25 Ducks Land Pac-10 Track & Field All-Academic Honors
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., -- The Pacific-10 Conference announced that 25 University of Oregon men’s and women’s track and field student-athletes (12M, 13W) were selected to its annual all-academic teams, according to Commissioner Tom Hansen.
The ?Men of Oregon’ tied for second-most among first-team honorees (4) behind Stanford (5) and featured two more second-team selections and six honorable mention picks. The Duck women also received three second-team honors and 10 more honorable mention choices.
On the men’s side, first-team selections included juniors Michael McGrath and Galen Rupp and sophomores Andrew Greif and Scott Wall, and second-team choices included senior Ryan Brandel and sophomore Steven Johnson.
Men’s honorable mention choices included redshirt senior David Moore, sophomores Jared Huske, Jack Jensen, A.J. O’Connell, Jon Thomas and Chris Winter.
Among repeat winners, McGrath and Rupp were first-team selections in ’06, and Moore scored his fourth honorable mention award. Four of the aforementioned selections were similarly honored in cross country last fall - Rupp and Wall (first team), McGrath (second team) and Winter (honorable mention) ? and McGrath and Winter were second-team and honorable mention choices in ’05, respectively.
In other prior related academic honors, Rupp was an ESPN Magazine All-Academic First Team national choice in 2006 and is nominated again in ’07.
On the women’s side, three Duck women were chosen to the 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team - senior Emily Enders and sophomores Zoe Nelson and Leah Worthen.
UO’s 10 women’s honorable mentions included redshirt senior Britney Henry, juniors Ashley Bridenbeck, Kasey Harwood, Amanda Santana and Irie Searcy and sophomores Lucy Cridland, Megan Maloney, Ashley McCrea, Kalindra McFadden and Rachel Yurkovich.
Enders and Searcy claimed similar honorable mention recognition in 2005 and ’06, and Bridenbeck, Harwood and Santana added honorable mention status last track and field season. Nelson received honorable mention laurels last fall in cross country.
Four of the men’s honorees also shined recently on the track as NCAA Championships participants ? Brandel (javelin - All-American), Huske (4x100m), McGrath (1,500m) and Rupp (10,000m ? All-American). Brandel (javelin) and Rupp (5,000m / 10,000m) were Pac-10 event champions a month ago, and Wall (10,000m) and Winter (steeplechase) added top-eight finishes for the Ducks who won their third Pac-10 title in five years.
Two-time All-American Yurkovich and McCrea also competed in the NCAA Championships javelin last week, and were Pac-10 scorers a month ago with their first- and third-place finishes, as was Cridland (discus), Enders (pole vault), Nelson (5,000m / 10,000m), McFadden (heptathlon), Searcy (4x400m) and Worthen (4x100m, 4x400m).
The Men of Oregon continued a string of recent league academic success that included a league-high and school-best five first-team selections in 2003 and ?04, four first-team honors in 2002, ’05, ’06 and ?07, and three more in 2001. Since the award’s debut in 1991, the Ducks have claimed four or more honorees once before their recent run (4, 1996), and three honors in 1991, ?92, ’94 and ’97.
Historically on the women’s side, the Duck women have claimed three or more first-team honorees 10 times since 1991, including a school record five on five occasions (1991, ’93, ’95, ’98, ’03)
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and have been either a starter or significant contributor outdoors in ’07.
A complete listing of Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic squads is located at the www.Pac-10.org website.
