Nov. 5, 2008

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University placed 10 student-athletes, seven women and three men, on the 2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Academic All-Star team announced today.

Leading that group was men's midfielder Joel Grossman (Sr., Anacortes), who is a business administration major with a 3.82 (4.0 scale) grade point average.

Women's goalkeeper Kylie Broadbent (Sr., Spokane/Lewis & Clark), who is majoring in cellular and molecular biology, is maintaining a 3.66 GPA.

Two of her teammates, defender Kasey Hostetler (Jr., Richland/Hanford) and midfielder Jenny Barton (Jr., Boise, ID/Borah) have respective GPAs of 3.52 and 3.51. Hostetler is a biochemistry major and Barton is majoring in art design.

Completing Western's honorees are women's defender Bryn Gibson (Jr., Bellevue/Interlake), business administration and marketing, 3.37 GPA; men's midfielder Michael Ricci (Jr., Bellevue/Newport), economics and political science, 3.35 GPA; women's defender Meghan Woodman (Jr., Redmond), pre-physical therapy, 3.33 GPA; men's defender Cris Geday (So., Vancouver/Skyview), physical education/pre-medicine, 3.25 GPA; women's forward Lucy Miller (Jr., Palisades, CA/Pacific Palisades), psychology, 3.20 GPA; and women's defender Katie Warner (Sr., Burlington/Burlington-Edison), Spanish, 3.20 GPA.

Barton, Hostetler, Ricci and Warner were all repeat selections.

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.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Sixty-Six Named To GNAC Soccer Academic Team

SPOKANE - A total of 66 student-athletes - 51 women and 15 men - have been named to the 2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Academic all-star team.

Heading up the women's academic team is Claire Grubbs of Seattle Pacific. The SPU senior from Sterling, Virginia, who is a psychology major, has a cumulative GPA of 3.96. Last week, she was named to the CoSIDA (Sports Information Directors Association) Soccer Academic District 8 College Division team for the third time, joining Seattle University's Ashley Porter (2005-07) as the only women's soccer player to accomplish that feat.

Two other women - Melissa Carlson of Montana State Billings (3.92) and Liz Gross of Northwest Nazarene (3.90) - also have cumulative GPAs of 3.90 or better.

Saint Martin's and Seattle Pacific each placed nine players on the women's team, while Montana State Billings and Northwest Nazarene each earned eight spots on the academic squad.

Andy Wolverton of Seattle Pacific, a sophomore from Portland, Ore., has the top GPA (3.96) on the men's academic team. Tom Milroy and Justin Hoskins of Montana State Billings have composite GPAs of 3.91 and 3.89, respectively. MSU Billings led the men's selections for the second year in a row with seven, while Seattle Pacific had four and Western Washington placed three on the academic team.

Eight student-athletes were named to the soccer academic team for the third time, including Grubbs, Katie Taylor, Shannon Oakes and Meredith Teague, all from Seattle Pacific; Hannah Mohs, Jenna Johnson and Angie Duryea, all of Northwest Nazarene, and Lynde Clarke of Central Washington.

An additional 18 student-athletes, including 10 women and eight men earned academic all-star honors for the second time.

To be eligible for the GNAC 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.

GNAC Soccer Academic All-Conference Team

WomenAnnie 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