Nov. 4, 2009

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University placed seven student-athletes, five women and two men, on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Academic all-star team announced today.

Leading that contingent were two three-time honorees, Jenny Barton (Sr., Boise, ID/Borah), a design major with a 3.55 (4.0 scale) grade point average, and Kasey Hostetler (Sr., Richland/Hanford), a biochemistry major with a 3.50 GPA.

In all, the Vikings had five repeaters among its selections. Named for the second straight year were Kylie Broadbent (Sr., Spokane/Lewis & Clark), who is completing a second degree in cellular and molecular biology and has a 3.66 GPA; Bryn Gibson (Sr., Bellevue/Hanford), a business administration and marketing major with a 3.51 GPA; and Meghan Woodman (Sr., Redmond), a kinesiology major with a 3.40 GPA.

Rounding out the Western academic all-stars were Matt Fishbaugher (Jr., Redmond), a cellular and molecular biology major with a 3.22 GPA, and Darragh Simm (Jr., Woodinville), a business administration and marketing major with a 3.48 GPA.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Contact: Bob Guptill (509-535-5291/Fax 535-5293/e-mail - bguptill@gnacsports.com)

Sixty-Nine Named To GNAC Soccer Academic Team

SPOKANE - A total of 69 student-athletes - 52 women and 17 men - have been named to the 2009 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Academic all-star team. Heading up the women's academic team are sophomores Susana Contreras of Northwest Nazarene and Kelsey Jenkins of Seattle Pacific. Both players have 3.97 cumulative GPAs.

Seattle Pacific placed the most players on the academic team with nine. Central Washington, Montana State Billings, Northwest Nazarene and Western Oregon have eight each.

Andy Wolverton of Seattle Pacific has the top GPA (3.97) on the men's academic team. MSUB placed the most players on the men's academic team with seven.

Ten student-athletes were named to the soccer academic team for the third time, including Amber Easterbrook of Central Washington; Chelsea Libby, Tom Milroy, Sam Charles and Jarred Weisen, all of Montana State Billings; Kelcy Ware of Saint Martin's; Jesslyn Rahm Kellerman and Alec Nelson of Seattle Pacific; and Jenny Barton and Kasey Hostetler from Western Washington.

An additional 25 student-athletes, 23 women and two 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

