87 Earn GNAC Soccer Academic Honors
Jordan Kollars of Seattle Pacific has a 4.00 GPA along with four assists for the Falcons.
Jordan Kollars of Seattle Pacific has a 4.00 GPA along with four assists for the Falcons.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

PORTLAND, Ore. - A total of 87 student-athletes – 52 women and 35 men - have been selected to the 2014 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Academic all-conference team.

Heading up the women’s academic team is Andrea DiLorenzo of Simon Fraser and Taylor Gersch of Saint Martin’s.  DiLorenzo has a 4.12 GPA in the Canadian system which awards 4.33 points for an A plus.  Gersch has a perfect 4.00 GPA in the American system.

Saint Martin’s led the way placing 10 players on the women’s team.  Seattle Pacific, which placed nine on the women’s team, led the way on the men’s team also placing nine on the academic squad. 

Simon Fraser’s Brandon Watson has a 4.15 GPA.  Two men have 4.00 GPAs – Erik Fenske of South Dakota Mines and Jordan Kollars of Seattle Pacific.

Thirteen student-athletes were named to the soccer academic team for the third time, including 11 women and two men.   An additional 20 student-athletes, 10 women and nine men - earned academic all-star honors for the second time. 

2014 GNAC Soccer Academic All-Conference Team

Women  
**Danielle Brandli, CWU (Business Administration, Sr., 3.79, Bellevue, WA)
**Hadli Farrand, CWU (Public Health, Sr., 3.94, Ellensburg, WA)
**Kayla Lipston, CWU (Accounting, Sr., 3.36, Federal Way, WA)
Stephanie O’Hara, CWU (Elementary Education, So., 3.90, Kent, WA)
Meghan Ward, CWU (Undeclared, So., 3.72, Chehalis, WA)
*Teegan Koster, MSUB (Marketing, So., 3.29, Sherwood, OR)
Katlyn Lokay, MSUB (Psychology, Jr., 3.26, Boulder, CO)
Dana Lubieniecki, MSUB (Health/Human Performance, So., 3.80, Lakewood, CO)
Amanda Perri, MSUB (Management, So., 3.36, Lakewood, CO)
Chelsea Shuman, MSUB (Accounting, Sr., 3.21, Kalispell, MT)
Rachel Ball, NNU (Elementary Education: Science, Jr., 3.39, Ucon, ID)
**Sarah Blum, NNU (English, Sr., 3.89, Troy, ID)
Rebekah Kelley, NNU (Communication: Communication Science, So., 3.68, Marysville, WA)
*McCrea Nirider, NNU (Pre-Physical Therapy, Jr., 3.47, Tacoma, WA)
Lacey Strickler, NNU (Recreational Sports Management, Athletic Training, So., 3.30, Nampa, ID)
Sunny DeBoer, SMU (Civil Engineering, So., 3.56, Meridian, ID)
**Dani Eldridge, SMU (Mechanical Engineering, Sr., 3.84, Spokane, WA)
Taylor Gersch, SMU (Business, So., 4.00, Sherwood, OR)
**Kari Inch, SMU (Biology, Sr., 3.92, Ephrata, WA)
**Hanna Masse, SMU (Biology, Sr., 3.62, Gig Harbor, WA)
Sarah Massse, SMU (Biology, So., 3.99, Gig Harbor, WA)
**Randi Mielke, SMU (Biology, Sr., 3.36, Lake Stevens, WA)
Micaylla O’Leary, SMU (Civil Engineering, So., 3.33, Bremerton, WA)
**Nicole Roberts, SMU (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.61, Tacoma, WA)
**Clarissa Strayer, SMU (Political Science, Sr., 3.89, Burien, WA)
Haley Ayers, SPU (Integrated Studies, So., 3.70, Everett, WA)
Kelly Gould, SPU (Business Administration, Jr., 3.46, Everett, WA)
Hannah Huesers, SPU (Accounting, So., 3.69, Lake Stevens, WA)
Alexa Hughes, SPU (Student Designed Studies, Sr., 3.35 Everett, WA)
Maddie Krauss, SPU (Business Administration, So., 3.93, Lake Oswego, OR)
Arden Matro, SPU (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.36, Honolulu, HI)
*Laura Moore, SPU (Business Administration, Jr., 3.58, Kent, WA)
*Shayla Page, SPU (Communications, Jr., 3.96, Redmond, WA)
*Ashley Shaw, SPU (Business Administration, Jr., 3.80, Seattle, WA)
Olivia Aguiar. SFU (Kinesiology, So., 3.70, Coquitlam, BC)
*Aja Choy-Halo, SFU (French, Sr., 3.70, Nanaimo, BC)
Sophie D’Souza. SFU (Arts and Social Sciences, So., 3.21, Vancouver, BC)
Andrea DiLorenzo, SFU (Chemistry, So., 4.12, Burnaby, BC)
Devon Kollmyer, SFU (Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, So., 3.79, Lynden, WA)
Tajia Bjorgo, WOU (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.78, Kent, WA)
Savannah Bogan, WOU (Social Science, So., 3.38, Seattle, WA)
**JoEllen DeLeon, WOU (Communications, Sr., 3.93, Gresham, OR)
*Allison Frost, WOU (Early Childhood Ed, Jr., 3.34, Eugene, OR)
Taylor Higa, WOU (Undecided, So., 3.82, Manoa, HI)
Peyton Moon, WOU (Business, Sr., 3.73, Nampa, ID)
Machaela Rapozo, WOU (Social Science, So., 3.83, Lihue, HI)
Allison Sprecher, WOU (Exercise Science, So., 3.71, Battle Ground, WA)
Elise Aylward, WWU (Biology, So., 3.78, Renton, WA/Lindbergh)
*Kim Cooper, WWU (Recreation, 3.59, Sr., Bellingham, WA)
Becca Cates, WWU (Environmental Science, 3.45, So., Poulsbo, WA/North Kitsap)
*Catherine Miles, WWU (Chemistry, 3.66, Jr., Anacortes, WA)
*Delanee Nilles, WWU (Kinesiology, 3.39, Jr., Poulsbo, WA/North Kitsap)

