SAN FRANCISCO -- Thirty-four Washington State University track and field student-athletes were named to the 2017 Pac-12 Conference Men's and Women's Track and Field All-Academic teams, announced Friday 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 113 men honored for their classroom success, 13 were Cougars, and of the 117 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
Anden Lewis, Rs-Jr., 3.74, Management Information Systems, Kirkland, Wash. - pole vault
Kyler Little, So., 4.00, Mathematics/Physics, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - distance
Matthew Swanson, Grad Student, 3.94, MBA, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada - middle distance
Chandler Teigen, So., 4.00, Undeclared, Anatone, Wash. - distance
 
Second Team WSU Men:
Ja'Maun Charles, So., 3.64, Undeclared, Pleasanton, Calif. - sprints/relays
Ethan Gardner, So., 3.72, Undeclared, Walla Walla, Wash. - sprints
Ray Littles, So., 3.72, Sport Science, Issaquah, Wash. - sprints/relays
Tucker Mjelde, Jr., Business Management, Maple Valley, Wash. - pole vault
Paul Ryan, Rs-Fr., 3.57, Undeclared, Moscow, Idaho - distance
 
Honorable Mention WSU Men:
CJ Allen, Sr., 3.00, Sport Science, Allyn, Wash. - hurdles
Derek Crites, Rs-So., 3.07, Sports Science, Leavenworth, Wash. - throws
Robby Flores, So., 3.04, Undeclared, El Paso, Texas - triple jump
Peyton Fredrickson, So., 3.45, Undeclared, Ridgefield, Wash. - high jump
 
Pac-12 All-Academic Women's Track & Field
First Team WSU Women:
Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown - event
Stephanie Cho, So., 3.91, Undeclared, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - hurdles
McKenna Hogan, Sr., 3.93, Psychology, Issaquah, Wash. - long jump
Grace Victor Rs-Fr. 3.92, Undeclared, Wakerley, Australia - middle distance
 
Second Team WSU Women:
Greer Alsop, Rs-Jr., 3.81, Psychology, Invercargill, New Zealand - triple jump
Devon Bortfeld, Jr., 3.76, Psychology, Sammamish, Wash. - distance
Josie Brown, So. 3.87, Undeclared, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - distance
Katherine Dittmann, So., 3.88, Undeclared, Snohomish, Wash. - distance
 
Honorable Mention WSU Women:
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Rs-Jr., Apparel, Merchandise, Textile Design, Doty, Wash. - heptathlon
Danielle Darden, Sr., 3.39, Strategic Communication, Aliso Viejo, Calif. - sprints/relays
Emily Dwyer, Rs-Sr., 3.41, Marketing/Psychology, Sammamish, Wash. - steeplechase
Kristine Felix, Rs-Sr., 3.72, Biology, Wailuku, Hawai'i - pole vault
Katelyn Frost, So., 3.61, Undeclared, Corvallis, Mont. - pole vault
Regyn Gaffney, So., 3.35, Undeclared, Chehalis, Wash. - sprints/relays
Liz Harper, Sr., 3.33, Biology, Missoula, Mont. - heptathlon
Kaitlin Krouse, So., 3.39, Undeclared, Chewelah, Wash. - throws
Aoife Martin, Rs-Fr., 3.49, Undeclared, Seattle, Wash. - throws
Molly Scharmann, Rs-Fr., 3.31, Undeclared, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. - pole vault
Lindsey Schauble, So., 3.59, Undeclared, Kennewick, Wash. - heptathlon
Tierney Silliman, Rs-Fr., 3.29, Undeclared, Yakima, Wash. - sprints
Katie Wardsworth, Rs-Jr., 3.07, Psychology, Spokane Valley, Wash. - hammer
Morgan Willson, Rs-Sr., 3.43, Management & Operations, Colfax, Wash. - distance