Monday, September 11, 2023

Nash Named 2022-23 D2CCA West Region Scholar-Athlete

Alaska Anchorage's Coleman Nash has been named the Men's 2022-23 D2CCA West Region Scholar-Athlete of the Year after winning three GNAC championships and strong performances on the regional and national stages.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

All GNAC Track Programs Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honors

All nine of the conference's track and field programs and a total of 38 student-athletes earned academic awards from the USTFCCCA for the 2022-23 season.

Monday, July 10, 2023

Woodring, Holdsworth Shine At USATF Championships

Current GNAC men's 400-meter hurdle champion Maurice Woodring competes in the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships while Derek Holdsworth makes the finals in the 800 meters at the USATF Outdoor Championships.

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Alaska Anchorage's Nash Named Academic All-American

The GNAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Coleman Nash becomes the first Alaska Anchorage male athlete named to the College Sports Communicators Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-America First Team.

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Fast Track: Nash Repeats As Male Scholar-Athlete Of Year

Alaska Anchorage's Coleman Nash wins the 2022-23 GNAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. The double major in economics and real estate management was an All-American for the conference in cross country.

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Leclair, Schmidt Capture Top GNAC Outdoor Track Awards

Simon Fraser's Marie-Éloïse Leclair and Northwest Nazarene's Steven Schmidt are named the GNAC Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year following a pair of record-setting seasons.

Thursday, June 1, 2023

43 GNAC Athletes Make Academic All-District TF/XC Teams

A total of 43 GNAC athletes from seven different institutions have earned selection to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Teams.

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Leclair Sets Another Record To Close Division II Outdoors

Simon Fraser's Marie-Éloïse Leclair reset her own GNAC record in the 200 meters as three conference athletes are named All-Americans in four events to close the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Friday, May 26, 2023

Leclair, Ledesma Punch Tickets For Outdoor Track Finals

Simon Fraser's Marie-Éloïse Leclair and Western Washington's Marian Ledesma were automatic qualifiers in their events to lead the GNAC on the second day of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Dannatt Leads Three GNAC Qualifiers On Outdoor Day One

Simon Fraser's Charlie Dannatt was the top qualifier in the men's 1,500 meters as three GNAC athletes advanced to the finals on day one of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Himelbloom, Chilton Lead Women's T&F All-Academic

The Alaska Anchorage senior and Simon Fraser senior, both distance performers, are five-time selections to lead 122 honorees on the GNAC Women's Track and Field All-Academic Team, presented by Barnes & Noble College.

Friday, May 19, 2023

Weighty Expectations: Beaton Leads Men's T&F All-Academic

The Central Washington graduate student with a 4.00 GPA and all-conference hammer thrower leads 91 selections to the GNAC Men's Track and Field All-Academic Team, presented by Barnes & Noble College.

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Schmidt, Leclair Lead All-West Region T&F Honorees

Northwest Nazarene's Steven Schmidt and Simon Fraser's Marie-Éloïse Leclair are honored in three events to lead 37 GNAC selections as USTFCCCA Outdoor All-West Region performers.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Rocky Mountain High: 13 Make Outdoor Championships Field

Five men and eight women from six GNAC institutions have earned invitations to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 25-27 in Pueblo, Colorado.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Adkisson Will Not Return As CWU XC, Track Coach

Kevin Adkisson will not return next season after 29 years as Central Washington's head cross country and track and field coach. Adkisson has been the head coach at CWU since 1994.

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Records Fall As Vikings Win First Women's Outdoor Title

Northwest Nazarene's Kinsey Yenor set the meet record in the pole vault as Western Washington won its first GNAC women's outdoor track and field championship.

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Distance Dominance Leads Vikings To Runaway Men's Title

Western Washington picked up at least 20 points in every distance race from the steeplechase on up, leading the Vikings to their fourth straight GNAC men's outdoor track and field championship.

Friday, May 12, 2023

Leclair, Wolves Lead Women In Day One Of Outdoors

Simon Fraser's Marie-Éloïse Leclair sets records in the 100 meters while Western Oregon holds the narrow team lead after the first day of the GNAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Friday, May 12, 2023

Vikings Take First Day Men's Lead With Big Distance Efforts

Victories by Jeret Gillingham in the steeplechase and Andrew Oslin in the 10,000 meters lead 43 points for Western Washington in the distances for the day one lead in the GNAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Vikings, Wolves Look For Outdoor Repeats In Oregon Sun

The Western Washington men aim to make it four in a row while the Western Oregon women will try to win it all at home when the GNAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships begin on Thursday in Monmouth, Oregon.

