Wednesday, October 19, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. – A total of 13 three-time honorees and 14 student-athletes with a 3.90 grade point average or higher lead the list of selections to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s 2016 Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team.
A total of 82 student-athletes were recognized on the squad, which singles out rostered players of sophomore standing or higher with a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade points average. The 13 three-time honorees leads a parade of 44 total repeat selections to the team.
One of those 13, Saint Martin’s senior Taylor Gersch leads the list with a perfect 4.00 grade point average as a business administration major. Gersch, a defender, has started all 14 matches for the Saints this season.
Simon Fraser sophomore Carli Grosso joins Gersch in the top echelon of GPAs on the team. Grosso, a kinesiology major, has a 4.21 cumulative GPA on the Canadian system that awards a 4.33 grade poinrts for an A-plus. Grosso, a defender, has started all of the Clan’s 11 matches this season.
In total, 14 GNAC Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team selections boasts GPAs of 3.90 or better.
Those joining Gersch as three-time selections to the team include Central Washington’s Reilly Retz, Montana State Billings’ Dana Lubieniecki, Seattle Pacific’s Haley Ayers, Emma Holm, Hannah Huesers and Maddie Krauss; Simon Fraser’s Devon Kollmyer, Western Oregon’s Savannah Bogan, Taylor Higa and Machaela Rapozo; and Western Washington’s Elise Aylward and Becca Cates.
Seattle Pacific leads all GNAC teams with 18 honorees, which accounts for nearly 67 percent of the Falcons’ entire roster, 10 which are repeat selections. Central Washington finished with 14 honorees, 11 of which are repeat selections.
2016 GNAC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM | ||||
CENTRAL WASHINGTON | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Kennedy Anson | Undecided | So. | 3.67 | Renton, Wash. |
* Allie Bohnett | Elementary Education/Literature | Sr. | 3.67 | Gig Harbor, Wash. |
* Keilin Farrand | Biology | Sr. | 3.79 | Ellensburg, Wash. |
* Karlee Goehner | Business/Economics | Sr. | 3.61 | East Wenatchee, Wash. |
* Jessica Haga | Clinical Psychology | Sr. | 3.50 | Bremerton, Wash. |
* Abbie Litka | Recreation & Tourism | Jr. | 3.47 | Issaquah, Wash. |
* Whitney Lowe | Physical Activity & Recreation | Jr. | 3.34 | Olympia, Wash. |
Lexsi Manning | Undeclared | So. | 3.75 | University Place, Wash. |
* Bailey Martoncik | Elementary Education | Jr. | 3.91 | Maple Valley, Wash. |
* Shaina Mitchell | Public Relations | Jr. | 3.21 | Normandy Park, Wash. |
* Mackenzie Nolte | Psychology | Jr. | 3.61 | Marysville, Wash. |
*# Reilly Retz | Clinical Physiology | Sr. | 3.73 | Kent, Wash. |
Michaela Wallace | Undeclared | So. | 3.90 | Snoqualmie, Wash. |
*+ Meghan Ward | Clinical Physiology | Sr. | 3.54 | Chehalis, Wash. |
CONCORDIA | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Emma Chappell | Business Administration | So. | 3.35 | Spokane, Wash. |
* Ana Delgadillo | Psychology | Jr. | 3.88 | Vancouver, Wash. |
Gabrielle Ewing | Exercise & Sports Science | So. | 3.60 | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
* Martha Heaps | Biology | Jr. | 3.23 | Spokane, Wash. |
Karlie Hurley | Exercise & Sports Science | So. | 3.55 | North Bend, Wash. |
* Shannon McMahon | Exercise & Sports Science | Sr. | 3.50 | Lake Forest Park, Wash. |
McKenna Stocker | English | So. | 3.88 | Liberty Lake, Wash. |
Sydney Van Steenberge | Secondary Education | So. | 3.27 | McMinnville, Ore. |
MONTANA STATE BILLINGS | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Lili Delgadillo | Health/Human Performance | So. | 3.90 | Vancouver, Wash. |
Jordan Devoto | General Studies | So. | 3.93 | Wilsall, Mont. |
* Kari Kastelic | Finance | Sr. | 3.90 | Phoenix, Ariz. |
*+ Dana Lubieniecki | Health/Human Performance | Sr. | 3.82 | Lakewood, Colo. |
* Jessica Spang | Elementary Education | Jr. | 3.62 | Billings, Mont. |
NORTHWEST NAZARENE | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Olivia Carter | Global Business | So. | 3.91 | Mill Creek, Wash. |
