WOODLAND, Calif. – Twenty-two Washington State University student-athletes have been named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 2016 Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Scholar-Athlete teams, Executive Director Al Beaird announced. The criteria for selection includes having a 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average, be at least a sophomore academically, completed one full academic year at the institution prior to nomination, and must have competed in fifty percent or more of the institution's competition. All the student-athletes honored at all MPSF institutions are listed in the attached PDFs.
The 14 WSU women who earned academic honors are:
Greer Alsop - 3.73 GPA, redshirt sophomore, triple jump, Invercargill, New Zealand
Devon Bortfeld - 3.69 GPA, sophomore, mile/3k, Sammamish, Wash.
Alissa Brooks-Johnson - 3.17 GPA, junior, pentathlon, Doty, Wash.
Danielle Darden - 3.28 GPA, junior, sprints/relays, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Emily Dwyer - 3.35 GPA, senior, 3k/5k, Sammamish, Wash.
Christiana Ekelem - 3.19 GPA, senior, sprints/relays, Etiwanda, Calif.
Alexys Garcia - 3.49 GPA, junior, mile/3k, Pullman, Wash.
Liz Harper - 3.11 GPA, junior, pentathlon, Missoula, Mont.
Dominique Keel - 3.90 GPA, senior, sprints/relays, Beaverton, Ore.
Audrey Ketcham - 3.31 GPA, senior, high jump, Wenatchee, Wash.
Steffie Pavey - 3.97 GPA, junior, middle distance, Oldtown, Idaho
ShaRaya Quinn - 3.18 GPA, sophomore, hurdles, Puyallup, Wash.
Essence White - 3.54 GPA, senior, long jump, Tracy, Calif.
Morgan Willson - 3.42 GPA, redshirt junior, 3k/5k, Colfax, Wash.
The eight Cougar men who were named to the MPSF All-Academic team are:
Derek Crites - 3.19 GPA, redshirt freshman, weight throw, Leavenworth, Wash.
Anden Lewis - 3.68 GPA, redshirt junior, pole vault, Kirkland, Wash.
Ian Markham - 3.42 GPA, junior, hurdles, Oak Park, Calif.
Thane Pierson - 3.88 GPA, senior, high jump, Naches, Wash.
Forrest Shaffer - 3.54 GPA, senior, 3000m, Petaluma, Calif.
Alex Simpson - 3.60 GPA, junior, 800m/mile, Asotin, Wash.
Matthew Wardell - 3.52 GPA, senior, shot put, Post Falls, Idaho
John Whelan - 3.12 GPA, junior, 3k/5k, Etna, Calif.