Friday, June 28, 2019

FAR Spotlight: Central Washington's Ethan Bergman

Get to know Ethan Bergman, the Faculty Athletic Representative at Central Washington University, in our latest GNAC FAR Spotlight.

Friday, June 21, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Western Oregon's Tresai McCarver

Tresai McCarver is a sophomore on Western Oregon's women's basketball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Women's Rowing Becomes GNAC's 17th Championship Sport

With Central Oklahoma, Humboldt State, Seattle Pacific and Western Washington as members, women's rowing will debut as a GNAC championship sport for the 2019-20 season.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Five GNAC Athletes Finalists For Oregon Sports Awards

Concordia's Giovanni Brown, Chelsea Bone and Gabrielle Ewing, along with Western Oregon's Jared McDonald and Gabrielle Ewing, are among the finalists for the program's top award for small college athletes.

Friday, June 14, 2019

GNAC FAR Spotlight: Concordia's Andrew Lafrenz

Get to know Andrew Lafrenz, the Faculty Athletic Representative at Concordia University, in our latest GNAC Faculty Athletic Representative Spotlight.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Simon Fraser, Alaska Anchorage In Directors' Cup Top-20

Simon Fraser finishes 15th and Alaska Anchorage is 19th in the final 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Division II Directors' Cup standings with four GNAC schools placing in the top-100.

Monday, June 10, 2019

Lonnie Lyon Retiring As Western Washington Athletic Trainer

After 20 years serving the athletic training needs of student-athletes at Western Washington, Lonnie Lyon will retire at the end of July.

Friday, June 7, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Seattle Pacific's Kaitlin Dickinson

Kaitlin Dickinson is a junior on Seattle Pacific's women's rowing team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Friday, June 7, 2019

Record Runner: Kurgat Repeats As Female Athlete Of Year

After a season where she won four national titles, set three Division II track and field all-time bests, Alaska Anchorage's Caroline Kurgat repeats as the GNAC Female Athlete of the Year.

Friday, June 7, 2019

Harbison Weaver Selected For NCAA Pathway Program

Concordia associate athletic director Jessica Harbison Weaver is one of 22 senior administrators nationwide selected to participate in the 2019-20 NCAA Pathway Program.

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Candid Camara: SFU Standout Is GNAC Male Athlete Of Year

The heart and soul of a special Simon Fraser men's soccer program and only the second MLS Superdraft selection in conference history, Mamadi Camara is the 2018-19 GNAC Male Athlete of the Year.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Shindruk Runs Off With Female Scholar-Athlete Award

The All-American in cross country and outdoor track and field and Second Team All-American in indoor track and field is named the 2018-19 GNAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Smart & Final: Jones Is Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

A perfect 4.00 GPA, combined with standout seasons in cross country and track and field, has earned Western Oregon senior Tyler Jones selection as the 2018-19 GNAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Monday, June 3, 2019

McLaughlin To Lead Athletic Communications At CWU

Will McLaughlin is named the director of athletic communications at Central Washington University after serving in the same position at Adams State.

Friday, May 31, 2019

GNAC FAR Spotlight: Simon Fraser's Peter Ruben

Get to know Dr. Peter Ruben, the Faculty Athletic Representative at Simon Fraser University, in our latest GNAC Faculty Athletic Representative Spotlight.

Friday, May 24, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Western Oregon's Alex Roth

Alex Roth is a junior on Western Oregon's baseball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Alaska Anchorage Repeats As GNAC All-Sports Champion

With three conference championships and top-three finishes for seven of the school's nine GNAC sports, Alaska Anchorage is the winner of the GNAC All-Sports Championships for the third straight year.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Insider Season Finale Focuses On Four Wide-Ranging Sports

The final episode of the season scanned four different sports as GNAC Insider wrapped up the spring and took a look at the fall season and much more.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Softball, Track Representatives Headline GNAC Insider

Visits from Concordia's Vice President & Director of Athletics, an NCAA West Regional-bound softball coach and one of the top track athletes in the country highlighted this week's show.

