WOODLAND, Calif. – Thirty-seven Washington State University student-athletes have been named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 2020 Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Scholar-Athlete teams.
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.
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The Washington State women led the way in the MPSF with 25 total selections, finishing in a tie for first overall with Brigham Young University. The Cougar men posted 12 overall selections to finish in a tie for third most in the MPSF as well.Â
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The 25 WSU women who earned academic honors are:
Kristina Schreiber - 4.00, Sophomore, Sprints, Evergreen, Colo.
Emily Coombs - 3.99, Junior, Pole Vault, Santa Ana, Calif.
Geneva Schlepp - 3.98, Sophomore, Distance, Sammamish, Wash.
Stacia Bell - 3.94, Senior, Throws, White Salmon, Wash.
Stephanie Cho - 3.93, Senior, Hurdles, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Amy Kraemer - 3.91, R-Freshman, Throws, Amity, Ore.
Kaili Keefe - 3.88, Senior Distance, Yakima, Wash.
Samantha King-Shaw - 3.88, Junior, Distance, Sparks, Nev.
Anna Rodgers - 3.86, Sophomore, Jumps, Spokane, Wash.
Pia Richards - 3.80, Junior, Distance, Sammamish, Wash.
Desi Stinger - 3.71, Senior, Distance, Temecula, Calif.
Lita Forse - 3.60, R- Sophomore, Throws, Caldwell, Idaho
Madison Hagfors - 3.58, R-Freshman, High Jump, Bend, Ore.
Aislinn Overby - 3.56, Sophomore, High Jump, Bozeman, Mont.
Melissa Hruska - 3.53, Senior, Distance, Snoqualmie, Wash.
Jordyn Tucker - 3.41, Senior, Sprints, Monrovia, Calif.
Suzy Pace - 3.40, Sophomore, High Jump, Everett, Wash.
Marie Gaudin - 3.39, Senior, Distance, Arlington, Wash.
Jelena Grujic - 3.29, Junior, Middle Distance, Novi Sad, Serbia
Tayla Beavers - 3.24, R-Freshman, Pole Vault, Kelso, Wash.
Zorana Grujic - 3.24, Junior, Middle Distance, Novi Sad, Serbia
Charisma Taylor - 3.19, Sophomore, Jumps,Nassau, Bahamas
Chrisshnay Brown - 3.16, Senior, Throws, Lompoc, Calif.
Ronna Iverson - 3.16, Sophomore, Middle Distance, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
Lauren Newman - 3.02, Senior, Jumps, Yakima, Wash. Â
The 12 Cougar men who were named to the MPSF All-Academic team are:
Jacob Englar - 3.93, Sophomore, Pole Vault, Nampa, Idaho
Chandler Teigen - 3.91, Senior, Distance, Anatone, Wash.
Zach Stallings - 3.77, Junior, Distance, Reno, Nev.
Troy Gingerich - 3.76, Senior, Pole Vault, Sparks, Nev.
Preston O'Neil - 3.48, R-Freshman, Middle Distance, Spokane, Wash.
Zak Kindl - 3.40, Junior, Distance, Spokane, Wash.
Cameron Dean - 3.33, Senior, Distance, Spokane, Wash.
Justin Janke - 3.26, Senior, Distance, Spokane, Wash.
Kennan Schrag - 3.20, Senior, Distance, Issaquah, Wash.
Matthew Watkins - 3.13, Junior, Distance, Mill Creek, Wash
Ja'Maun Charles - 3.10, Senior, Sprints, Pleasanton, Calif
Seth Andres - 3.07, Junior, Hurdles, Klamath Falls, Ore.
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