Thursday, October 10, 2019
PORTLAND, Ore. – One of the leaders behind the resurgence of Western Oregon women’s soccer is also among the tops in the classroom as Wolves’ senior Selene Konyn is among the leaders of the 2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team.
Konyn is among four players selected to the team with a perfect 4.00 GPA. An early childhood education major in the classroom, Konyn has performed well on the pitch at midfield. A starter in all nine matches this season, Konyn enters the week with three goals and two assists and tallied the game-winning goal in the Sept. 21 3-2 overtime victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Two of the other three 4.00 GPAs come from Montana State Billings in senior Amanda Hemmen and sophomore Abby Hamilton. Hemmen, a biology major, has started in all nine matches this season while Hamilton, also majoring in biology, is one of the Yellowjackets’ backup goalkeepers. The other 4.00 GPA belongs to Seattle Pacific sophomore Mariah Alexander, who is majoring in business administration.
A total of 99 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team, which recognizes academic success alongside athletic achievement. To qualify for selection, a student-athlete must be of sophomore standing or greater, have a minimum cumulative 3.20 GPA, be a letterwinner with her team and must be in her second season at the nominating institution.
The four 4.00 GPAs are among 16 student-athletes that have a 3.90 GPA or better. In addition, 29 student-athletes have GPAs of 3.80 or better.
Of the 99, 44 are repeat selections to the All-Academic Team. Eighteen of those are three-time selections while Simon Fraser senior Carli Grosso earned selection for a fourth time.
Seattle Pacific leads all GNAC teams with 16 All-Academic selections, accounting for over 61 percent of the program’s active roster. Montana State Billings was close behind with 15 selections. All but one of the nine GNAC teams had at least 10 selections.
2019 GNAC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
CENTRAL WASHINGTON | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Alyssa Barden | Elementary Education | Sr. | 3.74 | Yakima, Wash. |
* Madison Bradley | Public Health | Jr. | 3.62 | Monroe, Wash. |
Bella Brown | Undeclared | So. | 3.69 | Tumwater, Wash. |
Kylee Dillon | Clinical Physiology | Jr. | 3.45 | Medford, Ore. |
Megan Fox | Undeclared | So. | 3.86 | Woodland Hills, Calif. |
* Sophia Keenan | Elementary Education | Jr. | 3.68 | Vancouver, Wash. |
Sydney Lowe | Undeclared | So. | 3.72 | Tumwater, Wash. |
Makinzie Packwood | Undeclared | So. | 3.75 | Clarkston, Wash. |
* Emily Russell | Food Science & Nutrition | Jr. | 3.91 | Kennewick, Wash. |
* Emily Thomson | Clinical Physiology | Jr. | 3.98 | Edmonton, Alta. |
Bryn Waite | Undeclared | So. | 3.91 | Anchorage, Alaska |
CONCORDIA | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Hailey Asato | Biology | So. | 3.80 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Emily Boettcher | Pre-Nursing | So. | 3.27 | Eugene, Ore. |
* Alaina Edgerly | Exercise & Sports Science | Sr | 3.42 | Happy Valley, Ore. |
*+ Rebecca Harris | Pre-Nursing | Sr. | 3.96 | Vancouver, Wash. |
* Megan Myers | Biology | Sr. | 3.26 | Newberg, Ore. |
* Samantha Persad | Biology | Jr. | 3.61 | Milwaukie, Ore. |
*+ Michaela Prothe | Elementary Education | Sr. | 3.64 | Spokane, Wash. |
* Kyra Radcliffe | Business | Sr. | 3.53 | Sandy, Utah |
Madison Serafini | Marketing | So. | 3.24 | Gresham, Ore. |
Quinn Williams | Business | Sr. | 3.32 | Pukalani, Hawaii |
MONTANA STATE BILLINGS | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Lexie Bloyder | Communication: Media Studies | So. | 3.67 | Billings, Mont. |
Josie Corbin | Elementary Education | So. | 3.66 | Richland, Wash. |
Haylee Gunter | Health & Human Performance - Human Performance Option | So. | 3.80 | Buckley, Wash. |
Abby Hamilton | Biology | So. | 4.00 | Lander, Wyo. |
* Erinn Harder | Psychology | Jr. | 3.63 | Gig Harbor, Wash. |
*+ Amanda Hemmen | Biology | Sr. | 4.00 | Renton, Wash. |
*+ Alexa Iacolucci | Mathematics | Sr. | 3.69 | Lake Forest Park, Wash. |
Julia Keller | Business Administration: Management | So. | 3.97 | Munich, Germany |
Rachel Lythgoe | Public Relations | Jr. | 3.99 | Gilbert, Ariz. |
Lindsey Meyer | Health & Human Performance - Human Performance Option | So. | 3.76 | Laramie, Wyo. |
* Erin Reynolds | Business Administation: Management | Sr. | 3.63 | Lancaster, Calif. |
*+ Kalin Sandow | Psychology | Sr. | 3.87 | Murrieta, Calif. |
*+ Courteney Shovlin | History | Sr. | 3.91 | Great Falls, Mont. |
*+ Claire Tevaseu | Business Administation: Management | Sr. | 3.70 | Seattle, Wash. |
* Hallie Vervair | Elementary Education | Jr. | 3.36 | Spokane, Wash. |
