SPOKANE, Wash. -- Sixteen student-athletes from the Seattle Pacific men's and women's soccer teams were named to the 2010 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Star team that was released Wednesday.

Comprised of nine women and seven men, the Falcons' contingent was the largest of any school in the league.

SPU senior Andy Wolverton, a business administration major from Portland, Ore., compiled a 3.97 grade point average that topped all GNAC men's soccer players. He headed a list of seven SPU men that formed the largest group of any school in the conference.

Wolverton was joined on the academic squad by teammates Drew Williams (3.60), Griffin Fahling (3.47), Christopher Morris (3.46), Caleb Nyone (3.37), Danny Brill (3.33) and Tyler Schultz (3.31). Wolverton was honored by the conference for the third straight season and Williams was a two-time honoree.

The SPU men (9-5-2) are in second place in the standings with a 6-1-1 record.

Boasting the best GPA among the nine SPU women was junior Kelsey Jenkins, a political science major from Kent, Wash. (Kentwood HS) with a 3.96.

The other Falcons on the women's academic team were Heidi Laabs-Johnson (3.69), Savanna Hanson (3.68), Hannah Masson (3.58), Amanda Johnson (3.56), Janie Wurth (3.43), Andrea Chan (3.40), Brittany Langdon (3.38) and Megan Lindsay (3.22).

Johnson made her third consecutive appearance on the academic squad while Jenkins, Laabs-Johnson, Hanson and Wurth were repeat selections.

The Falcons (14-1-2) have already clinched the women's conference championship with an 11-1-1 record. They earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament and will participate in the playoffs for the eighth straight season.

A total of 76 student-athletes – 53 women and 23 men - were named to the GNAC Soccer Academic teams.

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


2010 GNAC Soccer Academic All-Conference Team

MEN
James Henry
MSU Billings (History, Sr., 3.75, Coeur d'Alene, ID)
Cory Champney
MSU Billings (Business Admin.,Acct., So., 3.42, Billings, MT)
**Chris Andre
MSU Billings (Business Admin., Sr., 3.35, Billings, MT)
*Matt Larson
Northwest Nazarene (Graphic Design, Jr., 3.39, Fairview, OR)
Sean O'Neill
Northwest Nazarene (Pre-Physical Therapy, So., 3.51, Yakima, WA)
Weston Patrick
Northwest Nazarene (Engineering Physics, So., 3.72, Wasilla, AK)
Brandon Scott
Saint Martin's (Business, So., 3.80, Tacoma, WA)
*James Schmid
Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.68, Maple Valley, WA)
Blake Moreland
Saint Martin's (Biology, So., 3.62, Carson City, NV)
*Vlad Voin
Saint Martin's (Biology, Sr., 3.47, Everett, WA)
*Austin Kelley
Saint Martin's (Engineering, Jr., 3.31, Olympia, WA)
*Zac Lubin
Saint Martin's (History, Sr., 3.30, Bozeman, MT)
**Andy Wolverton
Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, Sr., 3.97, Portland, OR)
*Drew Williams
Seattle Pacific (Psychology, Jr., 3.60, Bend, OR)
Griffin Fahling
Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, Jr., 3.47, Tupelo, MS)
Christopher Morris
Seattle Pacific (Business Administration, So., 3.46, Mercer Island, WA)
Caleb Nyone
Seattle Pacific (Biology, So., 3.37, Happy Valley, OR)
Danny Brill
Seattle Pacific (Communications, Jr., 3.33, Kent, WA)
Tyler Schultz
Seattle Pacific (Music, Jr., 3.31, Scottsdale, AZ)
Anthony DiNiicolo
Simon Fraser (Engineering, Jr., 3.49, Maple Ridge, BC)
Helge Neumann
Simon Fraser (Communications, So., 3.42, Oslo, Norway)
Bryan Hall
Western Washington (Physical Therapy & Pre-Medicine, So., 3.42, Tacoma, WA)
Darragh Simm
Western Washington (Business Admin.-Marketing, Sr., 3.37, Woodinville, WA)

