February 22, 2012
Gibcus paces eight Seawolves on GNAC All-Academic hoops squads
SPOKANE, Wash. – Eight Alaska Anchorage players were among the 51 student-athletes honored Wednesday as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced its All-Academic teams for men’s and women’s basketball.
The Seawolf men led the 10-team conference and produced a program record with five academic all-league selections, while the UAA women put three players on the squad.
On the men’s side, UAA junior Liam Gibcus had the highest overall grade-point average on the American scale at 3.84, while Simon Fraser’s Zachary Frehlick posted a 4.15 GPA on the Canadian grading scale. It is the second year in a row that Gibcus, a civil engineering major from Lysterfield, Australia, has shared the high-GPA honor with Frehlick.
Seawolf seniors Steve White (3.48, physical education) and Phillip Hearn (3.34, civil engineering) also earned their second career GNAC academic awards, while sophomores guards Kyle Fossman (3.58, accounting) and Travis Thompson (3.35, engineering) were first-time honorees.
On the women’s side, senior Hanna Johansson was one of nine players to earn the award for a third straight year. The 6-2 center from Gothenburg, Sweden, owns a 3.66 GPA in journalism & public communications and was recently voted to the Capital One Academic All-District 8 Team as well.
Junior forward and Kodiak native Alysa Horn (3.56, physical education) made the team for the second year in a row, while sophomore Kylie Burns (3.53, undeclared) earned the honor in her first year of eligibility.
To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must have a minimum grade point average of 3.2 and be in at least his or her second year of competition at a GNAC university.
GNAC 2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
**Hanna Johansson, UAA (Journalism & Public Communications, Sr., 3.66, Gothenburg, Sweden)
*Alysa Horn, UAA (Physical Education, Jr., 3.56, Kodiak, AK)
Kylie Burns, UAA (Undeclared, So, 3.53, Kansas City, KS)
**Nicole Bozek, UAF (School of Management, Gr., 3.80, Mukilteo, WA)
Emily Johnson, UAF (Psychology, So., 3.31, Juneau, AK)
*Stacy Albrecht , CWU (Actuarial Science, Jr., 3.91, Federal Way, WA)
Kelsi Jacobson, CWU (Biology, So., 3.25, Spokane, WA)
Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB (Biology, So., 3.83, Malta, MT)
Brooke Tolman, MSUB (Secondary Education, Jr., 3.71, Honeyville, UT)
**Kalli Stanhope, MSUB (Psychology, Sr., 3.58, Glendive, MT)
*Heather Adams, NNU (Biology Education, Jr., 3.90, Boise, ID)
*Falissa Smith, NNU (Kinesiology, Sr., 3.56, Tigard, OR)
Alla Dzhidzhiyeshvili, NNU (Kinesiology Education, Sr., 3.44, Ontario, OR)
Leslie Warwick, NNU (Pre-Physical Therapy, So., 3.31, Boise, ID)
**Emily Lashua, SMU (Education, Sr., 3.98, Vancouver, WA)
Marelle Moehrle, SMU (Psychology, Sr., 3.77, Lynnwood, WA)
**Kelsey Baker, SMU (Math, Sr., 3.56, Spokane, WA)
Chelsea Haskey, SMU (Biology, So., 3.34, Olympia, WA)
**Megan Teade, SMU (Biology, Sr., 3.31, Colfax, WA)
*Katie Thralls, SPU (Exercise Science, Jr., 3.96, Livermore, CA)
*Rachel Murray, SPU (Psychology, Jr., 3.85, Eglington, New South Wales, Australia)
Katie Benson, SPU (Communications, So., 3.69, Snohomish, WA)
Betsy Kingma, SPU (Accounting, So., 3.67, Bellevue, WA)
Michelle Teng, SPU (Accounting, Jr., 3.60, Bellevue, WA)
*Jordan Harazin, SPU (History, Sr., 3.30, Colfax, WA)
*Anna Carolsfeld, SFU (Health Sciences, Sr., 4.11, Esquimalt, BC)
*Kristina Collins, SFU (Biomedical Physiology, Jr., 3.77, Port Coquitlam, BC)
Rylee Peterson, WOU (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.63, Newport, OR)
Jade Haas, WOU (Pre-Pharmacy, Sr., 3.30, Elma, WA)
Melissa Fowler, WOU (Biology, So., 3.26, Canby, OR)
*Corinn Waltrip, WWU (Psychology, Jr., 3.63, Tigard, OR)
GNAC 2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
*Liam Gibcus, UAA (Civil Engineering, Jr., 3.84, Lysterfield, Australia)
Kyle Fossman, UAA (Accounting, So., 3.58, Haines, AK)
*Steve White, UAA (Physical Education, Sr., 3.48, Manly, Australia)
Travis Thompson, UAA (Engineering, So, 3.35, Anchorage, AK)
*Phillip Hearn, UAA (Civil Engineering, Sr., 3.34, Anchorage, AK)
Armand Burkhead, UAF (Biology, Sr., 3.78, North Pole, AK)
Ted Nelson, CWU (Sociology and Law & Justice, Sr., 3.27, Hoquiam, WA)
Emery Henning, MSUB (Liberal Studies, Sr., 3.65, Great Falls, MT)
Robby Trabing, MSUB (Health Administration, So., 3.37, Buffalo, WY)
**C.J. Shula, NNU (Pre-Physical Therapy, Sr., 3.54, Puyallup, WA)
Brok Pendleton, SMU (Business Administration, Sr., 3.81, Auburn, WA)
*Brady Bomber, SMU (Accounting, Jr., 3.60, Lynden, WA)
Kyle Karnofski, SMU (Education, So., 3.51, Castle Rock, WA)
*Roger O’Neill, SMU (Business Administration, Jr., 3.32, Edmonds, WA)
David Downs, SPU (Business Administration, So., 3.80, Kirkland, WA)
*Scott Morse, SPU (Physiology, Jr., 3.37, Central Point, OR)
**Jake Anderson, SPU (Communications, Sr., 3.34, Burlington, WA)
*Zachary Frehlick, SFU (Engineering Science, Sr., 4.15, Kelowna, BC)
**Rory Blanche, WWU (Manufacturing Engineering Tech, Sr., 3.74, Ashland, OR)
*Chris Mitchell, WWU (PE – Pre-Healthcare, Jr., 3.42, Everson, WA)
*Repeater
**Two-time repeater
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