Tuesday, April 27, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. – As she comes to the end of a stellar four-year career for Seattle Pacific both on the water and in the classroom, senior Suzanne Stafford leads the 41 honorees on the 2020-21 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing All-Academic Team, presented by Barnes & Noble College.
Stafford is one of a conference-leading 19 student-athletes from Seattle Pacific named to the team. Holding a 3.90 GPA as a biochemistry major, Stafford is in her third year as one of the Falcons’ varsity crew members. She was in the bow seat for both varsity 8+ races where the Falcons placed second at the Falcon Regatta on March 27. She was also in the bow for the Falcons’ winning varsity 8+ at the Viking Regatta on April 17.
Stafford is one of six honorees with a GPA of 3.8 or greater and one of 25 repeat selections to the team. Western Washington sophomore Clarice Ruhlin-Hicks leads the team with a 4.00 GPA as a political science major.
The other team members with a 3.8 GPA or greater include Humboldt State sophomore Marjorie Johnson, Seattle Pacific junior LeeAnn Arrington and sophomore Macie Leach; Western Washington senior Maddie Bangasser and Vikings’ junior Ella Brinkman.
To qualify for the GNAC All-Academic Teams, presented by Barnes & Noble College, nominees must be of sophomore eligibility or greater, have a minimum cumulative GPA or 3.20 or greater, be a letterwinner on their team and must be in their second year at the nominating institution.
2020-21 GNAC WOMEN'S ROWING ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Presented By Barnes & Noble College |
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CENTRAL OKLAHOMA | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
* Megan Dwarshuis | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.78 | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Yesenia Gil-Salazar | Biology | Jr. | 3.40 | Idabel, Okla. |
Kirsten Goodman | Biology | Sr. | 3.66 | Shawnee, Okla. |
* Madisyn Kitchell | Kinesiology – Exercise & Fitness Mgt. | Sr. | 3.45 | Yukon, Okla. |
Kateryna Klymenko | Adult & Higher Education | Sr. | 3.75 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Sage Kroeker | Nursing | Jr. | 3.37 | Enid, Okla. |
* Allison Staley | Kinesiology – Exercise & Fitness Mgt. | Jr. | 3.76 | Bettendorf, Iowa |
Keondra Whisenhunt | Biology | Jr. | 3.46 | Bellevue, Neb. |
Kelsey Woellmer | Chemistry – Health Sciences | So. | 3.52 | Sedona, Ariz. |
HUMBOLDT STATE | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Marjorie Johnson | Liberal Studies – Higher Education | So. | 3.97 | Chico, Calif. |
* Malia Seeley | Environmental Resources Engineering | Jr. | 3.75 | Polson, Mont. |
* Haley Skinner | Liberal Studies – Elementary Education | Sr. | 3.60 | Clovis, Calif. |
SEATTLE PACIFIC | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
* LeeAnn Arrington | English | Jr. | 3.88 | Empire, Okla. |
* Megan Chalfant | Nursing | Sr. | 3.56 | Roseville, Calif. |
* Tamrya Clark-Hoogestrate | Applied Human Biology | Sr. | 3.80 | Shoreline, Wash. |
* Kaitlin Dickinson | Nursing | Sr. | 3.68 | Monroe, Wash. |
* Gillian Edgar | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.46 | Seattle, Wash. |
Jacinta Grandel | Apparel Design | So. | 3.61 | Palmer, Alaska |
* Jennifer Hoag | Nursing | Jr. | 3.36 | Normandy Park, Wash. |
* Danielle Johnson | Engineering | Jr. | 3.79 | Mill Creek, Wash. |
* Samantha Kimmel | Cellular & Molecular Biology | Sr. | 3.56 | Woodinville, Wash. |
* Cecelia Krause | Ecology | Sr. | 3.48 | Glastonbury, Conn. |
Macie Leach | Nursing | So. | 3.84 | Chico, Calif. |
Brooklyn Liberato | Nutrition & Dietetics | Sr. | 3.20 | Mount Vernon, Wash. |
Moxie McCandless | Food & Nutritional Sciences | So. | 3.23 | Albuquerque, N.M. |
* Roxy Ruther | Applied Human Biology | Sr. | 3.60 | Torrance, Calif. |
* Suzanne Stafford | Biochemistry | Sr. | 3.93 | Clackamas, Ore. |
Nicole Svoboda | Mathematics | So. | 3.31 | La Quinta, Calif. |
* Avalon Tarbet-Mendoza | Chemistry | Jr. | 3.32 | Vancouver, Wash. |
* Haley Thompson | Integrated Studies | Sr. | 3.79 | Tacoma, Wash. |
* Anna White | Nursing | Sr. | 3.60 | Meridian, Idaho |
WESTERN WASHINGTON | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
* Maddie Bangasser | Kinesiology | Sr. | 3.90 | Sammamish, Wash. |
Jonah Bettger | Geology | Sr. | 3.20 | Brush Prairie, Wash. |
* Lilly Bjork | Computer Science | Jr. | 3.28 | Langley, Wash. |
* Ella Brinkman | Interdisciplinary Studies | Jr. | 3.82 | Sebastopol, Calif. |
Kristina De Koster | Education | Sr. | 3.60 | Bellingham, Wash. |
* Kiana Doyle | Music & Journalism | Jr. | 3.40 | University Place, Wash. |
* Haley Moss | Political Science & Sociology | Jr. | 3.44 | Orcas Island, Wash. |
* Brenna Rice | English Creative Writing | Sr. | 3.33 | Bethel, Alaska |
Clarice Ruhlin-Hicks | Political Science | So. | 4.00 | Anchorage, Alaska |
Jessica Smithlin | Sociology | Sr. | 3.34 | Orting, Wash. |
* - 2019-20 All-Academic Selection |