Kristi Aamodt Named Academic All-District VIII

May 27, 2004

SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University women's rower Kristi Aamodt was named to the first team Academic All-America District VIII At-Large Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Aamodt becomes the second women's rower to earn Academic All-District honors and the first to earn first-team recognition. Vicki Olson was a second team selection for Gonzaga in 2001. A senior from Seattle, Aamodt holds a 3.88 in public relations and will now move on to the national ballot for Academic All-America honors.

Aamodt completed her career at Gonzaga helping the Bulldogs win their eighth straight West Coast Conference championship this season. She was a first team All-WCC and All-WIRA selection this season while also earning CRCA All-West Region honors in 2003 and 2004. As a member of the Bulldogs varsity eight Aamodt was a member of last season's team that captured the ECAC National Invitational race while placing second at the WIRA Championships. She also earned All-WCC Academic honors in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

Aamodt was one of ten student-athletes selected to the first team for District VIII which includes all Division I athletes from the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and British Columbia in Canada. The student-athletes for the at-large team competed in the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis and water polo. A student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve and have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average.

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DISTRICT VIIIWOMEN'S AT-LARGE TEAM
FIRST TEAMAthlete         School              Sport       GPA/MajorKristi Aamodt         Gonzaga University           Crew       3.88 Public RelationsKelly Chan      Long Beach State             Tennis     3.91 MarketingNora Feddersen      California          Field Hockey    3.74 Mass CommunicationsMarielle Gruenig        UC Santa Barbara             Tennis     3.97 Biological SciencesSarah Marsahll      Pacific             Swimming    3.80 BiologyCaitlin McClain     Loyola Marymount        Crew        3.95 Urban Studies/Political ScienceKari Muth               Arizona State           Gymnastics  3.96 FinanceKate Richardson          UCLA               Gymnastics  3.75 Physiological StudiesBirte Steven        Oregon State            Swimming    3.90 PsychologyMelissa Vituj       Utah                Gymnastics  3.45 Health Promotion & Education
SECOND TEAMAthlete         School              Sport       GPA/MajorShirla Choy     San Jose State          Gymnastics  3.71 KinesiologyMeghan Demchuk          Utah                Swimming    3.76 BusinessMonica Grova        UCLA                Crew        3.80 NeuroscienceAgnes Kovacs        Arizona State           Swimming    3.43 MarketingChrissy Lamun       Oregon State            Gymnastics  3.82 General ScienceKristen Lewis       UCLA                Swimming    3.57 SociologyApril Mancuso       Utah                Skiing      3.57 Exercise & Sport ScienceEmily Mason     Arizona             Swimming    3.26 JournalismTherese Winslow         Oregon              Golf        4.02 Business Administration

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Completed Event: Women's Crew versus WIRA Championships on May 1, 2011 , , 2nd; 6:33.4

Completed Event: Women's Crew versus WIRA Championships on April 30, 2011 , , 1stl 7:23.3

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Completed Event: Women's Crew at Dale England Cup (Boston, Michigan State, Indiana) on April 2, 2011 , , 2nd; 6:51.3.

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