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Laura Halsell, Alanna Parker and Emmy Kroontje became 3-time GNAC Academic award winners

Vikings Place Eight on GNAC All-Academic Team

Viking student-athletes honored for cumulative GPA of 3.20 or better

10/8/2025 2:18:00 PM

By: Jeff Evans, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University women's cross country team had eight student-athletes earn a spot on the 2025 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference team presented by Barnes & Noble College.

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 on the course during the 2025 campaign. First-year freshman and redshirt freshman are not eligible for the academic all-conference team.

Seniors Laura Halsell, Alanna Parker and Emmy Kroontje highlighted the eight selections as three-time honorees to the all-academic team. The trio was among 12 three-time selections and 60 overall academic all-star award winners.

Here is a look at WWU's GNAC All-Academic selections for 2025:

Student-Athlete	Major	Yr.	GPA	Hometown
Kendall Carter*	Kinesiology	So.	3.74	Spokane, WA
Evelyn Collins-Winn#	Kinesiology	Sr.	3.86	Port Orchard, WA
Laura Halsell*#	Kinesiology	Sr.	3.43	Bellingham, WA
Emmy Kroontje*#	Biology	Sr.	3.91	Lynden, WA
Danielle McLain	Biology	So.	3.78	Bandon, OR
Alanna Parker*#	Kinesiology	Sr.	3.34	Spokane, WA
Kayla Ramsey*	Kinesiology	So.	3.65	Medical Lake, WA
Josephine Stevenson*	Environmental Studies	So.	3.88	Puyallup, WA
* 2024 selection; # 2023 selection

UP NEXT FOR THE VIKINGS

WWU is back in action this weekend with a pair of meets on Saturday, traveling to Romeoville, Illinois for the Lewis Crossover and down to Seattle for the Emerald City Open at Lower Woodland Park.

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