Oct. 27, 2004

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University seniors Kristin Haas (Port Orchard/South Kitsap) and Beth Rosapepe (Port Orchard/South Kitsap) were repeat selections as Western Washington University placed five student-athletes on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Academic All-Star team announced today.

Rosapepe, who was named a Cross Country Coaches Association/NCAA Division II National Academic All-Star last year, is a linguistics major maintaining a 3.51 grade point average (4.0 scale).

Haas is general studies major with a 3.34 GPA.

Also named to the squad were Laura Trevellyan (Jr., Vashon), Stephanie Haydon (Sr., Port Orchard/North Kitsap) and Jake Haskins (Jr., Port Townsend).

Trevellyan, who earned All-America honors in 2003 by placing 21st at nationals, is a interdisciplinary concepts major with a 3.32 GPA. She earned all-conference honors by placing third at the GNAC meet last week.

Haydon is a Spanish-linguistics major with a 3.32 GPA, and Haskins is a physical education major with a 3.35 GPA.

Western hosts the NCAA II West Regional Championships on Sat., Nov. 6 at Lake Padden Park.

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

Sixty-Eight Named To GNAC Cross Country Academic Team

SPOKANE, Wash. - A total of 68 student-athletes - 26 men and 42 women - have been named to the 2004 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic cross country all-conference team.

Heading up the women's academic squad are Lindy Mullen of Central Washington, Katelynn Blume of Saint Martin's and Kelly Fullerton of Seattle University, all with perfect 4.00 GPAs, in their respective field of studies. Fullerton's GPA was compiled in her post-graduate classes.

Among the men the top academic all-star is Tim Keller of Northwest Nazarene. Keller, who is a math major, has compiled a near perfect 3.99 GPA during his academic career.

Northwest Nazarene placed the most athletes on the academic team, earning 10 spots, including four men and six women. Seattle University placed nine on the all-star squads (two men and seven women), while Seattle Pacific (five men, three women) and Western Oregon (five men, three women) had eight each.

A total of 26 athletes - eight men and 18 women - were repeaters from last year, including SPU's Paul Mach, who earned his fourth academic award. Named to the team for the third time were Sarah Hansen of Alaska Anchorage; Matt Schmitt and Mullen of Central Washington; Jessica Wiggins and Susan Young, both from Northwest Nazarene; Michael Hughes of Seattle; Spencer Walsh and Rachel Daniels, both from Western Oregon; and Beth Rosapepe and Kristin Haas, both of Western Washington.

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.

2004 GNAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team

Men
+Nate Normandin, Alaska Anchorage (Mathematics, Sr., 3.46, Anchorage, AK)
*Erik Wickstrom, Alaska Fairbanks (Biological Sciences, Jr., 3.93, Boras, Sweden)
*Jonas Tetlie, Alaska Fairbanks (Business Administration, Jr., 3.90, Kabelvaag, Norway)
Jed Kallen-Brown, Alaska Fairbanks (Mathematics, Sr., 3.90. Fairbanks, AK)
Daniel Slakey, Alaska Fairbanks (Natural Resources Management, Jr., 3.73, Elk Grove, CA)
++Matt Schmitt, Central Washington (Chemistry Teaching, Sr., 3.64, Federal Way, WA)
Tim Keller, Northwest Nazarene (Math, Jr., 3.99, McMinnville, OR)
Kevin Lambert, Northwest Nazarene (Business & Children's Ministries, So., 3.78, Nampa, ID)
*Andrew Peters, Northwest Nazarene (Missions, Jr., 3.50, Homer, AK)
Zach Dwello, Northwest Nazarene (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.27, McCall, ID)
Robin Wilbur, Saint Martin's (Mathematics, So., 3.65, Spanaway, WA)
+Andrew Prentice, Saint Martin's (Business, Sr., 3.42, Nine Mile Falls, WA)
Seth Woods, Saint Martin's (Biology, So., 3.22, Lacey, WA)
Andrew Lybarger, Seattle (Mechanical Engineering, So., 3.94, Spokane, WA)
**Michael Hughes, Seattle (Biology, Sr., 3.61, Issaquah, WA)
Michael Gavareski, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, So., 3.78, Bellingham, WA)
*Tim LeCount, Seattle Pacific (History, Jr., 3.67, Battle Ground, WA)
***Paul Mach, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Sr., 3.72, Seattle, WA)
James Rosser, Seattle Pacific (Physics, So., 3.45, Seattle, WA)
Ed Strickler, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, So., 3.54, Richland, WA)
Felipe Jasso, Western Oregon (Biology, So., 3.32, Gresham, OR)
*Ethan Barrons, Western Oregon (Education, Sr., 3.32, Salem, OR)
Cary Costa, Western Oregon (Biology, Jr., 3.30, Oregon City, OR)
Nick Crawford, Western Oregon (Accounting, So., 3.29, Beaverton, OR)
**Spencer Walsh, Western Oregon (Physical Education, Sr., 3.29, Shoreline, WA)
Jake Haskins, Western Washington (Physical Education, Jr., 3.35, Port Townsend, WA)

