Trio Of Performers Lead Women's Soccer All-Academic Team
Thursday, October 19, 2017 PORTLAND, Ore. – A trio of sophomores who have contributed to their teams while maintaining perfect grade point averages leads a total of 92 selections to the 2017 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team.
Montana State Billings defender Amanda Hemmen, Northwest Nazarene midfielder Maddy Midstokke and Western Oregon midfielder Selene Konyn lead the annual list of exceptional academic performers. Honorees for the GNAC All-Academic Teams must be of sophomore standing or better, be in their second season competing for their current team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher.
Hemmen, a biology major, has started nine matches for the Yellowjackets and played in 12. She has one goal and one assist on the season. Midstokke, a secondary education major, has been a relied-upon reserve for the Nighthawks, appearing in all 14 matches and has two assists on the season. Konyn, an early childhood education major, has played in all 12 matches for the Wolves, starting eight.
The trio is among 14 honorees who boast GPAs of 3.90 or higher. The list includes Concordia’s Ana Delgadillo and Rebecca Harris; Montana State Billings’ Lili Delgadillo and Jordan Devoto; Northwest Nazarene’s Olivia Carter, Corrinah Schaefer, Madi Taylor and Tennyson Young; Seattle Pacific’s Simone Herzberg and Emma Young; and Western Oregon’s Breanna Ihara.
Of the 92 honorees on this year’s team, 42 are repeat selections and 16 are three-time selections. Herzberg leads the three-time honorees, boasting a 3.97 GPA as a physiology major. In all, the Falcons have five three-time honorees including Maddy Booster, Brooke Holland, Mickayla Mury and Molly Stinson. Central Washington also five three-time honorees in Karlee Goehner, Abbie Litka, Whitney Lowe, Shaina Mitchell and Mackenzie Nolte.
Other three-time All-Academic honorees include Concordia’s Ana Delgadillo and Martha Heaps; Montana State Billings’ Jessica Spang, Northwest Nazarene’s Mabinty Kanu and Daniele Ortiz and Western Washington’s Emily Webster.
A total of 11 players named to the All-Academic Team were 2016 All-GNAC selections, led by Webster, Nolte and Ana Delgadillo.
Seattle Pacific had 17 representatives on the All-Academic Team, accounting for 68 percent of their roster. Northwest Nazarene had 15 honorees, Concordia finished with 13, Central Washington had 12 and Montana State Billings had 11.
2017 GNAC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM |
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CENTRAL WASHINGTON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
* Kennedy Anson |
Undeclared |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Renton, Wash. |
Kelsey Bechtholdt |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.70 |
Granite Falls, Wash. |
Molly Edvalds |
Psychology |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Tacoma, Wash. |
*+ Karlee Goehner |
Business/Economics |
Sr. |
3.66 |
East Wenatchee, Wash. |
Emily Holt |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.58 |
Lynden, Wash. |
*+ Abbie Litka |
Recreation & Tourism |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Issaquah, Wash. |
*+ Whitney Lowe |
Physical Activity & Recreation |
Sr. |
3.47 |
Olympia, Wash. |
* Lexsi Manning |
Undeclared |
Jr. |
3.54 |
University Place, Wash. |
Emily Minogue |
Undeclared |
Jr. |
3.50 |
Snohomish, Wash. |
*+ Shaina Mitchell |
Public Relations |
Sr. |
3.38 |
Normandy Park, Wash. |
*+ Mackenzie Nolte |
Psychology |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Marysville, Wash. |
* KK Wallace |
Undeclared |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Snoqualmie, Wash. |
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CONCORDIA |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Kasey Ames |
Business |
Jr. |
3.28 |
Liberty Lake, Wash. |
Kayla Braunthal |
Accounting |
Jr. |
3.47 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
*+ Ana Delgadillo |
Psychology |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
Alaina Edgerly |
Nursing |
So. |
3.65 |
Happy Valley, Ore. |
* Gabrielle Ewing |
Exercise & Sports Science |
Jr. |
3.55 |
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
Mallory Flatebo |
Nursing |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Arroyo Grande, Calif. |
Rebecca Harris |
Nursing |
So. |
3.96 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
*+ Martha Heaps |
Exercise & Sports Science |
Sr. |
3.41 |
Spokane, Wash. |
Karlie Hurley |
Exercise & Sports Science |
Jr. |
3.62 |
North Bend, Wash. |
Maddie Misi |
Secondary Education |
Jr. |
3.27 |
Beaverton, Ore. |
Michaela Prothe |
Elementary Education |
So. |
3.51 |
Spokane, Wash. |
* McKenna Stocker |
Biology |
Jr. |
3.74 |
Liberty Lake, Wash. |
* Sydney Van Steenberge |
Exercise & Sports Science |
Jr. |
3.26 |
McMinnville, Ore. |
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MONTANA STATE BILLINGS |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Mackenzie Breeden |
Elementary Education |
So. |
3.25 |
Bonney Lake, Wash. |
* Lili Delgadillo |
Health/Human Performance |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
* Jordan Devoto |
Health/Human Performance |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Wilsall, Mont. |
Amanda Hemmen |
Biology |
So. |
4.00 |
Renton, Wash. |
Alexa Iacolucci |
General Studies |
So. |
3.54 |
Lake Forest Park, Wash. |
Rachel Lythgoe |
English |
So. |
3.86 |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
Erin Reynolds |
Management |
So. |
3.44 |
Lancaster, Calif. |
Kalin Sandow |
Psychology |
So. |
3.87 |