Monday, May 8, 2023

Due South: SoCal Performances For SFU Lead Weekly Honors

A pair of outstanding Southern California track and field performances for Simon Fraser, and one close to home in British Columbia, headline the final GNAC Athlete of the Week awards for the 2022-23 season.

Thursday, May 4, 2023

More School Records Fall As Outdoor Season Winds Down

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Five more school records fall as the conference's nine teams start the taper towards the GNAC Outdoor Championships next week.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Schmidt Repeats, Hurley Finally Earns Outdoor Multis Title

Northwest Nazarene's Steven Schmidt was unstoppable in repeating as decathlon champion while Western Oregon's Jenelle Hurley won her first heptathlon title at the GNAC Combined Events Championships.

Monday, May 1, 2023

Hurley, Walker Give Wolves First-Day Combined Events Leads

Western Oregon seniors Jenelle Hurley and JJ Walker lead the heptathlon and decathlon after the first day of the 2023 GNAC Combined Event Championships. Both athletes hold leads of less than 40 points.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Wildcats Cook On Home Oval With 11 Victories

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Central Washington gave the home fans a show at the CWU Wildcat Invitational, scoring seven individual event victories and winning all four relays.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Flying High With NCAA Qualifiers, School Records

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Conference athletes set of improves 25 NCAA Championships provisional qualifying marks last week and set multiple school records with most teams competing in California.

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Teams Ready For Big Track Week In The Southland

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: In what is arguably the biggest week of the season outside of the GNAC Championships, most of the league's team will be in action at a number of Southern California competitions.

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

San Francisco Treat: Leclair Smashes Sprint Records

Track & Weekly Notebook: Simon Fraser's Marie-Éloïse Leclair set GNAC records in the women's 100 and 200 meters as conference athletes set or improved 16 NCAA Championships provisional qualifying marks.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

California Dreamin' For Conference Track & Field Teams

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: The Golden State is the destination of choice both last week and this week as conference teams look for those all important provisional qualifying marks for the NCAA Championships.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Hayward Magic At Work For Vikings' Distance Runners

Track and Field Weekly Notebook: Western Washington experienced a large dose of Hayward Magic at the Oregon Preview. So did Western Oregon's throwers, who swept the conference's weekly field honors.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Aniteye, Schmidt Are Indoor T&F Athletes Of The Year

Seattle Pacific's Vanessa Aniteye and Northwest Nazarene's Steven Schmidt lead the conference's indoor special awards with their selections as the 2022-23 GNAC Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year.

Monday, March 20, 2023

Life In The Fast Lane: Wildcats Race To Team Of The Week

Central Washington track and field collected 15 individual victories at the Doris Heritage Track Festival on Saturday in Renton, Wash. Five went to the women while the men had nine.

Monday, March 20, 2023

Fire On The Track: Top 10 Efforts Lead Weekly Awards

Western Washington's George Karamitsos, Western Oregon's Dayne Gordien and Central Washington's E'lexis Hollis headline the GNAC weekly awards after putting their names on the outdoor track and field top 10 lists.

Friday, March 17, 2023

Aniteye Named West Region Female Track Athlete Of Year

The Seattle Pacific senior, who won the Division II indoor championship in the 800 meters last week, has been selected as the USTFCCCA West Region Female Track Athlete of the Year.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Big-Time Performances Indoors, Hot Starts Outdoors

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: The indoor season ended with a number of All-American performances for the GNAC while Western Washington led the way outdoors with 13 wins at the PLU Open.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Comeback Complete: Aniteye Claims Division II Indoor Title

The Seattle Pacific senior completed a two-year comeback to the sport in grand fashion, winning the women's 800 meters to lead the GNAC on the final day of the Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Friday, March 10, 2023

Vikings Land DMR Trophies On Day One Of D2 Indoors

Western Washington's men's distance medley relay places seventh to lead the GNAC on day one of the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Friday, March 10, 2023

A Mom, A Student & Possibly A National Champion

In this feature from the Seattle Times, Seattle Pacific's Vanessa Aniteye talks about her quest to be the Division II indoor champion in the 800 meters two years after giving birth to her son, Josiah.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Records, Leaders Mark Opening Week Of Outdoor Season

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: A school-record effort for Western Washington's Andrew Oslin and a trio of Division II leading performances headlined the first week of outdoor competition.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

All-West Region Honors For 47 GNAC Indoor Performers

A total of 29 men and 18 women were selected as Division II indoor All-West Region performers by the USTFCCCA. The GNAC's list includes six athletes and two relays with the leading marks in the region.

