BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University volleyball team placed six student-athletes on the 2023 Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
 
WWU has had at least five student-athletes selected to the GNAC All-Academic Team in each of the last seven years.
 
Junior Gabby Kepley headlined Western's selections as a three-time all-academic selection with a 3.35 cumulative GPA as a Kinesiology major. Sophomore Adele Holland earned the honor for a second time with a 3.86 GPA while pursuing a degree in marketing.
 
First-time award winners included sophomores Janelle Grant, Abby May, Karli Tri and Anna VanderYacht.
 
To qualify for academic all-conference, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20, must be in at least their second season competing for their team and must have competed during the 2023 campaign. Conference bylaws state that redshirt freshman are not eligible for the GNAC academic awards.
  Here is a look at the six Vikings that earned GNAC Academic honors for the 2023 season:
 

Name	Major	Yr.	GPA	Hometown
Janelle Grant	Kinesiology	So.	3.40	Bellevue, WA
Adele Holland*	Marketing	So.	3.86	Puyallup, WA
Abby May	Finance	So.	3.72	Issaquah, WA
Gabby Kepley*+	Kinesiology	Jr.	3.35	Bothell, WA
Karli Tri	English	So.	3.45	Lake Stevens, WA
Anna VanderYacht	Special Education	So.	3.89	Lynden WA
* 2022 All-Academic   + 2021 All-Academic   # 2020 All-Academic