November 6, 2002

Lacey, Wash. - A total of eight Saint Martin’s runners, five men and three woman, were selected to the 2002 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Academic all-star team announced yesterday.

Named to the women’s team were seniors Julie Thielen (Education, 4.00, Olympia, Wash.) and Amber Sommer (Education, 3.90, Twisp, Wash./Liberty HS) and sophomore Ann McCanick (Business, So., 3.45, Lakewood, Wash./Lakes HS).

For the men, seniors Rob Kemper (Business, 3.50, Amitty, Ore./Amitty HS) and Carlos Gonzales (Business, 3.23,Yakima, Wash,/Davis HS), juniors Nathan Carlson (Biology, 3.96, Pateros, Wash./Patersos HS) and Tyson Magney (Computer Science, 3.41, Spokane, Wash../Ferris HS) and sophomore Andy Prentice (Business, So., 3.25, Spokane, Wash./Lakeside HS) were all selected to the conference academic all-star team.

"They are all great kids," Saint Martin's coach Brad Hooper said. "They all have worked extremely hard on becoming the best athletes than can be, and they have hit the books just as hard. Nathan was an Academic All American in Track Last Season. Both, Amber and Tyson have received the honor 3 Times in Cross Country."

A total of 67 student-athletes, 38 men and 29 women, were named to the 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 the university.

November 4, 2002

Sixty-eight named to GNAC cross country academic team

Ellensburg, Wash. - 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

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)

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)

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