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April 1, 2008 Lacey, WA – Sam Washington and Brandi Klemm were named as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference male track and field Athlete-of-the-Week and softball Pitcher-of-the-Week respectively. Washington added 1 ˝ inches to his previous GNAC best shot put throw finishing second at the UW Huskey Preview with a toss of 48’ 6 ˝”, a new school record. “Sam is building on what he achieved in high school in the throwing events. He has smashed every SMU indoor and outdoor school record in the four events he has competed in,” said head coach Julie Sullivan. “Sam has a great work ethic and thoroughly deserves this award. To come into the GNAC as a freshman and be leading some well accomplished throwers from other schools is a fantastic achievement and we know that he will not stop there.” Klemm won her only two decisions helping the Saints to a 3-3 record at the Tournament of Champions, the best record of any GNAC team at the tournament. She posted a 1.94 earned run average in 18 innings allowing just five runs and pitched 4-0 shutout against Chaminade. Klemm also had a homerun and three RBI for the Saints in the tournament. “Brandi did a great job for us down there. She doesn’t stop; she keeps growing and improving and is hitting her peak at the right time. It’s very exciting to see a freshman come in and make the impact that she has,” said head coach Tiffany Qunell. Kristi Sigafoos also received honorable mention for batting .500 at Turlock. She had nine hits in 18 at bats while driving in four runs and scoring four times. She has now hit safely in her last seven games.
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