Monday, June 29, 2020

Eight XC/Track Performers Named Academic All-Americans

Honoring excellence in the classroom and on the track and course, seven female student-athletes and one male from the GNAC have been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Cross Country/Track & Field Team.

Friday, June 26, 2020

From Haiti To Billings, Chevalier Seizes Her Opportunities

Anne Lory Chevalier, a 26-year-old native of Haiti who has overcome numerous challenges in her life, is set to return for her senior season as a member of the MSUB track and field team.

Friday, May 29, 2020

Kemboi, Crosswhite Earn Academic All-District XC/TF Awards

The Alaska Anchorage junior and Western Oregon senior, who finished first and second at the GNAC Cross Country Championships, earn CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Men's Cross Country/Track and Field honors.

Friday, May 29, 2020

Seven Women Earn Academic All-District XC/Track Honors

The GNAC dominates the selections on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Team with seven student-athletes honored for academic and athletic success.

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Total Of 29 GNAC Athletes Earn Indoor All-America Status

Despite the cancellation of the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, those who qualified for the meet are being recognized as All-Americans by the U.S. Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association.

Friday, May 8, 2020

SAAC Spotlight: Western Washington's Hannah Nienaber

Hannah Nienaber is a junior on the Western Washington women's track and field team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Friday, April 24, 2020

SAAC Spotlight: Seattle Pacific's Grace Bley

Grace Bley is a senior on the Seattle Pacific women's track and field team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Longtime Western Oregon Coach Mike Johnson Set To Retire

A longtime fixture in the track and field and cross country communities, Mike Johnson will retire at the end of May after a 17-year tenure leading the programs at Western Oregon.

Monday, April 20, 2020

Rapid Recall: Brown Headlines Men's T&F All-Academic

The runner-up in both the 60 meters and 200 meters at the GNAC Indoor Championships, Concordia senior Adam Brown is among the top of the 84 honorees on the GNAC Men's Track and Field All-Academic Team.

Friday, April 17, 2020

SAAC Spotlight: Simon Fraser's Amy Morris

Amy Morris is a redshirt junior on the Simon Fraser women's track and field team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Friday, April 17, 2020

Shot Put Champ Linenko Lead Women's T&F All-Academic

This year's conference indoor champion in the shot put, Concordia senior Katrina Linenko tops the 123 student-athletes named to the GNAC Women's Track and Field All-Academic Team.

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Micah Chelimo To Join USTFCCCA Athlete Hall Of Fame

A three-time national champion and eight-time All-American and GNAC champion, Alaska Anchorage alumnus Micah Chelimo is among the 2020 inductees to the USTFCCCA Division II Athlete Hall of Fame.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Best Of GNAC Insider: Concordia's Jakob Chamberlain

In this week's edition of the Best of GNAC Insider, Concordia junior Jakob Chamberlain talks about how he became a thrower and the friendly rivalries that exist between the Cavaliers' talented throwers.

Monday, March 23, 2020

Holdsworth, Townsend Named Indoor Athletes Of The Year

Two of the top 800-meter runners in Division II this season, Western Oregon's Derek Holdsworth and Simon Fraser's Addy Townsend lead the GNAC indoor track and field special awards with Athlete of the Year selections.

Monday, March 16, 2020

Alaska Anchorage's Ries Earns Indoor Track Elite 90 Award

Alaska Anchorage senior Marie Ries was named the recipient of Division II Indoor Track & Field Championship's Elite 90 Award, which recognizes the participant in each championship event with the highest GPA.

Monday, March 9, 2020

Holdsworth, Townsend Lead West Region Indoor Awards

Western Oregon's Derek Holdsworth and Simon Fraser's Addy Townsend are named the West Region Indoor Track Athletes of the Year as the conference takes six of the eight UTFCCCA regional awards.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

GNAC Mourns Passing Of Western Washington's Bill Roe

Bill Roe, the longtime assistant cross country and track and field coach at Western Washington and a titan in the sport worldwide, passed away on Feb. 29 at the age of 29.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Johnson Leads USTFCCCA Indoor All-West Region Honorees

Earning selection in five different events, Concordia's Paige Johnson leads a total of 85 GNAC athletes named Indoor All-West Region performers by the USTFCCCA.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Distance Relays Lead GNAC Entries For Indoor Nationals

Four distance medley relay teams, along with 13 individual competitors, have earned entries into the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Mar. 13 and 14 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

One More Week To Earn Those Qualifying Marks

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: After an exciting GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, athletes have one more meet in Seattle on Saturday to earn or solidify qualifying marks for the NCAA Championships.