Monday, May 6, 2019

Baseball Performances Lead Final Weekly Honors Of Season

A pair of solid performances by Western Oregon's Blayze Arcano and Montana State Billings' Steen Fredrickson leads the final GNAC Player of the Week selections for the 2018-19 season.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Postseason Previews Across Three Sports Take Over Insider

The spring sports postseason is upon us and we had three wide-ranging guests preview all of the action in the latest edition of GNAC Insider.

Monday, April 29, 2019

Crowson, Cipriano Dominant On Diamond For Weekly Honors

The Western Oregon pitcher and Montana State Billings slugger turned in a pair of dominant performances to pick up GNAC Player of the Week honors.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

GNAC Insider Tees Off Golf Championships Week

It was a golf bonanza on this week's edition of GNAC Insider as representatives from Simon Fraser, Northwest Nazarene and Concordia joined the show ahead of the conference championships.

Monday, April 15, 2019

Record Efforts On Links, Oval Lead Player Of Week Selections

A record performance on the golf course by Western Washington's Ethan Casto and a pair of school records in track and field by Northwest Nazarene's Jake Knight leads the Player of the Week awards.

Friday, April 12, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Alaska Fairbank's Nathan Taylor

Nathan Taylor is a senior on Alaska Fairbank's rifle team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Yellowjackets, Wolves Take Center Stage On GNAC Insider

Baseball and softball took center stage on this week's edition of GNAC Insider as representatives from two of the conference's top teams joined the program.

Monday, April 8, 2019

Player Of The Week Selections Come In Series On Diamonds

In what is a relative rarity, the GNAC Baseball and Softball Players of the Week come from the same series thanks to a pair of big hitting performances and some solid pitching.

Friday, April 5, 2019

Simon Fraser, Alaska Anchorage In Directors' Cup Top-10

Thanks in part to strong finishes in indoor track and field, Simon Fraser and Alaska Anchorage are both in the top-10 of the winter Division II standings for the Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Three Sports Across Two Seasons Headline GNAC Insider

GNAC Insider kicked off the month of April on Tuesday with a spring football preview while also visiting with track and field and softball representatives.

Monday, April 1, 2019

Vikings Softball, Seawolves Track Lead Weekly Awards

Impressive weeks for the Western Washington softball team and Alaska Anchorage track and field team provided for over half of the GNAC Player of the Week selections in a record-smashing week.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Spring Sports Warm Up Stacked Edition Of GNAC Insider

It's beginning to look a lot like spring. GNAC Insider was joined by guests from three different spring sports as we closed the book on the month of Match.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Molnaa's Shutout Headlines Player Of Week Performances

The Montana State Billings hurler threw the first shutout for the Yellowjackets since 2015, and the first nine-inning shutout in the GNAC this season, to lead the honorees for GNAC Player of the Week awards.

Friday, March 22, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Western Oregon's Ali Nelke

Ali Nelke is a senior on Western Oregon's women's basketball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Simon Fraser Breaks Ground For On-Campus Stadium Project

Construction has officially begun on a new stadium to be played at Simon Fraser's Terry Fox Field, the home of the Clan's football, soccer and track and field programs.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Spring Sports Shine Tuesday On GNAC Insider

On the eve of the spring equinox, spring sports take center stage throughout the GNAC. Tuesday's program will highlight guests from track & field, softball and baseball as things start to warm up.

Monday, March 18, 2019

High Jumpers Highlight Athlete Of The Week Awards

Two of the top high jumpers in Division II solidified their spots atop the national best lists to headline the list of honorees for GNAC Athletes of the Week.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

CFB150 Director, Basketball Stars Join GNAC Insider

We looked ahead to both college football season and the men's and women's basketball NCAA West Regionals on Tuesday's wide-ranging edition of Insider.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Nighthawks, Falcons Fly To GNAC Team Of The Week Honors

The Northwest Nazarene women's basketball and Seattle Pacific men's basketball teams stole the show this week, taking home titles in the GNAC Championships on Saturday.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Moyle Musters Massive Numbers For Player Of Week Pick

Central Washington's sophomore slugger leads the Player of the Week selections after she hit .778 with a .883 on-base percentage and 2.222 slugging percentage in the four-game series vs. Northwest Nazarene.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

GNAC.tv Announcing Team Named For Hoops Championships

The 2019 GNAC Basketball Championships tip-off Thursday in Bellingham as the conference's top six men's and women's teams converge for the start of the postseason.

