA)
Kylie Broadbent, Western Washington (Cellular & Molecular Biology, Sr., 3.66, Spokane, WA)
*Kasey Hostetler, Western Washington (Biochemistry, Jr., 3.52, Richland, WA)
*Jenny Barton, Western Washington (Art Design, Jr., 3.51, Boise, ID)
Bryn Gibson, Western Washington (Business Administration & Marketing, Jr., 3.37, Bellevue, WA)
Meghan Woodman, Western Washington (Pre-Physical Therapy, Jr., 3.33, Redmond, WA)
Lucy Miller, Western Washington (Psychology, Jr., 3.20, Palisades, CA)
*Katie Warner, Western Washington (Spanish, Sr., 3.20, Burlington, WA)

Men 

*Tom Milroy, MSU Billings (Human Performance, Jr., 3.91, Aberdeen, Scotland)
*Justin Hoskins, MSU Billings (Accounting, Sr., 3.89, Billings, MT)
*Sam Charles, MSU Billings (Human Performance, So., 3.74, Chiswell, England)
Chris Andre, MSU Billings (General Studies, So., 3.52, Billings, MT)
*Jarred Weisen, MSU Billings (Psychology, Jr., 3.32, Great Falls, MT)
*Jurell Linford, MSU Billings (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.31, Missoula, MT)
Jeremy DeHerrera, MSU Billings (Human Performance/Pre-Med, Jr., 3.20, Kalispell, MT)
Tucker Maxwell, Saint Martin’s (Business, Sr., 3.35, Eagle, ID)
Andy Wolverton, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, So., 3.96, Portland, OR)
Brendon Cloyd, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, So., 3.80, Bothell, WA)
*Alec Nelson, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, Jr., 3.52, Lynnwood, WA)
*Corey Sinser, Seattle Pacific (French, Jr., 3.50, Bellevue, WA)
Joel Grossman, Western Washington (Business Administration, Sr., 3.82, Anacortes, WA)
*Michael Ricci, Western Washington (Economics & Political Science, Jr., 3.35, Bellevue, WA)
Cris Geday, Western Washington (Physical Education/Pre-Medicine, So., 3.25, Vancouver, WA)

*Repeater  **Two-time repeater