May 12, 2005

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Seven repeaters are among 11 Western Washington University student-athletes named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Academic All-Star Team announced today.

Three Vikings were honored for the third straight year. They are heptahlete LeAnne Evans (Sr., Steilacoom), who is a recreation major maintaining a 3.43 grade point average (4.0 scale); pole vaulter Scott Romney (Sr., Gig Harbor), who is majoring in computer science with a 3.62 GPA; and distance runner Beth Rosapepe (Sr., Port Orchard/South Kitsap), who is a linguistics major with a 3.62 GPA.

Western had four other repeaters. They were sprinter Paul Danforth (Jr., Kent/Kennedy), who is an English major with a 3.82 GPA; heptathlete Jackie McCall (Jr., Spokane/Medical Lake), who is a recreation major with a 3.33 GPA; shot putter David Rogiers (Jr., Tacoma/Washington), who is an accounting major with a 3.62 GPA; and discus thrower Jessica Telleria (Jr., Boise, ID/Capital), who is a biochemistry major with a 3.77 GPA.

Rounding out the Viking academic standouts are sprinter Kara Fischer (So., East Wenatchee/Eastmont), who is a communications sciences and disorders major with a 3.25 GPA; distance runner Kristin Haas (Jr., Port Orchard/South Kitsap), who is a social studies major with a 3.38 GPA; pole vaulter Hunter Verner (Jr., Brentwood, TN), who is a French major with a 3.34 GPA; and discus thrower Rob White (Sr., Woodinville), who is a biology/anthropology major with a 3.81 GPA.

Telleria was the discus champion at the GNAC Outdoor Championships for the third straight year, and Verner took the pole vault title at both the indoor and outdoor league meets.

To be eligible for GNAC academic all-star honors, student-athletes must have a minimum GPA of 3.20 and be in at least their second year of competition at their university. They must also qualify to compete in either the GNAC Indoor or Outdoor Championships.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Contact: Bob Guptill (509-535-5291/Fax 535-5293/e-mail - bguptill@gnacsports.com)

112 Named To GNAC Academic Track-and-Field Team

SPOKANE - A total of 112 student-athletes - 38 men and 74 women - have been named to the 2005 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Academic all-conference team.

Two of the women have perfect 4.00 grade point averages during their academic careers at their respective institutions - Lindy Mullen of Central Washington and Katelynn Blume of Saint Martin's. Among the male academic all-stars, Tim Keller of Northwest Nazarene and Andrew Lybarger of Seattle University have the highest GPAs with 3.99 and 3.96 averages, respectively.

Western Oregon placed the most athletes on the men's academic team with nine. Central Washington earned 17 spots on the women's team, while Seattle Pacific placed 16 on the academic squad.

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. They must also qualify to compete in either the GNAC Indoor or GNAC Outdoor track-and-field championship meet.

