June 3, 2014
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Two track and field athletes, Frank Catelli and Bethany Drake, have been named the Western Washington University 2013-14 Athletes of the Year, respectively, for men and women.
The announcement was made Tuesday at the fifth annual Dub-Dub-Blue awards ceremony on the WWU campus. Their names will be added to the G. Robert Ross Memorial Trophy.
Drake, a sophomore from Sandy, Ore. (Sandy High School graduate), earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-America honors after winning the javelin at the NCAA Division II national championships.
Drake was ranked No.1 nationally for most of the season after setting school and Great Northwest Athletic Conference records with a toss of 169-6 on Apr. 5. That mark was the fourth longest in NCAA II history.
Drake earned USTFCCCA National Division II Athlete of the Week honors for that feat.
Drake also was named USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year and a West Region all-star.
An anthropology major, Drake received GNAC academic all-star honors with a 3.78 grade point average (4.0 scale).
Catelli, a sophomore from Sequim (Sequim High School graduate) placed third in the shot put at nationals with a school and GNAC record effort of 60-10 1/2. He also finished 13th in the discus.
A USTFCCCA All-American, Catelli placed first at the GNAC Championships with a meet record put of 59-7.
Catelli earned West Region all-star honors in both the shot put and discus, setting a school record of 173-11 in the latter.
Catelli also had an outstanding indoor season, being named the USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year. He placed 17th at nationals in the shot put and set a school record of 57-5 1/2.
WWU ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
1954 Ken Swalwell - Football, Men's Track & Field, Baseball1955 Bruce Randall - Football, Men's Basketball1956 Ted Whan - Men's Track & Field1957 Bruce Randall - Football, Baseball1958 Fred Emerson - Football, Baseball1959 Sam Martin - Football1960 Jerry Joyce - Men's Track & Field1961 Don Trethewey - Men's Track & Field1962 Mike Kirk - Men's Basketball1963 Jim Adams - Men's Basketball1964 Bob Thomas - Men's Basketball1965 Keith Shugarts - Football, Men's Basketball1966 Jack Nighbert - Men's Basketball, Baseball1967 Steve Richardson - Football, Baseball1968 Dave Weedman - Football1969 Gary Reiersgard - Men's Basketball1970 Mike Clayton - Men's Basketball1971 Gary White - Men's Basketball1972 Lee Andersen - Wrestling1973 Mike Franza - Men's Basketball1974 Mike Vorce - Men's Track & Field1975 Chuck Price - Men's Basketball1976 Charmon Odle - Women's Basketball1977 Pat Locker - Football1978 Bruce Manclark - Men's Track & Field, Men's Cross Country1979 Rohn McCoy - Men's Basketball1981 Jo Metzger - Women's Basketball1982 Marilyn Thibodeau - Women's Cross Country,Women's Track & Field1983 Wendy Malich - Women's Track & Field1984 Joan Williamson - Women's Track & Field1985 Dave Peterson - Football Genevie Pfueller - Women's Cross Country and Track & Field1986 Carmen Dolfo - Women's Basketball Allen James - Men's Track & Field1987 Kim Nix - Men's Track & Field and Football Hollie Watson - Women's Track & Field1988 James Johnson - Men's Basketball Shelly Borovich - Women's Volleyball and Track & Field1989 Peter LaBarge - Football Anna Rabel - Women's Basketball1990 Peter LaBarge - Men's Soccer Lorrie Post - Women's Volleyball1991 Peter LaBarge - Men's Soccer Scott Lohr - Football Lorrie Post - Women's Volleyball1992 Jeff Van Kleeck - Men's Cross Country & Track Joanie Armstrong - Women's Crew1993 Shane Volkmann - Football Lynton Hyde - Football Kris Maraveller - Women's Cross Country & Track1994 Dwayne Kirkley - Men's Basketball Brandi Stevenson - Women's Track1995 Bill Christensen - Football Gina Sampson - Women's Basketball1996 Orlondo Steinauer - Football Gina Sampson - Women's Basketball1997 Chris Nicholl - Football Amy Cameron - Women's Track1998 Mark Spencer - Football Cathy Johnson - Fastpitch1999 Joel Skarbo - Men's Golf Devin Kemper - Men's Track Celeste Hill - Women's Basketball2000 Ben Clampitt - Football Celeste Hill, Women's Basketball Craig Welty - Men's Golf2001 Erik Totten - Football Michelle Parker - Volleyball2002 Scott Mitchell - Football Shannon Rowland - Volleyball2003 Mike Palm - Men's Basketball Liz Bishop - Volleyball Ashlee Vincent - Women's Cross Country and Track2004 Nicola Parker - Volleyball Kurt