Nov. 4, 2002
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University placed five runners - three women and two men - on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Academic all-star teams announced today.
Named to the women's team were Kristin Haas (So., Port Orchard/South Kitsap), Lisa Pearl (Sr., Kenmore/Inglemoor), and Beth Rosapepe (So., Port Orchard/South Kitsap). Pearl placed 14th at the GNAC Championships.
Haas is a sociology major with a 3.51 grade point average (4.0 scale). Rosapepe is an English major with a 3.23 GPA and Pearl is a Spanish major with a 3.20 GPA.
Selected to the men's squad were Jon Carwin (Jr., Kirkland/Lake Washington) and Emil Newhouse (Sr., Snohomish). Newhouse finished 17th at the league meet.
Newhouse is a French major with a 3.70 GPA, and Carwin is a fitness/exercise science major with a 3.45 GPA.
All five runners are competing for Western this Saturday at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships at Fresno, Calif.
GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Contact: Bob Guptill (509-535-5291/Fax 535-5293/e-mail - bguptill@gnacsports.com)
Report 11A (Nov. 4, 2002)
Sixty-Eight Named To GNAC Cross Country Academic Team
SPOKANE - A total of 67 student-athletes - 38 men and 29 women - have been named to the 2002 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic cross country all-conference team.
Heading up the women's academic team are Stacy Edwards (So., Eagle River, AK) of Alaska Anchorage and Julie Thielen (Sr., Olympia, WA) of Saint Martin's. Among the men the top academic all-star is Will Smith (Sr., Canby) of Western Oregon. All three student-athletics have compiled perfect 4.00 GPAs during their academic careers.
Seattle Pacific placed the most athletes on the academic unit with 11, including seven men and four women. Alaska Anchorage (4 men, 5 women) and Western Oregon (6 men, 3 women) each placed nine athletes on the academic all-star team.
To be eligible for the 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.
2002 GNAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team
Men
Tobias Schwoerer, Alaska Anchorage (Economics, Jr., 3.94, Lenzkirch, Germany)Chris Cannon, Alaska Anchorage (Aviation, So., 3.52, Helena, MT)Nate Normandin, Alaska Anchorage (Mathematics, Jr., 3.50, Anchorage, AK)Sean Rivers, Alaska Anchorage (Journalism/Public Relations, Sr., 3.27, Sandy, OR)Justin Schumacher, Alaska Fairbanks (Criminal Justice, Sr., 3.89, Bowling Green, OH)John Heimerl, Alaska Fairbanks (Biology, Sr., 3.85, Wasilla, AK)Juraj Brugos, Alaska Fairbanks (Anthropology, Sr., 3.21, Levoca, Slovakia)Jason Porter, Central Washington (Accounting, So., 3.94, Woodinville, WA)Matt Schmitt, Central Washington (Chemistry/Teaching, Jr., 3.73, Federal Way, WA)Cory Rebmann, Central Washington (Anthropology, So., 3.59, Kettle Falls, WA)Lehrin Morey, Humboldt State (Kinesiology, Jr., 3.80, Eureka, CA)Brian Kostock, Humboldt State (Kinesiology, So., 3.34, Santa Barbara, CA)Brice Roncace, Northwest Nazarene (Computer Science, Sr., 3.84, Meridian, ID)Nathan Wilkinson, Northwest Nazarene (Mathematics-Education, Jr., 3.57, Albany, OR)Nathan Carlson, Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.96, Pateros, WA)Rob Kemper, Saint Martin's (Business, Sr., 3.50, Amity, OR)Tyson Magney, Saint Martin's (Computer Science, Jr., 3.41, Spokane, WA)Andy Prentice, Saint Martin's (Business, So., 3.25, Spokane, WA)Carlos Gonzalez, Saint Martin's (Business, Sr., 3.23, Yakima, WA)Kevin Lybarger, Seattle (Electrical