SPOKANE, Wash. - Tim Keller leads a list of 22 men and 38 women that have been named to the 2005 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic cross country all-conference team, as announced Wednesday by Bob Guptill, GNAC information director.
Keller, a senior from McMinnville, Oregon, carries a men's conference-best 3.99 GPA while majoring in Math at Northwest Nazarene University. Keller is a repeat selection, also earning all-academic honors last season.
NNU placed seven student-athletes on the squad, with five being repeat selections.
Kevin Lambert (Religion & Children's Ministries, Jr., 3.80, Nampa, ID) and Andy Peters (Missions, Sr., 3.50, Homer, AK) join Keller on the men's team for the second time, while Christy Wynkoop (Art., Sr., 3.62, Gresham, OR) makes her third appearance for the women's team.
Jami Epley (Biology & Recreation, Sr., 3.97, Homer, AK) earned her second selection, while Jennifer Perry (Psychology, Jr., 3.59, Montague, CA) and Melanie Nisly (Recreation & Sports Management, Sr., 3.58, Corvallis, MT) appear for the first time for the NNU women's team.
Epley was second only to Marcie Mullen of Central Washington and Katelynn Blume of Saint Martin's, who both carry perfect 4.00 GPA's.
To be eligible for the academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 and be in at least their second year of competition at their university.
2005 GNAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team
Men
Leif Olson, Alaska Anchorage (English & Philosophy, Sr., 3.29, Mead, WA)
**Erik Wickstrom, Alaska Fairbanks (Biology, Sr., 3.95, Boras, Sweden)
**Jonas Tetlie, Alaska Fairbanks (Business, Sr., 3.94, Kabekvaag, Norway)
*Daniel Slakey, Alaska Fairbanks (Natural Resource Management, Sr., 3.72, Elk Grove, CA)
Gabe Andrews, Central Washington (Communications, Sr., 3.25, Redmond, WA)
*Tim Keller, Northwest Nazarene (Math, Sr., 3.99, McMinnville, OR)
*Kevin Lambert, Northwest Nazarene (Religion & Children's Ministries, Jr., 3.80, Nampa, ID)
*Andrew Peters, Northwest Nazarene (Missions, Sr., 3.50, Homer, AK)
Caleb Timmer, Saint Martin's (Civil Engineering, Jr., 3.84, Tacoma, WA)
*Robbie Wilbur, Saint Martin's (Math, Jr., 3.66, Spanaway, WA)
*Seth Woods, Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.28, Lacey, WA)
*Andrew Lybarger, Seattle (Mechanical Engineering, Jr., 3.95, Spokane, WA)
Robert Renninger, Seattle (Accounting, Jr., 3.76, Bellevue, WA)
*Michael Gavareski, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, Jr., 3.63, Bellingham, WA)
*Eddie Strickler, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Jr., 3.62, Richland, WA)
*James Rosser, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.26, Seattle, WA)
Troy Banker, Western Oregon (Business, So., 3.54, Beaverton, OR)
*Nick Crawford, Western Oregon (Business, Jr., 3.34, Beaverton, OR)
*Cary Costa, Western Oregon (Biology, Sr., 3.34, Oregon City, OR)
*Felipe Jasso, Western Oregon (Pre-Profession, Jr., 3.24, Gresham, OR)
Keith Lemay, Western Washington (Physical Education, So., 3.66, Lynden, WA)
Keever Henry, Western Washington (Accounting, So., 3.24, Kelso, WA)
Women
**Stacy Edwards, Alaska Anchorage (Natural Sciences, Sr., 3.90, Eagle River, AK)
*Mandy Kaempf, Alaska Anchorage (Sociology, Sr., 3.85, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany)
Kaley Strachan, Alaska Anchorage (Undeclared, So., 3.59, Port Alberni, BC)
**Johanna Turunen, Alaska Fairbanks (Business Marketing, Sr., 3.69, Joensuu, Finland)
Krynn Finstad, Alaska Fairbanks (Psychology & Criminal Justice, So., 3.50, Fairbanks, AK)
Marcie Mullen, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 4.00, Lyman, WA)
*Amber Green, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.93, Selah, WA)
*Brandy Anderson, Central Washington (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.66, Juneau, AK)
*Rachel Bailey, Central Washington (Political Science, Jr., 3.51, Woodinville, WA)
Andrea Ring, Central Washington (PE, Sr., 3.50, Tacoma, WA)
Heather Moulton, Humboldt State (Kinesiology, So., 3.82, Arcadia, CA)
Jessica Rendon, Humboldt State (Environmental Science, Jr., 3.76, Roseville, CA)
Andrea Lovio, Humboldt State (English, So., 3.69, Arcata, CA)
*Jami Epley, Northwest Nazarene (Biology & Recreation, Sr., 3.97, Homer, AK)
**Christy Wynkoop, Northwest Nazarene (Art., Sr., 3.62, Gresham, OR)
Jennifer Perry, Northwest Nazarene (Psychology, Jr., 3.59, Montague, CA)
Melanie Nisly, Northwest Nazarene (Recreation & Sports Management, Sr., 3.58, Corvallis, MT)
*Katelynn Blume, Saint Martin's (Chemistry, Jr., 4.00, Lacey, WA)
Kaleigh Bishop, Saint Martin's (Elementary Education, So., 3.86, Stanwood, WA)
Janelle Probst, Saint Martin's (Biology, So., 3.84, Spokane, WA)
**Nicole Beatty, Saint Martin's (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.65, Port Angeles, WA)
Chelsi Claussen, Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.64, Shelton, WA)
**Meghan Salveson, Seattle (International Studies, Sr., 3.86, Juneau, AK)
*Phoebe Rohrbacher, Seattle (Arts & Sciences, Jr., 3.60, Juneau, AK)
*Alana Garcia, Seattle (Fine Arts, Jr., 3.57, Modesto, CA)
Charisse Arce, Seattle (Marketing, So., 3.39, Seattle, WA)
Megan Wrightman, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.93, Bend, OR)
Karin Rohde, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, So., 3.74, Bellingham, WA)
Kaitlin Rohde, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.71, Bellingham, WA)
**Becky Knox, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.70, Denver, CO)
*Brandi McCoy, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.61, Richland, WA)
Tracy Kuhn, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, So., 3.61, Port Angeles, WA)
Danielle Smith, Western Oregon (Psychology, Jr., 3.63, Molalla, OR)
Rachael Barreau, Western Oregon (Pre-Education, Sr., 3.30, Scappoose, OR)
Katrina Schwerdtfeger, Western Washington (Physical Education, Sr., 3.61, Mountlake Terrace, WA)
**Laura Trevellyan, Western Washington (Interdisciplinary Concepts, Sr., 3.51, Vashon, WA)
Katie Wittrock, Western Washington (Psychology, So., 3.51, Tacoma, WA)
Erin Deasy, Western Washington (Health Education, Jr., 3.39, Gig Harbor, WA)
*Repeater **Two-time repeater (Wynkoop and Edwards from 2002-03)
