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Cross Country: Nine Saints named to GNAC Cross Country Academic Team

November 2, 2006

A total of 60 student athletes have been named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic cross country all-conference team. Saint Martin’s landed nine runners on the squad.

The Saints were led by seniors Katelynn Blume and Robbie Wilbur both being selected to the team for the third year. Blume, a biology major, was one of three ladies in the conference with a perfect 4.00 GPA. Wilbur has maintained a 3.75 GPA as a Math and Biology major over his four years.

Kaleigh Bishop and Chelsi Claussen were two of eleven athletes who were repeat selections from last year. Bishop, an Education major, maintained a 3.94 GPA while Claussen posted a 3.33 GPA as a Biology major.

Also named to the squad were Jessie Dunnam, Taylor Shipman, Jessica Pendon, Kevin Tober and Steven La Londe. Dunnam posted a 3.54 GPA as an Elementary Education major while Shipman, who is undeclared, has a 3.33 GPA. Jessica Pendon is a Biology and Education major with a 3.21 GPA. Tober is maintaining a 3.35 GPA as a Political Science major and La Londe is a Business major with a 3.30 GPA.

To be eligible for the academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 and be in at least their second year of competition at their university.

2006 GNAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team

Men Paul Schauer, Alaska Anchorage (Geology, Jr., 3.54, Fairbanks, AK) Mick Boyle, Alaska Anchorage (Psychology, So., 3.50, Kenai, AK) Brent Knight, Alaska Anchorage (Biological Sciences, Sr., 3.21, Soldotna, AK) Marius Korthauer, Alaska Fairbanks (Business Administration, Jr., 3.90, Bonndorf, Germany) Anders Gillis, Alaska Fairbanks (Justice, So., 3.86, Fairbanks, AK) Geoff Anderson, Central Washington (Industrial Education, Sr., 3.54, Gresham, OR) James Roach, Central Washington (Physical Education, Sr., 3.39, Auburn, WA) **Robbie Wilbur, Saint Martin’s (Math/Biology, Sr., 3.75, Spanaway, WA) Kevin Tober, Saint Martin’s (Political Science, Jr., 3.35, Redmond, WA) Steven LaLonde, Saint Martin’s (Business, Jr., 3.30, Centralia, WA) **Andrew Lybarger, Seattle (Mechanical Engineering, Sr., 3.96, Spokane, WA) Lucas Franco, Seattle (Political Science, Jr., 3.66, Lopez Island, WA) **Eddie Strickler, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, Sr., 3.64, Richland, WA) Jeff Ayers, Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, So., 3.61, Edmonds, WA) **James Rosser, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.29, Seattle, WA) *Troy Banker, Western Oregon (Business, Jr., 3.64, Beaverton, OR) **Nick Crawford, Western Oregon (Business, Sr., 3.39, Beaverton, OR) Greg Kubitz, Western Washington (Undeclared, Fr., 3.79, Kelso, WA) *Keith Lemay, Western Washington (Physical Education, Jr., 3.66, Lynden, WA) Chad Portwood, Western Washington (Computer Science, Sr., 3.31, Cheney, WA) Women **Mandy Kaempf, Alaska Anchorage (Sociology, Sr., 3.88, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany) *Kaley Strachan, Alaska Anchorage (Biological Sciences, Jr., 3.75, Port Alberni, BC) Mary Krusen, Alaska Anchorage (Nursing, Sr., 3.51, Kenai, AK) Laura Carr, Alaska Anchorage (Education/Languages, So., 3.51, South Bend, IN) Danielle Pratt, Alaska Anchorage (Sociology, Sr., 3.23, Talkeetna, AK) Julia Coulter, Alaska Fairbanks (Biology, So., 3.89, Traverse City, MI) Elisabeth Habermann, Alaska Fairbanks (Chemistry, So., 3.73, Soldotna, AK) *Krynn Finstad, Alaska Fairbanks (Justice, Sr., 3.67, Fairbanks, AK) Anna Coulter, Alaska Fairbanks (English, So., 3.27, Traverse City, MI) Kirsten Clarke, Central Washington (Exercise Science/Elementary Ed, So., .400, Wenatchee, WA) **Amber Green, Central Washington (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.94, Selah, WA) **Rachel Bailey, Central Washington (Political Science/History, Sr., 3.50, Woodinville, WA) Jamie Koch, Central Washington (Business Administration, Jr., 3.31, Bellevue, WA) Ashley Puga, Northwest Nazarene (Accounting, So., 4.00, Meridian, ID) Jennifer Young, Northwest Nazarene (Chemistry, So., 3.93, Florence, OR) *Jennifer (Tyhurst) Perry, Northwest Nazarene (Psychology, Sr., 3.66, Montague, CA) **Tara Robinson, Northwest Nazarene (Elementary Education, Sr., 3.53, McCall, ID) Hannah Larkin, Northwest Nazarene (Liberal Studies, So., 3.43, Redmond) Macey Blaine, Northwest Nazarene (Liberal Studies, So., 3.33, Dallas, OR) **Katelynn Blume, Saint Martin’s (Chemistry/Biology, Sr., 4.00, Lacey, WA) *Kaleigh Bishop, Saint Martin’s (Education, Jr., 3.94, Tacoma, WA) Jessie Dunnam, Saint Martin’s (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.54, Kelso, WA) *Chelsi Claussen, Saint Martin’s (Biology, Sr., 3.33, Shelton, WA) Taylor Shipman, Saint Martin’s (Undeclared, So., 3.33, Bellingham, WA) Jessica Pendon, Saint Martin’s (Biology/Education, So., 3.21, Spanaway, WA) Katie Hansen, Seattle (English, So., 3.82, Portland, OR) Rhiannon Cadelinia, Seattle (Arts & Sciences, So., 3.62, San Francisco, CA) *Charisse Arce, Seattle (Marketing, Jr., 3.53, Seattle, WA) Natalie Martinez, Seattle (Biology, So., 3.30, San Francisco, CA) Suzanne Strickler, Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, So., 3.97, Richland, WA) *Megan Wrightman, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.86, Bend, OR) *Kaitlin Rohde, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.79, Bellingham, WA) *Karin Rohde, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, Jr., 3.79, Bellingham, WA) Katie Hart, Seattle Pacific (Undeclared, So., 3.69, Pasadena, CA) Kim Beaman, Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.66, Emily, MN) Janelle Stevens, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Sr., 3.31, Soquel, CA) Nikki Jensen, Seattle Pacific (Food & Nutrition, Sr., 3.26, Portland, OR) Heidi Peterson, Seattle Pacific (Food & Nutrition, So., 3.26, Edmonds, WA) Marissa Harshman, Western Washington (Journalism, Jr., 3.38, Vancouver, WA) Amy Olson, Western Washington (Physical Education, So., 3.38, Stanwood, WA)

*Repeater **Two-time repeater (Robinson, NNU, from 2003-04)