Five Seawolves make GNAC All-Academic Team

February 27, 2013

 

Five Seawolves make GNAC All-Academic hoops squads

 

PORTLAND, Ore. – Five Alaska Anchorage players were among the 53 student-athletes honored Wednesday as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced its All-Academic teams for men’s and women’s basketball.

The Seawolves accounted for three of the 23 men’s honorees, with senior Liam Gibcus capturing his third straight award. On the women’s side, senior Alysa Horn also became a three-time GNAC All-Academic pick.

Gibcus was one of four players on the men’s side to post a combined grade-point average of 3.8 or better. The Lysterfield, Australia, native recently became the second Seawolf men’s player in program history to earn CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America honors, thanks to his 3.80 GPA in civil engineering. The 6-10 center leads UAA with 6.8 rebounds per game, along with a 11.6 ppg scoring average.

Meanwhile, junior guard Kyle Fossman captured his second consecutive league all-academic nod. The Haines product owns a 3.50 GPA in accounting and is the Seawolves’ leading scorer on the court at 15.2 ppg. Senior center Chris Weitzel, from Gresham, Ore., also made the team thanks to a 3.23 GPA in business management.

Horn, a 6-foot forward, earned her third career GNAC All-Academic award with a 3.67 GPA in physical education. The Kodiak native is the Seawolves’ second-leading scorer (15.2 ppg) and ranks second in the GNAC with 9.2 rebounds per game. She was joined by junior teammate Kylie Burns, who was recognized for the second year in a row. Burns, from Kansas City, Kan., maintains a 3.45 GPA in dietetics, along with averages of 10.1 ppg and 7.3 rpg on the court.

 

To be eligible for the all-academic 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 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

**Alysa Horn, UAA (Physical Education, Sr., 3.67, Kodiak, AK)

*Kylie Burns, UAA (Dietetics, Jr., 3.45, Kansas City, KS)

Marissa Atoruk, UAF (Business Administration, Jr., 3.55, Kiana, AK)

Tayler Fettig, CWU (Undeclared, So., 3.59, Olympia, WA)

Jessica VanDyke, CWU (Clinical Physiology, Sr., 3.49, Yakima, WA)

Courtney Johnson, CWU (Undeclared, So., 3.37, Kent, WA)

Annie DePuydt, MSUB (Business Administration, So., 4.00, Saco, MT)

*Brooke Tolman, MSUB (Biology, Sr., 3.64, Honeyville, UT)

*Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB (Biology, Jr., 3.62, Malta, MT)

Austin Hanser, MSUB (Education, Jr., 3.47, Billings, MT)

Janiel Olson, MSUB (Business Administration, So., 3.43, Billings, MT)

Quinn Peoples, MSUB (Elementary Education, So., 3.38, Butte, MT)

Kayleen Goggins, MSUB (Elementary Education, So., 3.32, Shepherd, MT)

**Heather Adams, NNU (Biology, Sr., 3.90, Boise, ID)

*Leslie Warwick, NNU (Athletic Training, Jr., 3.41, Boise, ID)

Megan Hingston, NNU (Business Administration, Jr., 3.21, Keizer, OR)

Jori Skorpik, SMU (Math, So., 3.39, Kennewick, WA)

Britanie Lining, SMU (Biology, Jr., 3.33, Lacey, WA)

Suzanna Ohlsen, SPU (Biochemistry, So., 4.00. Monroe, WA)

**Rachel Murray, SPU (Psychology, Sr., 3.85, Eglington, New South Wales, Australia)

*Katie Benson, SPU (Communications, Jr., 3.69, Snohomish, WA)

*Michelle Teng, SPU (Accounting, Sr., 3.67, Bellevue, WA)

**Kristina Collins, SFU (Biomedical Physiology, Sr., 3.70, Port Coquitlam, BC)

Kaitlyn Lowen, SFU (Bachelor of Arts, So., 3.39, Lethbridge, AB)

Kia Van Laare, SFU (Kinesilogy, Jr., 3.27, New Westminster, BC)

*Melissa Fowler, WOU (Biology, Jr., 3.44, Canby, OR)

Dana Goularte, WOU (Business, So., 3.25, Port Richard, WA)

Amber Reade, WOU (Biology, So., 3.23, Phoenix, AZ)

Brandi Benner, WWU (Kinesiology: Health & Fitness, Jr., 3.67, Lynden, WA)

**Corinn Waltrip, WWU (Psychology, Sr., 3.63, Tigard, OR)

GNAC 2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

**Liam Gibcus, UAA (Civil Engineering, Sr., 3.80, Lysterfield, Australia)

*Kyle Fossman, UAA (Accounting, Jr., 3.50, Haines, AK)

Chris Weitzel, UAA (Business Management, Sr., 3.23, Gresham, OR)

Stefan Tica, UAF (Business Administration, Jr., 3.83, Belgrade, Serbia)

Zach Ngawaka, UAF (History, Sr., 3.78, Keysborough, Australia)

Sergej Pucar, UAF (Business Administration, Jr., 3.53, Belgrade, Serbia)

Jordan Starr, CWU (Physical Education & School Health, So., 3.49, Yakima, WA)

Jordan Coby, CWU (Exercise Science, Sr., 3.31, Tacoma, WA)

*Robby Trabing, MSUB (Environmental Studies, Jr., 3.42,   Buffalo, WY)

Jonathan Hawkins, NNU (Christian Ministries, Sr., 3.20, Phoenix, AZ)

**Brady Bomber, SMU (Business Administration, Sr., 3.62, Lynden, WA)

Will Bond, SMU (Finance and Management, So., 3.58, Troutdale, OR)

Garrett Stoney, SMU (Accounting, So., 3.42, Elma, WA)

*Kyle Karnofski, SMU (English, Jr., 3.36, Castle Rock, WA)

Brad Norman, SMU (Biology, Jr., 3.36, Eatonville, WA)

**Roger O’Neill, SMU (Business Administration, Sr., 3.30, Edmonds, WA)

Riley Stockton, SPU (Business Administration, So., 3.92, Spokane, WA)

*David Downs, SPU (Accounting, Jr., 3.82, Kirkland, WA)

Jobi Wall, SPU (Accounting, Sr., 3.77, Arvada, CO)

Ryan Todd, SPU (Business Administration, So., 3.39, Mill Creek, WA)

**Scott Morse, SPU (Physiology, Sr., 3.27, Central Point, OR)

Damien Fisher, WWU (Kinesiology: Movement Studies, Sr., 3.83, Fife, WA)

**Chris Mitchell, WWU (PE – Pre-Healthcare, Sr., 3.46, Everson, WA)

*Repeater

**Two-time repeater

 

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Nate Sagan
Sports Information Director
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK  9508
(907) 786-1295 / nate@uaa.alaska.edu
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