Ashley Cook-Cox | Pre-Physcial Therapy | Jr. | 3.25 | Nine Mile Falls, Wash. |
* Sarah Jenkins | Biology: Pre-Medicine | Sr. | 3.61 | Everett, Wash. |
* Mabinty Kanu | Communication: Public Relations | Jr. | 3.33 | San Jose, Calif. |
Daniele Ortiz | Recreation Sports Management: | Jr. | 3.24 | Sunnyvale, Calif. |
Athletic Training | ||||
Chloe Sholtz | Pre-Physcial Therapy | So. | 3.66 | Spokane, Wash. |
Kaisa Tsuruta | Accounting | So. | 3.32 | Nelson, New Zealand |
* Kayla Williams | Biology: Pre-Medicine | Sr. | 3.47 | Orting, Wash. |
SAINT MARTIN’S | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
* Camryn Althauser | Computer Science | Jr. | 3.47 | Centralia, Wash. |
Hannah Frakes | Social Work | Sr. | 3.74 | Boise, Idaho |
*+ Taylor Gersch | Business Administration | Sr. | 4.00 | Sherwood, Ore. |
Ali Koehler | Chemistry | So. | 3.90 | Ogden, Utah |
* Sara Massee | Biology | Sr. | 3.86 | Gig Harbor, Wash. |
Micaylla O’Leary | Civil Engineering | Jr. | 3.26 | Bremerton, Wash. |
Gloria Petri | Biology | So. | 3.92 | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
Kylee Sarchett | Elementary Education | So. | 3.75 | Puyallup, Wash. |
SEATTLE PACIFIC | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
*+ Haley Ayers | Integrated Studies | Sr. | 3.57 | Everett, Wash. |
* Maddy Booster | Nuursing | Jr. | 3.93 | Bend, Ore. |
Julia DeVere | Psychology | So. | 3.80 | Bellingham, Wash. |
+ Kelly Gould | Business Adminsitration | Sr. | 3.62 | Everett, Wash. |
* Simone Herzberg | Physiology | Jr. | 3.98 | Portland, Ore. |
* Brooke Holland | Exercise Science | Jr. | 3.48 | Issaquah, Wash. |
*# Emma Holm | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.67 | Kirkland, Wash. |
*+ Hannah Huesers | Accounting | Sr. | 3.43 | Lake Stevens, Wash. |
*+ Maddie Krauss | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.73 | Lake Oswego, Ore. |
Brooke Lancaster | Exercise Science | So. | 3.82 | Lake Tapps, Wash. |
Hannah Lemm | Nursing | Jr. | 3.38 | Edmonds, Wash. |
* Mickayla Mury | Integrated Studies | Jr. | 3.40 | Kelso, Wash. |
Kasey Reeve | Exercise Science | So. | 3.80 | Fountain Valley, Calif. |
Maddie Sjothun | Business Administration | Jr. | 3.63 | Vancouver, Wash. |
Sydnee Smith | Nursing | So. | 3.48 | Vancouver, Wash. |
Makayla Sonstelie | Business Administration | So. | 3.59 | Auburn, Wash. |
* Molly Stinson | Business Administration | Jr. | 3.31 | Woodinville, Wash. |
Kaytlin Willis | Undeclared | So. | 3.44 | Snohomish, Wash. |
SIMON FRASER | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
*+ Olivia Aguiar | Kinesiology | Sr. | 3.84 | Coquitlam, B.C. |
Christina Dickson | Undeclared | So. | 3.52 | Burnaby, B.C. |
Carli Grosso | Kinesiology | So. | 4.21 | Vancouver, B.C. |
*+ Devon Kollmyer | Molecular Biology & Biochemistry | Sr. | 3.98 | Lynden, Wash. |
Teagan McManus | Criminology | So. | 3.56 | Burnaby, B.C. |
NOTE: Simon Fraser GPAs figured on the 4.33 Canadian scale. | ||||
WESTERN OREGON | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
*+ Savannah Bogan | Psychology | Sr. | 3.55 | Seattle, Wash. |
Taylor Cadiz | Undeclared | So. | 3.51 | Mililani, Hawaii |
* Jessica De La Melena | Education | Jr. | 3.93 | Vancouver, Wash. |
*+ Taylor Higa | Business | Sr. | 3.78 | Manoa, Hawaii |
Mariya Konyn | Exercise Science | Sr. | 3.22 | Eugene, Ore. |
Danielle Payne | Psychology | Sr. | 3.92 | Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. |
* Shelby Peterson | Communiy Health | Sr. | 3.46 | Hillsboro, Ore. |
*+ Machaela Rapozo | Business | Sr. | 3.93 | Lihue, Hawaii |
Morgan Rohn | Undeclared | So. | 3.79 | Puyallup, Wash. |
* Allison Sprecher | Exercise Science | Sr. | 3.80 | Battle Ground, Wash. |
Sydney Thomas | Chemistry | So. | 3.63 | Medford, Ore. |
WESTERN WASHINGTON | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
*+ Elise Aylward | French | Sr. | 3.84 | Renton, Wash. |
*+ Becca Cates | Marine Biology | Sr. | 3.48 | Poulsbo, Wash. |
Sophia Kallas | Anthropology | So. | 3.25 | Boise, Idaho |
Sierra Shugarts | Multidisciplinary Studies | Jr. | 3.35 | Federal Way, Wash. |
* Emily Webster | Physical Education | Jr. | 3.43 | Bellingham, Wash. |
* - 2015 All-Academic Selection + - 2014 All-Academic Selection # - 2013 All-Academic Selection |