Tuesday, February 23, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. – Seattle Pacific sophomore Jordan McPhee, with her 4.00 cumulative grade point average, leads a total of 47 selections to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women's Basketball All-Academic Team.
McPhee, a business major, is the only GNAC basketball player, men or women, to boast a 4.00 GPA. She leads 18 student-athletes on the team with GPAs of 3.70 or better and seven with GPAs or 3.90 or better. Seattle Pacific, Northwest Nazarene and Montana State Billings lead GNAC teams with seven selections each.
A total of 18 student-athletes are repeat selections, with six being named to the team for the third consecutive year. Alaska Anchorage senior guard Jenna Buchanan leads the list of three-time honorees after she was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team earlier in the season.
Other three-time selections include Central Washington senior guard Melanie Valdez, Montana State Billings senior forward Janiel Olson, Northwest Nazarene senior guard Taylor Simmons and senior forward Katie Swanson; Saint Martin’s senior guard Krista Stabler and Seattle Pacific senior center Molly Grager.
To qualify for the GNAC All-Academic teams, a student-athlete must be in their sophomore year of eligibility with a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better.
2015-16 GNAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| ALASKA | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| Heidi Pichler | Accounting | Sr. | 3.45 | Anchorage, Alaska |
| * Kaiilee Skjold | Emergency Management | Jr. | 3.75 | Kasilof, Alaska |
| * Jordan Wilson | Arts & Sciences | Jr. | 3.98 | Henderson, Colo. |
| ALASKA ANCHORAGE | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| Sierra Afoa | Social Work | So. | 3.70 | Anchorage, Alaska |
| *+ Jenna Buchanan | Early Childhood Education | Sr. | 3.64 | Galena, Alaska |
| * Alysha Devine | Management | Jr. | 3.73 | Wasilla, Alaska |
| * Jessica Madison | Justice | Sr. | 3.29 | Port Angeles, Wash. |
| CENTRAL WASHINGTON | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| Alexis Berrysmith | ITAM | Sr. | 3.54 | Kent, Wash. |
| Jasmine Edwards | Undeclared | So. | 3.54 | Lynnwood, Wash. |
| Rachel Lorentson | Undeclared | So. | 3.41 | Sammamish, Wash. |
| * India Matheson | Business | Sr. | 3.65 | Lake Forest Park, Wash. |
| *+ Melanie Valdez | Clinical Physiology | Sr. | 3.37 | Richland, Wash. |
| CONCORDIA | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| McKenna Daly | Exercise & Sports Science | Sr. | 3.64 | Livermore, Calif. |
| Stephanie Luce | Marketing | Jr. | 3.25 | Tacoma, Wash. |
| Briannah Smith | Business Administration | Jr. | 3.89 | Portland, Ore. |
| MONTANA STATE BILLINGS | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| * Alisha Breen | Health & Human Performance | Jr. | 3.71 | Choteau, Mont. |
| Kasie Christensen | Health & Human Performance | So. | 3.89 | Billings, Mont. |
| Monica Grimsrud | Elementary Education | Gr. | 3.70 | Montana City, Mont. |
| +# Janiel Olson | Health Care Administration | Gr. | 3.72 | Billings, Mont. |
| Lexi Prevost | Health & Human Performance | So. | 3.27 | Sidney, Mont. |
| Vanessa Stavish | Math & Education | So. | 3.50 | Frenchtown, Mont. |
| Marissa Van Atta | Business Management & Marketing | So. | 3.39 | Billings, Mont. |
| NORTHWEST NAZARENE | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| Kelli Christenson | Business Administration | Sr. | 3.27 | Dayton, Ore. |
| Kate Cryderman | Pre-Physical Therapy PT | Sr. | 3.71 | Kirkland, Wash. |
| CoCo Gall | Elementary Education: Mathematics | So. | 3.64 | Pasco, Wash. |
| Ellie Logan | Pre-Physical Therapy PT | So. | 3.96 | Fossil, Ore. |
| Kaitlyn Merritt | Pre-Physical Therapy PT | So. | 3.34 | Twin Falls, Idaho |
| *+ Taylor Simmons | Biology: Pre-Medicine | Sr. | 3.98 | Caldwell, Idaho |
| *+ Katie Swanson | Art/Graphic Design | Sr. | 3.84 | Ridgefield, Wash. |
| SAINT MARTIN’S | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| Hannah Reynolds | Business | So. | 3.96 | Klamath Falls, Ore. |
| Brooke Rickard | Psychology | Jr. | 3.33 | Ewa Beach, Hawaii |
| *+ Krista Stabler | Civil Engineering | Sr. | 3.56 | Silverdale, Wash. |
| SEATTLE PACIFIC | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| *+ Molly Grager | Applied Human Biology | Sr. | 3.63 | Kirkland, Wash. |
| Courtney Hollander | Business | So. | 3.66 | Lynden, Wash. |
| Lindsay Lee | Health & Fitness Education | So. | 3.60 | Spokane, Wash. |
| * Stacey Lukasiewicz | Exercise Science | Jr. | 3.37 | Centennial, Colo. |
| Jordan McPhee | Business | So. | 4.00 | Normandy Park Wash. |
| Erica Pagano | Business & Marketing | So. | 3.74 | Happy Valley, Ore. |
| * Hannah Rodrigues | Applied Human Biology | Jr. | 3.84 | Eugene, Ore. |
| SIMON FRASER | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| Elisa Homer | Business | So. | 3.61 | North Vancouver, B.C. |
| WESTERN OREGON | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| Sydney Azorr | Education | So. | 3.40 | Clackamas, Ore. |
| Michelle Bromagem | Psychology | Sr. | 3.48 | Hillsboro, Ore. |
| Jasmine Miller | Education | So. | 3.60 | Tualatin, Ore. |
| * Jordan Mottershaw | Communication Studies | Jr. | 3.91 | San Marcos, Calif. |
| WESTERN WASHINGTON | ||||
| Name | Academic Major | Year | GPA | Hometown |
| Rachel Albert | Kinesiology | Jr. | 3.33 | Bellingham, Wash. |
| * Aleisha Hathaway | Psychology & Biology | Jr. | 3.56 | Spokane, Wash. |
| * Taylor Peacocke | Sociology | Jr. | 3.63 | Kenmore, Wash. |
| * - 2014-15 All-Academic Selection + - 2013-14 All-Academic Selection # - 2012-13 All-Academic Selection | ||||