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Huskies Place 18 On Pac-10 All-Academic Teams
Nov. 21, 2006 WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - A conference-best eighteen Washington student-athletes earned mention on the Pac-10's All-Academic cross country teams Tuesday, including five first- or second-team honorees. Washington has boasted the conference's highest total of academic honorees nine times in the last 16 years, and has ranked among the top-three for five-consecutive seasons. The Huskies' eighteen honorees in 2006 are a team record, surpassing the previous best of 16 set in 2004. To be eligible for Pac-10 All-Academic honors, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic year at their current institution, have a minimum 3.0 grade-point-average and be a starter or significant contributor. Included among the team's five first- or second-team honorees were four of the seven runners who led Washington's men's team to a 12th-place finish at Monday's NCAA Championship meet. Senior Travis Boyd was named to the all-conference team for the fourth-consecutive year, his 3.68 GPA in marketing earning the Mukilteo, Wash., native a second-team honor to add to the six first-team All-Academic cross country and track and field honors he has earned throughout his career. The team's No. 4 finisher at Monday's NCAA meet, Boyd was joined by second-teamers Jeremy Mineau (Jr., 3.48, Human Physiology), Kevin Peters (Grad., 3.49, Psychology), and Mike Sayenko (Sr., 3.44, Interdisciplinary Visual Arts). each of whom were key figures in UW's NCAA Championship run. First-time honorees Mineau and Sayenko led all Huskies at the national meet in 53rd and 65th, respectively, while second-time honoree Peters was the team's No. 6 finisher at nationals.
Junior Trisha Rasmussen, meanwhile, earned her first-ever all-academic mention on the women's side, capturing second-team acclaim with a 3.63 GPA in community and environmental planning. The Phoenix, Ariz., native was the veteran leader of a team that included five sophomores and one freshman, and helped the Huskies to third at Pac-10s, and fourth at the NCAA Regional. In addition to the team's five second-team honorees, 13 Huskies earned honorable mention. Men's honorable mention recipients included sophomores Jon Harding (3.37, Economics), Tom Peterson (3.12, Arts & Sciences), Adam Shimer (3.07, Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences) and James Wilson (3.09, Communications), juniors Caleb Knox (3,20, English) and Carl Moe (3.05, Economics), and seniors Jon Hickey (3.62, Political Economics) and Brad Liber (3.25, English). Women's honorees included sophomores Annaliese Chapa (3.60, Arts & Sciences) and Amanda Miller (3.44, Communications), juniors Kaitlin Buckingham (3.51, Psychology) and Dani Schuster (3.49, Pre-Physical Therapy), and senior Brianna McLeod (3.27, Visual Communications Design). 2006 Pac-10 All-Academic Cross Country Teams Men's First Team Name Yr GPA Major Christopher Chavez, CAL Jr. 3.80 Economics Kal Clark, ASU Sr. 3.94 Biology & Society Woody Favinger, WSU So. 3.70 Business Garrett Heath, STAN RSo. 3.72 Management Science/Engineering Chris Ogle, ARIZ Jr. 3.96 Psychology Galen Rupp, ORE So. 4.01 Pre-Business Drew Shackelton, UCLA So. 3.78 Business Economics Kyle Shackelton, UCLA Jr. 3.80 Business Economics Forrest Tahdooahnippah, STAN RJr. 3.77 Public Policy Scott Wall, ORE So. 3.92 Pre-Business |