NORTHWEST NAZARENE | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Makenna Alfson | Criminal Justice | So. | 3.20 | Vancouver, Wash. |
*+ Brooke Felzien | Accounting | Sr. | 3.88 | Boise, Idaho |
Chandler Kauffman | Biology: Pre-Medicine | So. | 3.64 | Redondo Beach, Calif. |
Christa Lewis | Recreation Sport Management | Sr. | 3.47 | Mountain Home, Idaho |
* Rikki Myers | Biology | Jr. | 3.47 | Mill Creek, Wash. |
Maddy Parton | Secondary Kinesiology Education | Sr. | 3.52 | Leavenworth, Wash. |
Sierra Sanchez | Biology | So. | 3.36 | Blackfoot, Idaho |
*+ Corrinah Schaefer | Biology: Pre-Medicine | Sr. | 3.94 | Boise, Idaho |
Mikayla Sherer | Biology: Pre-Medicine | So. | 3.60 | Pocatello, Idaho |
Jenna Turner | Nursing | So. | 3.81 | Glendora, Calif. |
Magda Wronski | Communication | So. | 3.86 | Torrance, Calif. |
*+ Tennyson Young | Management | Sr. | 3.97 | Meridian, Idaho |
* Jade Zimmer | Global Business | Jr. | 3.77 | Denver, Colo. |
SAINT MARTIN’S | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Olivia Bianco | Education | So. | 3.50 | Mukilteo, Wash. |
Natalie Brown | Business Administration & Psychology | Sr. | 3.83 | Lynnwood, Wash. |
Maia Larsen | Psychology | So. | 3.77 | Poulsbo, Wash. |
Morgan Lord | Criminal Justice | Sr. | 3.33 | Lynnwood, Wash. |
Nicole Macaluso | Biology | Sr. | 3.47 | Kuna, Idaho |
Maddison Maffeo | Psychology | Sr. | 3.20 | Vancouver, Wash. |
*+ Shea McKnight | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.47 | Graham, Wash. |
LeAnn Phanakhone | Chemistry | Sr. | 3.76 | Portland, Ore. |
Jenna Ramirez | Nursing | So. | 3.48 | Waipahu, Hawaii |
Rose Robbins | Biology | Sr. | 3.33 | Chehalis, Wash. |
SEATTLE PACIFIC | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Mariah Alexander | Business Administration | So. | 4.00 | Sammamish, Wash. |
Abbie Anderson | Physiology | So. | 3.89 | Longview, Wash. |
*+ Asia Cayetano | Physiology | Sr. | 3.79 | Nampa, Idaho |
* Sophia Chilczuk | Physiology | Jr. | 3.84 | Kent, Wash. |
Abby Despain | Exercise Science | So. | 3.36 | Maple Valley, Wash. |
Ava Giovanola | Economics | So. | 3.70 | Sammamish, Wash. |
Madison Ibale | Visual Communication | So. | 3.85 | Kent, Wash. |
Rachel Maddy | Nursing | Jr. | 3.29 | Polson, Mont. |
Taylor Menkens | Business Administration | So. | 3.72 | Beaverton, Ore. |
*+ Megan Moore | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.33 | Santa Rosa, Calif. |
* Claire Neder | Interior Design | Jr. | 3.65 | Spokane, Wash. |
Kaylie Nelson | Applied Human Biology | So. | 3.23 | Bend, Ore. |
Makena Rietz | Sociology | So. | 3.39 | Walla Walla, Wash. |
* Sierra Smith | Accounting | Jr. | 3.92 | Boise, Idaho |
Riley Travis | Criminal Justice | So. | 3.43 | Seattle, Wash. |
* Kate Veenhuizen | Nursing | Jr. | 3.67 | Seattle, Wash. |
SIMON FRASER | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Gabrielle Brissette | Education | So. | 3.71 | Calgary, Alta. |
*+# Carli Grosso | Kinesiology | Sr. | 3.96 | Vancouver, B.C. |
WESTERN OREGON | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Jacky Beristain | Exercise Science | Sr. | 3.77 | Pleasanton, Calif. |
* Kennedy Clay | Criminal Justice | Jr. | 3.30 | Sherwood, Ore. |
Jordan Confair | Business | So. | 3.32 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Isabelle Creighton | Exercise Science | Sr. | 3.57 | Auburn, Wash. |
Nicole Hoey | Business | Jr. | 3.30 | Tempe, Ariz. |
*+ Selene Konyn | Early Childhood Education | Sr. | 4.00 | Eugene, Ore. |
* Brynn Kubo | Early Childhood Education | Jr. | 3.44 | Wailuku, Hawaii |
* Alexie Morris | Exercise Science | Jr. | 3.79 | Everett, Wash. |
* Malia Napoleon | Exercise Science | Jr. | 3.27 | Mililani, Hawaii |
*+ Kaitlin Poe | Early Childhood Education | Sr. | 3.85 | Salem, Ore. |
Alex Qualls | Criminal Justice | Sr. | 3.93 | Gresham, Ore. |
Alyssa Tomasini | Community Health | Jr. | 3.27 | Camas, Wash. |
WESTERN WASHINGTON | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
*+ Jordyn Bartelson | Communications | Sr. | 3.45 | Puyallup, Wash. |
Talia Daigle | Outdoor Recreation | Jr. | 3.35 | Edmonds, Wash. |
* Natalie Dierickx | Communications | Jr. | 3.29 | Kirkland, Wash. |
* Grace Eversaul | Environmental Science | Jr. | 3.83 | Vancouver, Wash. |
Lindsey Fujiwara | Management Information Systems | Sr. | 3.30 | Sammamish, Wash. |
* Alice Hiebert | Recreation Management | Jr. | 3.44 | Bellingham, Wash. |
*+ Liv Larson | Recreation Management | Sr. | 3.29 | Arlington, Wash. |
*+ Annaliese Laurila | Marketing Management | Sr. | 3.54 | Portland, Ore. |
*+ Emily Nelson | Kinesiology | Sr. | 3.55 | Puyallup, Wash. |
Karli White | Sociology | Sr. | 3.39 | North Bend, Wash. |
* - 2018 All-Academic Selection + - 2017 All-Academic Selection # - 2016 All-Academic Selection |