48 Selected to Fall All-Academic Team
Jan. 27, 2009
A total of 48 Eastern Washington University student-athletes have been honored on the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for fall quarter 2008. Of the total, 17 were from football, 11 from women's soccer, seven from volleyball, seven from women's cross country and six from men's cross country. To qualify for the team, student-athletes must have at least a 3.20 accumulative grade point average at EWU and must also have participated in at least half of the team's competitions. A total of 122 EWU student-athletes were honored in the 2007-08 school year. In the fall, 42 were honored, including 19 from football, nine from women's soccer, six from volleyball, four from women's cross country and four from men's cross country. In the winter, 37 were honored, including 15 from the women's indoor track and field team, 12 from the men's squad, nine from women's basketball and one from men's basketball. Of the 43 honored in the spring, 21 were from the women's outdoor track and field team, nine came from the men's squad, five were from women's golf and four came from each of the tennis squads.
EWU BIG SKY CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS -- Fall 2008
Football
Alexis Alexander - Medical Lake, Wash. (Medical Lake HS '01 & Wash. St. U.) - Sr. - Electrical Engineering
Fritz Brayton - Portland, Ore. (Westview HS '04 & Wash. St. U.) - Sr. - Marketing
Tony Davis - Olympia, Wash. (Capital HS '05) - Jr. - Interdisciplinary Studies
Ryan Forney - Silverdale, Wash. (Central Kitsap HS '05) - Jr. - Communications
Bobby Gentry - Seattle, Wash. (Kennedy HS '07) - Fr. - General Business
Jason Harris - Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS '06) - So. - Undecided
Josh Jacobson - Puyallup, Wash. (Emerald Ridge HS '05) - Jr. - General Management
Toke Kefu - San Mateo, Calif. (San Mateo HS '04) - Sr. - Health and Fitness
Jacob Kragt - Ritzville, Wash. (Lind-Ritzville HS '05) - Jr. - Biology
Mark Lathim - Connell, Wash. (Connell HS '04) - Sr. - Professional Accounting
Brice Leahy - Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor HS '06) - So. - General Management
Matt Martin - La Crosse, Wash. (La Crosse-Washtucna HS '06) - So. - Communication Studies
J.C. Sherritt - Pullman, Wash. (Pullman HS '06) - So. - Health and Fitness
Alex Smart - North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS '04) - Sr. - Government
Bryan Smith - Enumclaw, Wash. (Enumclaw HS '04) - Sr. - Government
Chris Thomas - Sumner, Wash. (Sumner HS '05) - Jr. - Biology
Marcus Walker - Pullman, Wash. (Pullman HS '04) - Sr. - Communications
Volleyball
Jacque Brown - Waterville, Wash. (Waterville HS '07) - So. - Recreational Management
Alysha Cook - Kennewick, Wash. (Kennewick HS '07) - So. - Biology
Ashley Hamilton - Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS '06 & Univ. of Arizona) - Jr. - Biology/Pre-Medicine
Cora Kellerman - Mount Vernon, Wash. (La Conner HS '08) - Fr. - Engineering
JaNae Mortensen - Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS '06 & Snow Col.) - Jr. - Social Work
Allison Reinstein - Livermore, Calif. (Livermore HS '06) - So. - Visual Communications
Chelsea Ross - Burns, Ore. (Burns HS '04) - Jr. - Psychology
Men's Cross Country
Cody Barton - Ridgefield, Wash. (Ridgefield HS '08) - Fr. - Biology
Bowe Ebding - Walla Walla, Wash. (DeSales HS '07) - So. - Undecided
Tyler Justus - Ridgefield, Wash. (Ridgefield HS '06 & Univ. of Idaho) - Sr. - Health and Fitness
Kyle King - Coupeville, Wash. (Coupeville HS '08) - Fr. - Business Administration
Alex Smyth - Kent, Wash. (Sequim HS '06) - Jr. - Undecided
Graham Vaux - Yakima, Wash. (Davis HS '07) - So. - Education
Women's Cross Country
April Axtell - Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS '05 & CC of Spokane) - Sr. - Exercise Science
Kelly Downey - Omak, Wash. (Okanogan HS '08) - Fr. - Education
Stephanie Dye - Chatteroy, Wash. (Riverside HS '08) - Fr. - Nursing
Tera Klein - Kalispell, Mont. (Flathead HS '08) - Fr. - Undecided
Lauren Matthews - Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS '07) - So. - Business Administration
Amber Nickelson - Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS '04) - Sr. - Community Health
Brittney Williams - Colville, Wash. (Colville HS '07) - Fr. - Undecided
Soccer
Lillian Bourret - Seattle, Wash. (Roosevelt HS '05) - Sr. - International Affairs
Whitney Brannan - Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS '08) - Fr. - Athletic Training
April Coffin - Surrey, B.C. (Fraser Heights Secondary `08) - Fr. - Heath and Nutrition
Maia Fastabend - Astoria, Ore. (Astoria HS '06) - Sr. - Health and Fitness
Kirsten Fausko - Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Mountainview HS '08) - Fr. - Environmental Science
Abby Jensen - Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint HS '05) - Sr. - Business Marketing
Hannah Kreminski - Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS '07) - So. - Undecided
Lyndsey Martin - Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS '07) - So. - Accounting
Mila Miller - Osoyoos, B.C. (Osoyoos HS '07) - Fr. - Education
Ashley Renz - Pasco, Wash. (Pasco HS '04 & Walla Walla CC) - Sr. - Primary Education
Brittany Sparks - Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS '06) - So. - Communications