Men  
Ramsey Blahnik, U-Mary (Athletic Training, So., 3.51, Winter Park, CO)           
Alex Boyes, U-Mary (Business-Accounting, Jr., 3.46, York, England)
Cooper Cox, U-Mary (Exercise Science, So.,3.59, Bismarck, ND)           
*Jonathan Sellars, U-Mary (Business-Accounting, Jr. , 3.96. York, England)
Jack West, U-Mary (University Studies, Sr., 3.44, Mansfield, England)           
Jesper Fries, MSUB (Political Science, So., 3.64, Horsens, Denmark
*Cameron Lee, MSUB (Communications, Jr., 3.37, Bloemfontein, South Africa)
Bryan Neba, NNU (Nursing, Jr., 3.39, Beau, Cameroon)
Alfredo E. Ontiveros, NNU (Recreational Sports Management, Kinesiology/Coaching, Sr., 3.64, LaPuente, CA)
Juan Perez, NNU (Recreational Sports Management, Athletic Training, Sr., 3.33, Los Angeles, CA)
Austin Thomas, NNU (Mass Communications, So., 3.99, Lewiston, ID)
*Rene Caro, SMU (Biology, Sr., 3.71, Mount Vernon, WA)
Lucas Chouinard, SMU (Political Science, Sr., 3.38, Boise, ID)
Derrick Gonzalez, SMU (Accounting, So., 3.52, Moses Lake, WA)
Maxwell Harvey, SMU (Business, So., 3.74, Tacoma, WA)
Trevor Talen, SMU (History, Jr, 3.32, Tacoma, WA)
*Ian Adams, SPU (Accounting, Jr., 3.72, Shoreline, WA)
Jeffrey Collings, SPU (Physiology, So., 3.85, Seattle, WA)
*Garrett Jones, SPU (Business Administration, Jr., 3.48, Boise, ID)
Davis Karaica, SPU (Exercise Science, So., 3.69. Snoqualmie, WA)
Jordan Kollars, SPU (Engineering, So., 4.00, Silverdale, WA)
*Matt Merchant, SPU (Business Administration, Jr., 3.76, Portland, OR)
**Evan Robicheau, SPU (Business Administration, Sr., 3.52, Puyallup, WA)
**Sean Russell, SPU (Engineering, Sr., 3.76, Seattle, WA)
Jordan Thompson, SPU (Engineering, So., 3.29, Bellevue, WA)
*Ryan Dhillon, SFU (Business Administration, 3.40, Jr., North Delta, BC)
Robert Hyams, SFU (Arts & Social Sciences, So., 3.77, Brentwood, UK)
Brandon Watson, SFU (Kinesiology, So., 4.15, Victoria, BC)
Erik Fenske, SDSMT (Chemical Engineering, 4.00, So., Savage, MN)
Blake Harris, SDSMT (Mining Engineering, 3.40, Sr., Sydney, Australia)
Dan Anderson, WWU (Recreation, Jr., 3.44, Sandpoint, ID)
Troy McCarty, WWU (Engineering & Design, So., 3.51, Snohomish, WA)
*Caden Sowers, WWU (Electronics Engineering Technology, Jr., 3.51, Ferndale, WA)
*Matt Temple, WWU (Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Jr., 3.84, Beaverton, OR)
*Uche Ugwoaba, WWU (Computer Science, Jr., 3.39, Burien, WA/Highline)

 *Repeater (Sowers from 2012)  **Two-time repeater