SAN FRANCISCO -- Eighteen Washington State University track and field student-athletes were named to the 2016 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.
Pac-12 All-Academic Men's Track & Field
First Team WSU Men:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown - event
Thane Pierson, Sr., 3.88, Communication and Society, Naches, Wash. - high jump
Matthew Swanson, Rs-Jr., 3.85, Finance, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada - middle distance
Second Team WSU Men:
Forrest Shaffer, Rs-Sr., 3.54, Neuroscience, Petaluma, Calif. - distance/steeplechase
Alex Simpson, Jr., 3.60, Journalism and Media Production - middle distance
Matt Wardell, Sr., 3.52, MBA Accounting, Post Falls, Idaho - throws
Honorable Mention WSU Men:
Derek Crites, Rs-Fr., 3.19, Undeclared, Leavenworth, Wash. - throws
Jackson Haselnus, Rs-So., 3.55, Journalism, Gresham, Ore. - middle distance
Ian Markham, Jr., 3.42, Management & Operations, Oak Park, Calif. - hurdles
John Whelan, Jr., 3.12, Biology, Etna, Calif. - distance
Pac-12 All-Academic Women's Track & Field
First Team WSU Women:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown - event
Dominique Keel, Sr., 3.90, Sociology, Beaverton, Ore. - sprints
Second Team WSU Women:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown
Greer Alsop, Rs-So., 3.73, Psychology, Invercargill, New Zealand - triple jump
Devon Bortfeld, So., 3.69, Undeclared, Sammamish, Wash. - steeplechase
Kelsie Taylor, Sr., 3.66, Sport Science, Naches, Wash. - throws
Honorable Mention WSU Women:
Liz Harper, Jr., 3.11, Biology, Missoula, Mont. - heptathlon
Audrey Ketcham, Sr., 3.31, Anthropology, Wenatchee, Wash. - high jump
ShaRaya Quinn, So., 3.18, Undeclared, Puyallup, Wash. - hurdles
Essence White, Sr., 3.54, Zoology, Tracy, Calif. - long jump
Morgan Willson, Rs-Jr., 3.42, Management & Operations, Colfax, Wash. - distance