The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced its 2016 Academic All-WAC teams Tuesday.
The list includes Academic All-WAC baseball, softball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams, as well as the Academic All-WAC freshmen/transfer teams for all sports.
With 48 total Spring sport honorees (not including freshmen or transfers), Seattle U ranks in the Top 3 in the entire WAC (11 schools) for number of student-athletes to be named to this list.
In order to be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA, and have participated in at least half of the team’s contests.
Many Redhawks made the list for spring sports and freshmen/transfers for all teams, proving these student-athletes excel both in their respective sports and in the classroom.
Baseball had 10 honorees:
Griffin Andreychuk, Jr.
Brock Carpenter, Jr.
Ted Hammond, Sr.
Dalton Hurd, So.
Michael McCann, Jr.
Nick Meservey, So.
Connor Moore, Sr.
Curtis Perrin, So.
Jack Reisinger, So.
Sean Sutton, So.
Men’s golf had four honorees:
Joe Harvie, So.
Ross Kukula, Jr.
Patrick Sato, Jr.
Ahren Young, Jr.
Women’s golf had two honorees:
Dorsey Addicks, Jr.
Ellen Brantberg, Jr.
Softball had three honorees:
Hayley Beckstrom, Sr.
Molly Campbell, So.
Kayla Gonzales, Jr.
Men’s tennis had two honorees:
Matt Alderson, So.
John Stormans, Jr.
Women’s tennis had six honorees:
Barbara Carey, Jr.
Kristen James, Sr.
Sari Kwee, So.
Michelle Lui, So.
Madison Maloney, So.
Kelli Woodman, Jr.
Men’s outdoor track and field had six honorees:
Ben Monk, So.
Collin Overbay, Sr.
Cam Peters, So.
Louis Rodrigues, Jr.
Matthew Seidel, So.
Chay Weaver, So.
Women’s outdoor track and field had 15 honorees:
Sandy Dasalla-Good, Jr.
Johanna Erickson, So.
Katie Fleming, Jr.
Lindsay Frederick, Sr.
Mariah Gibbs, Jr.
Emily Hedberg, Sr.
Rebecca Lassere, Sr.
Madison Lichter, So.
Mandie Maddux, Sr.
Moira O’Connor Lenth, Jr.
Alisa Poplawski, Sr.
Lila Rice, Jr.
Mandy Rusch, Jr.
Elena Smith, Sr.
Abby Wachter, So.
Freshmen and transfers added many more Redhawks to the list of Academic All-WAC honorees.
Men’s basketball: Zack Moore, Fr. and Jake Spurgeon, Fr.
Women’s basketball: Delanie Parry, Jr.
Men’s cross country: Eli Boudouris, Fr.
Women’s cross country: Kai Hoshijo, Fr. and Olivia Stein, Fr.
Men’s soccer: Nathan Aune, Fr. and Sergio Rivas, Fr.
Women’s soccer: Hannah Carrothers, Fr.; Kyla Danforth, Fr.; Hunter Mar, Fr.; and Emily Zimmer, Fr.
Men’s swimming: Austin Barnard, Fr. and Mitchell Crossen, Fr.
Women’s swimming: Kelly Hartman, Fr. and Jenessa Schulte, Fr.
Men’s tennis: Michael Schoettler, Fr.
Men’s indoor track and field: Eli Boudouris, Fr.
Women’s indoor track and field: Kyla Danforth, Fr.; Kai Hoshijo, Fr.; Emi Montenegro, Fr.; Eleanore O’Neill, So.; and Olivia Stein, Fr.
Men’s outdoor track and field: Eli Boudouris, Fr.
Women’s outdoor track and field: Kyla Danforth, Fr.; Kai Hoshijo, Fr.; Emi Montenegro, Fr.; Eleanore O’Neill, So.; and Olivia Stein, Fr.
Volleyball: Alyssa Deobler, Fr.; Mila Duarte, Fr.; Shae Harris, Fr.; Claire Johnston, So.; and Maja Stojanovic, Fr.
Congratulations to all the Seattle University student-athletes who made the 2016 Academic All-WAC list. It feels good to be a Redhawk!