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

16 GNAC Athletes Qualify For Indoor Championships

The GNAC entries for the NCAA Division II Championships include four athletes that will compete in two or more events and the Division II leader in the women's 800 meters in Seattle Pacific's Vanessa Aniteye.

Monday, February 27, 2023

WOU Men’s & Women’s Indoor Sweep To Team of the Week

Western Oregon swept the GNAC Indoor Championships to take the first women's indoor title in program history and the first men's title since 2012. The women finished with 122 points while the men had 131.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Wolves Take Top Step Of The Podium As GNAC Champions

Western Oregon took home the GNAC Indoor Championships team title for the first time since 2012 with 131 points ahead of second-place Western Washington with 125 points and third-place Simon Fraser with 121.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Wolves Capture Trophy, Leclair Captures More Records

Western Oregon picked up the first GNAC women's indoor track and field championship in program history and Simon Fraser's Marie-Éloïse Leclair reset her own records in the 60 and 200 meters.

Monday, February 20, 2023

Schmidt Leads High-Flying Nighthawk Men On Opening Day

Northwest Nazarene took the early lead at the 2023 Men's GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championships behind victories from Steven Schmidt, Gerohm Rihari and Dylan Hendry.

Monday, February 20, 2023

Hurley Repeats As Champ, Leclair Continues Records Assault

Western Oregon's Jenelle Hurley became a repeat champion in the pentathlon while Simon Fraser's Marie-Éloïse Leclair set two meet records and one conference record on day one of the GNAC Women's Indoor Championships.

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Vikings, Red Leafs Prepare For GNAC Indoor Title Defenses

The Western Washington men and Simon Fraser women aim to defend their titles at the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships as athletes both for titles and qualifying berths for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Thursday, February 9, 2023

NNU Rewrites Record Books As Indoor Championships Near

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: The Nighthawks saw four school records fall last week, moving athletes up the GNAC all-time lists. This week, teams get one more meet in before the GNAC Indoor Championships.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Records Fall, GNAC Athletes Top Division II Best Lists

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: A number of performances last weekend changed the GNAC all-time lists while Seattle Pacific's Vanessa Aniteye and the Simon Fraser men's DMR top the Division II season best lists.

Monday, January 30, 2023

SFU Brings The Heat In Beantown, Earns Team Of The Week

Simon Fraser made waves in Boston, bringing home a GNAC record and a win as part of four top-three individual finishes and two top-three DMR finishes at John Thomas Terrier Classic.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Tickets On Sale For GNAC Indoor T&F Championships

Advance tickets are now on sale for the 2023 GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, which take place Feb. 20 and 21 at the The Podium in Spokane, Washington.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Straight Fire: Trio Of Athletes Break School Records

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Central Washington's Johan Correa and Montana State Billings' Bradley Graves break records on the track while Western Oregon's JJ Walker set a heptathlon record.

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Simon Fraser Has Four Finalists For Sport BC Awards

Track standouts Aaron Ahl and Alison Andrews-Paul, head cross country/track and field coach Brit Townsend and basketball player Jimmy Zaborniak are finalists in the Sport BC Athlete of the Year awards.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Record Effort Gets Indoor Season Off To Hot Start

Track & Field Weekly Notebook: Marie-Éloïse Leclair's record run in the women's 60 meters headlined a hot start for conference athletes in the first full weekend of indoor action for the 2022-23 season.

Friday, December 16, 2022

Longtime WWU XC/TF Coach Halsell Announces Retirement

One of longest tenured cross country and track and field coaches in the Northwest, Halsell retires after a 36-year career at Western Washington. He guided the Vikings to 36 team championship in the two sports.

Friday, October 21, 2022

Nash Receives D2CCA Scholar-Athlete Regional Honor

The Alaska Anchorage distance standout is named the D2CCA West Region Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year after earning two All-American trophies and two conference titles with a 4.0 GPA.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

GNAC Athletes, Teams Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honors

A total of 34 GNAC student-athletes and teams from eight of the conference's institutions have earned academic honors from the U.S. Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association.

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Former GNAC Standouts Take Track & Field's Biggest Stage

Simon Fraser alums Cameron Proceviat, Lindsey Butterworth and Addy Townsend were all part of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene and credit their time competing in the GNAC for helping get them there.

Friday, July 8, 2022

Proceviat Added To Canada World Championships Team

The Simon Fraser alum and 2016 GNAC indoor champion in the 800 meters is a late addition to Team Canada's roster for next week's World Athletic Championships, competing in the men's 1,500 meters.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Short Wins Bronze At Central American Championships

The Western Washington All-American placed third in the javelin for Honduras at the Central American Track and Field Championships in Nicaragua.