Murrieta, Calif. |
Courteney Shovlin |
History |
So. |
3.53 |
Great Falls, Mont. |
*+ Jessica Spang |
Elementary Education |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Billings, Mont. |
Claire Tevaseu |
Management |
So. |
3.57 |
Seattle, Wash. |
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NORTHWEST NAZARENE |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Cassandra Clarke |
Elementary Education |
Sr. |
3.44 |
Blackfoot, Idaho |
* Olivia Carter |
Global Business |
So. |
3.94 |
Mill Creek, Wash. |
* Ashley Cook-Cox |
Elementary Education |
Sr. |
3.46 |
Nine Mile Falls, Wash. |
Brooke Felzien |
Accounting |
So. |
3.89 |
Boise, Idaho |
Hannah Holm |
Recreation & Sport Management |
Sr. |
3.29 |
Spokane Valley, Wash. |
Izzi Isgrig |
Elementary Education |
So. |
3.65 |
Ravensale, Wash. |
*+ Mabinty Kanu |
Communication: Public Relations |
Sr. |
3.38 |
San Jose, Calif. |
Maddy Midstokke |
Secondary Education |
So. |
4.00 |
Olympia, Wash. |
*+ Daniele Ortiz |
Recreation & Sport Management |
Sr. |
3.37 |
Sunnyvale, Calif. |
Corrinah Schaefer |
Biology |
So. |
3.93 |
Boise, Idaho |
* Chloe Sholtz |
Pre-Physcial Therapy |
Jr. |
3.71 |
Spokane, Wash. |
Madi Taylor |
Pre-Physical Therapy |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Lewiston, Idaho |
* Kaisa Tsuruta |
Accounting |
Jr. |
3.60 |
Nelson, New Zealand |
Emily Wilkins |
Secondary Education |
Sr. |
3.39 |
Port Orchard, Wash. |
Tennyson Young |
Management |
So. |
3.96 |
Meridian, Idaho |
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SAINT MARTIN’S |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Lauren Allison |
Psychology |
Sr. |
3.27 |
Camano Island, Wash. |
Blair Hardy |
Biology |
Jr. |
3.71 |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
* Ali Koehler |
Biology |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Ogden, Utah |
Shea McKnight |
Business Administration |
So. |
3.50 |
Graham, Wash. |
* Gloria Petri |
Biology |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
* Kylee Sarchett |
Education |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
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SEATTLE PACIFIC |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
*+ Maddy Booster |
Nursing |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Bend, Ore. |
Asia Cayetano |
Physiology |
So. |
3.80 |
Nampa, Idaho |
* Julia DeVere |
Psychology |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Bellingham, Wash. |
*+ Simone Herzberg |
Physiology |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Portland, Ore. |
*+ Brooke Holland |
Exercise Science |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Issaquah, Wash. |
* Brooke Lancaster |
Business Administration |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Lake Tapps, Wash. |
Megan Moore |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.42 |
Santa Rosa, Calif. |
*+ Mickayla Mury |
Integrated Studies |
Jr. |
3.51 |
Kelso, Wash. |
Megan Nielsen |
Undeclared |
So. |
3.30 |
Des Moines, Wash. |
* Kasey Reeve |
Exercise Science |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Fountain Valley, Calif. |
* Maddie Sjothun |
Business Administration |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
Abby Smith |
Political Science |
Jr. |
3.24 |
Sumner, Wash. |
* Sydnee Smith |
Nursing |
Jr. |
3.60 |
Vancouver, Wash. |
* Makayla Sonstelie |
Business Administration |
Jr. |
3.31 |
Auburn, Wash. |
*+ Molly Stinson |
Business Administration |
Sr. |
3.32 |
Woodinville, Wash. |
* Kaytlin Willis |
Psychology |
Jr. |
3.45 |
Snohomish, Wash. |
Emma Young |
Economics |
So. |
3.96 |
Kapolei, Hawaii |
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SIMON FRASER |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
* Carli Grosso |
Kinesiology |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Vancouver, B.C. |
NOTE: Simon Fraser GPAs figured on the 4.33 Canadian scale. |
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WESTERN OREGON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Dacia Alexander |
Community Health |
Jr. |
3.39 |
Lacey, Wash. |
Chelsea Hartnett |
Business |
Jr. |
3.49 |
Maple Valley, Wash. |
Breanne Ihara |
Pre-Professional Studies |
So. |
3.90 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Eleanor Jones |
Early Childhood Education |
So. |
3.82 |
Scappoose, Ore. |
Caitlin Kastelic |
Biology |
So. |
3.21 |
Hillsboro, Ore. |
Selene Konyn |
Early Childhood Education |
So. |
4.00 |
Eugene, Ore. |
Kaitlin Poe |
Early Childhood Education |
So. |
3.84 |
Salem, Ore. |
* Morgan Roan |
Education |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
* Sydney Thomas |
Biology |
Jr. |
3.22 |
Medford, Ore. |
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WESTERN WASHINGTON |
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Name |
Academic Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
Jordyn Bartelson |
Marketing |
So. |
3.28 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
Liv Larson |
Sociology |
So. |
3.25 |
Arlington, Wash. |
Annaliese Laurila |
Business Administration |
So. |
3.48 |
Portland, Ore. |
Emily Nelson |
Kinesiology |
So. |
3.59 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
* Sierra Shugarts |
Communication Studies |
Sr. |
3.35 |
Federal Way, Wash. |
Alyssa Treptow |
Psychology |
Jr. |
3.42 |
Flagstaff, Ariz. |
Callie VanAelst |
Elementary Education |
So. |
3.86 |
Mill Creek, Wash. |
*+ Emily Webster |
Education |
Sr. |
3.49 |
Bellingham, Wash. |
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* - 2016 All-Academic Selection + - 2015 All-Academic Selection |
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