Men's Track and Field  Academic  All-Conference

Leif Olson, Alaska Anchorage (English, Jr., 3.29, Spokane, WA)
Eric Reynolds, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.72, Chehalis, WA)
**Matt Schmitt, Central Washington (Chemistry Teaching, Sr., 3.65, Federal Way, WA)
*Cresap Watson, Central Washington (Flight Technology, Jr., 3.31, Woodinville, WA)
Ryan Tuss, Humboldt State (Art Education, Sr., 3.25, Clancy, MT)
*Tim Keller, Northwest Nazarene (Math, Jr., 3.99, McMinnville, OR)
Kevin Lambert, Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration & Children's Ministries, So., 3.75, Boise, ID)
*Casey Hartwig, Northwest Nazarene (Political Science & International Relations, Jr., 3.43, Walla Walla, WA)
*Lincoln Hagood, Northwest Nazarene (Public Communications, Sr., 3.32, Nampa, ID)
Caleb Timmer, Saint Martin's (Civil Engineering, So., 3.90, Tacoma, WA)
***Nathan Carlson, Saint Martin's (Biology, Sr., 3.88, Pateros, WA)
Robbie Wilbur, Saint Martin's (Mathematics, So., 3.65, Spanaway, WA)
Josh Timmer, Saint Martin's (Mechanical Engineering, So., 3.56, Tacoma, WA)
**Andy Prentice, Saint Martin's (Business, Sr., 3.45, Nine Mile Falls, WA)
Seth Woods, Saint Martin's (Biology, So., 3.30, Lacey, WA)
Andrew Lybarger, Seattle (Mechanical Engineering, Jr., 3.96, Spokane, WA)
Robert Renninger, Seattle (Accounting, Sr., 3.76, Bellevue, WA)
Garrett Brown, Seattle (Business & Economics, So., 3.61, Edmonds, WA)
**Michael Hughes, Seattle (Biology, Sr., 3.61, Issaquah, WA)
***Paul Mach, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Sr., 3.76, Seattle, WA)
**Tim LeCount, Seattle Pacific (History, Sr., 3.72, Battle Ground, WA)
Eddie Strickler, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, So., 3.60, Richland, WA)
*Chris Randolph, Seattle Pacific (Psychology, Jr., 3.30, Lone Tree, CO)
James Rosser, Seattle Pacific (So., 3.27, Biology, Seattle, WA)
Jason Buckmier, Western Oregon (Business, So., 3.68, So., Beaverton, OR)
Lee Clarkson, Western Oregon (Speech Communications, So., 3.52, Salem, OR)
Troy Banker, Western Oregon (Business, So., 3.49, Beaverton, OR)
Sam Hobbs, Western Oregon (Arts, So., 3.45, Cornelius, OR)
*Ethan Barrons, Western Oregon (Education, Sr., 3.37, Salem, OR)
Nick Crawford, Western Oregon (Business, So., 3.36, Beaverton, OR)
**Spencer Walsh, Western Oregon (Physical Education, Sr., 3.34, Shoreline, WA)
*Derek Gitts, Western Oregon (Business, Jr., 3.34, Canby, OR)
Felipe Jasso, Western Oregon (Science, Jr., 3.27, Gresham, OR)
*Paul Danforth, Western Washington (English, So., 3.82, Kent, WA)
Rob White, Western Washington (Biology/Anthropology, Sr., 3.81, Woodinville, WA)
**Scott Romney, Western Washington (Computer Science, Sr., 3.62, Gig Harbor, WA)
*David Rogiers, Western Washington  (Accounting, Jr., 3.62, Tacoma, WA)
Hunter Verner, Western Washington (French, Jr., 3.34, Brentwood, TN)