Monday, March 4, 2019

Steve Card, Postseason-Bound Players Join GNAC Insider

Welcome to March! A basketball-heavy show to tip-off the month featured some of the conference's top players and personalities on Tuesday's GNAC Insider.

Monday, March 4, 2019

Saints, Vikings Clean Up On Player Of The Week Awards

Saint Martin's and Western Washington earn four awards each as the two schools dominate the GNAC Player of the Week awards. It includes a sweep for the Saints in basketball and a sweep for the Vikings in softball.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Quartet Of Sports Headline Wide-Ranging GNAC Insider

Representatives for four different sports highlighted the weekly program as Insider took a varied look across the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Monday, February 25, 2019

Nighthawks' Artful Road Wins Net Baseball Weekly Honors

After taking three of four games at Academy of Art, Northwest Nazarene led the GNAC Player of the Week awards with Kyle Redford and Cooper Webster sweeping the baseball honors.

Friday, February 22, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Seattle Pacific's Gillian Edgar

Gillian Edgar is a junior on Seattle Pacific's rowing team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Jani-King Becomes Official GNAC Sponsor

One of the world’s largest commercial cleaning franchise companies with a network of more than 8,000 franchisees, has been named the official cleaning services provider of the GNAC.

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Top Track Performer, Crossover Stars Join GNAC Insider

A stacked show took place Tuesday as we reviewed the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships and visited with a pair of basketball and softball standout student-athletes.

Monday, February 18, 2019

Clinching Performances Earn Player Of The Week Selections

Northwest Nazarene's Obi Megwa and Simon Fraser' Sophie Swant earn GNAC Basketball Player of the Week awards after leading their school to a spot in the GNAC Championships.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Indoor Track Preview And Men's Hoops Headline Insider

With the conference's Indoor Track and Field Championships on tap this week, GNAC Insider spoke to two of the sport's stars to preview the meet.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Winter Weather Forces Basketball Postponements

The winter blast that continues to hit the Pacific Northwest and hamper travel has forced the postponement of both scheduled GNAC basketball games on Feb. 12.

Monday, February 11, 2019

Gray, Wooten Sweep Their Way To Player Of The Week Awards

The Concordia senior forward and Seattle Pacific senior forward share GNAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors after leading their teams to key weekend sweeps.

Friday, February 8, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Saint Martin's Austin Feist

Austin Feist is a senior on the Saint Martin's basetball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Sparling, Softball And Track Featured On GNAC Insider

Visits from Alaska men's basketball head coach Greg Sparling and some track and softball stars headlined Tuesday's show as we start the month of February.

Monday, February 4, 2019

Diamond Dandies Lead Player Of The Week Selections

Three of the top performances for GNAC softball players at the Desert Stingers, including a pair of great pitching performances, leads the Player of the Week selections.

Friday, February 1, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Concordia's Keesha Sarman

Keesha Sarman is a senior on the Concordia women's basketball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Wide Variety Of Guests Featured On GNAC Insider

Alaska Anchorage's chancellor, Western Washington's director of athletic communications and one of the top softball players in the league all joined Tuesday's show.

Monday, January 28, 2019

Broken Record: Kurgat's Mark Leads Athlete Of Week Awards

The Alaska Anchorage senior leads the GNAC Athlete of the Week awards after she ran to her second Division II all-time best of the indoor track and field season.

Friday, January 25, 2019

Administrator Spotlight: Western Oregon's Jasmine Miller

Get to know Jasmine Miller, the graduate assistant for athletics compliance at Western Oregon University, in our latest GNAC Administrator Spotlight.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Basketball Greats, Golf Preview Headline GNAC Insider

With crossover season quickly approaching, GNAC Insider gives you both men's and women's basketball updates while looking ahead to the spring golf season.

