Tuesday, March 9, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. – A major presence in goal for Northwest Nazarene, sophomore goalkeeper Sawyer Price leads the 2020-21 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team, presented by Barnes & Noble College.
A recreation and sport management major, Price is one of three selections with a 4.00 GPA. A first-time All-Academic honoree, The Olympia, Washington, native has played in all five of the Nighthawks’ matches in 2021 and started in four. He has collected a 3-1-1 record in the abbreviated 2021 season with 15 saves, a shutout and a 1.04 goals against average.
Joining Price in the 4.00 club are NNU junior goalkeeper Alex Nadermann, a physics major, and Seattle Pacific sophomore midfielder Tyler Speer, who is majoring in biochemistry.
The trio is among 10 student-athletes on the list with a cumulative GPA of 3.80 or higher and seven student-athletes with a GPA of 3.90 or higher.
The All-Academic Team has 23 repeat selections, including nine three-time selections in Montana State Billings seniors Luca Battistotti and Shantik Bedrosian; Northwest Nazarene senior Danny Cuevas; Saint Martin’s senior Nick Phillips; and Seattle Pacific seniors Jose Benavides, Sam Malloch, Alex Mejia, Nik Reierson and Travis Swallow.
The Nighthawks led the conference with 13 All-Academic selections, seven of whom have a 3.50 GPA or better, while Seattle Pacific and Western Washington had 10 selections apiece.
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 of 3.20 or greater, be a letterwinner on their team and must be in their second year at the nominating institution.
2020-21 GNAC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM |
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MONTANA STATE BILLINGS | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
*+ Luca Battistotti | Business Administration: Management | Sr. | 3.79 | San Rocco al Porto, Italy |
*+ Shantik Bedrosian | Health & Human Performance - Human Performance Option | Sr. | 3.31 | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
Aleksandar Garza | Health & Human Performance - Human Performance Option | So. | 3.20 | Pacifica, Calif. |
* Bryan Maxwell | Health & Human Performance - Human Performance Option | Jr. | 3.63 | Spokane, Wash. |
Pascal Pisarek | Business Admistration: Management | Jr. | 3.39 | Herne, Germany |
* Austin Shafer | Health & Human Performance - Teaching Option | Jr. | 3.44 | Jamestown, N.D. |
* Brady Tesch | Health & Human Performance - Teaching Option | Jr. | 3.60 | Auburn, Wash. |
NORTHWEST NAZARENE | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
* Dominic Abdel-Ahad | Marketing | Jr. | 3.53 | Dusseldorf, Germany |
Braeden Anderson | Criminal Justice | Jr. | 3.48 | Redondo Beach, Calif. |
* Daniel Brendel | Management | Sr. | 3.36 | Rodgau, Germany |
* Landon Butler | Biology: Pre-Medicine | Jr. | 3.52 | Spokane, Wash. |
*+ Danny Cuevas | Pre-Physical Therapy | Sr. | 3.59 | Caldwell, Idaho |
Max Hartley | Global Business | So. | 3.74 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Garrison Lee | Biology | Sr. | 3.32 | Kapolei, Hawaii |
Skyler Munroe | Engineering | Sr. | 3.22 | Boise, Idaho |
* Alex Nadermann | Physics | Jr. | 4.00 | Redmond, Ore. |
Cameron Natvig | Marketing | So. | 3.31 | Mission Viejo, Calif. |
Brandon Parsio | Recreation & Sport Management | Jr. | 3.21 | Lake Forest, Calif. |
Sawyer Price | Recreation & Sport Management | So. | 4.00 | Olympia, Wash. |
Lorenzo Valentini | Recreation & Sport Management | Jr. | 3.95 | Saarbrucken, Germany |
SAINT MARTIN’S | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Hunter Askland | Business Administration | So. | 3.33 | Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
Cole Mattson | Business Administration | So. | 3.79 | Yakima, Wash. |
Stephen Murray | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.20 | Bonney Lake, Wash. |
*+ Nick Phillips | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.84 | Lake Tapps, Wash. |
Bryce Porter | Business Administration | So. | 3.55 | Graham, Wash. |
SEATTLE PACIFIC | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
*+ Jose Benavides | Psychology | Sr. | 3.31 | Mexico City, Mexico |
Aidan Chaparro | Business Administration | Jr. | 3.38 | Spokane, Wash. |
* Jake Ferry | Exercise Science | Jr. | 3.54 | Redmond, Wash. |
* Jordan Greenshield | Nursing | Jr. | 3.85 | Friendswood, Texas |
Lars Helleren | Business Administration | Jr. | 3.31 | Edmonds, Wash. |
*# Sam Malloch | Nursing | Sr. | 3.43 | Portland, Ore. |
*+ Alex Mejia | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.67 | Seattle, Wash. |
*+ Nik Reierson | Exercise Science | Sr. | 3.78 | Duvall, Wash. |
Tyler Speer | Biochemistry | So. | 4.00 | Grand Junction, Colo. |
*+ Travis Swallow | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.94 | Coeur d’Alene, Idaho |
SIMON FRASER | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
* Aidan Bain | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.49 | Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
* Bjorn Borren | Business Administration | Jr | 3.58 | Penticton, B.C. |
Tudor Mihaila | Kinesiology | Jr. | 3.62 | Pitt Meadows, B.C. |
Rahid Rahiem | Economics | Jr. | 3.39 | Burnaby, B.C. |
WESTERN WASHINGTON | ||||
Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
Georg Cholewa | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.21 | Leipzig, Germany |
* Gus Diehl | Business Administration | Jr. | 3.94 | Bellingham, Wash. |
* Teagan Eldridge | Physical Education/Health | Jr. | 3.59 | Enumclaw, Wash. |
Danny Fazio | English Literature | Jr. | 3.88 | Bellingham, Wash. |
Brandon Locke | Manufacturing Engineering | So. | 3.50 | Federal Way, Wash. |
Camron Miller | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.70 | Snohomish, Wash. |
Theo Steinmetz | Political Science | So. | 3.35 | Shoreline, Wash. |
Alessandro Tomasi | International Business & Spanish | So. | 3.91 | Bellingham, Wash. |
Alex Whiting | Communications | Sr. | 3.23 | University Place, Wash. |
* Brandon Wolter | Energy Policy & Management | Jr. | 3.72 | Vancouver, Wash. |
* - 2019 All-Academic Selection + - 2018 All-Academic Selection # - 2017 All-Academic Selection |