OREGON-ONLY HONORS
Pac-10 All-Academic Men's First Team, Yr., GPA, Major
Andrew Greif, ORE, So., 3.95, Pre-Journalism
Michael McGrath, ORE, RsJr., 3.61, Political Science
Galen Rupp, ORE, Jr., 3.93, Marketing
Scott Wall, ORE, RsSo., 3.93, Business
Pac-10 All-Academic Men's Second Team, Yr., GPA, Major
Ryan Brandel, ORE, Sr., 3.34, Digital Arts Design
Steven Johnson, ORE, So., 3.55, Human Physiology
Pac-10 Men's Track & Field Academic Honorable Mention
Jared Huske, ORE; Jack Jensen, ORE; David Moore, ORE; A.J. O'Connell, ORE; Jon Thomas, ORE; Chris Winter, ORE;
Pac-10 All-Academic Women's Second Team, Yr., GPA, Major
Emily Enders, ORE, Sr., 3.51, Digital Arts Design
Zoe Nelson, ORE, So., 3.69, Biology
Leah Worthen, ORE, So., 3.81, English
Pac-10 Women's Track & Field Academic Honorable Mention
Ashley Bridenbeck, ORE; Lucy Cridland, ORE; Kasey Harwood, ORE; Britney Henry, ORE; Megan Maloney, ORE; Ashley McCrea, ORE; Kalindra McFadden, ORE; Amanda Santana, ORE; Irie Searcy, ORE; Rachel Yurkovich, ORE.
COMPLETE CONFERENCE TEAMS (*courtesy of www.Pac-10.org)
MEN’S PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM (Yr., GPA, Major)
Chris Bencomo, UCLA, Jr., 3.66, Anthropology
Martin Bingisser, WASH, Grad, 3.72, Law School
Kal Clark, ASU, Jr., 3.93, Biology
Joe Darda, WASH, So., 3.72, Psychology
Corey Fredericks, WASH, Grad, 3.68, Physics
Michael Garcia, STAN, RsJr., 3.55, Biological Sciences
Andrew Greif, ORE, So., 3.95, Pre-Journalism
Troy Harris, ARIZ, Sr., 3.73, Media Arts
Garrett Heath, STAN, RsSo., 3.75, Management Science & Engineering
Jon Hickey, WASH, Grad, 3.70, Public Affairs
Graeme Hoste, STAN, Jr., 3.69, Earth Systems
Michael McGrath, ORE, RsJr., 3.61, Political Science
Christopher Ogle, ARIZ, Jr., 3.96, Psychology
Galen Rupp, ORE, Jr., 3.93, Marketing
Daniel Schaerer, STAN, Jr., 3.70, Human Biology
Ryan Scott, WSU, Sr., 3.88, Management & Operations
Kyle Shackleton, UCLA, RsSo., 3.79, Business-Economics
Andrew Smith, ASU, Sr., 4.00, Non-Degree Graduate
Forrest Tahdooahnippah,STAN, RsJr., 3.77, Public Policy
Scott Wall, ORE, RsSo., 3.93, Business
Xuehan Xiong, ARIZ, So., 4.00, Computer Science
MEN’S PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM (Yr., GPA, Major)
Phillip Allen, USC, So., 3.61, Visual and Performing Arts
Neftalem Araia, STAN, RsJr., 3.46, Sociology (MA), Communications (BA)
Alex Beitashour, CAL, Jr., 3.57, Business Administration
Travis Boyd, WASH, Grad, 3.65, Marketing
Ryan Brandel, ORE, Sr., 3.34, Digital Arts Design
Russell Brown, STAN, RsJr., 3.44, Sociology (MA), Political Science (BA)
Kevin Deiter, USC, RsFr., 3.65, Business Management, Marketing & Related Support
Sheldon Evans, USC, So., 3.59, Social Science & History
Andy Haas, ASU, So., 3.67, Civil Engineering
Steven Johnson, ORE, So., 3.55, Human Physiology
Jason Lewis, ASU, RsFr., 3.70, Interdisciplinary Studies
Hari Mix, STAN, RsSo., 3.51, Geology & Environmental Science
Chris Mocko. STAN, RsSo., 3.61, Management Science & Engineering
Feranmi Okanlami, STAN, Sr., 3.52, Humanities
Mike Sayenko, WASH, Grad, 3.46, Interdisciplinary Visual Arts
Kurt Seefeld, CAL, Sr., 3.51, Psychology
Jekabs Sliede, USC, Jr., 3.53, Business Management, Marketing & Related Support
Rolf Steier, STAN, Sr., 3.47, Education
Kyle Still, WASH, Jr., 3.39, Arts & Sciences
Drew Ulrick, WSU, Sr., 3.47, History
Ryan Whiting, ASU, RsFr., 3.45, Civil Engineering
MEN’S PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION (Yr.)
