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, 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.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Best Of GNAC Insider: Northwest Nazarene's Bethany Danner

In our latest edition of the Best of GNAC Insider, Northwest Nazarene runner Bethany Danner talks about the Nighthawks' impressive performance at the NCAA West Regional and the strange story on how she arrived at NNU.

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.

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.

Thursday, January 30, 2020

NNU, SPU Lead USTFCCCA All-Academic Honorees

Northwest Nazarene and Seattle Pacific had the highest GPA of Division II women's teams among the USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Teams. Twenty-one conference athletes earned All-Academic honors.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Craig Craker Receives Excellence In Communications Award

Northwest Nazarene's director of athletic communications receives the USTFCCCA's Excellence In Communications Award for his work chronicling the Nighthawks' run to the NCAA Championships.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Western Washington's Halsell Is XC Coach Of The Year

The longtime head coach at Western Washington receives both the GNAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year awards after leading the Vikings to a pair of conference titles and national meet appearances.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Seawolves Place Eighth, Earn Team Of The Week Nod

The Alaska Anchorage women's cross country team, led by All-Americans Emmah Chelimo and Nancy Jeptoo, finished in eighth at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Kirui, Kemboi Earn All-American Honors At XC Nationals

Alaska Anchorage's Wesley Kirui and Felix Kemboi took advantage of the fast, dry conditions to lead the GNAC with All-American finishes at the NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championships.

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Chelimo Fifth, UAA Leads Team Races At Women's Nationals

Alaska Anchorage's Emmah Chelimo finishes fifth, Nancy Jeptoo is 10th and Seawolves once again lead the conference with an eighth-place team finish at the NCAA Division II Women's Cross Countrty Championships.

Friday, November 22, 2019

NCAA Cross Country West Regional Highlight Video

Relive the excitement of the 2019 NCAA Division II West Regional Cross Country Championships at Western Oregon through this video produced by Chris Shoffner.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Another Repeat: Chelimo Is West Region Athlete Of Year

After winning her second women's West Region championship on Saturday, Alaska Anchorage senior Emmah Chelimo has been named the USTFCCCA Division II West Region Female Athlete of the Year for the second time.

Monday, November 11, 2019

Five GNAC Teams Qualify For Cross Country National Meet

Four women's teams and one men's team, along with five individual at-large selections from the GNAC, will race at the Division II Cross Country Championships on Nov. 23 in Sacramento.

Monday, November 11, 2019

NNU Heads To Sacramento, Earns Team Of The Week Nod

The Northwest Nazarene women's cross country team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships after placing second at Saturday's West Region Championships in Monmouth.

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Kemboi, Kirui Pace Conference's Men In NCAA West Regional

Felix Kemboi and Wesley Kirui of Alaska Anchorage earn top-10 finishes while Western Washington places fifth to lead conference men's teams at the NCAA West Region Cross Country Championships.

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Chelimo Repeats, Nighthawks Earn National Meet Berth

Alaska Anchorage's Emmah Chelimo repeats as champion and Northwest Nazarene earn an unexpected national meet berth at the Division II Women's West Regional Championships.

Friday, November 8, 2019

Conference Runners-Up Lead All-Academic Team Selections

The runners-up at October's GNAC Cross Country Championships, Western Oregon's Justin Crosswhite and Seattle Pacific's Kate Lilly lead top the 2019 GNAC Cross Country All-Academic Team.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Conference Teams Poised To Perform Well In Monmouth

Alaska Anchorage returns the top individual runners from last year while Western Washington's pack running ability will bode well as the West Region Cross Country Championships take place in Monmouth on Saturday.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Vikings Sweep XC Titles For Team Of The Week Honors

Western Washington kept pace in snowy conditions to win its first women's cross country title and its first men's title since 2009.

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Vikings' Pack Mentality Wins Men's Cross Country Title

Western Washington placed four runners in the top-10 to cruise to the program's first GNAC title since 2009 at the GNAC Men's Cross Country Championships.

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Vikings Emerge In Close GNAC Women's XC Championships

Western Washington placed three runners in the top-10 and five in the top-15 to unseat Alaska Anchorage and win the program's first GNAC Women's Cross Country Championships.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Seawolves Enter As GNAC Championships Favorites Again

With both defending individual champions back in the fold, Alaska Anchorage is the favorite to repeat as champions as the GNAC Cross Country Championships. But the repeat is not a done deal.

Friday, October 18, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Alaska's Anja Maijala

Anja Maijala is a junior on the Alaska women's cross country and Nordic skiing teams and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Vikings, Seawolves Put Conference On Notice In Bellingham

Cross Country Weekly Notebook: With strong team and individual showings at the Western Washington Classic, both the Vikings and Alaska Anchorage made claim to team to beat status at next week's GNAC Championships.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Wildcats Sweep, WWU Classic Will Provide GNAC Preview

Central Washington swept the GNAC Athlete of the Week awards last week. This week, nine conference teams will be in Bellingham for a virtual conference meet preview at the Western Washington Invitational.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Nighthawks Sweep Garland, Mitchell Wins It Again

Cross Country Weekly Notebook: Northwest Nazarene brought home both individual trophies at the Ken Garland Invitational while Seattle Pacific's Kaylee Mitchell was a race winner for the second straight week.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Flyin' High: Falcons Open Season With First Place Feat

Cross Country Weekly Notebook: Seattle Pacific opened its 2019 season in grand fashion, taking both the men's and women's team titles in a multi-team meet for the first time in 21 years.

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).

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Conference Teams Start On Right Foot At Apple Ridge

Cross Country Weekly Notebook: Four GNAC teams, in particular Simon Fraser and Western Washington, made a strong first meet showing as Central Washington hosted the Apple Ridge Invitational.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Aiken, Kemboi With Outstanding Season Debuts

Cross Country Weekly Notebook: Nikki Aiken earns the win for Montana State Billings and Godfrey Kemboi performs well against Division I competition as teams continue to open the season.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Nanooks, Seawolves Open The GNAC Cross Country Season

Cross Country Weekly Notebook: Alaska and Alaska Anchorage marked the official start to the 2019 season with the Blue & Gold Run Fest in Fairbanks. Three more GNAC teams open seasons this week.

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, September 3, 2019

Defending XC Champs Open With Athlete Of Week Awards

The defending conference champions open 2019 where they left off as Alaska Anchorage's Emmah Chelimo and Wesley Kirui earn the first GNAC Athlete of the Week awards for 2019-20.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Falcons, Seawolves Top Picks In Cross Country Polls

Conference coaches have picked Seattle Pacific to win the women's title while Alaska Anchorage is the favorite to win its ninth title in the span of a decade.

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.