WWU leads conference with 42 Vikings winning academic achievement awards

WWU Athletics

August 21, 2013

Ten WWU student-athletes honored for third year

Forty-two Western Washington University student-athletes were named recipients of 2012-13 Division II Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Awards presented by WeatherPORT announced Wednesday, Aug. 21.

It is the second highest figure for the Vikings since the program was initiated in 2008. They had 20 that year, 22 in 2009, 30 in 2010, 39 in 2011 and 46 in 2012.

WWU’s total led the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

The DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

To receive the honor, a student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have completed a minimum of two years (six quarters or four semesters) of college level work, and been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.

Leading the Vikings for the second straight year was men’s cross country and track and field junior Trevor Robinson (Seattle/Nathan Hale), a Planning and Environmental Policy major who is maintaining a 3.98 GPA.

Ten WWU student-athletes were honored for the third time. They included Emily Boerger (Jr., Marysville/Marysville-Pilchuck), Tim Clendaniel (Jr., Bothell), Bryan Hall (Sr., Tacoma/Stadium), Maddy Hillier (Sr., Sedro-Woolley), Chip Jackson (Jr., Seattle/Shorewood), Bailey Jones (Sr., Mukilteo/Kamiak), Valle Ledtke (Sr., Skamokawa/Wahkiakum), Diana Pollock (Jr., Bellevue/Eastlake), Corinn Waltrip, (Sr., Tigard, OR) and Laurie Yearout (Sr., Spokane/Lewis & Clark).

Western Washington University

Men

  • ***Tim Clendaniel, Jr., Track & Field, Kinesiology-Pre Healthcare Professional Specialization, 3.76, Bothell, WA**Damien Fisher, Sr., Basketball, Kinesiology-Movement Studies Specialist, 3.86, Fife, WA
  • *Jacob Gilbert, Sr., Track & Field, Electronics Engineering Technology, Sr., 3.57, Bellingham, WA/Sehome
  • ***Bryan Hall, Sr., Soccer, Behavioral Neuroscience, 3.53, Tacoma, WA/Stadium
  • **Keegan Hall, Jr., Cross Country and Track & Field, Industrial Design, 3.68, Gig Harbor, WA/Peninisula
  • ***Chip Jackson, Jr., Cross Country and Track & Field, Mathematics/Computer Science, 3.89, Seattle, WA/Shorewood
  • *Matt Lutz, Jr., Cross Country and Track & Field, Pre-Law, 3.68, Bremerton, WA/Olympic
  • **Justin Moore, Sr., Soccer, Cellular & Molecular Biology, 3.60, Port Orchard, WA/South Kitsap
  • **Jonathon Poolman, Jr., Track & Field, Accounting, 3.65, Langley, WA/South Whidbey
  • **Trevor Robinson, Jr., Cross Country and Track & Field, Planning & Environmental Policy, 3.98, Seattle, WA/Nathan Hale
  • *Devon Smith, Jr., Track & Field, History, 3.51, Marysville, WA/Lakewood
  • *Matt Temple, Jr., Soccer, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 3.81, Beaverton, OR
  • **Andrew Weishaar, Jr., Soccer, Accounting, 3.71, Puyallup, WA

Women

  • *Brandi Benner, Sr., Basketball, Kinesiology-Health & Fitness Specialist, 3.69, Lynden, WA
  • ***Emily Boerger, Jr., Volleyball, Biology/Anthropology, 3.89, Marysville, WA/Marysville-Pilchuck
  • **Sydney Coffey, Jr., Track & Field, Behavioral Neuroscience, 3.86, Boulder, CO/Niwot
  • *Kim Cooper, So., Soccer, Recreation, 3.50, Bellingham, WA
  • **Sara Crowell, So., Rowing, Anthropology-Biocultural Concepts, 3.82, Bainbridge Island, WA
  • *Catrina Cuadra, Jr., Rowing, History/Anthropology, 3.51, Lake Stevens, WA
  • *Emma Destromp, Sr., Track & Field, Communication Science & Disorders, 3.57, Kelso, WA
  • *Amber Dodd, Jr., Track & Field, Kinesiology-Pre Healthcare Professional Specialization, 3.51, Sammamish, WA/Skyline
  • **Kristin Fairbanks, Sr., Cross Country and Track & Field, Psychology, 3.84, Snohomish, WA
  • *Ashton Griffen, Jr., Soccer, Physical Education & Health P-12, 3.89, Duvall, WA/Cedarcrest
  • **Christine Henie, Jr., Rowing, Art, 3.61, Chugiak, AK
  • ***Maddy Hillier, Sr., Rowing, Chemistry, 3.73, Sedro-Woolley, WA
  • *Meghan Hoffman, Jr., Track & Field, Communication Science & Disorders, 3.65, Covington, WA/Kentwood
  • ***Bailey Jones, Sr., Volleyball, Industrial Design, 3.85, Mukilteo, WA/Kamiak
  • **Yvette Kelp, Sr., Rowing, Kinesiology-Health & Fitness Specialist, 3.85, Lakewood, WA
  • *Elizabeth Knope, Jr., Cross Country and Track & Field, Kinesiology-Pre Healthcare Professional Specialization, 3.57, Portland, OR/Grant
  • **Miranda Lahman, Jr., Cross Country and Track & Field, Cellular & Molecular Biology, 3.85, Boulder, CO/Niwot
  • ***Valle Ledtke, Sr., Track & Field, Kinesiology-Movement Studies Specialization, 3.60, Skamokawa, WA/Wahkiakum
  • *Emily Little, Jr., Rowing, Kinesiology-Pre Physical Therapy Specialization , 3.52, Port Angeles, WA
  • **Claire Marine, So., Rowing, Kinesiology- Pre Physical Therapy Specialization, 3.70, Enumclaw, WA
  • **Kristin Maris, Jr., Soccer, Behavioral Neuroscience, 3.83, Issaquah, WA
  • *Audra Massey, Jr., Rowing, Kinesiology-Pre Healthcare Professional Specialization, 3.60, Albuquerque, NM
  • *Alexandria McDonald, Sr., Track & Field, Kinesiology-Movement Studies Specialization, 3.51, Marysville, WA (Marysville-Pilchuck)
  • ***Diana Pollock, Jr., Soccer, Journalism-Public Relations, 3.52, Bellevue, WA/Eastlake
  • *Katie Reichert, So., Track & Field, Art, 3.52, Kelso, WA
  • **Mary Rogers, Sr., Cross Country and Track & Field, Spanish/Linguistics, 3.88, Spokane, WA/Shadle Park
  • *Mikhaila Thornton, So., Cross Country, Industrial Design, 3.50, Bend, OR/Mountain View
  • ***Corinn Waltrip, Sr., Basketball, Psychology, 3.65, Tigard, OR
  • ***Laurie Yearout, Sr., Volleyball, English/Secondary Education, 3.65, Spokane, WA/Lewis & Clark