Thompson Named Academic All-WCC
11/5/2018 5:37:00 PM | Cross Country
Two Zag women and three GU men named honorable mention
SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Gonzaga's Kyle Thompson was named Academic All-West Coast Conference Monday.
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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 14th-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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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2018 WCC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
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2018 WCC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTIONSÂ
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
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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 14th-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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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
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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 MENTIONSÂ
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
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