Aug. 14, 2015 BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Thirty-three Western Washington University student-athletes were named recipients of 2014-15 Division II Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Awards announced Friday, Aug. 14.
The DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
To receive the honor, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have completed a minimum of two years (six quarters or four semesters) of college level work, and been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
Seventeen of the WWU award winners were repeaters, five being honored for the third time. The three-time honorees include women's soccer midfielder Kim Cooper (Sr., Bellingham, Recreation, 3.59), women's track and field jumper Elizabeth Knope (Sr., Portland, OR/Grant, Kinesiology, 3.68), men's soccer midfielder Matt Temple (Sr., Beaverton, OR, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 3.84), women's cross country and track & field runner Mikhaila Thornton (Jr., Bend, OR/Mountain View, 3.58) and women's track and field javelin thrower Katie Reichert (Jr., Longview/Kelso, Communication Studies, 3.54).
The Vikings' Maddy Jalbert (Jr., Niwot, CO) had a school-best 3.94 GPA. A behavioral neuroscience major, she is a women's cross country and track and field runner.
Jalbert was followed by women's track and field jumper Jasmine McMullin (So., Sequim), an English Literature major with a 3.91 GPA; and women's cross country and track & field runner Shawna Troupe (So., Kelso), a kinesiology major with a 3.90 GPA.
The program was initiated in 2008. Twenty WWU student-athletes were honored that year, followed by 22 in 2009, 30 in 2010, 39 in 2011, 46 in 2012, 42 in 2013 and 43 in 2014.
Western Washington University
Elise Aylward, So., Women's Soccer, Biology, 3.76, Renton, WA/Lindbergh
Morgan Annable, So., Women's Track & Field, English, 3.78, Seal Rock, OR/Newport)
Emily Bartlett, So., Women's Rowing, Art Studio, 3.78, Broadlands, VA/Thomas Jefferson
Brooke Branigan, So., Women's Golf, Kinesiology, 3.53, Bellingham, WA
*** Kim Cooper, Sr., Women's Soccer, Recreation, 3.56, Bellingham, WA
Kayla Erickson, Sr., Women's Volleyball, Business Administration-Management Concepts, 3.50, Gig Harbor, WA
**Kristin Foster, Jr., Women's Rowing, Journalism, 3.65, San Ramon, CA/California
**Taylor Graham, Jr., Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Kinesiology, 3.56, Burlington, WA/Burlington-Edison
**Taylor Guenther, Jr., Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Communication Sciences and Disorders, 3.88, Vancouver, WA/Prairie
**Aleisha Hathaway, Jr., Women's Basketball, Kinesiology, 3.56, Spokane, WA/Shadle Park
**Katya Hewitt, Jr., Women's Rowing, Kinesiology, 3.62, Bellingham, WA
Jacob Hino, Jr., Men's Track & Field, Biology, 3.56, Yakima, WA/Eisenhower
**Madeline Jalbert, Jr., Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Behavioral Neuroscience, 3.94, Niwot, CO
***Elizabeth Knope, Sr., Women's Track & Field, Kinesiology, 3.69, Portland, OR/Grant
Gordon Kordas, So., Men's Track & Field, Physics, 3.75, Blaine, WA
**Emily Koryto, Sr., Women's Golf, Environmental Science, 3.59, East Lansing, MI
Sofia Marikis, So., Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Kinesiology, 3.71, Nine Mile Falls, WA/Lakeside
Megan Marler, Sr., Women's Rowing, Kinesiology, 3.64, Morrison, CO/D'Evelyn
Jasmine McMullin, So., Women's Track & Field, English Literature, 3.91, Sequim, WA
**Catherine Miles, Jr., Women's Soccer, Chemistry, 3.71, Anacortes, WA
Miranda Osadchey, So., Women's Track & Field, Pre-Medicine, 3.63, Dupont, WA/Steilacoom
**Taylor Peacocke, So., Women's Basketball and Softball, Sociology, 3.58, Kenmore, WA/Inglemoor
Ryan Peterson, Jr., Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Environmental Studies, 3.68, Seattle, WA/Garfield
***Katie Reichert, Jr., Women's Track & Field, Communication Studies, 3.52, Longview, WA/Kelso
**Nathan Richards, Jr., Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Biology/Anthropology, 3.58, Longview, WA/R.A. Long
Evan Scholten, So., Men's Basketball, Kinesiology, 3.64, Bothell, WA/Cedar Park Christian
**Mark Seely, Jr., Men's Track & Field, Plastics and Composite Technology, 3.55, Spokane, WA/Central Valley
**Caden Sowers, Sr., Men's Soccer, Electronics Engineering Technology, 3.57, Ferndale, WA
***Matt Temple, Sr., Men's Soccer, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 3.88, Beaverton, OR
***Mikhaila Thornton, Jr., Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Industrial Design, 3.57, Bend, OR/Mountain View
Kristina Tribley, So., Volleyball, Biology, 3.77, Wenatchee, WA
Shawna Troupe, So., Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Kinesiology, 3.90, Kelso, WA
Molly Ware, So., Women's Rowing, Biology, 3.65, Olympia, WA