Monday, January 21, 2019

Cavaliers Charge To Trio of Athlete Of The Week Awards

Concordia athletes Chelsea Bone, Macie Allen and Adam Brown take three of the conference's four Track & Field Athlete of the Week awards after solid performances at the Ed Jacoby Invitational.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Winter Sports, Western Oregon AD Headline Insider

Visits from representatives of two of the top men's basketball teams in the conference and WOU athletic director Curtis Campbell highlighted the latest GNAC Insider.

Monday, January 14, 2019

Kurgat's Record Breaking Run Leads GNAC Weekly Awards

The Alaska Anchorage senior leads the list GNAC Athlete of the Week award winners after she posted a Division II all-time record in the 3,000 meters at the UW Indoor Preview

Friday, January 11, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Simon Fraser's Laura Jones

Laura Jones is a junior on the Simon Fraser women's golf team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Simon Fraser Named As NCAA Award Of Excellence Finalist

Simon Fraser is one of 20 finalists for the annual NCAA Division II Award of Excellence, honoring exceptional community engagement efforts. The award will be presented at this month's NCAA Convention.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Winter Sports Heat Up As GNAC Insider Returns

We take deeper looks at the men's and women's basketball seasons in addition to indoor track and field as the winter sports calendar begins to fill up across the GNAC.

Monday, January 7, 2019

Arms, Pana Pick Up First Player Of Week Awards For 2019

Northwest Nazarene's Adonis Arms and Central Washington's Alexis Pana are named the GNAC Basketball Players of the Week after leading their respective teams to sweeps in the return to conference play.

Friday, January 4, 2019

Administrator Spotlight: Seattle Pacific's Shelby Stueve

Get to know Shelby Stueve, the assistant athletic director for compliance at Seattle Pacific University, in our latest GNAC Administrator Spotlight.

Friday, December 28, 2018

SAAC Spotlight: Western Washington's Raquel Pellecer

Racquel Pellecer is a senior on the Western Washington University's track and field team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Friday, December 21, 2018

'Tis The Season Of Giving For GNAC SAAC Members

Members of GNAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committees took time out during the holiday season to help bring some cheer to the less fortunate in their local communities.

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Shelley, Boyce Take Final Weekly Honors Before Winter Break

Montana State Billings freshman Taryn Shelley and Saint Martin's senior EJ Boyce earn the final GNAC Basketball Player of the Week awards before teams settle in for a short winter's nap.

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Western Washington Third In Fall Directors' Cup Standings

Thanks to postseason runs for four of its teams, the Vikings sit in third place and lead three GNAC teams in the top-25 of the fall Division II Learfield Directors' Cup standings.

Monday, December 17, 2018

Hawaiian Punch: Hawken, Simpson-Patu Earn Weekly Honors

Western Oregon's Riley Hawken and Saint Martin's Saniah Simpson-Patu are the GNAC Basketball Players of the Week after their respective teams to wins on road trips to Hawaii.

Friday, December 14, 2018

GNAC Spotlight: Concordia's Jessica Harbison Weaver

Get to know Jessica Harbison Weaver, the associate athletic director for compliance and academic services at Concordia University, in our latest GNAC Administrator Spotlight.

Friday, December 14, 2018

On-Campus Stadium Project A Go At Simon Fraser

After a number of years of planning and fundraising, Simon Fraser will begin work on an 18-month project this January that will provide stadium seating and renovations for Terry Fox Field.

Monday, December 10, 2018

Track Records For Irvine, Knight Lead Player Of Week Awards

A GNAC record in the pole vault for Central Washington's Halle Irvine and a school record in the shot put for Northwest Nazarene's Jake Knight lead the recipients of GNAC Player of the Week awards.

Friday, December 7, 2018

SAAC Spotlight: Seattle Pacific's Nik Reierson

Nik Reierson is a sophomore on the Seattle Pacific University's men's soccer team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Friday, December 7, 2018

Seattle Pacific, Western Washington Net Academic Awards

The two GNAC institutions are among 27 recipients of the NCAA President's Award for Academic Excellence, which honors schools attaining an Academic Success Rate of 90 percent or better.

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Flick-Williams, Elite 90 Winners Highlight Insider

Hot starts to basketball conference play, a historic volleyball season and a pair of award-winners headlined a stacked program on Tuesday night.

