56 athletes earn All Pac-12 Academic Team honors

PULLMAN, Wash. – Fifty-six athletes at Washington State University earned honors in the All Pac-12 Academic Team for spring semester.
 
To be eligible for selection to the All Pac-12 Academic Team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor. To be eligible for first-team academic recognition a student must have a 3.50 or higher.
 
Here are the details by team (name, year, grade point, major, hometown):
 
Track & Field
First Team, men
  • Jake Baertlein, senior, 3.82 GPA, mathematics, (Portland, Ore.)
 
Second Team, men
  • Andrew Gonzales, sophomore, red shirt, 3.43 GPA, psychology, (Kennewick, Wash.)
 
Honorable Mention, men
  • John Brenteson, sophomore, red shirt, 3.19 GPA, mechanical engineering, (Vancouver, Wash.)
  • Matt Cronrath, junior, 3.05 GPA, agriculture, food business economics, (Odessa, Wash.)
  • Lee George, freshman, redshirt, 3.23 GPA, undeclared, (Ferndale, Wash.)
  • Garrett Gerling, freshman, redshirt, 3.07 GPA, undeclared, (Walla Walla, Wash.)
  • Hopkins, senior, 3.19 GPA, movement studies, (Everett, Wash.)
  • Drew Jordan, freshman, redshirt, 3.36 GPA, undeclared, (Medford, Ore.)
  • Andrew Kimpel, sophomore, redshirt, 3.29 GPA, management information systems, (Spokane, Wash.)
  • Grant Schultz, freshman, redshirt, 3.39 GPA, undeclared, (Davenport, Wash.)
  • Jacob Sealby, sophomore, 3.23 GPA, undeclared, (Wenatchee, Wash.)
  • Todd Wakefield, sophomore, 3.14 GPA, undeclared, (Kearns, Australia)
 
First Team, women
  • Ruby Roberts, sophomore, 3.97 GPA, undeclared, (Kingston, Wash.)
 
Honorable Mention, women
  • Mary Barnett, sophomore, 3.05 GPA, human development, (Hermiston, Ore.)
  • Kelsey Bueno, sophomore, 3.22 GPA, Undeclared, (Kent, Wash.)
  • Emily Farrar, senior, 3.45 GPA, management operations, (Bainbridge, Wash.)
  • Carly Fitzpatrick, junior, 3.73 GPA, political science, (Sumner, Wash.)
  • Jacki Hill, senior, 3.29 GPA, mathematics, (Bremerton, Wash.)
  • Shaquana Logan, junior, 3.26 GPA, political science, (Tacoma, Wash.)
  • Ramona Morshead, freshman, redshirt, 3.39 GPA, movement studies, (Kingston, Wash.)
  • Christine Rice, junior, 3.16 GPA, fine arts, (Ridgefield, Wash.)
  • Cassie Whitfield, senior, 3.63 GPA, human development, (Spanaway, Wash.)
  • Courtney Zalud, junior, 3.21 GPA, general studies, (Colbert, Wash.)
 
 
Baseball
 
First Team
  • Collin Slaybaugh, catcher, sophomore, 4.00 GPA/movement studies  (Puyallup, Wash.)
  • Adam Nelubowich, redshirt designated hitter, sophomore, 3.63 GPA/finance major (Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada)
 
Second Team
  • Jason Monda, outfielder, junior, 3.61 GPA/undeclared major (Olympia, Wash.)
  • Anthony Drobnick, redshirt pitcher, junior, 3.45 GPA/finance (Seattle, Wash.)
 
Honorable Mention
  • Patrick Claussen, third baseman, senior, 3.34 GPA/mathematics, his third academic honor (Renton, Wash.)
  • Taylor Ard, redshirt first baseman, junior, 3.13 GPA/sport management Vancouver, Wash.)
  • Kyle Johnson, outfielder, senior, 3.01 GPA/economic sciences (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho)
  • Derek Jones, outfielder, senior, 3.01 GPA/sport management (Snohomish, Wash.)
 
The eight selections were the most for the Cougars since 2008 when Washington State had nine student-athletes recognized.
 
For more nformaiton see the WSU Cougars baseball site.
 
 
Men’s golf
 
Honorable mention
  • Hank Frame, junior, 3.33 GPA/finance, his second academic honor, (Spokane)
  • Trent Sanders, senior, 3.07 GPA/management and operations major, (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
 
For more information see WSU Cougars men’s golf website
 
 
Women’s golf
 
Second team
  • Kristen Allard, senior, 3.43 GPA/hospitality business management, (Porterville, Calif.), third Pac-12 academic honor
 
Honorable mention
  • Emma Betland, junior, 3.14 GPA/sport management, (Forbes, Australia), second academic honor
  • Ellen Park, junior, 3.31 GPA/marketing, (Cupertino, Calif.), second academic honor
 
For more inforamiton see the WSU Cougars women’s golf website.
 
 
 
 
Women’s tennis
 
First team
  • Elisabeth Fournier, senior, 3.85 GPA/economic science, (Ottawa, Canada), third consecutive season honors. During her career at WSU Fornier twice broke the single-season wins mark (31 as a sophomore, 33 this season), and became the Cougars’ all-time singles victories leader with 108.
 
Honorable mention
  • Ksenia Googe, junior, 3.19 GPA/hospitality business, (Sochi, Russia)
  • Andjela Kankaras, junior, 3.48 GPA/hospitality business, (Niksic, Montenegro)
  • Liudmila Vasilieva, junior, 3.09 GPA/finance, (Yekaterinburg, Russia)
 
For more information see the WSU Cougars tennis website.
 
 
 
Women’s rowing
 
First team
  • Kasia Rademacher, senior, 3.85 GPA/English, (Hermiston, Ore.)
  • Katie Dick, redshirt junior, 3.97 GPA/philosophy, (Victoria, British Columbia)
  • Brianne Gould, junior, 3.83 GPA/general studies, (Kent, Wash.)
  • Erin Ranney, junior, 3.51 GPA/wildlife ecology, (Shelton, Wash.)
  • Gina Head, sophomore, 3.65 GPA/undeclared, (Bellevue, Wash.)
  • Elise Jones, sophomore, 3.92 GPA/chemical engineering, (Lake Tapps, Wash.)
 
Second team
  • Sarah Powell, redshirt senior, 3.27 GPA/movement studies, (North Saanich, British Columbia)
  • Jennifer Hale, junior, 3.34 GPA/sports management, (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Alison Smith, junior, 3.25 GPA/human development, (Carmichael, Calif.)
  • Carly Johnson, sophomore, 3.31 GPA, movement studies, (Lake Forest Park, Wash.)
 
Honorable mention
  • Samantha Hoeper, senior, 3.11 GPA/anthropology, (Marysville, Wash.)
  • Stephanie Hinkle, junior, 3.05 GPA/movement studies, (East Wenatchee, Wash.)
  • Heidi Kim, junior, 3.09 GPA/psychology, (Cottage Grove, Ore.)
  • Ella Odland, sophomore, 3.14 GPa/sport management, (Bellevue, Wash.)
  • Alyssa Rumann, sophomore, 3.11 GPA/movement studies, (Kent, Wash.)
  • Emily Starkel, sophomore, 3.22 GPA/civil engineering, (Pacific, Wash.)
 
For more information see the WSU Cougars women’s rowing website.