Monday, February 24, 2020

Cavs Win Indoor Title For Team Of The Week Honors

The Cavaliers won their first-ever women's team title at the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Nampa, Idaho, edging out Seattle Pacific by just over seven points.

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Sweet Sendoff: Concordia Claims Women's Indoor Title

Concordia went out on top in the school's final conference indoor championship meet, claiming its first GNAC women's indoor track and field championship with a seven-point victory over Seattle Pacific.

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Twice As Nice: Vikings Repeat As Men's Indoor Champions

Western Washington uses individual titles by Ethan Sterkel, Cordell Cummings and the 4x400-meter relay team to win the program's second consecutive GNAC men's indoor track and field championship.

Friday, February 21, 2020

Peace Gives Seattle Pacific A Chance With First Day Lead

Led by a second consecutive long jump title for Peace Igbonagwam, Seattle Pacific holds a narrow lead after day one of the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Friday, February 21, 2020

Cain Raises Weight Throw Record At Men's Indoor Meet

Central Washington's Aidan Cain set the meet record in the weight throw while Wesley Kirui and Tyler Cronk repeated as champions on day one of the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Friday, February 21, 2020

SAAC Spotlight: Western Oregon's Lauren Berry

Lauren Berry is a junior on the Western Oregon track and field team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Vikings, Falcons Look To Defend Indoor Track Titles

The Western Washington men and Seattle Pacific women aim to defend their GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championships titles as a slew of record-setting performers this season will make for exciting theater.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Teams Gear Up For Final Meets Before GNAC Championships

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Conference athletes look to take one more step towards peak performances at the GNAC Indoor Championships at meets in Seattle, Nampa and Boston.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Holdsworth Eyeing More Than Just GNAC Records

Western Oregon's Derek Holdsworth has overcome health issues to become the GNAC record holder in the indoor 800 meters and has ambitions of qualifying for this summer's U.S. Olympic Trials.

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Dempsey Provides Records, Nationals Berths Galore

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Two GNAC records and a number of schools fell at the high-octane UW Invitational while a number of GNAC athletes solidified their trips to the national meet.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Holdsworth Named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week

The Western Oregon junior earns the USTFCCCA Division II Men's Athlete of the Week after breaking the GNAC record and running one of the top times in the world this season in the 800 meters.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Records Headline Second Full Week Of Indoor Season

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Simon Fraser's Jeremiah Lauzon takes down a GNAC record while a number of others match or break school records in the second full week of the indoor schedule.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Speed, Throws Reign For Conference At UW Preview

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Led by Derek Holdworth's Division II-leading time in the 800 meters, GNAC athletes showed well against some of college track's best athletes at the UW Preview.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Take Your Marks! Indoor Track Season Gets Into Full Swing

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: While the month of December has a few notable performances, all 10 teams swing into the action this weekend. Eight GNAC squads will be in Seattle for the UW Preview.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

WOU All-American, WWU Coach Qualifies For Olympic Trials

Former Western Oregon track and field All-American and current Western Washington assistant coach Kennedy Rufener has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials after running the California International Marathon.

Friday, November 29, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Alaska Anchorage's David Sramek

David Sramek is a redshirt junior on the Alaska Anchorage track and field team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Friday, November 22, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Montana State Billings' Kyle McLaughlin

Kyle McLaughlin is a senior on the Montana State Billings track and field team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Friday, October 11, 2019

GNAC's Tetteh Named To Track & Field Rules Committee

The GNAC associate commissioner and former All-America heptathlete has been selected for a four-year term on the NCAA Men's & Women's Track and Field Rules Committee.

Monday, September 23, 2019

Concordia, GNAC Mourns Passing Of Jarred Rome

The two-time Olympian for the United States and the former throws coach for Concordia passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 21 at the age of 42.

Friday, September 20, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Alaska Anchorage's Yvonne Jeschke

Yvonne Jeschke is a senior on the Alaska Anchorage cross country and track and field teams and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Hey Alexa! Shindruk Earns D2CCA Academic Honor

After earning All-American honors in cross country and outdoor track and field, recent Central Washington graduate Alexa Shindruk has been named the D2CCA's West Region Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

McCormick Is GNAC Nominee For NCAA Woman Of The Year

The recent Alaska Anchorage graduate and All-American both indoors and outdoors in the 800 meters is among 148 student-athletes in contention for the prestigious NCAA award.

Monday, July 22, 2019

Kurgat Sweeps USTFCCCA Track Scholar-Athlete Awards

The Alaska Anchorage senior and four-time national champion is named the USTFCCCA's Division II Indoor and Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She leads 58 GNAC athletes selected for All-Academic honors.