WOMEN
**Ellie Eckroth
Central Washington (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.56, Auburn, WA)
**Annie Weisbeck
Central Washington(Exercise Science, Sr., 3.52, Spokane Valley, WA)
**Kaycie Hutchins
Central Washington (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.49, Port Orchard, WA)
*Hillary Franks
Central Washington(Physical Education & School Health, Jr., 3.42, Yakima, WA)
Brittany Franks
Central Washington (Special Education, Jr, 3.39, Yakima, WA)
Amanda Biggs
Central Washington (Fashion Merchandising, Sr., 3.27, Carnation, WA)
Carson McKole
Central Washington (Undecided, So., 3.24, Oak Harbor, WA)
Jennifer Larsen
Montana State Billings (General Studies, So., 3.80, Mesa, AZ)
**Lauren Anderson
Montana State Billings (Human Services, Sr., 3.79, Ridgefield, WA)
Kristen Kastelic
Montana State Billings (Business Administration and Marketing, So., 3.75, Phoenix, AZ)
**Samantha Boehm
Montana State Billings (Public Relations, Sr., 3.73, Wilsonville, OR)
**Carly Valentine
Montana State Billings (Human Services, Sr., 3.70, Vancouver, WA)
Andrea Baytaluke
Montana State Billings (HHP Human Performance Option, So., 3.60, Calgary, Alberta)
Courtney Harvey
Montana State Billings (Biology, So., 3.51, Billings, MT)
**Kari Foreman
Montana State Billings (Public Relations, Sr., 3.50, Lakewood, CO)
Adrienne Biglow
Montana State Billings (Elementary Education, So., 3.41, Yakima, WA)
Sarah Staropoli
Northwest Nazarene (Pre-Physical Therapy, So., 4.00, Beaverton, OR)
**Liz Gross
Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration, Sr., 3.94, Everett, WA)
*Jessie Cahill
Northwest Nazarene (Biology - Pre-Med, Jr., 3.84, Henderson, NV)
*McKenzie Bailey
Northwest Nazarene (Engineering Physics, Sr., 3.82, Meridian, ID)
**Kim Bowen
Northwest Nazarene (Secondary Education, Sr., 3.65, Nampa, ID)
**Marie Smith
Northwest Nazarene (Biology - Pre-Med, Sr., 3.50, Ferndale, WA)
**Kendra Courcy
Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration, Sr., 3.35, Selah, WA)
Stacey Beckman
Northwest Nazarene (Secondary Education, Sr., 3.32, Olympia, WA)
Tanya Zickefoose
Northwest Nazarene (Recreation & Sport Management, So., 3.31, Nampa, ID)
*Jenny Baker
Saint Martin's (Biology, Sr., 3.83, Eatonville, WA)
*Jill Webb
Saint Martin's (Education, Sr., 3.66, Puyallup, WA)
Caley Wiseman
Saint Martin's (Biology, So., 3.62, University Place, WA)
**Julianna Sackeyfio
Saint Martin's (Biology, Sr., 3.55, Seattle, WA)
**Kelcy Ware
Saint Martin's (Business, Sr., 3.53, Everett, WA)
**Amber Pratt
Saint Martin's (Engineering, Sr., 3.24, Lake Stevens, WA)
**Shannon White
Saint Martin's (Biology, Sr., 3.21, Bremerton, WA)
*Kelsey Jenkins
Seattle Pacific (Political Science, Jr., 3.96, Kent, Wash.)
*Heidi Laabs-Johnson
Seattle Pacific (Food & Nutritional Sciences, Jr., 3.69, Salt Lake City, UT)
*Savanna Hanson
Seattle Pacific (English, Jr., 3.68, Centennial, CO)
Hannah Masson
Seattle Pacific (Psychology, So., 3.58, Meridian, ID)
**Amanda Johnson
Seattle Pacific (Communications, Sr., 3.56, Duvall, WA)
*Janie Wurth
Seattle Pacific (Nursing, Jr., 3.43, La Mirada, CA)
Andrea Chan
Seattle Pacific (Undeclared, So., 3.40, Vancouver, WA)
Brittany Langdon
Seattle Pacific (Communications, So., 3.38, Irvine, CA)
Megan Lindsay
Seattle Pacific (Exercise Science, So., 3.22, Spokane, WA)
Aly Benes
Simon Fraser (Health Sciences, Sr., 3.84, Surrey, BC)
Lauren Lachlan
Simon Fraser (Bachelor of Arts, Sr., 3.25, Port Moody, BC)
Macy Bothman
Western Oregon (Physical Education, So., 3.69, Eugene, OR)
*Cori Young
Western Oregon (Community Health Ed., Sr., 3.63, Gresham, OR)
**Naomi Shimabuku
Western Oregon (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.57, Aiea, HI)
Ciara Peterson
Western Oregon (Nursing/Health, So., 3.40, Puyallup, WA)
**Kelsie Blachly
Western Oregon (Art, Sr., 3.37, Gresham, OR)
Chelsy Okuma
Western Oregon (Undecided, So., 3.36, Honolulu, HI)
Rachelle Kliewer
Western Oregon (Psychology, Sr., 3.30, Tualatin, OR)
*Monique Thees
Western Oregon (Business, Jr., 3.29, Camano Island, WA)
Kymberly Witmer
Western Oregon (Business, So., 3.27, Newberg, OR)
Kelly Cates
Western Washington (Biology, Jr., 3.44, Poulsbo, WA)

*Repeater
**Two-time repeater