Women
Mandy Kaempf, Alaska Anchorage (Sociology, So., 3.85, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany)
*Nicole DeYong, Alaska Anchorage (Natural Sciences, Jr., 3.79, Anchorage, AK)
**Sarah Hansen, Alaska Anchorage (Languages & History, Sr., 3.76, Wasilla, AK)
Anjuli Haydu, Alaska Anchorage (Undeclared, So., 3.51, Craig, AK)
Kamie Jo Massey, Alaska Anchorage (Nursing, Sr., 3.45, Payson, UT)
Stephanie Myers, Alaska Anchorage (Biology, Jr., 3.30, Sand Point, AK)
*Diana Heimerl, Alaska Fairbanks (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.74, Wasilla, AK)
*Johanna Turunen, Alaska Fairbanks (Business Administration, Jr., 3.57, Joensuu, Finland)
Kasandra Rice, Alaska Fairbanks (General Studies, So., 3.35, Anchorage, AK)
**Lindy Mullen, Central Washington (Biology, Sr., 4.00, Lyman, WA)
Amber Green, Central Washington (Exercise Science, So., 3.92, Selah, WA)
*Emily Picinich, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.60, Manchester, WA)
Brandy Anderson, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.56, Juneau, AK)
Rachel Bleakney-Bailey, Central Washington (Political Science, Sr., 3.53, Woodinville, WA)
Stephanie Stine, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.36, Pasco, WA)
*Nicole Campbell, Humboldt State (Environmental Resources Engineering, Sr., 3.26, Topanga, CA)
Jamie Epley, Northwest Nazarene (Biology & Recreation Sports Management, Jr., 3.97, Homer, AK)
Joy Marchbanks, Northwest Nazarene (Nursing, Sr., 3.79, Anchor Point, AK)
**Jessica Wiggins, Northwest Nazarene (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.76, Weiser, ID)
+++Susan Young, Northwest Nazarene (Biology & Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.69, Sr., Nampa, ID)
*Mindy Newby, Northwest Nazarene (Applied Studies, Jr., 3.48, Coeur d'Alene, ID)
*Tara Robinson, Northwest Nazarene (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.44, McCall, ID)
Katelynn Blume, Saint Martin's (Chemistry, So., 4.00, Lacey, WA)
Maureen Driscoll, Saint Martin's (Psychology, So., 3.73, Bothell, WA)
*Nicole Beatty, Saint Martin's (Special Education, Jr., 3.52, Port Angeles, WA)
+Kelly Fullerton, Seattle (Teacher Education, Sr., 4.00, Roseburg, OR)
*Meghan Salveson, Seattle (Arts & Science pre-major, Jr., 3.88, Juneau, AK)
Alana Garcia, Seattle (Fine Arts/Journalism, So., 3.67, Modesto, CA)
Sarah Brundidge, Seattle (Civil Engineering, Jr., 3.62, Oak Harbor, WA)
Rachel Suess, Seattle (Biochemistry, So., 3.60, Ferndale, WA)
Emily Ferguson, Seattle (Liberal Studies/Psychology, Jr., 3.43, Portland, OR)
Phoebe Rohrbacher, Seattle (Arts & Science pre-major, So., 3.38, Juneau, AK)
Kristie Rice, Seattle (Arts & Science pre-major, So., 3.24, Des Moines, WA)
Brandi McCoy, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.68, Richland, WA)
*Becky Knox, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.57, Denver, CO)
Karen Dickson, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.52, El Dorado Hills, CA)
Leah Trutna, Western Oregon (Biology, Jr., 3.81, Colorado Springs, CO)
**Rachel Daniels, Western Oregon (Psychology, Sr., 3.78, North Bend, OR)
Jennifer Smith, Western Oregon (Social Sciences, Jr., 3.74, Glide, OR)
**Beth Rosapepe, Western Washington (Linguistics, Sr., 3.51, Port Orchard, WA)
**Kristin Haas, Western Washington (General Studies, Sr., 3.34, Port Orchard, WA)
*Laura Trevellyan, Western Washington (Interdisciplinary Concepts, Jr., 3.32, Vashon, WA)
Stephanie Haydon, Western Washington (Spanish-Linguistics, Sr., 3.32, Port Orchard, WA - North Kitsap)
*Repeater **Two-time repeater  *** Three-time repeater   +Repeater from 2002  ++Repeater from 2001 & 2002
+++Repeater from 2001 and 20