PORTLAND, Ore. – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced its Women's Soccer All-Academic team presented by Barnes & Noble College on Wednesday afternoon, with 15 members of the Seattle Pacific University women's soccer team earning recognition.
 
To make the GNAC All-Academic team, nominees must have a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA on a 4.00 scale (based on GPA at the current institution). Nominees must be in their second season competing at the nominating institution. First-years, redshirt freshman, and transfers in their first year competing at your institution are not eligible. For graduate students, the undergraduate GPA must also meet the 3.2 minimum. Nominees must be on the roster for the complete season.
 
The Falcons placed 15 student-athletes on the GNAC All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season. Maya Parman, Ashlyn Valdovinos, and Maddie Cooke lead the squad with perfect 4.0 grade point averages. Parman is joined by Mercedes Cullen and Kayla Wallace as three-times selections. Valdovinos, Andie Buckley, Logann Dukes, Taylor Heit, Taylor Krueger, Dalton Mermis, Nora Patterson, and Landry Schoennauer are making their second appearance on the list. Cooke, Natalie Boles, Sophie Hanay, and Ella Smith are making the list for the first time.

"I have so much respect and admiration for the way our student athletes approach their academics," head coach Arby Busey said. "We ask a lot of them as athletes, and their ability to meet those expectations and absolutely crush it in the classroom is so impressive. They do not shy away from the challenges that their majors present, and their grades reflect the investment they are making in their futures."
 

NAME	MAJOR	YR	GPA	HOMETOWN
Natalie Boles	Physiology	So.	3.88	Wenatchee, WA
Andie Buckley*	Mechanical Engineering	Jr.	3.99	Vancouver, WA
Maddie Cooke	Physiology	So.	4.0	Vancouver, WA
Mercedes Cullen *#	Business Administration	Sr.	3.90	Spokane, WA
Logann Dukes*	Elementary Education	Jr.	3.94	Vancouver, WA
Sophie Hanay	Computer Science	So.	3.25	Seattle
Taylor Heit*	Applied Human Biology	Jr.	3.57	Fountain Valley, CA
Taylor Krueger*	Nursing	Sr.	3.77	Tigard, OR
Dalton Mermis*	Business Administration	Sr.	3.91	Wilsonville, WA
Maya Parman*#	Nursing	Sr.	4.0	Camas, WA
Nora Patterson*	Nursing	Jr.	3.69	Seattle
Landry Schoennauer*	Exercise Science	Jr.	3.62	San Jose, CA
Ella Smith	Exercise Science	Sr.	3.81	Silverdale, WA
Ashlyn Valdovinos*	Nursing	Jr.	4.0	Yakima, WA
Kayla Wallace*#	Psychology	Sr.	3.52	Eagle, ID

*-2024 selection | #-2023 selection | !-2022 selection | Year Listed in Academic Standing at Insitution 

The Falcons open up a home weekend tomorrow when they host RV Western Oregon at 5:00 p.m. at Interbay Soccer Stadium. Then on Saturday, the Falcons play Montana State University Billings at 1:00 p.m.
 
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