PORTLAND, Ore. – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar Athlete Award presented by Barnes & Noble College on Tuesday afternoon, with 34 Seattle Pacific University student-athletes earning recognition.
Falcons made up 34 of the GNAC record 426 individuals that make up the list of honorees.
Hunter Beirne leads the group with her sixth selection to the GNAC FAR Scholar Athlete award list. Anika Esvelt and
Hannah Hair are making their fifth appearance on the list. Six SPU student-athletes are on the list for the fourth time. Seven Falcons are now three-time recipients. Six more Falcons have earned the honor for the second time. 12 Falcons are appearing on the list for the first time.
The 2024-25 academic year marks the fifth consecutive year that more than 300 student-athletes were honored. The latest list of recipients included representation from all 10 GNAC full members as well as women's rowing affiliates Cal Poly Humboldt and the University of Central Oklahoma.
A faculty athletic representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty at an NCAA member institution who has been designated to serve as a liaison between the institution's faculty and the athletic department. The FAR serves as a representative of the institution in conference and NCAA affairs.
The role of the FAR is "to ensure that the academic institution establishes and maintains the appropriate balance between academics and athletics."
Name Sport Academic Major Year GPA Hometown
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Hunter Beirne Basketball Teaching Gr. 4.00 Mukilteo, Wash.
Peyton Bergevin Basketball Education Gr. 4.00 Walla Walla, Wash.
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Schuyler Berry Basketball Global Development Studies Sr 3.95 Portland, Ore.
Natalie Boles Soccer Physiology Fr. 3.88 Wenatchee, Wash.
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Johanna Brown Track & Field Nursing Sr. 4.00 Enumclaw, Wash.
*
Andie Buckley Soccer Engineering Jr. 3.99 Vancouver, Wash.
Madelyn Buckley Track & Field Education Gr. 4.00 Nine Mile Falls, Wash.
**
Addie Clark Rowing Exercise Science Sr. 3.95 Olympia, Wash.
*
Grace Combs Rowing Nursing So. 3.91 Camas, Wash.
Jasmine Crisan Rowing Nursing Fr. 3.98 Bothell, Wash.
**
Mercedes Cullen Soccer Finance Jr. 3.90 Spokane, Wash.
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Abigail Cunningham Volleyball Business Administration Sr. 3.85 Tulsa, Okla.
*
Logann Dukes Soccer Exercise Science So. 3.94 Vancouver, Wash.
Natalie Eklun Golf Exercise Science Fr. 3.86 Chehalis, Wash.
Emma El Rowing Biology Sr. 3.89 Buckley, Wash.
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Annika Esvelt XC/Track & Field Applied Human Biology Sr. 3.99 Spokane, Wash.
**
Katelyn Flolo XC/Track & Field Applied Human Biology Jr. 3.96 Camas, Wash.
Mary Goodhew Rowing Exercise Science Sr. 3.85 Eugene, Ore.
Alexa Gossett XC/Track & Field Mechanical Engineering Fr. 3.99 Claremont, Calif.
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Hannah Hair Volleyball Exercise Science Sr. 3.91 Walla Walla, Wash.
Makayla Hickman Volleyball Nursing Fr. 3.96 Spokane Valley, Wash.
*
Julia Lavigne Basketball Computer Science So. 3.97 Yorba Linda, Calif.
**
Dalton Mermis Soccer Business Administration Jr. 3.91 Wilsonville, Ore.
Ella Milanovich XC/Track & Field Economics Fr. 3.89 Wilsonville, Ore.
**
Maya Parman Soccer Nursing Jr. 4.00 Camas, Wash.
*
Anna Pelluer Volleyball Business Jr. 3.91 Redmond, Wash.
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Audrey Rekedal Rowing Economics Sr. 3.95 Pasadena, Calif.
Lucia Templeton XC/Track & Field Nursing Fr. 4.00 Seattle, Wash.
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Allison Wilks Volleyball Nursing Sr. 3.93 Bothell, Wash.
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Nicki Yorges XC/Track & Field Sociology Sr. 3.85 Eugene, Ore.
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Ethan Erickson XC/Track & Field Computer Science Jr. 3.97 Seattle, Wash.
**
Logan Kinloch Basketball Business Administration Jr. 3.96 Yakima, Wash.
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Johnny Lo Soccer Business Administration Sr. 3.89 Tacoma, Wash.
Nikias Schoenerstedt Basketball Business Administration Jr. 3.86 Vienna, Austria
***** - Six-Time FAR Award Recipient **** - Five-Time FAR Award Recipient *** - Four-Time FAR Award Recipient ** - Three-Time FAR Award Recipient * - Two-Time FAR Award Recipient
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