Monday, December 3, 2018

Schwecke, Rollins Earn Weekly Awards In Perfect Starts

Western Washington's Anna Schwecke and Montana State Billings' Zack Rollins lead the GNAC Player of the Week awards after leading their squads to perfect starts in conference play.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Basketball Showdown, Simon Fraser AD Headline Insider

Conference play tips off for both men's and women's basketball this week while the DII Championships Festival takes place in Pittsburgh. We break it all down on GNAC Insider.

Monday, November 26, 2018

Historic Hoops Wins Give NNU Co-Team Of The Week Honors

Headlined by a historic upset of a Division I opponent and another perfect week to start the season, both the Nighthawks men's and women's basketball teams shined bright over the holiday.

Monday, November 26, 2018

Wandersee, Green Net GNAC Player Of The Week Awards

The Alaska Anchorage senior was named the most valuable player at the DII Coast To Coast Tournament while the Montana State Billings junior turned in back-to-back 19-point nights at the MSUB Thanksgiving Classic.

Friday, November 23, 2018

SAAC Spotlight: Montana State Billing's Abbie Lohof

Abbie Lohof is a senior on the Montana State Billing's Track & Field team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Monday, November 19, 2018

Vikings, Seawolves Race To GNAC Team Of The Week Honors

Big weeks for Western Washington volleyball and Alaska Anchorage women's cross country clinched a pair of West Regional titles on Saturday.

Monday, November 19, 2018

Standout Seattle Shooters Solidify Player Of Week Awards

A solid combined shooting and rebounding performance by Seattle Pacific's Coleman Wooten, along with a standout shooting weekend for Western Washington's Kelsey Rogers, earn GNAC Player of the Week honors.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

GNAC Graduation, Success Rates Among DII Top 10

The GNAC continues to rank among the top Division II conferences in federal graduation and academic success rates, according to the NCAA.

Monday, November 12, 2018

Steve Card, Postseason-Bound Coaches Join Insider

A focus on the NCAA Championships dominated a stacked GNAC Insider show Tuesday as tournament action across four fall sports continues this week.

Monday, November 12, 2018

Strong Finish For Humboldt Leads Player Of Week Awards

Efforts by freshman linebacker Moses Finau and senior kicker Jose Morales to help Humboldt State score a program-finale 23-16 win at Simon Fraser leads this week's Player of the Week awards.

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Basketball And Big Postseason Preview Highlight Insider

With basketball season tipping off this week and the postseason continuing throughout the fall sports landscape, Tuesday's GNAC Insider show covered a variety of topics.

Monday, November 5, 2018

Cavs, Seawolves Share GNAC Team Of The Week Honors

The first GNAC Championships events of the 2018-19 season took place last week, producing a pair of winners that earned additional honors from the conference on Monday.

Monday, November 5, 2018

Twice As Nice For Cooper, Madsen In GNAC Weekly Awards

Central Washington's Cedric Cooper and Saint Martin's Brandon Madsen lead the GNAC Player of the Week awards after the pair earned back-to-back awards for their performances.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Tyrell Williams, Top Fall Perfomers Join GNAC Insider

Visits from a Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver and some of the league's top athletes ahead of this week's GNAC Championships highlight the latest edition of GNAC Insider.

Friday, October 26, 2018

Coach Spotlight: Alaska Anchorage's Shaina Afoa

Get to know Shaina Afoa, the women's basketball assistant coach at Alaska Anchorage, in our latest GNAC Coach Spotlight.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Schneider, Steward Headline GNAC Insider

Simon Fraser soccer's Clint Schneider, Alaska athletic director Sterling Steward and a special guest from the GNAC conference office are joined another jam-packed episode.

Monday, October 22, 2018

Record Performance Leads Player Of The Week Selections

Central Washington quarterback Reilly Hennessey's role in the Wildcats' record 719 yards of total offense against Simon Fraser places the senior on top of the list of GNAC Player of the Week award winners.

