SAN FRANCISCO -- Thirty-five Washington State University track and field student-athletes were named to the 2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's and Women's Track and Field All-Academic teams, announced Thursday by Commissioner Larry Scott. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor, and not be a freshman or transfer student.
 
Of the 121 men honored for their classroom success, 14 were Cougars, and of the 192 women receiving conference accolades, 21 were Cougars.
 
Pac-12 All-Academic Men's Track & Field
First Team WSU Men:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown - event
Kyler Little, Jr., 4.00, Mathematics/Physics, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - steeplechase
Ray Littles, Jr., 3.82, Sport Science, Issaquah, Wash. - sprints/relays
Chandler Teigen, Jr., 3.96, Biological Engineering, Anatone, Wash. - 1500m
 
Second Team WSU Men:
Ethan Gardner, Jr., 3.70, Wildlife Ecology, Walla Walla, Wash. - sprints
Tucker Mjelde, RsJr., 3.70, Business Management, Maple Valley, Wash. - pole vault
Drew Norvell, RsSo., 3.66, Neuroscience, Bellingham, Wash. - throws
 
Honorable Mention WSU Men:
Cameron Dean, So., 3.32, Biology, Spokane, Wash. - distance
Peyton Fredrickson, Jr., 3.47, Sport Management, Ridgefield, Wash. - high jump
Christapherson Grant, Jr., 3.03, General Sciences, Lynwood, Wash. - hurdles
Nick Johnson, So. 3.00, Management, Spokane, Wash. - hurdles
Jake Nienhuis, Jr., 3.40, Social Studies, Issaquah, Wash. - sprints
Paul Ryan, So., 3.40, Accounting, Moscow, Idaho - distance
Cole Smith, RsSr., 3.10, Sport Management, Hoquiam, Wash. - Javelin
Michael Williams, Sr., 3.15, Music, Richland, Wash. - distance
 
Pac-12 All-Academic Women's Track & Field
First Team WSU Women:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown - event
Stacia Bell, So., 3.96, Undeclared, White Salmon, Wash. - throws
Stephanie Cho, Jr., 3.95, Sport Science, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - hurdles
Katherine Dittmann, Jr., 3.92, Psychology, Snohomish, Wash. - distance
 
Second Team WSU Women:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown
Greer Alsop, Rs-Sr., 3.82, Psychology, Invercargill, New Zealand - triple jump
Devon Bortfeld, Sr., 3.82, Psychology, Sammamish, Wash. - steeplechase
Marlow Schulz, Sr., 3.87, Zoology, Whiteish, Mont. - 800m/relays
Grace Victor, Rs-So. 3.90, International Business, Wakerley, Australia - middle distance
 
Honorable Mention WSU Women:
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Rs-Sr., 3.17, Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles/Sport Mgmnt,
            Doty, Wash. - heptathlon/hurdles
Chrisshnay Brown, Jr., 3.13, Criminal Justice, Lompoc, Calif. - throws
Katelyn Frost, Jr., 3.16, Biology, Corvallis, Mont. - pole vault
Regyn Gaffney, Jr., 3.18, General Sciences, Chehalis, Wash. - sprints/relays
Melissa Hruska, So., 3.26, Undeclared, Snoqualmie, Wash. - distance
Kaitlin Krouse, Jr., 3.57, Elementary Education, Chewelah, Wash. - throws
Aoife Martin, Rs-So., 3.49, Accounting, Seattle, Wash. - hammer
Kristen McDonnell, RsSr., 3.55, Accounting/Management, Ephrata, Wash. - javelin
Molly Scharmann, Rs-So., 3.16, Entrepreneurship, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. - pole vault
Lindsey Schauble, Jr., 3.59, General Medical Sciences, Kennewick, Wash. - heptathlon
Tierney Silliman, Rs-So., 3.52, General Sciences, Yakima, Wash. - sprints/relays
Desi Stinger, So., 3.57, Undeclared, Temecula, Calif. - steeplechase
Jordyn Tucker, So., 3.57, Undeclared, Monrovia, Calif. - sprints/relays
Lovely Tukuafu, RsFr., 3.42, Undeclared, Bountiful, Utah - throws