May 12, 2006

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Thirteen Western Washington University athletes -seven men and six women - have been named to the 2006 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Academic all-star team announced today.

Senior Scott Romney (Gig Harbor) was one of four GNAC athletes named for the fourth time. He has a 3.42 grade point average (4.0 scale) in computer science.

Four other Viking seniors were repeat selections. Paul Danforth (Kent/Kennedy), who has a 3.85 GPA in English literature; David Rogiers (Tacoma/Washington), who has a 3.68 GPA in accounting; and Jessica Telleria (Boise, ID/Capital), who has a 3.78 GPA in biochemistry; were named for the third year. Hunter Verner (Brentwood, TN/Montgomery Bell Academy), who is maintaining a 3.32 GPA in French, was picked for the second time.

The Western men led the conference with seven selections to the academic team. Also named were senior Mike Khabibulin (Vancouver, WA/Skyview), who has a 3.22 GPA in business administration and operations management; sophomore Keith Lemay (Blaine/Lynden Christian), who has a 3.68 GPA in physical education; and senior Tyler Thornbrue (Shelton), who has a 3.24 GPA in industrial technology.

Completing the Vikings named to the women's team were senior Erin Deasy (Gig Harbor), who has a 3.41 GPA in community health; senior Kirsten Holt (Lakewood), who has a 3.26 GPA in anthropology-archaeology; senior Katrina Schwerdtfeger (Mountlake Terrace), who has a 3.40 GPA in health and fitness; sophomore Julie Stone (Bellingham/Sehome), who has a 3.74 GPA in environmental science; and senior Ashley Van Oeveren (Fall City/Mount Si), who has a 3.30 GPA in psychology.

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 also must qualify to compete in either the GNAC Indoor or GNAC Outdoor track-and-field championship meets.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

110 Named To GNAC Academic Track-and-Field Team

SPOKANE - A total of 110 student-athletes - 72 women and 38 men - have been named to the 2006 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Academic all-conference team.

Five of the academic all-stars have perfect 4.00 grade point averages - Tim Keller and Amanda Merrell of Northwest Nazarene, Lindy Mullen and Marcie Mullen of Central Washington and Katelynn Blume of Saint Martin's

Western Washington placed the most athletes on the men's academic team with seven. Seattle Pacific, Western Oregon and Northwest Nazarene have six each. Seattle Pacific led the way on the women's team with 19 academic all-stars led by Central Washington with 14 and Northwest Nazarene with 10.

Four athletes were named to the team for the fourth time - Andy Prentice of Saint Martin's, Scott Romney of Western Washington, Lindy Mullen of Central Washington and Rebekah Bowman of Northwest Nazarene. Seventeen others were selected for the third time.

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 GNAC Outdoor track-and-field championship meet.