Women
Gwenna Carie, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.88, Leavenworth, WA)*Annie Weisbeck, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.71, Spokane Valley, WA)*Ellie Eckroth, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.60, Auburn, WA)*Kaycie Hutchins, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.41, Port Orchard, WA)Michelle Mohn, Central Washington (Secondary Education, Sr.,3.38,  Kent, WA)Hillary Franks, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.35, Yakima, WA)Monique Cornier, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.26, Puyallup, WA)*Amber Easterbrook, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.25, Kent, WA)Jessica Andrews, MSU Billings (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.22, Graham, WA)*Lauren Anderson, MSU Billings (Human Services, Jr., 3.72, Ridgefield, WA)*Samantha Boehm, MSU Billings (Public Relations, Jr., 3.62, Wilsonville, WA)*Carly Valentine, MSU Billings (Human Services, Jr., 3.57, Vancouver, WA)*Kari Foreman, MSU Billings (Public Relations, Jr., 3.53, Lakewood, CO)**Chelsea Libby, MSU Billings (Health & Human Performance, Sr.,  3.45, Puyallup, WACaitlin Differding, MSU Billings (Health & Human Performance, Jr., 3.30 Sammamish, WA)Kelly Ross, MSU Billings (Public Relations, So., 3.25, Calgary, Alberta)Susana Contreras, Northwest Nazarene (Biology/Pre-Med, So., 3.97, Vancouver, BC*Liz Gross, Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration, Jr., 3.93, Everett, WA)McKenzie Bailey, Northwest Nazarene (Engineering Physics, Jr., 3.89, Meridian, ID)Jessie Cahill, Northwest Nazarene (Biology/Pre-Med, So., 3.79, Henderson, NV)*Kim Bowen, Northwest Nazarene (Biology/Pre-Med, Jr., 3.63, Nampa, ID)*Marie Smith, Northwest Nazarene (Biology/Pre-Med, Jr., 3.53, Bellingham, WA)Molly Tipton, Northwest Nazarene (Secondary Education/Kinesiology, Sr., 3.25, Caldwell, ID)*Kendra Courcy, Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration, Jr., 3.31, Selah, WA)Jenny Baker, Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.80, Eatonville, WA)Jill Webb, Saint Martin's (Education, Jr., 3.61, Puyallup, WA)*Amber Pratt, Saint Martin's (Engineering, Jr., 3.57, Lake Stevens, WA)**Kelcy Ware, Saint Martin's (Business, Jr., 3.53, Everett, WA)*Julianna Sackeyfio, Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.44, Seattle, WA)*Shannon White, Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.33, Bremerton, WA)Kelsey Jenkins, Seattle Pacific (Political Science, So., 3.97, Kent, WA)Savanna Hanson, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, So., 3.68, Centennial, CO)*Amanda Johnson, Seattle Pacific (Communications, Jr., 3.52, Duvall, WA)Heidi Laabs-Johnson, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.52, Salt Lake City, UT)**Jesslyn Rahm Kellerman, Seattle Pacific (Language Arts, Sr., 3.50, Eugene, OR)Karen Hosler, Seattle Pacific (Food & Nutrition Science, So., 3.42, Portland, OR)Jocelyn Charette, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, Sr., 3.33, Lakewood, WA)Janie Wurth, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.33, LaMirada, CA)Janae Godoy, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.25, Yakima, WA)*Naomi Shimabuku, Western Oregon (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.71, Aiea, HI)*Jordann Gilmer, Western Oregon (Nursing, Jr., 3.60, Federal Way, WA)*Kelsie Blachly, Western Oregon (Art, Jr., 3.43, Gresham, OR)*Kristie Adkins, Western Oregon (American Sign Language, Sr., 3.43, Vancouver, WA)*Jessica Hicks, Western Oregon (Health Promotions, Sr., 3.40, Corvallis, OR)Cori Young, Western Oregon (Community Health Education, Jr., 3.40, Gresham, OR)Monique Thees, Western Oregon (Business, So., 3.31, Camano Island, WA)Brittney Rigtrup, Western Oregon (Mathematics, Jr., 3.29, Renton, WA)*Kylie Broadbent, Western Washington (Cellular & Molecular Biology, Grad., 3.66, Spokane, WA)**Jenny Barton,  Western Washington (Design, Sr., 3.55, Boise, ID)*Bryn Gibson,   Western Washington (Business Administration & Marketing, Sr., 3.51, Bellevue, WA)**Kasey Hostetler,  Western Washington (Biochemistry, Sr., 3.50, Richland, WA)*Meghan Woodman, Western Washington (Kinesiology: Pre-Health Care Professions, Sr., 3.40, Redmond, WA)
Men
**Tom Milroy, MSU Billings (Human Performance, Sr., 3.86, Aberdeen, Scotland)James Henry, MSU Billings (History, Jr., 3.70, Coeur d'Alene, ID)**Sam Charles, MSU Billings (Human Performance, Sr., 3.60, Chiswell, England)*Chris Andre, MSU Billings (Business Management, Jr., 3.44,  Billings, MT)**Jarred Weisen, MSU Billings (Psychology, Sr., 3.32, Great Falls, MT)Garian Holian, MSU Billings (Music, So., 3.30, Missoula, MT)Tyler Moriarty, MSU Billings (Health & Human Performance, Jr., 3.20, Bozeman, MT)Matt Larson, Northwest Nazarene (Graphic Design, So., 3.37, Fairview, OR)James Schmid, Saint Martin's (Biology, So., 3.60, Maple Valley, WA)Vlad Voin, Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.48, Everett, WA)Austin Kelley, Saint Martin's (Engineering, Jr., 3.45, Olympia, WA)Zac Lubin, Saint Martin's (History, Jr., 3.23, Bozeman, MT)*Andy Wolverton, Seattle Pacific (Accounting, Jr., 3.97, Portland, OR)Drew Williams, Seattle Pacific (Psychology, So., 3.65, Bend, OR)**Alec Nelson, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, Sr., 3.56, Lynnwood, WA)Darragh Simm, Western Washington (Business Administration & Marketing, Jr., 3.48, Woodinville, WA)Matt Fishbaugher, Western Washington (Cellular & Molecular Biology, Jr., 3.22, Redmond, WA)
*Repeater  **Two-time repeater