SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Gonzaga's
Kyle Thompson was named Academic All-West Coast Conference Monday.
Thompson, an Economics major, has a 3.36 grade point average. He opened the season with back-to-back third-place finishes at the Clash of the Inland Northwest and the Cougar Classic, before winning the Montana Invitational. The redshirt senior ran the 14
th-fastest in program history over an 8,000-meter course at the Cougar Classic at 24:17. He was honorable mention Academic All-WCC last season.
Five Zags were tabbed Academic All-WCC Honorable Mention this season.
Kelly Gilbert and
Aimee Piercy received honorable mention recognition for the second straight year, Gilbert boasts a 3.97 GPA as a Business Administration major. Piercy, also a Business Administration major, has a 3.38 GPA. She had a second-place finish at the Sasquatch Invitational and a sixth-place finish at the Clash of the Inland Northwest. She ran seventh-fastest 4K time in program history (14:29.1) at the Clash of the Inland Northwest.
Andrew Clusserath (Civil Engineering, 3.85 GPA),
Phillip Fishburn (Computer Engineering, 3.89) and
Bennett Gagnon (Economics, 3.48) were all named honorable mention Academic All-Conference on the men's side. Fishburn was Academic All-WCC last season, while Gagnon was honorable mention. Clusserath, Fishburn and Gagnon all had top-five finishes this season.
A WCC-record 31 men's student-athletes in all achieved a GPA over 3.5, of which 16 reached the 3.75 mark. An unprecedented 44 women's student-athletes achieved a GPA of 3.50 or higher, while 29 met or exceeded the 3.75 mark. Both stand as WCC records.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the West Coast Conference selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his team.
2018 WCC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name |
School |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
| Lizzie Bird |
San Francisco |
Gr. |
4.00 |
International Studies |
| Courtney Cox |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Erica Birk-Jarvis |
BYU |
Jr. |
3.61 |
Family Life |
| Olivia Hoj |
BYU |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Public Health |
| Rebecca Howard |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.40 |
Business Administration |
| Lauren LaRocco |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.62 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Tatum Rask |
Pepperdine |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Political Science |
| Taryn Rawlings |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Entrepreneurship and Management |
| Aoibhe Richardson |
Portland |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Psychology |
| Tatjana Schulte |
San Francisco |
Sr. |
4.00 |
International Business |
2018 WCC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTIONS
Caroline Archer, Pepperdine; Emily Bechen, Portland; Abby Bolt, Saint Mary's; Josephine Brysting, San Francisco; Rosie Cruz, Loyola Marymount; Madelyn Dickson, BYU; Jamie Ferris, Santa Clara; Elena Garcia, Loyola Marymount; Izabela Garcia-Arce, Pepperdine;
Kelly Gilbert, Gonzaga; Jasmine Gonzalez, Pacific; Julia Green, Santa Clara; Gaby Guerrero, Loyola Marymount; Dylan Hite, Portland; Ann Kelly, Loyola Marymount; Sarah King, Santa Clara; Molly Klein, San Diego; Ellie Kopf, Santa Clara; Madison Lambros, San Diego; Holly LaPlante, Loyola Marymount; Madeleine Lyons, Portland; Anna Martinez, Pacific; Emma McCurry, Santa Clara; Abigayle Mitchell, Saint Mary's; Zani Moore, San Diego; Janie Nabholz, Santa Clara; Alexandra Newsom, Portland; Sofia Noto, Portland; Cori Persinger, Pepperdine; Karli Piaia, Portland;
Aimee Piercy, Gonzaga; Saira Purhar, Pacific; Hannah Rasmussen, San Diego; Ally Roessling, San Diego; Danielle Rowlinson, Loyola Marymount; Lindsay Sanger, Pepperdine; Natalie Smith, Portland; Emma Stahr, San Francisco; Alena Ulrichova, San Francisco; Madelyn Vorgitch, Loyola Marymount; Katie Watson, Saint Mary's; Susan Van Weperen, Portland; Emma Winkler, Pacific; Hannah Wohlenberg, Loyola Marymount
2018 WCC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name |
School |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
| Nick Hauger |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.25 |
Biology |
| Nick Heath |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Finance |
| Jacob Heslington |
BYU |
Jr. |
3.49 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Koby Pederson |
Loyola Marymount |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Marketing |
| Jack Rowe |
San Francisco |
Gr. |
3.58 |
Sport Management |
| Noah Schutte |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Business: OTM |
| Clayson Shumway |
BYU |
So. |
3.72 |
Economics |
| Kyle Thompson |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.36 |
Economics |
| Caleb Webb |
Portland |
Jr. |
3.23 |
Biology |
| Clayton Young |
BYU |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Mechanical Engineering |
2018 WCC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTIONS
Peter Allegre, Portland; Austin Blankenship, Santa Clara; Wilder Boydon, Santa Clara; Danny Carney, BYU; Ryan Clarke, Portland;
Andrew Clusserath, Gonzaga; James Davenport, San Diego; Ben Davidson, Santa Clara; Benjamin Davis, Loyola Marymount; Nolan Dozier, Saint Mary's; Jonnie Drinkward, San Diego; Alex Egan, Pepperdine; Adam Fahey, Pepperdine;
Phillip Fishburn, Gonzaga; Kyle Friedler, Loyola Marymount;
Bennett Gagnon, Gonzaga; Preston Gromer, Pepperdine; Scott Halsted, San Francisco; Gabriel Haughey, Portland; Joe Horen, Portland; Andrew Jenck, Portland; Mason LaBadie, Saint Mary's; Brennan Lagerstrom; Zach Litoff, Santa Clara; Daniel Maneloveg, San Francisco; Stuart McCallum, Portland; Caleb McClain, San Francisco; Evan Misuraca, Santa Clara; Aditya Mohan, Santa Clara; Hugh Nicklason, San Francisco; John O'Hagan, Santa Clara; Xander Olivero, Santa Clara; Jackson Pearce, San Diego; Tristan Peloquin, Portland; Jack Polerecky, Loyola Marymount; Christian Raslowsky, Santa Clara; Alexander Riggsby, Saint Mary's; Joseph Rodgers, Loyola Marymount; Matt Schumann, Portland; Matthew Stein, Loyola Marymount; Devin Wulff, Portland