Jake Arnold, ARIZ; Myles Bradley, STAN; Inman Breaux, USC; John Cassleman, WSU; Justin Chambers, WSU; Daniel Cook, ARIZ; Eric Dall, ASU; Teddy Davis, WASH; Jeremy Egboro, ASU; Brandon Estrada, USC; Jacob Evans, STAN; Kenneth Frank, ARIZ; Craig Gallimore, CAL; Andrew Gausepohl, USC; Jacob Gomez, STAN; Brett Gotcher, STAN; Dave Gott, ASU; Alex Grant, WSU; Alex Greenburg, STAN; Jonas Hallgrimsson, CAL; Jake Hanson, CAL; Jon Harding, WASH; Joey Heller, ASU; Chris Huddleston, USC; Jared Huske, ORE; Josh Hustedt, STAN; Jon Jeffreys, WSU; Jack Jensen, ORE; Andrew Jones, WSU; Mark Kogan, STAN; Caleb Knox, WASH; Matt Lamb, WSU; Brad Liber, WASH; John Ludden, CAL; Elliot Luscombe, STAN; Mike Macellari, STAN; David Mehlhorn, ASU; Zack Midles, WASH; Carl Moe, WASH; David Moore, ORE; Tunji Munabi, STAN; A.J. O'Connell, ORE; Wopamo Osaisai, STAN; Matthew Palmer, USC; Alex Pearlstone, UCLA; Seth Perrins, WASH; Jonathan Pierce, STAN; Austin Ramos, UCLA; Tracy Session, UCLA; Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, WASH; Jon Thomas, ORE; Zach Thomas, CAL; James Wilson, WASH; Chris Winter, ORE; Brian Woods, Jr., WSU; Aven Wright, USC.
WOMEN’S PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM (Yr., GPA, Major)
Brooke Anderson, WASH, Jr., 3.85, Fiance
Brooke Bennett, ASU, Jr., 3.76, Nursing
Emily Collins, WASH, So., 3.83, Arts & Sciences
Claire Cormier, STAN, RsSo., 3.92, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Urban Studies
Karen DeMartini, WSU, Jr., 3.77, Accounting
Lauren Denfeld, OSU, Jr., 3.90, Business/Marketing Management
Angelica Flynn, WSU, So., 3.85, Movement Studies
Kaylee Gardner, WSU, Sr., 3.82, Movement Studies
Samantha Godfrey, OSU, Jr., 3.98, Mechanical Engineering
McKinnon Hanson, WSU, Jr., 3.99, Philosophy
Arianna Lambie, STAN, RsJr., 3.97, Earth Systems
Jacqueline Nguyen, UCLA, Sr., 3.73, Physiological Science
Lindsay Oman, USC, Sr., 3.77, Communication, Journalism
Neoma Palmer, OSU, Sr., 3.78, Exercise & Sport Science/Pre-Therapy & Allied Health
Corey Randall, ASU, Jr., 3.80, Journalism/Mass Communication
Lissa Regets, ASU, So., 3.84, Jounalism/Mass Communication
Sara Shisslak, ASU, Sr., 3.84, Non-Degree Graduate
Angela Spadafino, ASU, RsFr., 3.85, Supply Chain Management
Sara Tran?, WSU, So., 3.93, Movement Studies
Amanda Trotter, STAN, Sr., 3.86, Human Biology
Kathleen Trotter, STAN, Sr., 3.76, Human Biology
WOMEN’S PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM (Yr., GPA, Major)
Elise Aschwanden, OSU, Jr., 3.72, Psychology
Jakki Bailey, STAN, Sr., 3.56, Sociology (MA), Communication (BA)
Emily Enders, ORE, Sr., 3.51, Digital Arts Design
Katy Elsbury, STAN, Sr., 3.64, German Studies, Geological Environmental Science
Selena Galaviz, WSU, Jr., 3.67, Speech & Hearing Sciences
Lindsey Gannaway, STAN, Sr., 3.56, Engineering
Allison Hall, UCLA, Sr., 3.60, Psychology
Shannon Harvey, WASH, Jr., 3.73, Business Administration
Becky Holley, ASU, Sr., 3.55, Journalism/Mass Communication
Jenna Kingma, ASU, So., 3.69, Marketing
April Kubishta, ASU, Jr., 3.69, Mathematics
Anna Masinelli, ASU, Sr., 3.67, Non-degree Graduate
Zoe Nelson, ORE, So., 3.69, Biology
Madeleine O'Meara, STAN, RsFr., 3.82, Undeclared
Trisha Rasmussen, WASH, Sr., 3.66, Community & Environmental Planning
Cassie Rios, ASU, Jr., 3.72, Psychology
Lindsay Todd, WASH, Grad, 3.70, Prosthetics & Orthotics
Francesca Weems, CAL, So., 3.70, Mass Communications
Leah Worthen, ORE, So., 3.81, English
Lorene Young, OSU, So., 3.79, Exercise & Sport Science/Pre Therapy & Allied Health
Jessica Zita, WSU, Jr., 3.72, Movement Studies
WOMEN’S PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION (Yr.)