Engineering, Sr., 3.96, Spokane, WA)Matt Blaine, Seattle (English/Spanish, Jr., 3.78, Spokane, WA)Mike Hughes, Seattle (Biology, So., 3.68, Issaquah, WA)Steve Manos, Seattle (English/Finance, Jr., 3.41, Phoenix, AZ)Paul Mach, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Jr., 3.73, Seattle, WA)Timothy Marston, Seattle Pacific (Engineering, Jr., 3.72, Pullman, WA)Nathanael Castle, Seattle Pacific (Art, Sr., 3.67, Gooding, ID)Clint Bjella, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, So., 3.52, Everett, WA)Ryan Nash, Seattle Pacific (English, Jr., 3.45, Spokane, WA)Scott Van Hess, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Sr., 3.39, Salem, OR)Aaron Libadisos, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, So., 3.23, Kailua-Kona, HI)Will Smith, Western Oregon (Education, Sr., 4.00, Canby, OR)Jesse Light, Western Oregon (Computer Science, Jr., 3.73, Eugene, OR)Matt Barreau, Western Oregon (Physical Education, So., 3.70, Springfield, OR)Spencer Walsh, Western Oregon (Undecided, So., 3.41, Shoreline, WA)Brett Franz, Western Oregon (Business, Sr., 3.32, Colorado Springs, CO)Chris Logan, Western Oregon (Speech Communications, Jr., 3.28, Bend, OR)Emil Newhouse, Western Washington (French, Sr, 3.70, Snohomish, WA)Jon Carwin, Western Washington (Fitness/Exercise Science, Jr., 3.45, Kirkland, WA)
Women
Stacy Edwards, Alaska Anchorage (Natural Sciences, So., 4.00, Eagle River, AK)Sarah Hansen, Alaska Anchorage (History, So., 3.85, Wasilla, AK)Meyoung Blum, Alaska Anchorage (Journalism/Public Communications, Sr., 3.67, Seward, AK)Leslie Boyd, Alaska Anchorage (Journalism/Public Communications, Sr., 3.57, Anchorage, AK)Lindsay Krous, Alaska Anchorage (Natural Sciences, Jr., 3.42, Eagle River, AK)Erinn Whitmere, Alaska Fairbanks (Art, Jr., 3.41, Porter, IN)Sigrid Aas, Alaska Fairbanks (Journalism, Jr., 3.37, Alta, Norway)Alicen Maier, Central Washington (Individualized Major, Jr., 3.73, Selah, WA)Tiffany Picinich, Central Washington (Family & Consumer Science/Education, Jr., 3.56, Manchester, WA)Erika Olson, Central Washington (Elementary Education, So., 3.46, Kenmore, WA)Dawnita LiaBraaten, Central Washington (Physical Education, Jr., 3.46, El Dorado, CA)Katherine Stephenson, Humboldt State (Botany, Jr., 3.90, Beaufort, NC)Tammy Hunt, Humboldt State (Kinesiology, Sr., 3.33, Cobb, CA)Jessica Wiggins, Northwest Nazarene (Applied Science, So., 3.58, Weiser, ID)Christy Wynkoop, Northwest Nazarene (Art Education, So., 3.39, Gresham, OR)Julie Thielen, Saint Martin's (Education, Sr., 4.00, Olympia, WA)Amber Sommer, Saint Martin's (Education, Sr., 3.90, Twisp, WA)Ann McCanick, Saint Martin's (Business, So., 3.45, Lakewood, WA)Kelly Fullerton, Seattle (English & German, Jr., 3.49, Roseburg, OR)Sarah Kraybill, Seattle Pacific (English, Sr., 3.71, Seattle, WA)Nicole Seana, Seattle Pacific (Food & Nutritional Science, Jr., 3.50, Carnation, WA)Kirsten Bjork, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.38, Olympia, WA)Ruth Hawkinson, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.36, Roy, WA)Rachel Daniels, Western Oregon (Undecided, So., 3.51, Bend, OR)Sarah Block, Western Oregon (Psychology, Sr., 3.49, Bend, OR)Blair Staley, Western Oregon (Pre-Nursing, So., 3.42, Gresham, OR)Ellie Enos, Western Oregon (History, Sr., 3.37, Brookings, OR)Kristin Haas, Western Washington (Sociology, So., 3.51, Port Orchard, WA)Beth Rosapepe, Western Washington (English, So., 3.23, Port Orchard, WA)Lisa Pearl, Western Washington (Spanish, Sr., 3.20, Kenmore, WA)