Friday, October 19, 2018

SAAC Spotlight: Alaska Anchorage's Tony Naciuk

Tony Naciuk is a senior on Alaska Anchorage's men's skiing team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Fall Sports, Faculty Award Winner Featured On Insider

From Monmouth, to Lacey, to Ellensburg and to Billings, Tuesday's GNAC Insider is loaded with fall sports updates and a spotlight on a special GNAC faculty member.

Monday, October 15, 2018

Former Seattle Pacific Athletic Director Tom Box Passes Away

Tom Box, the athletic director at Seattle Pacific from 1998 to 2008, will be remembered in a memorial service in Seattle on Wed., Oct. 17. Box served SPU in various capacities for 33 years.

Monday, October 15, 2018

Grant's Hat Trick Leads Player Of Week Hat Tips

The Seattle Pacific sophomore forward leads the Player of the Week selections after he scored four goals in two Falcons' wins, including a hat trick in a span of nine minutes against Northwest Nazarene.

Friday, October 12, 2018

Annual SAAC Retreat Takes Student-Athletes To Alaska

The conference's annual Student-Athlete Advisory Committee retreat brought representatives to Fairbanks, Alaska for a weekend of work, exchanging ideas and bonding with fellow student-athletes.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Western Oregon Professor Earns Faculty Mentor Award

Dr. Emily Vala-Haynes, assistant professor of community health education at Western Oregon University, is the recipient of the 2017-18 GNAC SAAC Faculty Mentor Award.

Monday, October 8, 2018

Basketball, Brit Townsend Highlight Latest Insider

GNAC Insider returned Tuesday night with visits from Saint Martin's and Simon Fraser in addition to a special conversation on basketball officiating.

Monday, October 8, 2018

Roots Runs Rampantly To Lead GNAC Weekly Honors

The sophomore running back used 186 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a nationally-streamed win over Azusa Pacific to lead the GNAC Player of the Week awards.

Friday, October 5, 2018

Administrator Spotlight: MSU Billings' Krista Montague

Get to know Krista Montague, the athletic director at Montana State Billings, in our latest GNAC Administrator Spotlight.

Friday, October 5, 2018

Four GNAC Programs Honored For Top Team GPAs

A quartet of GNAC soccer programs were honored this week for exceptional work in the classroom as United Soccer Coaches released its 2017-18 College Team Academic Award Winners.

Friday, October 5, 2018

U.S. Senate Passes Licensure Clarity Act

The U.S. Senate passes legislation which provides legal protections for medical professionals, such as athletic trainers, when traveling outside of their primary state to care for student-athletes.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Discussion On Diversity Highlights Stacked Show

GNAC Insider was joined on Tuesday by an NCAA director of inclusion, Azusa Pacific's athletic director and representatives from women's soccer and volleyball teams around the league.

Monday, October 1, 2018

Vikings' Women's Soccer Leads Player Of Week Awards

For the second straight week, Western Washington sweeps the women's soccer weekly honors to headline the recipients of GNAC Player of the Week award winners.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Variety Of Fall Sports, Visit From Francois Featured On Insider

GNAC Insider returned on Tuesday night with a variety of interviews. The show received visits from Monmouth, to Seattle to Ellensburg as we approach the end of the first month of the season.

Monday, September 24, 2018

Victorious Viking Golfers Get GNAC Team Of The Week

Western Washington men's golf got its 2018-19 season underway last week, routing the field at the Saint Martin's Invitational en route to a tournament title.

Monday, September 24, 2018

Vikings Make Haul With Six Player Of The Week Awards

It was a big week for Western Washington's fall sports teams, a fact that was backed up by a haul of six GNAC Player of the Week awards this week.

Monday, September 17, 2018

Soccer, Montague Featured On Next GNAC Insider

Representatives from the two first-place GNAC soccer teams along with a visit from Montana State Billings athletic director Krista Montague headlined Tuesday's show.

Monday, September 17, 2018

Big Scorers Glennon, Myers Lead Player Of Week Honorees

The two forwards lead the list of GNAC Player of the Week award winners after leading their respective squads to victories that kept undefeated seasons alive.

Friday, September 14, 2018

SAAC Spotlight: Northwest Nazarene's Carly Parker

Carly Parker is a senior on Northwest Nazarene's women's basketball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Montana State Billings To Sponsor Women's Triathlon

The discipline that combines swimming, bicycling and running will become the 16th varsity sport at Montana State Billings beginning in fall 2019.