Men's Track and Field Academic All-Conference
Michael Madrid, Alaska Anchorage (Undecided, So., 3.58, Anchorage, AK)*Leif Olson, Alaska Anchorage (English, Sr., 3.40, Spokane, WA)Cameron Bailey, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.66, Woodinville, WA)Geoff Anderson, Central Washington (Industrial Education, Sr., 3.61, Gresham, OR)Cameron Neel, Central Washington (Flight Technology, Jr., 3.55, Woodinville, WA)**Cresap Watson, Central Washington (Flight Technology, Sr., 3.34, Woodinville)**Tim Keller, Northwest Nazarene (Math, Sr., 4.00, McMinnville, OR)Eddie Wheeler, Northwest Nazarene (Music, Sr., 3.87, Grandview, WA)Preston Lewis, Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration, So., 3.62, Meridian, ID)*Andrew Peters, Northwest Nazarene (Missions, Sr., 3.46, Homer, AK)**Casey Hartwig, Northwest Nazarene (Political Science & International Relations, Sr., 3.43, Walla Walla, WA)Brian Gould, Northwest Nazarene (Engineering Physics, Sr., 3.41, Gresham, OR)*Caleb Timmer, Saint Martin's (Civil Engineering, Sr., 3.87, Tacoma, WA)*Robbie Wilbur, Saint Martin's (Math/Biology, Jr., 3.72, Spanaway, WA)*Josh Timmer, Saint Martin's (Mechanical Engineering, Sr., 3.55, Tacoma, WA)***Andy Prentice, Saint Martin's (Business, Sr., 3.47, Nine Mile Falls, WA)Steve LaLonde, Saint Martin's (Undecided, So., 3.22, Centralia, WA)*Andrew Lybarger, Seattle (Mechanical Engineering, Jr., 3.95, Spokane, WA)*Robert Renninger, Seattle (Accounting, Jr., 3.47, Bellevue, WA)Michael Gavereski, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.65, Bellingham, WA)*Eddie Strickler, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Jr., 3.63, Richland, WA)Phil Bayley, Seattle Pacific (Accounting, Sr., 3.50, Seattle, WA)Dan Larimer, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.34, Libby, MT)*James Rosser, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.23, Seattle, WA)Carlo Lozano, Seattle Pacific (Engineering, So., 3.20, Seattle, WA)*Jason Buckmier, Western Oregon (Business, Jr., 3.75, Beaverton, OR)Mat Hutchinson, Western Oregon (Business, So., 3.60, Newport, OR)*Lee Clarkson, Western Oregon (Speech Communications, Jr., 3.56, Salem, OR)**Derek Gitts, Western Oregon (Business, Sr., 3.43, Canby, OR)*Nick Crawford, Western Oregon (Business, Jr., 3.37, Beaverton, OR)Brandon Jasmin, Western Oregon (Geography, Jr., 3.21, Prineville, OR)**Paul Danforth, Western Washington (English Literature, Sr., 3.85, Kent, WA)Keith Lemay, Western Washington (Physical Education, So., 3.68, Blaine, WA)**David Rogiers, Western Washington (Accounting, Sr., 3.68, Tacoma, WA)***Scott Romney, Western Washington (Computer Science, Sr., 3.42, Gig Harbor, WA)*Hunter Verner, Western Washington (French, Sr., 3.32, Brentwood, TN)Tyler Thornbrue, Western Washington (Industrial Technology, Sr., 3.24, Shelton, WA)Mike Khabibulin, Western Washington (Business Administration & Operations Management, Sr., 3.22, Vancouver, WA)
Women's Track and Field
Mandy Kaempf, Alaska Anchorage (Sociology, Sr., 3.86, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany)**Diana Gordon, Alaska Anchorage (Natural Sciences, Sr., 3.69, Palmer, AK)Courtney Stein, Alaska Anchorage (Philosophy, Sr., 3.66, Edmonds, WA)Kaley Strachan, Alaska Anchorage (Biological Sciences, So., 3.65, Port Alberni, BC)Mary Krusen, Alaska Anchorage (Nursing, Jr., 3.52, Kenai, AK)***Lindy Mullen, Central Washington (Biology, Sr., 4.00, Lyman, WA)Marcie Mullen, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 4.00, Lyman, WA)*Amber Green, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.94, Selah, WA)*Anjuli Spear, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.94, Roslyn, WA)**Teresa Schlafer, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.81, Port Orchard, WA)Haley Amos, Central Washington (Exercise Science, So., 3.80, Cowiche, WA)*Brandy Anderson, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.68, Juneau, AK)**Ashley Rountree, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.66, Covington, WA)**Rachel Bailey, Central Washington (History & Political Science, Sr., 3.52, Woodinville, WA)Briana Fredricksen, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.45, Cove, OR)Stephanie Druktenis, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.32, Bellevue, WA)Terran Legard, Central Washington (History Teaching, Jr., 3.24, Burbank, WA)Rebecca Lindquist, Central Washington (Math Teaching, Jr., 3.22, Palmer, AK)Kara Nygard, Central Washington (Biology, So., 3.28, Wenatchee, WA)Heather Moulton, Humboldt State (Kinesiology, So., 3.85, Arcadia, CA)*Jessica Rendon, Humboldt State (Environmental Science, Jr., 3.83, Roseville, CA)Andrea Lovio, Humboldt State (English, Sr., 3.68, Arcata, CA)Alison McCall, Humboldt State (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.27, Concord, CA)Amanda Merrell, Northwest Nazarene (Biology, So., 4.00, Spokane, WA)Jami Eply, Northwest Nazarene (Biology & Recreation, Sr., 3.96, Homer, AK)Kim Berberick, Northwest Nazarene (Nursing, So., 3.94, Post Falls, ID)***Rebekah Bowman, Northwest Nazarene (Kinesiology & Biology Education, Sr., 3.78, Weiser, ID)*Christy Wynkoop, Northwest Nazarene (Art, Sr., 3.64, Gresham, OR)Jennifer Perry, Northwest Nazarene (Psychology, Jr., 3.62, Montague, CA)*Melanie Nisley, Northwest Nazarene (Recreation & Sports Management, Sr., 3.59, Corvallis, MT)*Ashley Wornell, Northwest Nazarene (English Education, Jr., 3.47, Middleton, ID)Amy Carroll, Northwest Nazarene (Recreation & Sports Management, So., 3.31, Billings, MT)**Kristina Wherry, Northwest Nazarene (Kinesiology, Sr., 3.27, New Plymouth, ID)*Katelynn Blume, Saint Martin's (Chemistry/Biology, Jr., 4.00, Olympia, WA)Janelle Probst, Saint Martin's (Physical Education, So., 3.80, Spokane, WA)**Nicole Beatty, Saint Martin's (Special Education, Sr., 3.70, Port Angeles, WA)Jessie Dunnam, Saint Martin's (Undecided, So., 3.65, Kelso, WA)Chelsea Claussen, Saint Martin's (Biology, So., 3.47, Shelton, WA)*Meghan Salveson, Seattle (International Studies, Sr., 3.83, Juneau, AK)Charisse Arce, Seattle (Marketing, Jr., 3.49, Seattle, WA)**Linda Blake, Seattle Pacific (Chemistry, Sr., 3.94, Richland, WA)Megan Wrightman, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.90, Bend, OR)Kaitlin Rohde, Seattle Pacific (Psychology, So., 3.83, Bellingham, WA)*Jennifer Marsh, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.81, Kirkland, WA)Karin Rohde, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, So., 3.77, Bellingham, WA)**Jean Kolb, Seattle Pacific (Psychology, Sr., 3.77, Eugene, OR)**Amy Harris, Seattle Pacific (Family & Consumer Science, Sr., 3.74, Corvallis, OR)**Rebecca Knox, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.74, Denver, CO)**Allison Hedges, Seattle Pacific (Physics, Sr., 3.67, Richland, WA)*Anna Soule, Seattle Pacific (English, Jr., 3.66, Puyallup, WA)*Brandi McCoy, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.65, Richland, WA)*Victoria Perkins, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.64, Kent, WA)*Kristin Janney, Seattle Pacific (Food & Nutrition Science, Jr., 3.50, White Salmon, WA)Lauren VerMulm, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, So., 3.48, Mount Vernon, WA)Molly Barnes, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.40, Burien, WA)Kelsey Cooley, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, So., 3.35, Missoula, MT)Janelle Stevens, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.34, Soquel, CA)Monica Anderson, Seattle Pacific (Psychology, So., 3.25, Bremerton, WA)Sharon Bjella, Seattle Pacific (Physical Education, Jr., 3.25, Everett, WA)*Nini Callan, Western Oregon (Anthropology, Sr., 3.77, Sisters, OR)*Danielle Smith, Western Oregon (Psychology, Sr., 3.67, Molalla, OR)Bonnie Galloway, Western Oregon (Physical Education, Sr., 3.42, Gresham, OR)*Bridget Johnson, Western Oregon (Health, Sr., 3.35, Portland, OR)Sarah Barker, Western Oregon (Education, So., 3.29, LaPine, OR)*Jennie Rummell, Western Oregon (Health Education, Sr., 3.26, Astoria, OR)Sabrina Freed, Western Oregon (Undecided, So., 3.23, Burns, OR)**Jessica Telleria, Western Washington (Biochemistry, Sr., 3.78, Boise, ID)Julie Stone, Western Washington (Environmental Science, So., 3.74, Bellingham, WAErin Deasy, Western Washington (Community Health, Sr., 3.41, Gig Harbor, WA)Katrina Schwerdtfeger, Western Washington (Health & Fitness, Sr., 3.40, Mountlake Terrace, WA)Ashley Van Oeveren, Western Washington (Psychology, Sr. 3.30, Fall City, WA)Kirsten Holt, Western Washington (Anthropology-Archaeology, Sr., 3.26, Lakewood, WA)*Repeater (Peters from 2004) **Two-time repeater ***Three-time repeater