Lindsay Allen, STAN; Daria Amiad-Pavlov, WASH; Kelechi Anyanwu, CAL; Allie Bohannon, UCLA; Kandi Bonty, CAL; Ashley Bridenbeck, ORE; Kelli Burton, ARIZ; Ashley Caldwell, UCLA; Anita Campbell, WASH; Lauren Centrowitz, STAN; Lucy Cridland, ORE; Kelly DiVesta, WASH; Gabriella Duclos, ARIZ; Alicia Follmar, STAN; Ashley Francis, OSU; Ashley Freeman, STAN; Liz Fuller, WASH; Carly Gietler, ASU; Jaynie Goodbody, STAN; Tifani Grimes, CAL; Noelle Harer, OSU; Katie Harrington, STAN; Kira Harrison, WASH; Kasey Harwood, ORE; Amy Hastings, ASU; Britney Henry, ORE; Sarah Ingram, UCLA; Megan Jamerson, UCLA; Lauren Jirges, UCLA; Carrie Johnson, CAL; Jacquelyn Johnson, ASU; Ingrid Kantola, UCLA; Ali Kielty, ASU; Lorraine King, WSU; Collier Lawrence, WSU; Whitney Lemieux, ASU; Meghan Leonard, WSU; Allison Lombardo, WASH; D'Metra Macedon, ASU; Danielle Maier, STAN; Megan Maloney, ORE; Mercedes Marchbanks, CAL; Melissa Margulies, USC; Jamila Marston, USC; Nicole McClendon, WSU; Ashley McCrea, ORE; Kalindra McFadden, ORE; Erica McLain, STAN; Jessie McLaughlin, ASU; Brianna McLeod, WASH; Teresa McWalters, STAN; Amanda Miller, WASH; Sally Mills, STAN; Alli Moore, WASH; Laura Mottaz, STAN; Lolade Onipede, CAL; Idara Otu, STAN; Kaylin Pennington, STAN; Kayle Peterson, WSU; Kelly Ramirez, WSU; Claire Rethmeier, UCLA; Leslie Rychel, UCLA; Marisa Sandoval, WSU; Michelle Sanford, USC; Amanda Santana, ORE; Dani Schuster, WASH; Irie Searcy, ORE; Evelyn Smith, CAL; Sarah Stevens, ASU; Lauren Stewart, STAN; Cassandra Strickland, CAL; Kenisha Strong, USC; Holly Thomson, OSU; Brook Turner, CAL; Katelyn Van Brunt, OSU; Daisy Van Ravenswaay, CAL; Ciara Viehweg, UCLA; Cara Walker, ASU; Michaela Wallerstedt, STAN; Alana Waterford, ASU; Rhonda Watkins, UCLA; Karina Wegman, WASH; Alexandrea Williams, USC; Ally Wojciechowski, WASH; Sayaka Yoshinaga, WASH; Melissa Yunghans, STAN; Rachel Yurkovich, ORE.
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