April 30, 2008

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University outfielder Morgan Parkerson has been named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Softball Academic all-conference team.

Parkerson, a junior from RAF Lakenheath, England, is a physical education major with a 3.33 (4.0 scale) grade point average.

Parkerson has played in 26 games this season, making nine starts. She is batting .211 (8-for-38) with two doubles and five runs batted in.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Thirty-One Named To GNAC Softball Academic Team

SPOKANE - A total of 31 student-athletes have been named to the 2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Softball Academic all-conference team.

Heading up the academic all-star team are Northwest Nazarene first baseman Astin Salisbury, who has a 3.94 GPA in religious studies and Spanish and Central Washington junior shortstop Liz Wallace, who has a 3.92 GPA in elementary education and is a member of the prestigious Douglas Honors College at CWU.

Eleven players are repeat selections from last year's team. Six players - Salisbury, Mallory Holtman of Central Washington, Amanda Phillips of Northwest Nazarene, Jane Purdy of Seattle University and Trina Dorn and Shanley Young of Western Oregon - were all named to the team for the third time.

Northwest Nazarene, Montana State Billings, Seattle University and Western Oregon each have six players on the academic team, while Central Washington placed five on the team.

All letter winners who are in at least their second year of competition and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20 are eligible to be selected to the team.

2008 GNAC Softball Academic All-Conference Team

*Liz Wallace, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Jr. 3.92, Florence, MT)
Kasey Druffel, Central Washington (Exercise Science, 3.75, Colton, WA)
**Mallory Holtman, Central Washington (Business Administration, Sr., 3.31, White Salmon, WA)
Katy Jones, Central Washington (Math Education, So., 3.26, Kennewick, WA)
Katriina Reime, Central Washington (Elementary Education, So., 3.28, Hoquiam, WA)
Rebekah Tsatsa, MSU Billings (Health & Human Performance, Jr., 3.86, Eagle, ID)
Jenna Haacke, MSU Billings (Rehabilitation & Related Services, Sr., 3.76, Billings, MT)
Stephanie Gosselin, MSU Billings (Health & Human Performance, Jr., 3.63, Victoria, BC)
Lindsey Trenary, MSU Billings (History, So., 3.35, Helena MT)
Amanda Schaapveld, MSU Billings (Psychology, Sr., 3.24, Puyallup, WA)
Terina Stacks, MSU Billings (Math, Jr., 3.22, Washougal, WA)
**Astin Salisbury, Northwest Nazarene (Religious Studies/Spanish, Sr., 3.94, Caldwell, ID)
*Jael Henthorn, Northwest Nazarene (Kinesiology Education, Jr., 3.68, Meridian, ID)
**Amanda Phillips, Northwest Nazarene (Kinesiology Education, Sr., 3.64, Apple Valley, CA)
*Vanessa Shaw, Northwest Nazarene (Accounting, Jr., 3.57, Helena, MT)
Katie Free, Northwest Nazarene (Applied Sciences, Sr., 3.52, Nampa, ID)
Rachel Bare, Northwest Nazarene (Kinesiology, Sr., 3.47, Goldendale, WA)
Megan Crager, Saint Martin's (Biology, Sr., 3.82, Olympia, WA)
Katie Petersen, Seattle (Humanities/Teaching, So., 3.74, Mission Viejo, CA)
Katie Antich, Seattle (Diagnostic Ultrasound, So., 3.47, Spokane, WA)
**Jane Purdy, Seattle (Biology, Sr., 3.46, Missoula, MT)
Kelsey Reynolds, Seattle (Undeclared, So., 3.39, Kent, WA)
*Heather Hansen, Seattle (General Science, Jr., 3.38, Redmond, WA)
Brenda Stice, Seattle (English/Journalism, Sr., 3.21, Poulsbo, WA)
**Trina Dorn, Western Oregon (Business, Sr., 3.54, Henderson, NV)
**Shanley Young, Western Oregon (Chemistry, Sr., 3.48, Fairbanks, AK)
*Christina Cooke, Western Oregon (Elementary Ed, Sr., 3.45, Tualatin, OR)
Kristin Maglasang, Western Oregon (Business, Jr., 3.45, Vancouver, WA)
Whitney Lee, Western Oregon (Early Childhood Education, So., 3.29, Salem, OR)
Sara Tucholsky, Western Oregon (Business, Sr., 3.20, Forest Grove, OR)
Morgan Parkerson, Western Washington (Physical Education, Jr., 3.33, RAF Lakenheath, England)

*Repeater  **Two-time repeater