Women's Track and Field

**Stacy Edwards, Alaska Anchorage (Natural Sciences, Sr., 3.89, Eagle River, AK)
*Diana Gordon, Alaska Anchorage (Fine Arts, Sr., 3.77, Palmer, AK)
Mindy Lindquist, Alaska Anchorage (English, Sr., 3.70, Springville, UT)
Jessica Houston, Alaska Anchorage (Undeclared, So., 3.28, Anchorage, AK)
Stephanie Myers, Alaska Anchorage (Biology, Sr., 3.27, Sand Point, AK)
**Lindy Mullen, Central Washington (Biology, Jr., 4.00, Lyman, WA)
Amber Green, Central Washington (Exercise Science, So., 3.94, Selah, WA)
Anjuli Spear, Central Washington (Foreign Language, So., 3.90, Roslyn, WA)
**Katie Maurer, Central Washington (Accounting, Jr., 3.87,  Redmond, WA)
**Lea Tiger, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.83, Renton, WA)
Tiffany Quilter, Central Washington (Exercise Science, So., 3.78, Moses Lake, WA)
*Teresa Schlafer, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.77, Port Orchard, WA)
Brandy Anderson, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.69, Juneau, AK)
Katie Hingston, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.66, Kennewick, WA)
*Ashley Rountree, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.63, Covington, WA)
Becky Perez, Central Washington (Math, Jr., 3.57, Bellingham, WA)
*Rachel Bailey, Central Washington (Political Science-History, Sr., 3.56, Woodinville, WA)
*Jessica Wagner, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.55, Port Orchard, WA)
**Julie Graham, Central Washington (Fashion Merchandising, Sr., 3.47, Sultan, WA)
Andrea Ring, Central Washington (PE Teaching, Sr., 3.46, Tacoma, WA)
Heather Yergen, Central Washington (Biology, Sr., 3.26, Yakima, WA)
**Christin McDowell, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.20, Issaquah, WA)
**Bekah Bowman, Northwest Nazarene (Kinesiology & Biology Education, Sr., 3.72, Weiser, ID)
Christy Wynkoop, Northwest Nazarene (Art, Sr., 3.58, Gresham, OR)
Melanie Nisly, Northwest Nazarene (Recreation and Sports Management, Jr., 3.53, Corvallis, MT)
Sarah Maddux, Northwest Nazarene (Biology, Sr., 3.39, Bremerton, WA)
Ashley Rickels, Northwest Nazarene (English Education, So., 3.36, Middleton, ID)
*Kristina Wherry, Northwest Nazarene (Recreation and Athletic Training, Jr., 3.20, New Plymouth, ID)
Jessica Rendon, Humboldt State (Environmental Sciences, So., 3.70,   Mountain View, CA)
**Nicole Campbell, Humboldt State (Environmental Resource Planning, Jr., 3.32, Topanga, CA)
Katelynn Blume, Saint Martin's (Chemistry, So., 4.00, Lacey, WA)
Danika Washington, Saint Martin's (Civil Engineering, So., 3.87, Lacey, WA)
*Nicole Beatty, Saint Martin's (Special Education, Jr., 3.62, Port Angeles, WA)
Jacque Buchanan, Saint Martin's (Business, Sr., 3.51, Olympia, WA)
Meghan Salveson, Seattle (International Studies, Jr., 3.88, Juneau, AK)
***Kelly Fullerton, Seattle (Education, Grad, 3.87, Roseburg, OR)
Alana Garcia, Seattle (Fine Arts/Journalism, So., 3.71, Modesto, CA)
*Sarah Brundidge, Seattle (Civil Engineering, Sr., 3.61, Oak Harbor, WA
Rachel Suess, Seattle (Biochemistry, So., 3.59, Ferndale, WA)
*Ashley Burns, Seattle (Marketing, Jr., 3.58, Everett, WA)
Phoebe Rohrbacher, Seattle (Arts & Sciences, So., 3.56, Juneau, AK)
Holly Bueb, Seattle (Psychology, Sr., 3.49, Auburn, CA)
Teresa Mathias, Seattle (Humanities, Jr., 3.48, Lynnwood, WA)
**Emily Ferguson, Seattle (Psychology/Liberal Studies, Sr., 3.46, Portland, OR)
*Linda Blake, Seattle Pacific (Chemistry, Jr., 3.95, Richland, WA)
Anna Soule, Seattle Pacific (English, So., 3.70, Puyallup, WA)
*Jean Kolb, Seattle Pacific (Psychology, Jr., 3.70, Eugene, OR)
Jennifer Marsh, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, So. 3.68, Kirkland, WA)
*Amy Harris,  Seattle Pacific (Family & Consumer Sciences, Jr., 3.68, Corvallis, OR)
*Rebecca Knox, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.67, Denver, CO)
*Allison Hedges, Seattle Pacific (Physics, Jr., 3.63, Richland, WA)
Brandi McCoy, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.62, Richland, WA)
Victoria Perkins, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.61, Kent, WA)
Kristin Janney, Seattle Pacific (Undecided, So., 3.56, White Salmon, WA)
Karen Dickson, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.56, El Dorado Hills, CA)
Sara Johnson, Seattle Pacific (Math, Sr., 3.32, Kennewick, WA)
Molly Hornbuckle, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, So., 3.30, Burien, WA)
Kinyatta Leonhardt, Seattle Pacific (Accounting, So., 3.26, Petaluma, CA)
***Allyson Studer, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.24, Redmond, WA)
Kelsey Cooley, Seattle Pacific (Undeclared, So., 3.23, Missoula, MT)
Nini Callan, Western Oregon (Anthropology, Sr., 3.78, Sisters, OR)
*Kristin Wiese, Western Oregon (Education, Jr., 3.74, Estacada, OR)
*Leah Trutna, Western Oregon (Biology, Jr., 3.72, Colorado Springs, CO)
Danielle Smith, Western Oregon (Psychology, So., 3.64, Molalla, OR)
**Monica Smith, Western Oregon (Biology, Sr., 3.60, Dallas, OR)
Katy Kociemba, Western Oregon (Education, Sr., 3.33, Oregon City, OR)
Bridget Johnson, Western Oregon (Health, Jr., 3.32, Portland, OR)
Jennie Rummell, Western Oregon (Health, Jr., 3.29, Astoria, OR)
*Jaci Cederberg, Western Oregon (Health, Sr., 3.24, Newberg, OR)
*Jessica Telleria, Western Washington (Biochemistry, Jr., 3.77, Boise, ID)
**Beth Rosapepe, Western Washington (Linguistics, Sr., 3.62, Port Orchard, WA)
**LeAnne Evans, Western Washington (Recreation, Sr., 3.43, Steilacoom, WA)
Kristin Haas, Western Washington (Social Studies, Jr., 3.38, Port Orchard, WA)
*Jackie McCall, Western Washington (Recreation, Jr., 3.33, Spokane, WA)
Kara Fischer, Western Washington (Communication Sciences & Disorders, So., 3.25, East Wenatchee, WA)

*Repeater **Two-time repeater +Repeater from 2003