Monday, September 10, 2018

GNAC Insider Show Lifts Lid On 2018-19 Season

The first GNAC Insider episode of the season took us from Anchorage, to Ellensburg, to Portland and all around the rest of the conference as the 2018-19 campaign begins in earnest.

Monday, September 10, 2018

All Kinds Of Game-Winners Top Player Of Week Picks

Concordia's Sydney Van Steenberge and Western Washington's Taylor Hallquist played roles in each of their team's game-winner to top the list of GNAC Player of the Week selections.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The GNAC Joins The Under Armour Family

The world leader in athletic apparel, Under Armour and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference office enter into a multi-year agreement that enhances the exposure of the conference regionally and nationally.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Pair Of Cougars Claw To Top Of Player Of The Week List

A longtime Azusa Pacific starter and a player posting big numbers in his first collegiate start lead this week's list of honorees for GNAC Player of the Week.

Monday, August 27, 2018

Alaska Names Sterling Steward As Athletic Director

A 25-year veteran of college athletics administration, Sterling Steward is named the athletic director at Alaska after seven years as athletic director at Division I Savannah State.

Monday, August 27, 2018

Leading Players On Unbeatens Earn Player Of Week Awards

Alaska Anchorage's Chrisalyn Johnson and Vera Pluharova along with Montana State Billings' Eavan Taylor, are named GNAC Volleyball Players of the Week after leading their teams to undefeated opening weekends.

Friday, August 17, 2018

D2 ADA Honors 268 GNAC Academic Achievers

A total of 268 GNAC student-athletes from six member schools are among the recipients of the D2 ADA's Academic Achievement Awards, honoring upperclassmen with a 3.50 GPA or better.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Coach Spotlight: Saint Martin's Bob Grisham

Get to know Bob Grisham, the director of athletics and head women's golf coach at Saint Martin's University, in our latest GNAC Coach Spotlight.

Friday, August 3, 2018

Western Oregon Announces Baseball, Softball Field Upgrades

Western Oregon hopes to trade many dates of lost practice and game time with home baseball and softball game dates with the installation of artificial turf infields and new drainage in the outfield.

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Steel Curtain U Enters Marketing Partnership With GNAC

The GNAC is joining forces with Steel Curtain U, a leader in college athletics marketing, to develop new partnerships with corporate sponsors throughout the conference's footprint.

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Eads Named VP & Director Of Athletics At Concordia

In her third year at Concordia, Lauren Eads is promoted to vice president and director of athletics after serving the last year as the school's interim director of athletics.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Nighthawks Win Academic All-Sports Championship

With all but three of its teams placing in the top three, Northwest Nazarene has won its third GNAC Academic All-Sports Championship in the last four years.

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Coach Spotlight: Northwest Nazarene's John Spatz

Get to know John Spatz, the head cross country and track and field coach at Northwest Nazarene, in our latest GNAC Coach Spotlight.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Record Number Receive GNAC FAR Scholar-Athlete Award

A total of 207 student-athletes from GNAC institutions receive the conference's Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete Award, recognizing performers with a 3.85 cumulative GPA or better.

Friday, July 13, 2018

Administrator Spotlight: Western Washington's Kevin Fenwick

Get to know Kevin Fenwick, the athletic equipment coordinator at Western Washington University, in our latest GNAC Administrator Spotlight.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Coach Spotlight: Concordia's Shelley Whitaker

Get to know Shelley Whitaker, who is entering her third year as head coach of the Concordia softball program, in our latest GNAC Coach Spotlight.

Friday, July 6, 2018

Blake Timm Earns National Honor From USTFCCCA

The Excellence in Communications Award recognizes those athletics communications representatives at conferences and/or schools who have committed to outstanding coverage and support of collegiate track & field.

Friday, July 6, 2018

Coach Spotlight: Central Washington's Michael Farrand

Get to know Michael Farrand, who is entering his 18th year as the head women's soccer coach at Central Washington, in our latest GNAC Coach Spotlight.