Hartmaier - Men's Cross Country and Track Josh Griesse - Men's Crew2005 Michael Koenen - Football Tim Feenstra - Men's Golf Julia Gamache - Women's Rowing2006 Grant Dykstra - Men's Basketball Katja Trygg - Women's Golf2007 Anthony Tomsich - Men's Track and Cross Country Courtney Schneider - Volleyball Lindsay Mann-King - Women's Rowing2008 Courtney Schneider - Volleyball Sean Packer - Men's Golf2009 Ira Graham - Men's Basketball Jake Koppenberg - Men's Golf Sarah Porter - Women's Cross Country and Track Audrey Coon - Women's Rowing2010 Sarah Porter - Women's Cross Country and Track Ryan Brown - Men's Track2011 Sarah Porter - Women's Cross Country and Track Ryan Brown - Men's Track2012 Rory Blanche, Men's Basketball Emily Warman, Women's Track & Field and Soccer2013 John Allen, Men's Basketball Jake Webb, Men's Golf Marlayna Geary, Volleyball Jamie Arthurs, Women's Soccer2014 Frank Catelli - Men's Track & Field Bethany Drake, Women's Track & Field
Vikings name 2013-14 Scholar-Athletes of the Year Maris earns female honor for second time, Weishaar is male choice
June 3, 2014
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Men's soccer forward Andrew Weishaar and women's soccer forward Kristin Maris are the Western Washington University Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year for 2013-14. The announcement was made Tuesday at the fifth annual Dub-Dub-Blue awards ceremony.
It is the second straight year that Maris has earned the honor.
The scholar-athlete awards, which have been presented since 1999, recognize WWU student-athletes who best demonstrate excellence both in competition and in the classroom.
Maris, a senior from Issaquah (Issaquah High School graduate), is completing a degree in behavioral neuroscience with a 3.83 grade point average (4.0 scale). She was a second-team College Sports Information Directors of America Capital One Academic All-American and National Soccer Coaches Association of America National Scholar All-American and for the third straight year a Great Northwest Athletic Conference academic all-star.
Last fall, Maris led the Vikings to the best season in school history as they finished 20-2-1 and reached the NCAA Division II national semifinals, falling 2-1 in overtime to defending national champion West Florida after winning West Region and GNAC regular-season championships. She finished with 11 goals and eight assists for 30 points with three game-winning goals.
Maris, the GNAC Player of the Year, was a second-team NSCAA All-American, honorable mention Daktronics All-American, first-team NSCAA and Daktronics West Region all-star, and first-team GNAC all-star, all for the second straight year.
Maris, a four-year letter winner, finished eighth among WWU career leaders in goals with 28, assists with 17 and points with 73.
Weishaar, a senior from Puyallup (Puyallup High School graduate), has maintained a 3.72 GPA as an accounting major. He was a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 selection, a second-team NSCAA National Scholar-Athlete pick, and a three-time GNAC academic all-star.
A third-team NSCAA All-American, Weishaar helped WWU to an 11-4-3 record, one of the best in school history, as he led the team in goals with 10, points with 23 and game-winning goals with five.
Weishaar was a West Region all-star, earning first-team NSCAA recognition and second-team Daktronics honors, and a first-team GNAC all-star.
A four-year letter winner, Weishaar finished his career ranked fifth among WWU leaders in goals with 26 and sixth in points with 63.
WWU SCHOLAR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
MALE
1999 Erik Meyer, track2000 Marty Juergens, football2001 Erik Totten, football2002 Erik Totten, football2003 Greg Dykstra, football2004 Rob White, football2005 Rob White, football2006 Scott Romney, track2007 Keith Lemay, track2008 Keith Lemay, track/cross country2009 Anthony Zackery, football2010 Alex Harrison, track2011 Xavier Dailly, golf2012 Alex Harrison, track2013 Chris Mitchell, basketball2014 Andrew Weishaar, soccer
FEMALE
1999 Sarah Hiss, track2000 Sarah Hiss, track2001 Kelsi Griswald, rowing2002 Liz Bishop, volleyball2003 Liz Bishop, volleyball2004 Liz Bishop, volleyball2005 Jodi Gerald, basketball Meghan Evoy, volleyball2006 Jessica Telleria, track2007 Audrey Coon, rowing2008 Audrey Coon, rowing2009 Audrey Coon, rowing2010 Casey Mapes, rowing2011 Katie Sharpe, golf2012 Megan Northey, rowing2013 Kristin Maris, soccer2014 Kristin Maris, soccer
