Two Bulldogs Earn Academic All-District

May 11, 2006

SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University seniors Jackson Brennan and Patrick Donovan were both named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII team which was released earlier today. The team is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) and recognizes student-athletes who have excelled both on the field and in the classroom. To be eligible a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 GPA and be a starter or major contributor to their team.

Brennan carries a 3.64 while currently taking graduate level classes towards an MBA degree. The senior from Castle Rock, Colo., is currently hitting .330 with 18 doubles, 4 triples, 11 home runs and 36 RBI. He ranks among the West Coast Conference leaders in doubles, triples and home runs while leading the league with 50 runs scored. Brennan's .330 average is currently fourth on the Bulldogs squad while his 18 doubles this season moved him into the Gonzaga single-season Top 10.

Donovan carries a 3.63 in sports management. The senior from Spokane, is currently the Bulldogs top starting pitcher with a 7-4 record in 14 starters. He has a 3.22 ERA allowing only 33 earned runs in 92.1 innings on the mound this season. Donovan has been one of Gonzaga's most consistent pitchers in school history with more than 300 innings on the mound and 19 career wins. He needs one more career win to crack the Gonzaga career list for wins.

The Bulldogs travel to San Diego this weekend for their final weekend of West Coast Conference competition. Gonzaga enters the weekend with a 27-21 record. The Bulldogs will host Washington State and Lewis-Clark State next weekend to end the regular-season.

Brennan and Donovan will now be entered on the national ballot for Academic All-America. Gonzaga baseball has had five players earn Academic All-America honors with Jared Hertz the only one to earn first-team honors in 2001.

Academic All-District VIII Winners

Position    Player          School      Year    Hometown        GPA MajorPitcher     Patrick Donovan  Gonzaga SR  Spokane, WA     3.65    Sports ManagementPitcher     Doug Fister     Fresno State    SR  Merced, CA      3.35    Construction ManagementInfield     Brian Steinmeyer    UC Riverside    SR  Corona, CA      3.63    Business AdministrationInfield     Matthew Peters      Portland    GR  Las Vegas, NV       3.60    MBAInfield     Justin Baum     Pacific     SO  La Mesa, CA     3.80    Business AdministrationInfield     Jimmy Van Ostrand   Cal Poly    SR  Richmond, B.C.      3.37    KinesiologyInfield     Jay Brossman        Utah        JR  Pullman, WA     3.33    Exercise and sports scienceOutfield    Jackson Brennan  Gonzaga GR  Castle Rock, CO 3.64    MBAOutfield        Amos Burgess        Southern Utah   SR  Alpine, UT      3.79    GermanOutfield        Steve Susdorf       Fresno State    SO  Newhall, CA     3.71    Civil EngineeringOutfield        Chris Jensen        UCLA        SR  San Diego, CA       3.50    Civil Engineering

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